GENE
Aloula Watel À partir de 15 ans[ Durée : 1h15 ]Bref, ne mettons pas tout sur le dos de la génétique.« On ne sait jamais vraiment quels sont les ingrédients, ni la méthode, ni le procédé exact mais le plat se fait. Le plat, celui que je mange, qui me mange. »Une performance physique et sonore où le geste engendre le son, où le duo comédienne-musicien met en exergue l'urgence de vie. Cette autofiction s'empare des symptômes de la maladie comme d’une grammaire. GENE déploie une constellation de rapports qui forment ensemble une histoire d’héritages, et de ce que le silence forme comme puissance de destruction des corps. Un corps malade, symptôme d’un héritage qui dépasse l’hérédité génétique pour s’ancrer dans un racisme systémique.RENCONTRE - Je 08 octobre, dans le bar, après la représentation. Briser les silences pour se réapproprier son histoire : la rencontre avec Safia Kessas, journaliste et autrice, et le sociologue Abdellali Hajjat, explorera la transmission des traumatismes hérités de la colonisation, et des enjeux de la décolonialité aujourd'hui. Modératrice Sarah Duchêne.AFTER SCENE – Sa 10 et Je 15 octobre après les représentations. Avec l’équipe du spectacle.VISITE DÉCOLONIALE – Sa 10 octobre – 14h à 16h. Par le Collectif Mémoire Coloniale et Lutte contre les Discriminations.
Le Rideau
Ixelles
Show
GENE
La vie n’est pas utile
Théâtre Varia
Ixelles
Show
La vie n’est pas utile
L’invisible n’est pas inexistant
Théâtre Varia
Ixelles
Theatre
L’invisible n’est pas inexistant
Variations sur les passions humaines
If beings from the farthest reaches of the solar system were to land on our planet, how would they go about making contact with us? Cie Mossoux-Bonté takes us on a fictional journey in which five visitors attempt to become human.
Co presented with Charleroi danse
A production by the Compagnie Mossoux-Bonté | In co-production with Théâtre Les Tanneurs, Charleroi danse – centre chorégraphique de Wallonie-Bruxelles, Central La Louvière and Escher Theater – Esch-sur-Alzette | With the support of Taxshelter.be, ING, the Belgian Federal Government Tax Shelter, the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Dance Department, and Wallonie-Bruxelles International
Théâtre Les Tanneurs
Brussels
Theatre
Variations sur les passions humaines
Variations sur les passions humaines
Pour entamer la saison qui suit celle de ses quarante ans, la compagnie Mossoux-Bonté imagine un “extraterrestre gaze” posé sur les réalités et dérives de notre monde. Cinq êtres venus de loin tentent de s’humaniser pour comprendre comment nous fonctionnons : une scène-fiction.
How would beings arriving from within the solar system and landing on our planet go about entering into contact with us ? “How would they feel, faced with our irresistible urges? Our inconsistencies, our obsessions ? Would they want to be like us ?”, wonders Patrick Bonté who, in accordance with the company’s principle of rotation, has created this new work.A group of extra-terrestrials visiting Earth tries to adopt humanity’s codes in order to examine our behaviour. Dreams, fantasy and restraint come into play, while the resemblance is finessed, and this strange familiarity veers off into anguish.An echo chamber for the chaos of our era, and for its ills, these Variations sur les passions humaines pull apart our ruined relationships, and displace our disintegrated dynamics, presenting an opening to embolden “impertinent and unrestricted speech”.
Cie Mossoux-Bonté
Théâtre Les Tanneurs
Brussels
Show
Variations sur les passions humaines
Les Justes
Théâtre des Martyrs
Brussels
Theatre
Les Justes
Broken Home, My Shrine
Broken Home, My Shrine is a multidisciplinary performance by Alix Konadu at KVS and Moussem exploring migration, identity and belonging. Through live music and storytelling, it reflects on memory, connection and resistance to dehumanisation.
“It always happens in my chest. A very specific spot. The spot where my pain of non-belonging belongs.”We move, in search of feelings of belonging, feelings of home. All while physical homes are blown apart, washed away, occupied, stolen or forgotten. We move, not to explain, not to fix, but to carry it. To carry the wonder and chaos, the contradictions, the desires, dreams and memories, of this never-ending journey. And to hold its complexity. We move. Because movement is who we are.With Broken Home, My Shrine, Alix Konadu (whom you may know from her work in Hannibal and Burning City) creates a multidisciplinary performance about migration and identity. Two intertwined perspectives are at its core: those who move, and those who grow up in the echo of that movement. The migrant, and the migrant’s child. For seven years, the maker collected testimonies from people who left a home behind and started again elsewhere, or whose family did so. These interviews form the guiding thread of the performance. Their stories merge with the personal histories of the performers themselves.Drawing inspiration from personal stories and traditions of shrines and objects that carry memory and belonging, the performers create a shared journey through live music and storytelling. Starting from the fact that migration is part of the human experience, love and connection allow past and future to meet, holding on to humanity where it is so easily lost.
KVS BOX
Brussels
Theatre
Broken Home, My Shrine
The Invite
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
The Invite
L'Empereur des Boulevards ou l'incroyable destin de Georges Feydeau
La Clarencière
Ixelles
Show
L'Empereur des Boulevards ou l'incroyable destin de Georges Feydeau
Ken Russell's The Devils
Cinéma Palace
Brussels
Cinema
Ken Russell's The Devils
Made in France
Wolubilis
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Theatre
Made in France
Laetitia Mampaka - Il était une joie
ELLE ENTERRE LA CONCURRENCEElle avait quitté le TTO en star… elle y revient (dans la grande salle) en confirmation mondiale. Laetitia Mampaka, diva de naissance, enflamme les publics de France, Suisse, Canada, RDC et évidemment de Belgique depuis 2020. Chroniqueuse à la RTBF et dans Les Piquantes sur Téva, elle déploie sur scène un univers bien à elle. Son spectacle raconte son histoire, celle d’une étoile hollywoodienne autoproclamée née à 10 000 km des flashs et tapis rouge. Un conte parodique où elle revisite sa vie avec humour : une mère qui la voit comme un clown, une carrière d’avocate sacrifiée et un parcours vers les paillettes semé d'embûches. Faire rire plus de 80 chefs d’État à l’Élysée ? Check. Assurer la tournée des Zéniths de Montreux Comedy ? Check. Nominée aux Magritte ? Check. Devenir la voisine de Denzel à Beverly Hills ? C’est en cours. Bref, venez la voir avant que Los Angeles nous la prenne !Avec Laetitia Mampaka Coproduction Théâtre de la Toison d’Or et BJX © Photo Wass_creates
TTO - Théâtre de la Toison d'Or
Ixelles
Theatre
Laetitia Mampaka - Il était une joie
Alice au Pays des Colons
Alice Kisiya is 30 years old. She is originally from Bethlehem and, unusually, holds Israeli citizenship. Yet that has not stopped the settlers from seizing her land, where her family home and her parents’ restaurant once stood. Every day, Alice returns to the site to challenge this dispossession, standing alone against the Israeli army that protects the settlers. Far from shielding her, her dual identity makes her struggle all the more symbolic: she embodies a form of civil resistance—determined and head-on—waged at the very heart of a colonial system.
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
Alice au Pays des Colons
Digger
The most powerful man in the world (Tom Cruise) embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Digger
A Good Man is Hard To Find
Dissecting the Mythology of Power
The performance takes its cue from the so-called ‘Cremationof Care’, a fantastical and decadent ritual allegedly organised by the private club Bohemian Grove in San Francisco. A ceremony in which the global political and economic elite are supposedly invited to rid themselves of their feelings of guilt. In a battered meeting room, the five actor-dancers dissect the mythology of power and lay bare the absurdity, illusions, initiation rituals and destruction that seem to define all these men — emotionally blocked somewhere between gods and teenagers. So imagine an office party at the end of the world, suspended somewhere between a Greek tragedy and a contemporary apocalypse, pop music and an epic symphony, at the intersection of dance and theatre, where beauty meets horror.
