Religious design from the interwar period

This research project is the result of the exhibition in M: 'Silver: Art, Object, Story' (2015). It has already led to several acquisitions for the M Collection - such as an exceptional chalice ensemble by Dom Martin (long-term loan from the King Baudouin Foundation, 2017) and donations of liturgical objects by Dom Martin, Jean Ausloos and Devroye Freres (2021). In several years’s time, M is planning to present the research results in an exhibition and publication, dedicated to the work of Dom Martin.

The study examines Dom Martin’s ecclesiastical design within the artistic and liturgical renewal trends during the interwar period. It is closely linked to M's large collection of religious art and will contribute in particular to the knowledge of the 20th-century applied arts, graphic arts and painting in M's collection.

Ko Goubert's research is done with the generous cooperation of the Keizersberg Abbey and sat (2015 -2026) within the academic research groups VISU - Histories of Art, Architecture & Visual Culture (VUB) and ThIS - The Inside Story. Art, Interior & Architecture 1750-1950 (UGent & VUB).