Museum to Scale 1/7

About the museum

Museum to Scale 1/7 is a permanent mini-museum on the City Campus of the University of Antwerp. The idea came from gallery owner Ronny Van de Velde. Together with the artists involved, his gallery developed the project into a series of miniature rooms, in each of which a different Belgian artist created their own little museum room at a scale of 1/7.

The series was previously shown at, among other places, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels, the Baker Museum in Naples (Florida), the Kunsthal in Rotterdam and the Fondazione Ghisla in Locarno. In 2019 the university's Art on Campus committee acquired the collection, which has since had a permanent place in Building R. Later the route was extended to the first floor.

The museum is a contemporary version of a wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosities: everything from painting to full installation is set out in miniature, and the relationship between scale, idea and execution plays a role each time. More than a hundred Belgian artists took part, including Panamarenko, Frank Maieu, Dan Van Severen, Etienne Van Doorslaer, Mark Verstockt, Camiel Van Breedam and Guy Vandenbranden. For six works there is an inclusive audio guide, which you open with a QR code under the work.

Highlights

• More than 100 miniature rooms by Belgian artists at a scale of 1/7
• Works by, among others, Panamarenko, Dan Van Severen and Frank Maieu
• Contemporary wunderkammer in Building R of the City Campus
• Free admission on weekdays
• Inclusive audio guide for six works

Permanent exhibition

• Museum to Scale 1/7 – Permanent display of more than a hundred miniature rooms with work by Belgian artists, spread over the ground floor and first floor of Building R.

Operated by

Universiteit Antwerpen

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

For six works there is an inclusive audio guide; under each of those works is a QR code that leads to the audio guide for that work. No details on physical accessibility have been published.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

You enter via the Rodestraat; at the entrance to Building R there is an introductory panel. Travel information for the City Campus can be found on the university's website.

Amenities & dining

Lunch is available at the Universiteitsclub, Prinsstraat 13b.

Events & venue rental

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