Welgevormd (well-formed) Lamot Mechelen (8-4-2006)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

The main reason for me to want to visit this exhibit is that it is in one of the same rooms used for the "Women of distinction"-exhibit. And as I used to work in them it is of course interesting to see them in a different light.
And today we quite literally did because the room was soooo much lighter. We used to call this "the dark room" because all the walls where black and there wasn't much light in it either. The room is actually called 'Scala' and is one of the many exhibit and conference rooms in the Lamot-building.

The exhibit now showing is about sculptures from Mechelen from between 1780 and 1850. In another city museum they are showing some sketches from the sculptors but here there are only sculptures.
The sculptors used to be quite well-known in their days but are virtually un-known nowadays. Most of them have worked in other countries.

We didn't expect much of these mainly Baroque sculptures but the quality of the works was of such excellence that it was indeed a very beautiful and surprising experience.
A nice extra is the fact that you can get really close to the works and terracotta 'sketches' and you are allowed to take pictures as well.

If you visit Lamot you must of course also visit the 'treasure-room' of the heritage center. In this room they show 'treasures' from Mechelen and tell you something interesting about their history and meaning to Mechelen.

At the moment also exhibited are the 'giants'. These more than human sized dolls are used in processions every 25 years. They and other giants from Belgium, France and Spain are now part of the Unesco world heritage and this is your chance to see them! There will only be another 'giant' procession in 2013.

More (Dutch!) info:
- on the exhibit Welgevormd / Well-formed
- my pics from the exhibit
- the heritage center and the giants