We are organising a bus shuttle between Düsseldorf and IKOB on the occasion of the opening, which visitors can use free of charge. The shuttle leaves at 13:15 from ZOB/Hbf and leaves IKOB again at 18:00. Places are limited, to register please send an email with name + number of people to anmeldung@ikob.be.

Join us for the opening and and prize ceremony of the IKOB – Feminist Art Prize 2025, with works by the eleven nominated artists:

Catherina Cramer, Cordula Ditz, Magdalena Frauenberg, Bethan Hughes, Myrthe van der Mark, Bernice Nauta & G.C. Heemskerk, Herlinde Raeman, Lynne Gbodjrou Kouassi & Nora Heidorn, Sophie Schmidt, Sandra Singh, and Huize You.

Programme from 3 pm:

  • Welcome by Paul Falkenberg (IKOB President)
  • Speech by Gregor Freches (Minister of Culture, Sport, Tourism and Media for East Belgium)
  • Introduction to the exhibition by Frank-Thorsten Moll (IKOB Director) and Brenda Guesnet (IKOB Curator and Deputy Director)
  • Announcement of the award winners by the jury

Performance programme

  • 4 pm: Bethan Hughes, Elastic Continuum, 2025

A lecture-performance about the so-called Kazakh or Russian dandelion: a humble "weed" that contains natural rubber. Through text fragments, archival images, sound and video, Hughes delves into the entangled biographies of the flower and the women whose lives became deeply interwoven with it.

  • 5 pm: Myrthe van der Mark, It, it is usual to add rose which is four rows. It is usual to add it. 2024-25

Taking place in the museum’s storage room, which is usually closed to visitors, the performance explores the symbolism of braids, the colors of mourning and its accompanying scents, flower arrangements, architectural clothing, accessories, tableware, and small, elaborate hair works. A landscape, a portrait, a still life.