"Maeterlinck, a Nobel Prize for Ghent"

To forget Maurice Maeterlinck would be an act of culpable negligence. His masterpieces are too impressive to be ignored or not to be revived from time to time if only for a musical adaptation. This publication helps the reader to become reacquainted with the Belgian Nobel Prize Winner of 1911.
 

Author: André Capiteyn
Publisher: Snoeck - 2008
 

 

Translation of "Bulles Bleues"

The City Archives are set to publish a translation of Maeterlinck's "Bulles Bleues" (1948), his memoires about Ghent, looking back on his life there when he young. "Bulles Bleues" is an eloquent testament to Maeterlinck's close relationship with his native city. This key first-person narrative will now be accessible to a Dutch-speaking public.

Publication: autumn 2011

Maeterlinck – Minne exhibition catalogue

The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent organised from 23 October 2011 to 19 February 2012 an exhibition about the artistic interaction between Maurice Maeterlinck and the visual artist George Minne. This exhibition appealed to a broad public from all corners of the world in view of the international impact of both artists.

Publication: 23 October 2011
Price: 30 euros
Available at the museum shop

"L’Oiseau Bleu" exhibition catalogue

St. Peter's Abbey is putting on an exhibition, from 9 December 2011 to 22  April 2012, on the theme of Maeterlinck's famous play "L’Oiseau Bleu". This curious multilayered work covers the whole spectrum from the enchanting fairytale to deep reflections on the purpose of human beings. During the exhibition, the public will be invited to seek the Blue Bird of Happiness, which is what Maeterlinck asked the audience to do at the end of this play.

Publication: 9 December 2011
Price: 19.95 euros
Available: from  the museum shop of St. Peter's Abbey