A Good Man is Hard to Find was the sensation of the 2025 Venice Dance Biennale. Hailing from London’s underground scene, Bullyache create hybrid works inspired by their working-class backgrounds and queer identity. A Belgian premiere.
BULLYACHE
Les Brigittines
Brussels
Show
A Good Man is Hard To Find
Qui veut garder des millions ? | Céline Estenne & Joana B. Polge
La Balsamine
Schaerbeek
Theatre
Qui veut garder des millions ? | Céline Estenne & Joana B. Polge
Expo Welcome in Digitopia
The Brussels Platform against poverty and 8 associations worked for 2 years on digital exclusion
The world we live in is becoming increasingly digital. While digitisation offers opportunities, it also creates a series of new inequalities that are often disproportionately felt by people already living in poverty. Access to many services (culture, transport, housing, assistance...), support, and rights is shifting more and more from physical counters to digital gateways. For people with limited or no access to a computer or internet, and little to no basic digital knowledge and skills, this raises new barriers. It not only makes full participation in society more difficult, but also undermines people's independence and, consequently, their self-confidence.
GC Pianofabriek
Saint-Gilles
Courses and workshops
Expo Welcome in Digitopia
House of Memory / بيت الذاكرة by Basil Al-Rawi
House of Memory / بيت الذاكرة is an immersive Virtual Reality experience by artist Basil Al-Rawi. Based on photographs and oral testimonies from the Iraq Photo Archive, he transforms archival material into a virtual space where memories can be revisited and explored.
In this 15-minute experience, you encounter personal stories of Iraq in the 1970s, as remembered by those who lived there. Through voices and images, Iraq emerges as a space of cultural richness and everyday life, shaped by memory and displacement of its people. The work offers a rare perspective on Iraqi history and diaspora experience.
Basil Al-Rawi works across photography, moving images, sculpture and digital technologies, exploring memory, identity and archival storytelling. The project was developed as part of his PhD research at the Glasgow School of Art.
House of Memory is part of Ireland’s cultural programme for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Exhibitions
House of Memory / بيت الذاكرة by Basil Al-Rawi
Sense and Sensibility
From Focus Features and Working Title comes an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Sense and Sensibility
Musique Femmes Festival
From October 15 to 17 in Saint-Gilles, the Brussels festival dedicated to female composers presents three unique concerts blending classical, jazz, slam, and pop.
From October 15 to 17, come enjoy classical music, jazz, songs, and
slam poetry composed by women composers from the 19th century to the present.
Featuring young talents such as the duo Post-scriptum and Natasha Vew, this one-of-a-kind
festival has a few surprises in store this year, including a special slam poetry evening and a
lineup of promising female composers on the “springboard” stage.
The 2026 Musique Femmes Festival will take place in the welcoming and unique setting of two
iconic venues in Saint-Gilles: Cellule 133a and the Maison du Peuple.
Leading up to the festival, a conference dedicated to Belgian female composers will be held in partnership
with the Arthur de Greef Academy in Saint-Gilles and the Université des Femmes, as well as an
open stage for young Brussels students from music academies on the morning of Saturday, October 17.
Since its inception, the Musique Femmes Festival has partnered with CRIT (Asbl L’équipe), a network
for social psychiatry.
Find all the information and the detailed program at www.musiquefemmesfestival.be
Duo Post-scriptum
Natasha Vew
Collectif Slameke
Musique Femmes Festival
Brussels
Festival
Musique Femmes Festival
L'Espèce explosive
Dans le Nord-Est de la France, agriculteurs et chasseurs se font la guerre. Les sangliers, trop gros et trop nombreux, dévastent les cultures. Brun, céréalier au bord du gouffre, craque et disparaît. Un an plus tard, Fulda, un gendarme explosif et Stéphane, une psy en crise, enquêtent. Ce qu'ils découvrent les dépasse. Ce qui naît entre eux aussi.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
L'Espèce explosive
The Social Reckoning
A companion piece to the hit film The Social Network, Sorkin’s original screenplay is based on the events that gave rise to the Wall Street Journal’s shocking exposé The Facebook Files. The film is inspired by the true story of how Frances Haugen (Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
The Social Reckoning
Digger
The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to establish himself as the savior of humanity before the catastrophe—which he himself unleashed—destroys the planet.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Digger
NAZA
NAZA by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the makers of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is a revealing film about the systems behind the large-scale civilian casualties in Gaza. On the rooftops of Tel Aviv, far from the war zone, Israeli soldiers hold secret conversations at night. Step by step, it becomes visible how the army and intelligence services determine who is a target, which technologies and procedures are deployed, and how many civilian casualties an attack is allowed to cost. Dozens to sometimes hundreds of Palestinian civilians can be considered an acceptable price for eliminating a single target. The film thus poses the painful question: how can the killing of innocent civilians become so normalized within a military apparatus that it is no longer viewed as a moral or legal problem? The title refers to Nezek Agavi, ‘collateral damage’, the Israeli military term for the expected number of civilian casualties from an airstrike. The term thus symbolizes the dehumanization deeply ingrained in the system: civilian deaths are not a tragic side effect, but a foreseen and accepted part of military operations. NAZA premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where the film won the Special Jury Prize.
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
NAZA
Naza
NAZA by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the makers of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is a revealing film about the systems behind the large-scale civilian casualties in Gaza. On the rooftops of Tel Aviv, far from the war zone, Israeli soldiers hold secret conversations at night. Step by step, it becomes visible how the army and intelligence services determine who is a target, which technologies and procedures are deployed, and how many civilian casualties an attack is allowed to cost. Dozens to sometimes hundreds of Palestinian civilians can be considered an acceptable price for eliminating a single target. The film thus poses the painful question: how can the killing of innocent civilians become so normalized within a military apparatus that it is no longer viewed as a moral or legal problem? The title refers to Nezek Agavi, ‘collateral damage’, the Israeli military term for the expected number of civilian casualties from an airstrike. The term thus symbolizes the dehumanization deeply ingrained in the system: civilian deaths are not a tragic side effect, but a foreseen and accepted part of military operations. NAZA premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where the film won the Special Jury Prize.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Naza
Together As One
La séance du 12 octobre sera suivie d'un débat avec le réalisateurAu beau milieu du Pacifique, les îles Fidji. Perdus entre océan et montagne, un village, une communauté. Une île bouleversée par les dérèglements climatiques. La tempête rode alentour face au calme des Fidjien.ne.s qui nous partagent un élan de vie. La force du collectif. La providence. La disparition. Les mots se mêlent aux éléments, la nature tisse intimement le rapport de l’Homme à son environnement. Deux échelles, deux grilles de lecture parallèles mais qui parlent toutes deux d’une seule voix…
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Together As One
Resident Evil
From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.
From Columbia Pictures and Constantin Film, in association with TriStar Pictures, Resident Evil hits theatres September 16, 2026.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Resident Evil
L'Éveil du printemps
Théâtre de Poche
Brussels
Theatre
L'Éveil du printemps
Le Corset
Audience Award - Annecy 2026
Jury Award - Annecy 2026
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution - Annecy 2026
On a farm in the heart of the Beauce region, 11-year-old Christophe follows in his father’s footsteps. But at school, at home, and on the tractor, Christophe leans… and falls. He’s forced to wear a brace to keep him upright. While the farm is going through tough times, Christophe grows up as best he can. He discovers music and meets Clara, with whom everything seems possible.
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
Le Corset
Primetime
In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history, turning an undercover investigation into one of the most controversial cultural phenomena of the decade.
