Koksijde aims to save Paul Delvaux Museum from closure
The municipality of Koksijde, at the Belgian coast, aims to save the Paul Delvaux Museum from closure. The board of directors of the foundation that manages the museum had indicated that it would close the museum after this year. On 19 January, the municipal council will consider a motion to preserve the museum.
The board of directors of the Paul Delvaux Foundation informed the municipality of Koksijde at the beginning of December that the museum would remain open for another year. After that, it will probably close. “Our aim is to focus on Paul Delvaux, with the idea of having a few rooms in various museums in our country,” the announcement read.
The municipality of Koksijde regrets the decision. "The museum has undeniable historical, artistic and tourist value,” stated the municipality. “It is a location that keeps the heritage of one of Belgium's greatest artists visible to a national and international audience. And as such, it is an integral part of the cultural DNA of Saint-Idesbald (village that is part of Koksijde, ed.), just as Paul Delvaux himself was strongly connected to the municipality." Delvaux, who died in 1994, spent a large part of his life on the Belgian coast.
The municipality therefore wants the Koksijde municipal council to consider a motion on Monday 19 January on the preservation of the museum. “With this motion, the municipality underlines the importance of the museum and reaffirms its unanimous commitment to ensuring the continued presence of the museum and the oeuvre of Paul Delvaux in Koksijde.”
Paul Delvaux was known for his dreamlike scenes of female nudes, classical architecture, trains and skeletons. Although influenced by the work of artists such as René Magritte, he developed his own style by combining hyper-realistic painting with surrealist subjects. His "poetic realism" won him international acclaim.
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