belgian coast: Middelkerke: attractions
Beaufort outside
For the Beaufort outside art festival, several works of art are placed in the Belgian coast towns . Everyone can visit for free.
In the tourist’s office you can find the walk – and bike tours that lead you along these pieces.
Some examples:
- De Panne (Dynastielaan, richting E. Verhaerenlaan) ‘Christophorus‘, Gerard Lentink (NL)
- Koksijde (Dijk ter hoogte van ‘Ster der Zee’ – Prof. Blanchardlaan) ‘Acqua Scivolo‘, Anne & Patrick Poirrier (FR)
- Nieuwpoort (Strand ter hoogte van de Lefebvrestraat) ‘Searching for Utopia‘, Jan Fabre (B)
- Middelkerke-Westende (Zeedijk ter hoogte van de Gustave van Rysselbergestraat (‘Bellevue-rotonde’) ‘Caterpillar 5Bis’, Wim Delvoye (B)
- Oostende (Zeedijk ter hoogte van Vlaanderenstraat) ‘Ik, James Ensor ‘, Daniel Spoerri (ROU)
- Oostende (Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk) ‘Im Gebiss der Zeit ’, glasschilderingen, N. Schwontkowski (D)
- Blankenberge (Gevel Casino op de Zeedijk) ‘Baby’s‘ van David Cerny (CZ)
- Zeebrugge (uiteinde dijk) 'Zoals de man die boot zag, in de lucht ‘, Jean Bilquin (B)
- de Raveelkusttram uit Beaufort 01
Beaufort inside
The Beaufort inside festival shows other works of the participating artists on an inside location.
There is also a “Beaufort painter’s trail” for which churches and chapels are turned into temporary art galleries.
In the studio you will find a guidebook with the different works of art along the coast