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
Primetime
Expat Cinema : Notre Salut
Cannes Film Festival 2026 – Best Screenplay Award
September 1940: Pétain’s regime takes hold. Henri Marre, aged 49, arrives in Vichy penniless, with no contacts, far from his wife and children. He sees the new administration as an opportunity to finally find the position he deserves. In his suitcase is his self-published political treatise, *Notre Salut*, in which he defends his patriotic convictions and his engineering methods. His credo: ‘to become more efficient’ in order to lift France out of its debacle. But perhaps Henri is, above all, seeking to escape his own personal debacle…
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
Expat Cinema : Notre Salut
The Invite
The marriage of Angela (Olivia Wilde) and Joe (Seth Rogen)—marked by numerous neurotic arguments—has been on shaky ground for quite some time now. Their eccentric upstairs neighbors, Hawk (Edward Norton) and Pina (Penélope Cruz), are mostly active at night, which really gets on Joe’s nerves. When Angela invites them over for dinner, Joe rubs his hands together, eager to tell them everything to their faces. The evening will take some unexpected turns that they won’t soon forget…
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
The Invite
Africa Legacy - Cradle of Art
Espace Vanderborght
Brussels
Exhibitions
Africa Legacy - Cradle of Art
Workshop Visible mending
GC Ten Noey
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Courses and workshops
Workshop Visible mending
COMPROMIS de Philippe Claudel
Le Jardin de ma Soeur
Brussels
Theatre
COMPROMIS de Philippe Claudel
Brussels Oktoberfest 2026
Brussels Oktoberfest brings the authentic spirit of Bavaria to the heart of Europe. From 14 to 24 October 2026, the iconic Cinquantenaire Park will host an immersive celebration of Bavarian traditions, food, music and hospitality. A unique cultural experience where Belgian hospitality meets the legendary Oktoberfest atmosphere.
Brussels Oktoberfest brings the authentic spirit of Bavaria to the heart of Europe. From 14 to 24 October 2026, the iconic Cinquantenaire Park will be transformed into a vibrant Bavarian village, welcoming visitors for an immersive celebration of tradition, music, food and hospitality. With long communal tables, live entertainment, traditional cuisine and the legendary Oktoberfest atmosphere, the event offers a unique opportunity to experience one of Europe’s most iconic celebrations without leaving Brussels. Bringing together Belgian and international visitors, Brussels Oktoberfest is more than a festival: it is a cultural experience where Bavarian tradition meets Belgian hospitality, creating unforgettable moments of conviviality, celebration and shared experiences.
Esplanade du Cinquantenaire
Brussels
Festival
Brussels Oktoberfest 2026
Sobran
Théâtre de la Vie
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Show
Sobran
Edith Dekyndt x Cristobal Balenciaga
The Fabric Decides
Enter a unique dialogue between Belgian artist Edith Dekyndt and the rarely seen archives of Cristóbal Balenciaga. The exhibition examines the memory embedded in materials and the way they endure through time, revealing unexpected resonances between contemporary art and haute couture. It offers a poetic reflection on the present through gestures, skills, and forms in constant transformation, inviting you to discover this intimate and singular encounter up close.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Exhibitions
Edith Dekyndt x Cristobal Balenciaga
La nuit où il s'est réveillé
Théâtre Le Public
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Theatre
La nuit où il s'est réveillé
Jean Brusselmans - Painter by nature
In autumn 2026, Bozar will present a major retrospective of the painter Jean Brusselmans (1884–1953), the first comprehensive exhibition of his work since 1980. From the early 20th century onwards, Brusselmans developed a distinctive body of work, independent of artistic trends yet firmly rooted in painterly tradition. His deep connection to the Brabant landscape and his modest way of life are translated into an authentic and recognisable visual language, situated at the intersection of abstraction and figuration. Through some 120 works, the exhibition introduces visitors to the remarkable oeuvre of a still underappreciated Belgian artist. Dialogues with contemporaries such as Fernand Léger, Piet Mondrian and Rik Wouters offer a fresh perspective on his work.
The exhibition also highlights Brusselmans’ decorative commissions for the theatre, including the monumental sets he designed for the first French-language production of the opera Erwartung by Arnold Schoenberg at the Centre for Fine Arts in 1936. These lost stage designs are brought back to life by the contemporary Belgian painter Kristof Santy (b. 1987), who frequently draws inspiration from Brusselmans in his own work.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Exhibitions
Jean Brusselmans - Painter by nature
Passeport
Théâtre Le Public
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Theatre
Passeport
Toutes les choses géniales
Théâtre Le Public
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Theatre
Toutes les choses géniales
HENRI VAILLANT - Claudio Stassi rétrospective
Galerie Passerelle Louise
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
HENRI VAILLANT - Claudio Stassi rétrospective
Juliana Lindenhofer: Her rediscovery, 20 years after her death
Former WIELS resident Juliana Lindenhofer presents a selection of new works in Her rediscovery, 20 years after her death at AFFILIATE.
For this presentation, she collaborated with writer and dancer Chloe Chignell, who wrote the titles for the works, while a text by writer and curator Yann Chateigné Tytelman accompanies them.
Opening: Wednesday 14.10.2026, 18:00-21:00
Presentation: 15.10—31.10.2026, Thursday > Saturday, 14:00-18:00
AFFILIATE: rue du Jardin des Olives 3 Olivetenhof, 1000 Brussels
Free entrance
Supported by Phileas – The Austrian Office for Contemporary Art and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport
Affiliate (Wiels)
Brussels
Exhibitions
Juliana Lindenhofer: Her rediscovery, 20 years after her death
Ne m'appelez pas camarade
Les Riches-Claires
Brussels
Theatre
Ne m'appelez pas camarade
"Révéler" - une exposition d'Elisa Tiziana et la Girouette brode
L'estampille ASBL
Brussels
Exhibitions
"Révéler" - une exposition d'Elisa Tiziana et la Girouette brode
"Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre" Octave Mirbeau
Comédie Claude Volter
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Theatre
"Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre" Octave Mirbeau
Alone, Not even scared (to be scared!)
For 20 years, Alone has captivated millions of readers with a question as simple as it is unsettling: what would children do if left to their own devices in a world without adults?
This summer, the Comic Art Museum in Brussels is celebrating this must-read series with "Alone, not even scared (to be scared!)", an immersive exhibition designed to send shivers down young readers’ spines and get their hearts racing… whilst bringing back memories for older visitors.
Meet the heroes created by Fabien Vehlmann and Bruno Gazzotti, with colours by Usagi, and dive into a world where adventure, friendship and mystery go hand in hand.
Step into the world of Alone… if you dare!
Curator: Thierry Bellefroid
Exhibition design: Élodie Descoubes
In collaboration with Publishers Rue de Sèvres and Dupuis.
Comic Art Museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
Alone, Not even scared (to be scared!)
ARTONOV Festival
12th Edition “We do not work alone.”
These words by the renowned Japanese ceramic artist Kanjiro Kawai, a key figure in the Mingei movement, serve as the guiding principle of the twelfth edition of the ARTONOV Festival. They express a fundamental conviction: creation never arises in isolation. It emerges from a living network of transmission, memories, shared gestures, and unseen presences. Every artistic act is shaped by what came before us—by people, materials, places, and traditions that continue to resonate in the present.
In 2026, Belgium and Japan celebrate the 160th anniversary of their cultural and diplomatic relations. On this occasion, ARTONOV invites artists from both countries to explore new dialogues between heritage and contemporary creation. This edition examines how ancient forms, rituals, and collective memories can still generate transformative experiences today.
Various locations in the Brussels Capital Region
Brussels
Festival
ARTONOV Festival
Mind of a Serial Killer : The Experience
Step into the twisted minds of history’s most notorious murderers at Mind of a Serial Killer in Brussels! Explore chillingly accurate crime scene recreations, decode evidence, and master criminal profiling. This immersive 90-minute journey at Tour & Taxis goes beyond the headlines to reveal the dark psychology of killers like Dahmer and Bundy. Dare to solve the case? (376 characters)
Are you ready to confront the darkest corners of the human mind? Mind of a Serial Killer: The Experience has arrived in Brussels, inviting you on a chilling, immersive 30-stop journey through the psychology and history of the world's most notorious murderers. Located at Tour & Taxis, this extraordinary exhibition goes far beyond the true-crime headlines.
