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Will you come dance and have a drink? This in Floreal Blankenberge's tearoom from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A quick sketch on paper, a hasty scribble or an elaborate drawing: it is the beginning of any work of art. This also applies to painter-engraver Frans Masereel. The man has drawn all his life, from the moment he could hold a pencil as a toddler until his deathbed eighty years later.

Frederik grew up in a fishing family on the Belgian coast. He spent his childhood playing on the beach. A combination of romping around and being creative with sand and shells. These memories led him to create these ceramic works.

The temporary exhibition 'Cycling through the belle époque' will run from 1 October 2022 to 18 June 2023 at the Belle Epoque Centre. This time, 'the bicycle' is in the spotlight. Why did bicycles have a small and large wheel? What did the first bicycle races look like? And did you know that the bicycle also promoted women's emancipation?