Some things in your life, you are pleasantly reminded by new issues from different countries. For example, the Belgian post office is issuing a sheet of stamps today on the occasion of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA).
In
the past, when I was still young, I regularly went to Antwerp with my
father. A cozy city and also for the arts (my father was an artist). Of
course we went to the Rubens house, we saw different architectural
styles, including Art Deco and I drank my first Beer in a café on
the main road called Meir. I was well under 18 and that would
not be possible anymore of course.
A
regular part of our visit to the city was also a visit to the Royal
Musem of Fine Arts. You could still just walk in and out; the entrance
was free. Wandering through the different rooms you could quietly study
the paintings. Usually there were not many visitors, only a single
student who was copying a painting. Apparently a regular part of the
art academy.
After
the reopening now, admission is not free. Admission is now no
less than 20 euros per person (!). Not exactly a price that you walk in
for on a visit to Antwerp. But anyway, maybe we'll go to Antwerp
especially for this museum and visit the city.
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