Step straight into the eerily accurate recreations of infamous crime scenes—from Ted Bundy's Beetle to Jeffrey Dahmer's kitchen. But you won't just be a spectator. You’ll step into the shoes of a lead investigator! Examine victimology reports, decode hidden evidence, and learn the real forensic profiling techniques used to bring these monsters to justice. You can even strap in for a gripping VR experience to help solve a case in real-time.
Designed for mature audiences (16+), the 90 to 120-minute experience does not glorify the killers. Instead, it dissects the psychology of what drives a person to commit unthinkable acts, explores how these real-life horrors inspired Hollywood blockbusters, and creates a space to respectfully honor the slain victims. Discover the unsettling link between reality and fiction. Do you have what it takes to face the darkness?
Tour & Taxis
Brussels
Exhibitions
Mind of a Serial Killer : The Experience
William Kentridge - I am not me, the horse is not mine
William Kentridge began his artistic career at the height of the political struggle against the apartheid regime in his native South Africa. His work bears witness to a profound commitment – at once social, political and poetic – that continues to shape his artistic practice to this day.
Kentridge’s artistic output ranges from drawings, animated films and sculptures to prints, installations and videos. These works often emerge while he is directing a theatre or opera production, another field to which he devotes his energies. I am not me, the horse is not mine, William Kentridge’s solo exhibition at Bozar, offers a comprehensive overview of his oeuvre from the early 1980s to the present day. Several of his major stage productions receive special attention. The exhibition highlights the performative and collaborative nature of Kentridge’s practice, in which he allows art to evolve into a space for political inquiry, historical reckoning and poetic transformation.
William Kentridge will take over one of Bozar’s major exhibition spaces, create site-specific works, and curate a rich, multidisciplinary programme. This is by no means the first time we have welcomed Kentridge to Brussels. He has a long-standing connection with the city, where he premiered his first opera (Faustus in Africa! 1995), and where Bozar presented his first solo exhibition in Europe in 1998.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Exhibitions
William Kentridge - I am not me, the horse is not mine
Tour guidé en bus Hop-on Hop-off
Discover the wonders of Brussels on board Tootbus Brussels. This 100% electric, silent bus covers the capital's “must sees”. The line has 12 stops, where you can hop on and off as you please. Take a ride on these double-decker buses and enjoy the breathtaking views of the capital's jewels. On board, audio commentaries are available in eleven languages - French, English, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Arabic
Tootbus Brussels
Brussels
Guided tours
Tour guidé en bus Hop-on Hop-off
Jeudi Follow Me NL
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Guided tours
Jeudi Follow Me NL
Digitale Week: Schattenjacht in de bib
Bibliotheek Anderlecht
Anderlecht
Various
Digitale Week: Schattenjacht in de bib
Genesis
From 12 September 2026, Genesis, an immersive light and sound experience, will transform the Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon in Brussels. Following presentations in several major European cities, the experience brings together light, music and monumental projections in one of Brussels’ most iconic heritage sites.
Genesis finds a striking home in the Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon, one of Belgium’s finest examples of Brabantine Gothic architecture. The centuries-old church provides a remarkable setting for the experience, as light, music and projections interact with the architecture, revealing its monumental spaces in a whole new light. Over 30 minutes, the audience follows the seven days of Creation as recounted in the Book of Genesis. From the creation of light to the emergence of humankind, the spectacle traces the creation of the heavens and the earth, the seas, the stars, plants and animals. A soundtrack combining classical music with contemporary compositions adds to the poetic and contemplative character of Genesis, creating an immersive experience in which the architecture, music and imagery come together.
Église Notre-Dame du Sablon
Brussels
Show
Genesis
Copenhagen
They were friends before the world went to war. One evening left a question history has never answered. Michael Frayn’s multi-award-winning Copenhagen revisits one of the greatest mysteries of the Second World War.
They were friends before the world went to war.
Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg once worked closely to unlock the secrets of the atom. Then war placed them on opposite sides. It’s 1941. Heisenberg visits Nazi-occupied Copenhagen to meet his former mentor, Bohr, and wife, Margrethe. What passed between them has never been agreed upon. As the three revisit that fateful evening, memories clash, motives are questioned, and certainty proves elusive.
Starring Eva Fontaine (Amandaland, BBC), Peter Hald (The Bridge, SVT/DR), and Manuel Klein (War Horse, National Theatre), Michael Frayn’s multi-award-winning play Copenhagen returns one of the greatest mysteries of the Second World War: Why did Heisenberg come?
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn
Directed and designed by Robert Chevara
15 October - 6 November 2026, Tuesday-Sunday at 19:30 plus Sunday matinee at 14:30
La Maison Qui Chant - Rue du Viaduc 122, Ixelles
Language: English
Tickets: 25€ - 45€
For more information and tickets: https://thebridge.brussels/Copenhagen
Starring: Eva Fontaine (Amandaland - BBC), Peter Hald (The Bridge, SVT/DR), and Manuel Klein (War Horse - National Theatre).
Directed and Designed by Robert Chevara
Lighting Designer: Nico de Rooj
Sound Designer: Ioanna Mandrescu
Costume Designer: Sam Ceci
La Maison Qui Chante
Ixelles
Theatre
Copenhagen
Mababu - Spirit of the Ancestors
Through staged photographs, historical references, clothing, and symbolic gestures, photographer Pamela Tulizo invites you to approach the history of slavery in a different way—not just through maps, dates, and statistics, but also through the voices, memories, and stories of the women who resisted it. She brings African women out of obscurity—women full of strength and courage.
Vrije Universiteit Brussel and De Markten invite teachers, school classes, and the general public to Pamela Tulizo’s exhibition MABABU. Pamela Tulizo is a Congolese photographer based in Goma. In her exhibition MABABU, she explores the power of representation: who is depicted, in what way, and what can images mean to those who rarely see themselves reflected with dignity?
New role models
Instead of victims, we see women taking action—with presence, beauty, pride, and strength. By presenting them as powerful and inspiring role models, the exhibition invites you to reflect on gender equality, humanistic values, and the courage to stand up against injustice.
MABABU is both a tribute and an invitation—to question history, acknowledge forgotten stories, and envision new role models.
The exhibition features photographic work, specially designed dresses, and a behind-the-scenes film about the artistic process in Goma.
MABABU – Spirit of the Ancestors is a VUB Cultural Diplomacy project developed with the support and collaboration of ULB, BrIAS, VLIR, Enough Room for Space, DeMens.Nu, De Markten, VISU VUB Research Group, Stad Brussel, Humanistisch Verbond, Enable, Kuumba VZW.
It's curated by Professor Katarzyna Ruchel Stockmans.
Pamela Tulizo (photographer)
GC De Markten
Brussels
Exhibitions
Mababu - Spirit of the Ancestors
Terroria
LionCity
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Animations
Terroria
"Airborne 44" by Philippe Jarbinet
"Airborne 44" is certainlu one of the finest graphic novel series dedicated to the Second World War. Champaka presents an selection of his original pages from "Airborne 44" books, alongside illustrations and preliminary sketches. It is an opportunity to pay tribute to Jarbinet, an artist who skilfully upholds the tradition of classic realistic comics while infusing them with a vital modern touch.
Since 2009, "Airborne 44" has established itself as the finest graphic novel series dedicated to the Second World War. In it, Philippe Jarbinet chronicles the often chaotic advance of a US unit from the D-Day landings on June 6th to the Battle of the Bulge. Far from a mere fascination with "militaria," Jarbinet imbues his stories with a sense of universality. Each narrative unfolds as a two-part story—an ideal format for setting the stakes and exploring the characters' inner lives.
Five story arcs spanning ten albums have been released to date, along with the first volume of the sixth arc in 2025. Jarbinet frequently explores unexpected themes, such as the Holocaust and racism within US ranks. Throughout the series, he achieves excellence in every respect: from the flawless artwork and effective visual storytelling to the remarkable direct colouring and exemplary historical accuracy. Not to mention the depth of humanity he brings to every one of his characters.
