Unavoidable in Antwerp, MoMu – short for ‘Modemuseum’ – has been the city’s de facto fashion landmark ever since opening in 2002. Set in a majestic 19^th Century former ‘New England’ men’s clothing store in the heart of Antwerp’s high fashion district centred around the Nationalestraat, MoMu’s not your average museum. There’s no permanent collection, and temporary exhibitions that seek to pair art and couture, placing fashion in a socio-political context by emphasizing the historical significance of clothing are organised twice yearly. Alongside its curatorial endeavours, the museum also functions as a research centre that conserves and collects Belgian fashion, while boasting a library of more than 15.000 books on historical and contemporary couture and textile.