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What happens when cultural heritage is not only digitised, but actively reused? MoMu creates a digital twin that brings hidden details to light.

How do you preserve fashion heritage that can no longer be physically displayed? MoMu brings a fragile evening dress from the 1920s back to life through 3D technology and a downloadable sewing pattern.

Since last year, Dirk Bikkembergs’ paper archive has been available at the MoMu Library. A digitised version is now online, featuring 80 boxes of designs, visuals and inspiration from his career spanning 1977 to 2012.

Weighted silks are among the fastest-degrading materials in heritage collections. Through SAFESILK, the Universities of Antwerp and Ljubljana are seeking an effective treatment for affected objects. MoMu contributes case studies from its collection.

There’s much more to an exhibition than meets the eye. Four MoMu staff members share what their behind-the-scenes roles involve.

With REVERSE, MoMu offers an inspiring platform for a new generation of young designers. Meet the twenty selected young people.

Since October 2024, a group of Turkish women has been meeting weekly at the MoMu Café to share their passion for knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and other traditional sewing techniques.

Following the recent appointment of Stijn Van den Bulck, MoMu Library now also has a pattern cutter in house. Find out what he plans to do with the study collection and the Pattern-a-thons.