Galerie Champaka presents an exceptional selection of his original pages and cover art from the entire "Airborne 44" series, alongside previously unseen illustrations and preliminary sketches. It is an opportunity to pay tribute to an artist who skilfully upholds the tradition of classic realistic comics while infusing them with a vital modern touch.
Jarbinet, Casterman, Airborne 44, D-Day, Word War II, Jeep, Marines, Battle of the Bulge, Militaria.
Galerie Champaka
Brussels
Exhibitions
"Airborne 44" by Philippe Jarbinet
Val Saint-Lambert & Design
In 1826, François Kemlin and Auguste Lelièvre founded the public limited company ‘Verreries et Établissements du Val Saint-Lambert’ in Seraing. The glassworks quickly benefited from considerable investment, which promoted technical progress, the growth of exports and the promotion of a young national industry. In 1879, they became Cristalleries du Val Saint-Lambert, a key player that successively bought up several glassworks and, between 1880 and 1914, enjoyed a real golden age: more than 5,000 workers, outlets all over the world and a reputation consolidated by prestigious participations in the World’s Fairs, from 1894 in Antwerp to 1925 in Paris. Throughout its existence, Val Saint-Lambert has successfully reinvented itself, navigating the Art Nouveau era, the 1930s and the post-war period by collaborating with renowned artists and designers: Léon Ledru (1855–1926), the Muller brothers (Henri Muller, 1868–1936; Désiré Muller, 1877–1952; Eugène Muller, 1883–1914), Charles Graffart (1893–1967), René Delvenne (1901–1968), Yan Zoritchak (born in 1944) and Philippe Starck (born in 1949).
In 2026, Cristalleries will celebrate its bicentenary. To mark this anniversary, the Design Museum Brussels is joining forces with several museums and scientific institutions to highlight this jewel of Belgian industrial heritage and creativity. In collaboration with the Charleroi Glass Museum and curated by Catherine Thomas and Anne Vanlatum, the exhibition Val Saint-Lambert & Design at the Design Museum Brussels is dedicated to the creative output of Val Saint-Lambert from the 1958 World’s Fair to the early 2000s, a period that witnessed an unprecedented creative renewal. It embodies Val Saint-Lambert’s desire to preserve craftsmanship while bringing it into the modern era and engaging in constant dialogue with design. In line with the American Studio Glass movement, it opened its doors to international artists and designers who, alongside the crystal factory’s master glassmakers, experimented with new forms and pushed the boundaries of creation. Crystal, a material that symbolises artisanal excellence, became the medium for bold creations, combining traditional know-how with aesthetic innovations. Created in 1989 under the impetus of director Patrick Depuydt, the Crystal Studio marked a decisive step in the history of Val Saint-Lambert.
Through this joint exhibition, the Design Museum Brussels and the Charleroi Glass Museum invite their visitors to discover the Crystal Studio, a founding chapter in the contemporary history of glass, reflecting the dynamism, the innovation and the international influence of the Cristalleries du Val Saint-Lambert.
Design Museum Brussels
Laeken
Exhibitions
Val Saint-Lambert & Design
Group exhibition of paintings, sculptures, prints, etc.
Espace Art Gallery
Brussels
Exhibitions
Group exhibition of paintings, sculptures, prints, etc.
Rencontres du vivre ensemble : Les Assos font leur expo
Administration communale d'Etterbeek
Etterbeek
Exhibitions
Rencontres du vivre ensemble : Les Assos font leur expo
Dracula
Théâtre de Toone
Brussels
Theatre
Dracula
Alluvions
Alluvions
Esther Babulik, Aurore Scotet, Jeanne Pruvot Simonneaux, Léa Brami
KULT XL Ateliers
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Alluvions
Le miel de l'a terre - Tjala Arts
Aboriginal Signature Estrangin Gallery
Koekelberg
Exhibitions
Le miel de l'a terre - Tjala Arts
Smithsonian Journey into deep space
Smithsonian Journey into deep space takes audiences on a journey to the far reaches of the Universe, right from the heart of Brussels at Tour & Taxis. Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), a research centre founded in 1890, the immersive experience draws on decades of astronomical research to explore stars, galaxies, exoplanets and black holes.
The exhibition features observations made by some of the world’s leading space observatories, including the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Through scientific data and discoveries, visitors can gain a deeper understanding of the life cycle of stars, the formation of galaxies, worlds beyond our solar system and some of the most extreme phenomena in the cosmos.
Set within a 3D environment, the experience takes visitors among representations of thousands of galaxies, across the Milky Way and towards the Sun, where they can observe its activity up close. Along the way, they encounter exoplanets with extreme conditions, a star nearing the end of its life and the edge of a supermassive black hole. By bringing these distant worlds and phenomena into an immersive setting, the experience offers a tangible sense of the vast scale and extraordinary diversity of the Universe, while making some of the most complex astronomical phenomena easier to understand from an Earth-based perspective.
Tour & Taxis
Brussels
Exhibitions
Smithsonian Journey into deep space
Double Exposition Sanishvilli et Priyamvada
Espace Delahaut
Evere
Exhibitions
Double Exposition Sanishvilli et Priyamvada
Highlights tour Jean Brusselmans in French
Guided tour for individuals
Join us for an hour's introduction to an exhibition! Whether you're an experienced art lover or looking for a new experience, let yourself be carried away by our guides' fascinating stories. The Highlights Tour allows individual visitors to discover the essential works in an exhibition as a group. You can then complete your visit at your own pace by lingering a little longer in the exhibition halls.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Guided tours
Highlights tour Jean Brusselmans in French
Highlights tour Jean Brusselmans in Dutch
Guided tour for individuals
Join us for an hour's introduction to an exhibition! Whether you're an experienced art lover or looking for a new experience, let yourself be carried away by our guides' fascinating stories. The Highlights Tour allows individual visitors to discover the essential works in an exhibition as a group. You can then complete your visit at your own pace by lingering a little longer in the exhibition halls.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Guided tours
Highlights tour Jean Brusselmans in Dutch
Mayhem at the Workshop!
The 2025–2026 Master’s students at ESA Saint-Luc are exhibiting the work they created during their residency
Every year, young artists complete their training in comic art with a project that marks the culmination of several years of research, experimentation and creative work. This exhibition brings together the work of Master’s 2 students from the École supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc in Brussels, produced during their residency at the Comic Art Museum.
For five months, the Comic Art Museum hosted the students in residence at the Maison Marc Sleen. This residency enabled the students to experience life in a studio, build a sense of community, and develop their final-year projects whilst already having one foot outside the school.
By opening its workspaces to these future professionals, the museum reaffirms its commitment to supporting contemporary creativity and nurturing emerging talent. This exhibition offers a glimpse into the richness of the visual and narrative styles currently shaping the young comics scene, whilst introducing readers to comic creators whose first books are set to be published in the coming years.
Comic Art Museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
Mayhem at the Workshop!
DRAWING THE STAGE - Women Set Designers 1927–2026
Presented from 24 September to 23 October 2026 at ENSAV La Cambre, as part of HerStories and La Cambre’s centenary celebrations, the exhibition “Drawing the Stage – Women Set Designers 1927–2026” highlights the essential contribution of women set designers to the history of the performing arts in Belgium, from 1927 to the present day.
Echoing the history of La Cambre, the first art and design school in Brussels to open its doors to women in 1927, the exhibition explores scenography through the lens of gender. In this context, “Drawing the Stage – Women Set Designers 1927–2026” takes the form of a manifesto exhibition in which curator Annabel Vergne brings together historical documents and interviews conducted between 2023 and 2025 by Milena Forest and Clémence Thiery with contemporary women set designers.
The exhibition brings together historical archives, models, drawings, photographs, working objects and audio interviews, revealing the richness and diversity of scenographic practices over almost a century. It creates a dialogue between historical figures represented in the archives of La Cambre, Kanal Architecture Brussels, the Archives & Museum of Literature, and La Monnaie Theatre, and contemporary set designers whose testimonies provide insight into the realities of the profession today.
