More of Mechelen


Are you in the mood to see more of Mechelen? Want to dive into another exhibition after your visit to the biennial? Fancy a drink and a bite to eat? Or do you simply want to explore the city?

Contour offers more of Mechelen: cosy cafés and restaurants, surprising art galleries and exhibitions, beautiful walks, fashionable boutiques, quality bookstores, a unique hotel. Contour has selected a range of interesting places in Mechelen, especially for the Contour visitor who wants to get more out of a day in the city.

BOOKS

Comic Strips
Hoogstraat 11
Tue - Fri: 13:30 - 18:00
Sat: 10:00 - 18:00

De Stripkever
(cartoons and coffee bar)
Shopping Bruulcenter
Bruul 79
Tue - Sat: 10:00 - 18:00

De Zondvloed
(books and coffee)
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 70
Mon - Wed: 10:00 - 18:00
Thu: 10:00 - 21:00
Fri - Sat: 10:00 - 19:00
1st Sunday of the month: 13:00 – 18:00

Salvator
Befferstraat 5
Mon - Sat: 9:30 - 18:00

Winnepenninckx Alex
(specialised bookstore architecture & 20th century applied art)
Hendrik Speecqvest 22
+32 (0)486 88 08 61
Sat: 14:00 – 19:00 or by appointment

CULTURE

Mechelen Cultural Centre

Exhibition space of the Cultural Centre

WE FRAGMENT, COLLECT AND NARRATE
in collaboration with FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais
curator: Sayoko Nakahara
5 October - 15 December 2013
Thu - Sun: 13:00 - 18:00

Save the date:
Wim Catrysse, Restricted Area
25 January – 6 April 2014
in collaboration with Contour and Escautville vzw

De Garage
Paraphernalia
a selection by Wim Wauman
19 October – 15 December 2013
Thu - Sun: 13:00 - 18:00

Filmhuis Mechelen
Minderbroedersgang 5
http://www.filmhuis.4d.be

Galerie Transit
Mehdi-Georges Lahlou, Paradis Incertain
15 September - 20 October 2013
Zandpoortvest 10
Fri, Sat, Sun: 14:00 - 18:00 or by appointment

Jazzzolder
(jazz concerts)
Sint-Romboutskerkhof 2
http://www.jazzzolder.be

arts centre NONA
Begijnenstraat 19 - 21
http://www.nona.be

Lamot Congres- en erfgoedcentrum
(congress and patrimony centre)

Prosper De Troyer. Schilder in beweging
6 July - 22 September 2013
Van Beethovenstraat 8 - 10
Mon – Tue, Thu - Sun: 13:00 - 17:00

O.C.A.M. at De Zondvloed
Carole Vanderlinden, Nocturne
until 7 September 2013

Egon Van Herreweghe & Lara Dhondt, Elective Affinities
14 september – 11 januari 2014
(opening night on 14 September, 17:00-20:00)
curator: Stijn Maes (O.C.A.M.)

De Zondvloed, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 70
(book presentation on 24 August, 18:00)

Psychiatric Hospital Duffel
second triennial of contemporary art: What Matters – Waar het op aan komt
(theme: transience)
4 September – 10 November
Stationstraat 22c, 2570 Duffel
Wed – Sun: 13:00 – 17:00

DRINKS

Beans
(coffee)
IJzerenleen 37
Mon – Sat: 8:00 – 18:00

De Gouden Vis
Nauwstraat 7
Mon - Fri: 12:00 - …
Sat: 10:00 - …
Sun: 14:00 - …

D’Hanekeef
Keizerstraat 8
Mon - Sat: 9:00 - …
Sun: 12:00 - …

Eetcafé Den Akker
(food and drinks)
Nauwstraat 11
Mon - Sun: open continuously

Kaffee-ine
(coffee)
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 6
Mon - Sat: 8:00 - 17:00

Sister Bean
(coffee)
Vismarkt 26
Mon: 10:00 – 18:00
Wed - Sun: 10:00 - …

Unwined
(wine shop and bar)
Begijnenstraat 23
Thu: 18:00 - 23:00
Fri - Sat: 12:00 - 24:00

DELICACIES

Bakery & pastry shop Vanderbeek
Steenweg 36
Wed – Sat: 7:00 – 18:30
Sun: 7:00 – 14:00

Coffee & Cake by Savarin
Steenweg 18
Mon – Thu, Sat: 7:00 – 18:00

De Fruitbar
(juices)
Onder-den-Toren 2a
Tue – Fri: 10:00 – 17:30
Sat: 10:00 – 18:00

