Mu.ZEE (@ Venetian Galleries)

During our temporary closure, starting in January 2025, Mu.ZEE's collection will be showcased in various other locations, so you can continue to enjoy our art elsewhere. Mu.ZEE wants to let everyone enjoy, and obtain an insight into the fascinating, unfinished story of art in Belgium, artist by artist.  Bringing people from far and wide, both for the 'mu' and the 'sea' in our name.  How wonderful!

Exhibition 'Statuettes. Small Sculpture at Home'
28/03/2026 - 03/01/2027

When reflecting on ‘sculpture’, many people’s minds initially turn to monumental works and statues. Yet a large number of sculptures are small in scale: compact, portable objects executed in bronze, stone, terracotta, wood, plaster, or other materials. These small sculptures were often intended for the private sphere, namely domestic interiors. The exhibition Statuettes. Small Sculpture at Home explores the diverse roles such works have played in people’s homes, from 1880 to tomorrow. It draws on Mu.ZEE’s rich collection and is complemented by a number of exciting loans. 

Featuring some 100 sculptures, paintings and works on paper, Mu.ZEE guides visitors to the Venetian Galleries through a century and a half of small-scale sculpture in Belgium, from Marthe Donas and Oscar Jespers to Aline Bouvy and Pascale Marthine Tayou.