By bringing together different generations and periods, the exhibition reveals both the continuities and transformations within the profession, as well as the issues that continue to shape it: invisibility, structural inequalities, the balance between creative work and family life, but also artistic commitment, collaboration and knowledge-sharing.
Their stories enter into dialogue with the archives of figures who have shaped the history of scenography and the performing arts in Belgium, including Suzanne Fabry, Marguerite Acarin, known as Akarova, Nany Renkin and Suzanne Wauters. The exhibition also highlights careers connected to the history of La Cambre through the work of Elisabeth Ivanovsky and Marie-Luce Bonfanti, whose trajectories reflect the pioneering role played by the school in training women artists and creators.
Eleven themes, directly inspired by the words and experiences of the set designers interviewed, structure the exhibition. These include Training, I Am a Swiss Army Knife, I Need to Make in Order to Think, This Is How You Make a Set Designer Disappear, Every Scenography Contributes to the Staging, and Archiving.
Reflecting this diversity of experiences and voices, the exhibition unfolds as a series of thematic islands, inviting visitors to explore freely. With no imposed route or strict chronology, visitors are encouraged to move between archives, models and testimonies, creating their own connections between different periods, practices and experiences.
Together, these archives, testimonies and productions contribute to a broader history of scenography and help build a still largely overlooked women’s cultural heritage. “Drawing the Stage – Women Set Designers 1927–2026” calls for the creation of a genuine heritage of women’s contributions to scenography in Belgium. By encouraging the preservation of archives and the recognition of these works, the exhibition contributes to writing a more balanced and inclusive history of the arts.
Curated by Annabel Vergne and with exhibition design by Milena Forest, “Drawing the Stage – Women Set Designers 1927–2026” is conceived and produced by Écarlate la compagnie and the FAME Festival, with the support of AML and FWB, as part of the Collectives of Associations for the Representation of Women in Culture.
“Drawing the Stage – Women Set Designers 1927–2026” features testimonies from contemporary set and costume designers including Sandrine Clark, Aurélie Deloche, Claire Farah, Christine Flasschoen, Anne Guilleray, Maggy Jacot, Zouzou Leyens, Christine Mobers, Marie Szersnovitcz, Anna Terrien and Sabine Theunissen.
ENSAV La Cambre
Brussels
Exhibitions
DRAWING THE STAGE - Women Set Designers 1927–2026
Expo: Ilja Sircenko
GC De Maalbeek
Etterbeek
Exhibitions
Expo: Ilja Sircenko
Frederik Depuydt - 'Belgium – one point'
The Palm Beach
Forest
Exhibitions
Frederik Depuydt - 'Belgium – one point'
Masha Mamkaeva Solo Exhibition
LPA Gallery presents “Eve and the Angels”, an exhibition by Masha Mamkaeva exploring beauty, mystery and sensitivity through delicate artworks in which colour and texture play an essential role. A poetic universe inviting viewers to contemplate and dream.
Masha Mamkaeva
LPA Gallery
Auderghem
Exhibitions
Masha Mamkaeva Solo Exhibition
The Parliament of the Pitiful
Pilar
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
The Parliament of the Pitiful
Jean Brusselmans
Painter by Nature
Bozar presents a major retrospective of the painter Jean Brusselmans (1884-1953), the first comprehensive exhibition of his work since 1980. From the early 20th century onwards, Brusselmans developed a distinctive body of work, independent of artistic trends yet firmly rooted in painterly tradition. His deep connection to the Brabant landscape and his modest way of life are translated into an authentic and recognisable visual language, situated at the intersection of abstraction and figuration. Through some 120 works, the exhibition introduces visitors to the remarkable oeuvre of a still underappreciated Belgian artist. Dialogues with contemporaries such as Fernand Léger, Piet Mondrian and Rik Wouters offer a fresh perspective on his work. The exhibition also highlights Brusselmans' decorative commissions for the theatre, including the monumental sets he designed for the first French-language production of the opera Erwartung by Arnold Schoenberg at the Centre for Fine Arts in 1936. These lost stage designs are brought back to life by the contemporary Belgian painter Kristof Santy (b. 1987), who frequently draws inspiration from Brusselmans in his own work.
Partners: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, KBR, MSK Ghent, Musea Brugge, Mu.ZEE, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
A ticket for the exhibitions of William Kentridge, Jean Brusselmans, Edith Dekyndt x Cristóbal Balenciaga or Central. Never Alone gives you free access to the exhibition House of Memory / by Basil Al-Rawi on the same day.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Exhibitions
Jean Brusselmans
Lionel Estève - 'Souvenirs de Bruxelles'
Stems Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Lionel Estève - 'Souvenirs de Bruxelles'
Kris Knight, Alireza Shojaian, Syed Hussain - 'There is a field ... I'll meet you there!'
EDJI Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Kris Knight, Alireza Shojaian, Syed Hussain - 'There is a field ... I'll meet you there!'
Icons, 20 years Designer of the Year
In 2006, the first “Designer of the Year” award was presented in Belgium. The prize was originally established by the Interieur Biennale and the magazines Knack Weekend and Le Vif Weekend, and was awarded that year to Brussels-based designer Alain Berteau. Over the years, various partners joined the initiative, and it grew into a well-established reference in the Belgian design landscape.
Twenty years later, the list of laureates reads as a best-of-the-best of what the country has to offer in contemporary design: from ceramic designers and silversmiths to product and lighting designers. Concepts such as innovation, originality, and ecology are often central to their work. The list includes names such as Muller Van Severen, Alain Gilles, Nedda El-Asmar, Julien Renault, and Linde Freya Tangelder. On the occasion of the 20th edition of the title, all twenty names come together in an exhibition at MAD Brussels, on view from 1 October to 12 December.
MAD Brussels
Brussels
Exhibitions
Icons, 20 years Designer of the Year
Future Generation, MAD Graduation Show 2026
A ceramic installation evoking a rural interior and textiles made from reclaimed cardboard collected in Brussels. Following its annual tradition, the group exhibition 'Future Generation: The MAD Graduation Show' celebrates the winners of the MAD Graduation Prize 2026 while showcasing their innovative graduation projects. No fewer than seven institutions are represented in the exhibition: Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, College of Art and Design, Ateliers Saint Luc, École supérieure des arts Saint Luc, Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer, La Cambre and LUCA School Of Arts. From textile design and interior design to industrial product development and fashion design, a total of 14 winners are honoured at MAD Brussels from 1 October to 12 December.
MAD Brussels
Brussels
Exhibitions
Future Generation, MAD Graduation Show 2026
Nicolas Jullien & Steve Dehoux - 'Horizons domestiques'
Alice Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Nicolas Jullien & Steve Dehoux - 'Horizons domestiques'
Gauthier Hubert - 'Karpettland'
Irène Laub Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Gauthier Hubert - 'Karpettland'
Adrian Geller – ‘C’est vous que ce village là-bas attend pour s’éveiller à l'existence’
Super Dakota
Uccle
Exhibitions
Adrian Geller – ‘C’est vous que ce village là-bas attend pour s’éveiller à l'existence’
Lucas Leffler - 'What a nice day for a revolution!'
On 30 June 2007, under glorious sunshine, Kodak imploded its factories in Rochester, just one day after the release of the first iPhone.
For his second solo exhibition at the Lee-Bauwens Gallery, visual artist and photographer Lucas Leffler takes this turning point as the starting point for a series of photographic works combining modified archival pieces, objects and documents
Lee Bauwens Gallery
Forest
Exhibitions
Lucas Leffler - 'What a nice day for a revolution!'
Michel Butor & Ania Staritsky « Lorsque deux têtes de cochons se rencontrent... »
Wittockiana: Museum of book arts and bookbinding
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Exhibitions
Michel Butor & Ania Staritsky « Lorsque deux têtes de cochons se rencontrent... »
Sean Crossley - 'Liberalism'
Harlan Levey Projects
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Exhibitions
Sean Crossley - 'Liberalism'
s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶
Komplot is happy to be back from its summer break and presents: s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶ , a solo exhibition by The LetterS̷ pace Department.