Kaashandel Harry Schockaert
(cheese)
IJzerenleen 28
Tue - Thu: 8:30 – 18:00
Fri: 8:00 - 18:30
Sat: 8:00 - 18:00
Sun: 7:00 - 13:00

Marisol
(Spanish specialities)
Borzestraat 6
Mon - Fri: 9:00 – 18:00
Sat: 9:00 – 17:30

Tapa Negra
(Spanish and Italian specialities)
Borzestraat 4
Tue - Fri: 10:00 - 18:30
Sat: 9:00 – 18:30

Simon Levelt
(coffee and tea)
Guldenstraat 1
Mon – Sat: 10:00 – 18:00

FOOD

D’Afspraak

Keizerstraat 23
Wed - Fri: 11:30 - …
Sat - Sun: 17:00 - …

De Cirque
Vismarkt 8
Tue - Sat: 10:00 - 23:00

De Thien Geboden

Wollenmarkt 4

Mon - Sun: 11:00 - 23:00

Graspoort
Begijnenstraat 28
Tue - Fri: 12:00 - 14:00 & 18:00 - 22:00
Sat: 18:00 - 22:00

La Boya
Gebroeders Verhaegenstraat 16
Tue - Sun: 17:00 - 22:00

Le Pain Quotidien
(organic bakery and communal table)
IJzerenleen 35
Mon - Sat: 7:00 - 19:00
Sun: 8:00 - 18:00

Mille
Nauwstraat 10
Tue – Thu: 17:00 - …
Fri: 11:30 - …
Sat: 10:00 - …

Nostradam
Blauwhondstraat 25
Tue - Fri: 11:00 - 15:00 & 17:00 - 22:00
Sat: 10:00 - 22:00

Reveille
Onder-den-Toren 5

Tue - Sun: 8:30 - 22:00

Ronda
Vismarkt 10
+32 (0)15 34 88 03
Mon, Wed - Sun: 11:30 - 22:00

PICNICS AND WALKS

Court of Busleyden
Frederik de Merodestraat 65
During the opening hours of Contour 2013

Dijlepad
Info: http://www.toerismemechelen.be

Kruidtuin
(park)
main entrance: Bruul 129
Mon – Sun: 8:00 – 21:00

Vrijbroekpark
Hombeeksesteenweg 264
Mon – Sun: sunrise - sunset

SHOPPING

Calla Lila
(clothing)
Schoenmarkt 2
Tue – Sat: 10:00 – 18:00

Crispino
(shoes and handbags)
Befferstraat 30
Mon – Sat: 10:00 – 18:00

2de Hani
(vintage clothing)

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 62

Mon: 13:00 – 18:00 

Tue – Sat: 10:00 – 18:00

Lenaerts
(leather articles)
Shopping Bruulcenter
Bruul 77
Mon – Sat: 9:00 – 18:00

Lily
(clothing and accessories)
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 120
Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat: 10:00 – 18:00
Thu: 14:00 – 18:00

Milis-Shoes
Hoogstraat 29
Tue – Sat: 7:30 – 18:00

Paté du chef
(accessories)
Vismarkt 24
Tue – Sat: 10:00 – 19:00

Simple comme Bonjour
(jewelry)
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 143
Wed, Sat: 10:00 – 18:00
Fri: 12:00 – 17:00

The Box
(gadgets and accessories)
Borzestraat 20
Mon – Sat: 10:00 – 18:00

Van Hassels Conceptstore
(children’s and women’s clothing)
IJzerenleen 13
Mon – Sat: 10:00 - 18:00

SLEEPING

Hotel Martin’s Patershof
Karmelietenstraat 4

+32 (0)15 46 46 46
special arrangement for visitors of Contour


VARIOUS

Het Kunsthuis
Graaf Van Egmontstraat 25
Mon: 13:00 - 18:00
Tue -Sat: 9:30 - 18:30

Kostuum & Karamel
Sint-Katelijnestraat 12
Tue - Sat: 10:00 - 18:00
closed on Tuesdays in August

Rosemamuze
Onze Lieve Vrouwestraat 46
Mon: 14:00 – 18:00
Tue – Sat: 10:00 – 18:00

Supergoods, Ecodesign and Fashion
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwestraat 116
Tue - Sat: 10:00 - 18:00

The Vinyl Touch
Haverwerf 1
Tue – Fri: 11:00 - 19:00
Sat: 10:00 - 19:00
Sun: 14:00 - 19:00