Paul Delvaux Museum

Om museet

The Paul Delvaux Museum is located in Sint-Idesbald, a district of Koksijde. The painter Paul Delvaux discovered the village in 1945 and regarded it as a pleasant and inspiring place to stay. In 1979 the Stichting Paul Delvaux was established, which looks after the artist’s interests. Delvaux bequeathed to it his art collection, his archive and the management of his copyrights.

In 1982 Charles Van Deun, in consultation with Delvaux, bought the Vlierhof to house a museum. In this way the museum in Sint-Idesbald came into being, under the auspices of the foundation. On more than 1,000 square metres it shows the largest collection in the world of the artist’s work, with paintings, watercolours, drawings, sketchbooks and etchings.

The museum chooses a new theme for an exhibition every year. In the past, for example, the relationship with the sculptor George Grard and the frescoes for the Brussels house Périer were central. Concerts, guided tours and family activities are also part of the programme.

Today the museum forms part of the cultural life of the municipality of Koksijde, together with the NAVIGO Museum, the Abdijmuseum Ten Duinen and the Kunstencentrum Ten Bogaerde.

Højdepunkter

• Largest collection of Paul Delvaux’s work in the world
• Paintings, watercolours, drawings, sketchbooks and etchings
• Annual thematic exhibition and concert series
• Brasserie Paul Delvaux next to the museum
• Family activities, such as the search “Zoek het schilderij!”

Permanent udstilling

• Permanente collectie Paul Delvaux – On more than 1,000 square metres the museum shows paintings, watercolours, drawings, sketchbooks and etchings by Paul Delvaux.

Grundlagt

1982

Ejer

Stichting Paul Delvaux

Ledelse

Ingrid Tahon

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free admission for children under 7, Paul Delvaux Friends, residents of Koksijde (on presentation of identity card), a second resident with a K-pass, K-ambassadors, ICOM members, holders of a museumPASSmusées and journalists (on presentation of a card). Discounts cannot be combined.

Tilgængelighed

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Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Puslerum

Since 2026 the museum has been officially approved by and for children (blue spot of the Museumpas). Young children who cannot yet read search for details in the paintings with “Zoek het schilderij!”; for 9- to 10-year-olds and 11- to 12-year-olds there are two Delvaux quizzes. The activities take place during your visit to the museum. There is a baby-changing table in the brasserie.

Transport & parkering

The museum is also accessible by bicycle or car.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe

Brasserie Paul Delvaux is connected to the museum and is open during opening hours. The museum has a museum shop and a web shop. Free toilets and a cloakroom are available; pushchairs may enter the museum or stay in the cloakroom. There are benches in front of the museum for visitors who want to eat their picnic.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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