Komplot is happy to be back from its summer break and presents: s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶ , a solo exhibition by The LetterS̷ pace Department.
With Achilles Mussche, Alicja Melzacka, Antoinette Jattiot, Damiano Curschellas, Dieter Ravyts, gerlach en koop, Louis Garrido, Lukas Stallaert, Maxime Melis, Michiel Ceulers, Pierre Leguillon, Reinier Vrancken, Sophie Nys, Thibaud Leplat, Yann Chateigné Tytelman, Yue Yuan
Rather than presenting a singular authorial position, at Komplot The LetterS̷ pace Department operates as guest and host at once, re-membering the works of close friends and kindred spirits in order to compose its first solo exhibition as one body of work. At the start of s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶ lies the discovery of foundling tokens preserved in the archives of the CPAS/OCMW of Brussels. Left with infants placed in foundling drawers between the eighteenth and early twentieth centuries, cards, devotional prints and pieces of cloth were often divided in two. One half remained with the child, the other with the parent, each irregular edge preserving the possibility of a future reunion.
Subjectivity emerges in this space: not as a unified whole, but as something split, addressed and assembled through relations, voices and acts of enunciation. s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶, takes this split and the bar as a working principle, to make visible what the division puts into relation. A word transforms into an image when barred and a line becomes a signature once it's crossed out by another.
Founded in 2022, The LetterS̷ pace Department (TLSD) is an artistic entity working across a variety of spaces, with language as a matter of failure and a particular interest in the interstices, lapses and ellipses. It develops minor models of resistance through parasitic strategies and by exploring the conditions and environments in which it operates. For s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶, these strategies take the form of an exhibition, a publication and a public programme.
Opening
Friday 11.09.2026 18:00-22:00
Preview at 16:00
As part of Rendez-Vous Brussels and Art Anderlecht
Exhibition
12.09-24.10.2026
Thur. - Sat. | 14:00 - 18:00 or by appointment
The exhibition is supported by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, de Vlaamse
Gemeenchapscommissie, and the municipality of Anderlecht.
The LetterS̷ pace Department
With Achilles Mussche, Alicja Melzacka, Antoinette Jattiot, Damiano Curschellas, Dieter Ravyts, gerlach en koop, Louis Garrido, Lukas Stallaert, Maxime Melis, Michiel Ceulers, Pierre Leguillon, Reinier Vrancken, Sophie Nys, Thibaud Leplat, Yann Chateigné Tytelman, Yue Yuan
Komplot
Anderlecht
Exhibitions
s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶
Abel Burger - 'Là où marchent les dieux'
Galerie DYS
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Abel Burger - 'Là où marchent les dieux'
Sokken breien
GC Den Dam
Auderghem
Courses and workshops
Sokken breien
Music city project 26
MUSIC CITY PROJECT 3rd EDITION
MUSIC CITY PROJECT – 3rd EDITION Are you a young artist, DJ or producer? From 8 October to 26 November, we’re offering workshops, coaching and live performances every Thursday in Brussels. Learn, experiment and expand your network. Free to take part! --- Workshops on production, promotion & performance Coaching from professionals Closing live concert ---- An initiative by Biza & JeunesBoss, with support from Pianofabriek, Citizenne, Masereelfonds & De Grid.
GC Pianofabriek
Saint-Gilles
Courses and workshops
Music city project 26
Le Ket Comedy Show
Comedy Ket
Brussels
Show
Le Ket Comedy Show
Charlotte vander Borght & Tapta - 'The Unknown'
SYBIL @ Maurice Verbaet Exhibition Space
Forest
Exhibitions
Charlotte vander Borght & Tapta - 'The Unknown'
LOUSTAL. Le temps suspendu
From 11 September to 24 October 2026, the Huberty & Breyne Brussels | Châtelain gallery is hosting a new exhibition dedicated to the work of Jacques de Loustal, a key figure in the world of contemporary drawing and illustration. This unique collection of paintings, charcoal drawings, illustrations, sketches and reverse-glass paintings highlights the remarkable coherence of a body of work that spans a whole range of techniques while retaining a strong sense of identity. The exhibition includes a conversation with Georges Simenon, a book dedicated to Loustal's charcoal drawings and a number of recent creations, and invites visitors to step into the singular world of an artist who has come to be seen as one of the great masters of atmosphere.
Loustal's world is unique and instantly recognisable thanks to its quietly atmospheric scenes and images of journeys taken, its bars, hotels, ports, solitary figures and darkened streets? Over the years, the artist has assembled a cohesive body of work while employing a range of techniques and formats. Whether executed in charcoal or ink, watercolour or oils, on glass, paper or canvas, his works succeed in transporting the viewer to another reality.
Huberty & Breyne Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
LOUSTAL. Le temps suspendu
Vestigia
Maison des Cultures et de la Cohésion sociale de Molenbeek (MCCS)
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Exhibitions
Vestigia
Carole Vanderlinden - 'Bad Manners'
SYBIL @ Maurice Verbaet Exhibition Space
Forest
Exhibitions
Carole Vanderlinden - 'Bad Manners'
Nourrir les débris
Brasserie Atlas
Anderlecht
Exhibitions
Nourrir les débris
Gabrielle Duplantier
Galerie L'Enfant Sauvage
Brussels
Exhibitions
Gabrielle Duplantier
Daisy Sheff - 'All This Splish and Splash'
Lodovico Corsini
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
Daisy Sheff - 'All This Splish and Splash'
Alvin Ong - 'Another Life'
Rodolphe Janssen
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Alvin Ong - 'Another Life'
Sophie Kuijken
Galerie Nathalie Obadia
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Sophie Kuijken
Kristof Santy - 'Bolero'
Sorry We're Closed
Brussels
Exhibitions
Kristof Santy - 'Bolero'
Marcos Siqueira - 'Caminhos'
Mendes Wood DM
Brussels
Exhibitions
Marcos Siqueira - 'Caminhos'
Tinus Vermeersch - ‘The Atavists’
Hopstreet Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Tinus Vermeersch - ‘The Atavists’
Heartwarming Stories
This year, the King Baudouin Foundation celebrates 50 years of giving together. Through a series of photographs, discover 16 projects making a real difference. Be inspired by these human stories and vote for your favorite photo.
Discover 16 inspiring stories of projects making a real difference, in Belgium and beyond, through a unique photographic journey. Each image captures a moment in time and reveals the lasting impact behind it.
From 1 September to 17 October, the King Baudouin Foundation presents a selection of initiatives made possible through 50 years of shared commitment to social change and solidarity.
As you explore these human stories, we invite you to look beyond the photographs, connect with the emotions they evoke, and rediscover the power of collective action.
Vote for your favourite photo!
Be inspired by the 16 stories on display on the museum’s ground floor and take part in the People’s Choice Award by voting for the photograph that resonates most with you.
BELvue museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
Heartwarming Stories
Reinventing Photography
Reinventing Photography celebrates the medium’s 200th anniversary through 20 original creative projects. From revisited historical techniques to the most contemporary technologies, from intimate and collective memory to the current upheavals of the image world, the artists explore the many paths through which photography continues to reinvent itself.
Hangar
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Reinventing Photography
Gijs Milius - 'Gespräch unter Jungmännern / Conversation entre demoiselles'
JAP / Vitrine Rivoli
Uccle
Exhibitions
Gijs Milius - 'Gespräch unter Jungmännern / Conversation entre demoiselles'
Propaganza
Escale du Nord (Antenne Scheut)
Anderlecht
Exhibitions
Propaganza
Expo TW - Collectief 'le 180°'
GC Ten Weyngaert
Forest
Exhibitions
Expo TW - Collectief 'le 180°'
Nicolas Delprat - 'Humming the World'
In Humming the World, Hans Theys explores how Nicolas Delprat intertwines memory, light and painting through a subtle balance of precision and freedom. Rather than reproducing images, his works evoke them through illusion, minimal gestures and a quiet dialogue with art history, inviting viewers to complete the narrative through their own imagination.
