Panamarenkohuis

About the museum

Artist Panamarenko lived and worked from 1970 to 2002 in Biekorfstraat in the Antwerp Seefhoek district, in the building where his mother once ran a shoe shop. Much of his oeuvre, with flying machines, floating constructions and helicopters, came into being here.

In 2007 he donated the house, together with its entire contents, to the Flemish Community. Management went to M HKA, the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp. From 2009 the contents of the studio were inventoried and conserved, after which everything was put back in the original home.

Typical of the house are the glass loggia spanning the full width of the façade (about ten metres), which served as a workroom and winter garden, and the helicopter platform on the roof, installed in 2011. The artist's signature hangs as neon letters against the front façade. Panamarenko died at the end of 2019. In 2024 the Flemish government started the procedure to protect the house as a monument.

Highlights

• House and studio where Panamarenko lived and worked for more than thirty years
• Floating constructions, flying backpacks, zeppelins, submarines and pedal-powered helicopters
• Helicopter platform on the roof
• Glass loggia spanning the full width of the façade

Permanent exhibition

• Huis en atelier van Panamarenko – During the guided tour you see the studio, the living spaces and the helicopter platform on the roof, and with them the surroundings in which his works came into being.

Operated by

M HKA

Admission & discounts

The price of €25 per person covers the guided tour, excluding the booking fee, and includes a drink afterwards.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• 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

The Panamarenkohuis is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The Panamarenkohuis is in the Seefhoek, on the corner of Biekorfstraat.

Amenities & dining

After the tour you are offered a drink.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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