All About Royal Families

Oostende near the North Sea in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, always has had  a strong link to the Belgian royals. Nowadays there is still a link to King Albert II of Belgium and Queen Paola. However that's not the main reason the Allaboutroyalfamilies blog likes to spend some time there. Oostende really has an interesting art scene.  Many art galleries have found shelter in this amazing city near the  North Sea.  One of the main attractions of the city is with no doubt the Mu.ZEE.  The Mu.Zee is a museum specialized in Belgian art from 1830 till now.  It has an interesting history and a large art collection as well. Mu.Zee Mu.Zee in Oostende Belgium Some history Already in 1885, the history of the fine arts museum of the city of  Oostende started with a large gift of a private art collector.  It was in 1897 that a museum was created to house the large art collection.  At th...

Léon Spilliaert (Born: July 28th. 1881, Ostend - Died: November 23rd. 1946, Brussels) was known as one of the most important Belgian painters and one of the founders of the literary symbolism, although his work was too eccentric to have one style. Leon Spilliaert Selfportrait - own picture taken in 2017 Royal Link His father Leonard Hubert Spilliaert (1851-1928) had a perfumery in Ostend and made his own perfumes like "Brise d'Ostend", which made him a royal warrant holder of King Leopold II of Belgium. Spilliaert and Ostend - Own picture taken in 2017 Youth In 1900, Léon Spilliaert and his father visited the World exhibition in Paris. Leon also liked to read works from Edgar Allan Poe, Maurice Maeterlinck, Vergilius and Friedrich Nietzsche. Leon Spilliaert at home, where he works Network From 1902 till 1904, Spilliaert served a famous publisher in Brussels: Edmond Deman. Through this work Léon Spilliaert came in contact with the Brusse...