Be among the first to see the new INBOX presentation Denys Shantar On Saints and Monuments during the festive opening of the summer exhibitions 2026. On Thursday evening 25 June 2026, you can preview the presentation before it opens to the public from Friday 26 June.
Denys Shantar is an Antwerp-based Ukrainian–Swiss artist, researcher and self-taught queer theologian. In On Saints and Monuments, he takes the Belgian Congo colonial monument in Antwerp’s Stadspark as his starting point and brings it into confrontation with two Congolese martyrs officially recognised by the Vatican.
Preview
During the festive opening of the summer exhibitions 2026, INBOX opens On Saints and Monuments by Denys Shantar with a preview on floor +5.
The presentation is free to visit and forms part of the opening evening of the new summer exhibitions. You can visit the INBOX presentation between 20:00 and 23:00.
Read more about the exhibition Denys Shantar – On Saints and Monuments.
About the exhibition
From 26 June to 23 August 2026, INBOX presents On Saints and Monuments by Denys Shantar, an Antwerp-based Ukrainian–Swiss artist, researcher and self-taught queer theologian.
As a starting point, Shantar takes the Belgian Congo colonial monument in Antwerp’s Stadspark, located close to where he lives. From the question of what an artist — and an outsider — can do about a colonial monument, he develops a presentation in which the monument is brought into confrontation with Blessed Isidore Bakanja and Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta.
These two Congolese martyrs — officially recognised by the Vatican — expose the violence behind the so-called “civilising mission” and reveal the human cost hidden beneath the rhetoric of heritage preservation.
Plan your visit
Practical
Date: Thursday 25.06.2026
Time: 20:00–23:00
Context: during the festive opening of the summer exhibitions 2026
Location: Muhka, floor +5, INBOX
Address: Muhka, Leuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerp
Access: free admission
Extra
Make an evening of your visit. Before or after the preview, you can visit MuhkaFE for a drink.