Join us on Thursday 12 November to celebrate the opening of Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now.
The galleries are open from 20:00. Stay a little longer at MuhkaFE to catch up or dance. Admission is free.
Programme
From 20:00: Live music
The evening opens with a live performance by Lieselot Dalle and Adrián Henríquez, in collaboration with het Bos.
20:00–23:00: In the galleries
Explore Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now at your own pace. Our museum guides will be in the galleries to answer questions, offer insights and talk about the works.
20:00–22:30: Pop-up screen printing with Rombus
Take a Lee Bul design home with you: print it on a tote bag or your own fabric at the pop-up screen-printing workshop with Rombus.
20:00–01:00: Cocktail & mocktail
MuhkaFE serves a cocktail and a mocktail inspired by the work of Lee Bul.
22:00–01:00: Music by Sophew
Catch up at MuhkaFE or dance to music by Sophew, in collaboration with het Bos.
23:00: Galleries close
The evening continues at MuhkaFE until 01:00.
Exhibitions
Main exhibition
- Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now (13.11.2026 – 07.03.2027)
Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now is a major survey devoted to one of Asia’s most influential contemporary artists. Spanning more than four decades, the exhibition offers an in-depth look at Lee Bul’s radical and visionary practice, presented across both floors of the museum.
Featuring more than 150 key works, Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now traces the artist’s sustained engagement with utopian thought, modernist architecture and the historical avant-garde.
On view during the opening
- ARCHIVE: Old Guard? Avant-garde! (06.06 – 15.11.2026)
- COLLECTION: Ongoing (06.06.2026 – 03.01.2027)
- LABYRINTH: The Situation is Fluid (25.01.2025 – 03.01.2027)
- INBOX: Bosacademie – Bite the bullet (make the call) (30.10 – 22.11.2026)
Practical information
Date: Thursday 12 November 2026
Public opening: 20:00 – 23:00
MuhkaFE: 20:00–01:00
Music by Sophew: 22:00–01:00
Admission: free
Location: Muhka, Leuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerp
Image credits
Main image: Lee Bul, Willing To Be Vulnerable–Metalized Balloon, 2015–2016. Installation view on Cockatoo Island at 20th Biennale of Sydney, 2016. © Lee Bul. Photo: Algirdas Bakas. Courtesy of the artist.
