M - Museum Leuven

M - Museum Leuven

M - Museum Leuven
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Monday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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ezri
Antwerp, Belgium64 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Family
We came to the outside door there were two elderly ladies, who spoke to us and thought it was strange that we came to a museum. At the desk they immediately started speaking English just on our appearance, this was discriminatory. They said we got a free museum guide, for listening to, but it was really just scanning your cell phone and putting on 4g and listening like that. The expos themselves were interesting, all tablets were broken
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Written 30 June 2024
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Stefan G
Washington DC, DC1,098 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2020
Disclaimer: I'm not a fan of modern art. That said, the layout, items on display, and the audio guide made this museum interesting for me. There are a number of antique, centuries old paintings and artifacts, as well, which probably helped make me like this museum.

I visited the museum the same day as the car-free day in Leuven, and apparently the museum was joining in on the festivities going on in the city by offering free admission, so I paid nothing (well, I did donate 4 Euros).

The museum is tastefully done and it's actually quite large, snaking around, up and down. There aren't a ton of museum pieces, so you can move through rather quickly relative to many other museums. Most description placards were only in Dutch and French, though there is an audio guide included with the ticket. I did the audio guide (English) and it was helpful in learning about what I was looking at. Some exhibits were interactive and entertaining, making my visit that much more enjoyable.

Recommended to visit at least once.

Typical gift-shop, toilets, cloak-room, café, etc., in the museum.
Written 28 September 2020
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Johann Eek
Brussels, Belgium40 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Couples
An interesting building. We saw a fascinating exhibition about Dieric Bouts. A pity, though, that the lighting was not optimal. Most works are lighted from above, resulting in a heavy shadow on the upper edge of the canvas in many framed works. This gives a distorted view of Bouts's framing. The confrontation with contemporary work was not very successful, mainly because that contemporary work could not match the quality of the historical pieces.
The museum shop and cafeteria are thrown together in a very limited space. Not very cosy to sit there and inconvenient to visit the shop.
Written 5 January 2024
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Anna F
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Friends
The floor that contains the actual art works is currently being renovated. The floors that house the contemporary art are extremely disappointing. The works are pretentious, self-indulgent, and just not interesting in any way. €12 and an hour totally wasted. An example: a piece of soap with an imbedded hair. What a masterpiece!
Written 6 May 2024
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Trainbleu
Brussels, Belgium39,756 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021
We have already visited several exhibitions at Museum M in Leuven and always had difficulties finding our way around the building. There seem to be steep stairs everywhere and you never know where you are, despite the fact that the museum is relatively small.

It wasn’t any different this time. We had to ask twice before we found the rooms dedicated to the exhibition ‘Imagining the Universe’. It brings together a variety of exhibits (paintings, statues, tapestries, manuscripts, models, etc.) from the Middle Ages to the early modern period illustrating different answers to fundamental questions about the origins of the universe and the place of humans. Nothing very memorable; it took us less than an hour to view everything. We were most impressed by a beautiful Genesis page in the Anjou Bible (Naples, 1340).
Written 17 November 2021
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Steven F
6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Solo
Sometimes I think when people visit Belgium, they hit Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, and Brussels, but Leuven gets ignored.

This museum was really great. It was one of my favorite museums I visited in Belgium (and I visited many). There was a lot of variety in the types of art represented and there were some really interesting exhibits.

The museum is very kid-friendly, too. I don't have kids, but I like how accessible the museum tries to make art for the younger generation.

One piece of art I saw at this museum was a sculpture of The Prodigal Son. It moved me to tears.

The audio guide they provide is also great, and mine was programmed in English. It really supplemented my experience.

It took me about two hours to get through everything. Well worth it.
Written 11 February 2020
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Abbas
Leuven, Belgium403 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022
The building and its architecture are far more interesting than the art work inside. I went there on a free day and I am a Leuven resident. its nice to check as a quick glimpse. The building is a maze like and creative.
Written 2 December 2022
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Tim K
4 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2017 • Couples
The museum has just today been opened after many months closure for re-fitting. We had visited previously when there was an exhibition to celebrate 500 years of the association of Thomas More with the city and found it a very interesting and thought provoking event. This time we had great expectations of the new look museum but were sorely disappointed. They claim to have many works of art in their ownership but there was in fact little to see in the museum. Many open spaces and empty rooms where there could have been so much to see. Leuven is an ancient city with a rich cultural heritage and as a visitor one might expect to see some of this reflected in the cities premier museum. Some of this is indeed displayed with beautiful paintings and religious sculptures but there was the opportunity for so much more. One expects to find a representation of contemporary art alongside the historical exhibits but it seems that the balance between the two is not present. In comparison with the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam for instance this effort is really disappointing. Where is the rightful pride in the city of Leuven to be seen? We woud have liked to have seen much more of the history of the 'Lakenhal' and textile commerce, the book publishing history (Thomas More's Utopia!), Erasmus, the history and cultural contribution of the Lowlands oldest university and it's present day position as a major seat of learning. The position and historical significance of Leuven as a centre of the High Tech industry. This is what a tourist in Leuven would like to be informed of.
Written 11 June 2017
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Barnaby N
Baltimore, MD33 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2017 • Couples
The museum contains one of the greatest works by Rogier van der Weyden, the Altarpiece of the of the Seven Sacraments. This painting is totally worth seeing.

However, the museum is extremely expensive and very poorly designed. It fails pray to all the excesses of modern museumship, trying to force the viewer to interact with the idea of museums and display rather than the expressive and historical properties of the works themselves. A perfect example of this is the room that contrasts a 19th c. salon-style hanging of works with a modern museum presentation. This idea would be ok, if pointless, but, because the only way to identify the authors and title of the salon-hung works is via a computer monitor located 20 feet away from the paintings, the entire installation is an experience in frustration.
Written 10 July 2017
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Ponnapat W
Leuven, Belgium50 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Solo
I visited the M Leuven during the exhibition of Borman and Sons as well as the Body Language arts.

I must say that the museum provide a very well explained audioguide included in the admission.

The permanent collection was well presented and with captivating​ storyline. I also enjoyed the Borman and Sons exhibition very much. The interactive displays are also a very good mode of presentation to entertain visitors.

The museum has very friendly staff and is not overcrowded at all on a Tuesday afternoon. I got the whole room to enjoy myself on many occasions.

As an avid visitor of musea worldwide, I really enjoyed my time in the M Leuven and would recommend anyone in doubt to visit. Although there are no world famous pieces like in the Louvre or Rijksmuseum, the museum presented itself even better in terms of the organization of its collection.

Written 10 December 2019
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