Safe Travels

Interactive exhibition at the Red Star Line Museum

1 - 4 years

Exhibition, Visual, Installation

Artistic director
Karel Van Ransbeeck

Concept exhibition
Karel Van Ransbeeck, Marie Van Praag, Wim van de Vyver

Production
Luka Boone, Zoë Bossuyt

Scenography
Wim van de Vyver, Oona Sauwens, Raf Cammaer, Marie Van Praag

Objects
Karel Van Ransbeeck, Marie Van Praag

Video
Marie Van Praag, Karel van Ransbeeck, Senne Van Loock, students Beeldatelier Academie Noord

Graphics and publication
Marie Van Praag

Printing
Zwartopwit

Illustrator Marie Van Praag designed an envelope that can serve as a guide through the exhibition.

Red Star Line Museum

Touch, play, and explore – right here, right now. In this interactive, hands-on exhibition at the Red Star Line Museum, you and your little ones (starting from age 1) set off on a journey together. Navigating between five different stations, you’ll discover what it means to travel and which emotions come with saying goodbye.

How do you prepare for a journey? Who do you meet along the way? How is this new place different from what you already know? How do you stay in touch with those back home? Where do you find comfort and a safe haven?

You’ll receive a booklet to guide you through your journey, and to take home as a keepsake. Safe travels!

Practical information
The exhibition runs from October 25, 2025, to January 4, 2026. Admission to the interactive exhibition is free. If you’d also like to visit the museum’s permanent collection, you’ll need to buy a ticket at the Red Star Line Museum desk.

The exhibition is linked to the musical performance ‘Battoe’, presented several times at the museum. In ‘Battoe’, two musicians aboard a wooden raft take the audience on a journey.