Tablescapes (c) City of Kortrijk - photographer David Barbe

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In addition to a permanent exhibition, Texture surprises visitors with temporary exhibitions and collection presentations. Always with new perspectives, current themes and unexpected creations. Come and visit our current exhibition, get a glimpse of what's coming soon or take a look back at our archive.  

Tablescapes. Between Fold and Prestige (c) Emilie Palle Holm

Here and now: TABLESCAPES. BETWEEN FOLD AND PRESTIGE 
26 September 2025 - 31 August 2027 

Collection presentation #6 shows how centuries-old table triumphs still come to life today. Expect a selection from our historical damask collection, alongside contemporary work by master artist Joan Sallas and textile designer Emilie Palle Holm. Their reconstructions and innovative 3D-woven centrepieces play with light, colour and space – breathing new life into this tradition. 

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Thread. The Absurd is Everywhere (c) City of Kortrijk - photographer David Barbe

Here and now: THREAD. THE ABSURD IS EVERYWHERE 
24 January - 29 March 2026 

In Thread, artists play with the contrasts of our time. They display textiles in unexpected forms and techniques: from knitted film stills to textile memories in clay and pixel-like patterns. They explore textiles as a medium and question our world, with an eye for beauty in waste, strength in vulnerability and a delightfully absurd perspective. 

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ARCHIVE

Draad. Het absurde is overal (c) Stad Kortrijk - fotograaf David Barbe

24 januari 2026 - 29 maart 2026

Plantoïd by Dewi Brunet (c) Sara Labidi

16 October 2025 - 4 January 2026 

All the Small Things (c) Dieter van Caneghem

6 December 2024 - 7 December 2024 

Becoming a Body of Water (c) Sarah Westphal

29 juni 2024 - 6 oktober 2024

Thread (c) City of Kortrijk - photographer Jonas Verbeke

27 January 2024 - 18 February 2024 

Super Tactility Soft Technology

15 October 2022 - 13 November 2022 

Last(h)ing impressions (c) City of Kortrijk

17 June 2022 - 19 June 2022 

Dark Uncles

3 October 2020 - 31 January 2021 

Textile in Resistance (c) City of Kortrijk

15 November 2019 – 16 February 2020 

Biolace

14 July 2018 - 31 March 2019 

Wild Things (c) City of Kortrijk

14 October 2016 – 4 December 2016