Hans Theys - curator
Humming the world
On the work of Nicolas Delprat
I’d like to begin this text with a strange question. If the work of Nicolas Delprat (born 1972) didn’t speak about art history and the production of artworks—which it certainly does—what would it tell us? What story is being concealed here?
“I’m fascinated by memory,” he says, “for example, when it invents images. In my memory, my favourite scene in Taxi Driver was the moment Travis Bickle shaves his head. But when I recently rewatched the film, it turns out this scene doesn’t exist at all. You see Bickle running up the stairs to his apartment and returning with his head shaved. Scorsese has employed an ellipsis: the actual action isn’t visible and is only suggested. I hope to do something similar with my work. It often starts from things seen, but I don’t want to recreate them. I use them as starting points for minimal work that can evoke stories or images in the viewer.”
This means we are free. But we can also fantasise about the unspoken images that Delprat, consciously or unconsciously, wants to evoke. The nonexistent scene in which Bickle shaves his head is very physical, martial, and radical. The result is an early Lucio Fontana; a bristly Onement by Barnett Newman.
However, if we look at Delprat’s way of working, we find a different underlying narrative—one that says something about painting, but also about action, life, and thought. In summary, we can say that he paints in two ways: very meticulously and very freely. Between these two actions lies a vast, unexplored zone, a field of untapped possibilities. This creates paintings in which this choice can be read. They tell us something about painting, but also about being. Below, I will say more about the different ways of painting and the importance of meta-paintings. But first, I want to say something about this way of being.
If we view the painting as the trace of an action, we encounter a person who works very cautiously and attentively—like Agnes Martin, for example: slowly, repetitively, meditatively. And then we see drips, splatters, and large traces of brushstrokes, which reveal various forms of letting go. The drips have something sensual and tactile; the splatters and brushstrokes evoke a more far-reaching physicality: an eruption, a release, or a broad arm movement. Here too, we discover the body, as we did with Bickle, almost hidden from view by an ellipsis. Simultaneously, we read a story of relinquished control, of growing trust and self-confidence, of restraint and decisiveness.
With the exception of one series (the Dynamique paintings on paper, created during a residency when canvas was out of reach), all of Delprat’s works begin with a smooth, white polyester canvas that is first primed with a white base coat and then completely or partially covered with a matte black acrylic paint applied with a spray gun. The figures or optical effects (fluorescent light tubes in the ‘Dan' series, doorways in the ‘James’ series) are created by layering numerous layers of diluted acrylic paint over this black. Only after the fortieth layer do these additions become visible; usually, around sixty layers are applied. Thus, light is reclaimed from the black. It is an illusion, a painterly magic trick.
Most optical effects are created this way: slowly, applied with a small brush. A stunning example of this can be found in the paintings featuring a representation of chicken wire. The ‘chicken wire’ is the trace of an overpainted black background (created by spraying lighter colours over actual chicken wire laid over the canvas). Where the wire is no longer visible, or where it appears fainter, it has been painted over by dabbing with a very small brush.
The constantly evolving ‘Dan’ and ‘James’ series, whose titles refer to the minimalist light sculptures of Dan Flavin and James Turrell, are based on memories of experiences with these sculptures. The Dan series evokes the image of luminous fluorescent tubes, each time in a different composition. Turrell worked with sunlight, Flavin with artificial light. In Delprat’s paintings, we don’t see real light, of course, but a reconstruction of a memory—the creation of an illusion.
The beauty of the pairing of meticulous and more decisive, rapid actions is that they create a pictorial space that seems to unfold at different depths. The gradients and other atmospheric backgrounds are pushed into a fictional background by actions that seem to take place in the foreground: splashes of paint thrown next to the canvas, broad traces of paint (applied with a wide, thin brush), or a fake passe-partout painted at the end with black acrylic paint. The absence of “mixed forms” between the meticulous and the robust makes this pictorial depth highly legible, meaning that the painting also tells us something about the composition of paintings. Another way to do this is by leaving traces of tape.
The absence of perspectivisch depth or volume modulation reminds us of the American abstract expressionists (Newman, Reinhardt, Rothko, Pollock), but also of Supports/Surfaces and BMPT. The pictorial space created by differences in texture and colour intensity is reminiscent of the early watercolours of Soulages or the twirling paintings of Christopher Wool. The overpainting of “expressive” elements such as drips is reminiscent of Hans Hartung. Together, these painters form the interlocutors with whom Delprat converses.
I enjoy being in this kind of company. There’s not much noise. There’s whispering. There’s experimentation. There’s fiddling, struggling, cursing, and enjoying. It’s a very solitary activity, but the silent conversation with other painters, sculptors, filmmakers, and writers simultaneously alleviates this loneliness. In the stillness, we merge with the others.
A magic trick also takes place—a secret exchange. The whole world, with all its heaviness, volume, murmur, movement, desire, and transience, is conjured away, yet evoked in a gentle or decisive gesture. In a soft singing, a humming of existence. (For what do we call a song without words, without meaning-distinguishing sounds, without recognisable images?)
My favourite paintings are the dynamic “landscapes”. I love their atmospheric, seemingly dissolving backgrounds and the almost uncontrollable splashes that seem to play out in the foreground. Once the background is finished, Delprat throws a large blob of paint next to the painting in such a way that the splashes appear to point in a single direction, creating an illusion of movement. We know that Bacon also finished paintings by throwing a dab of white paint on to them, which gives the whole scene a new depth. The art critic David Sylvester asks Bacon whether his cleaning lady could throw the paint in his place. Bacon confirms. Then Sylvester asks if he himself could throw the paint. “No, you couldn’t,” Bacon replies. At least, that’s how I remember it. But upon rereading the interviews, I couldn’t find this passage. I probably made it up.
Montagne de Miel, 6 January 2026
Nicolas Delprat - artist
Hans Theys - curator
Michele Schoonjans - Gallery director
Michèle Schoonjans Gallery
Uccle
Exhibitions
Nicolas Delprat - 'Humming the World'
Coach Rihab: Tiny Habits groep 1
GC Nekkersdal
Laeken
Courses and workshops
Coach Rihab: Tiny Habits groep 1
Taiwan New Cinema
Developed as part of Michael Lin’s exhibition, Tea Towels and Serviettes, at La Loge, this film programme expands on the Taiwan New Cinema. The movement emerged in the 1980s during a period of significant social and political transformation in Taiwan, as martial law ended and rapid economic growth reshaped the country.
Developed as part of Michael Lin’s exhibition, Tea Towels and Serviettes, at La Loge, this film programme expands on an important reference in the artist’s practice: Taiwan New Cinema.
The movement emerged in the 1980s during a period of significant social and political transformation in Taiwan, as martial law ended and rapid economic growth reshaped the country. As Taiwan’s cities changed over time, the ways people related to one another also evolved, and ideas of “home” began to be redefined, often in relation to urban life. Filmmakers turned their attention to this everyday life, exploring changing relationships between people, the transformation of rural and urban environments, and the emergence of a new middle class. In this context, the films presented in this programme trace a broader genealogy of image-making that connects personal and collective histories to shifting political, social, and cultural realities.
In this programme, Michael Lin invites the Taiwanese collective P.M.S., long engaged with the intersecting discourses of identity, gender, and Indigeneity, to initiate a dialogue through a complementary selection of documentaries and fiction films. In response to Lin’s interest in everyday life and cultural contexts, P.M.S.’s selection brings forward realities and narratives that have coexisted since the 1980s yet have remained marginalised within cinema, moving between the grand currents of the era and the intimate scale of everyday life.
P.M.S. is a Taiwanese collective composed of Posak Jodian, Manman, and Sophie Chen. The name P.M.S. combines the first syllables of their names while also referencing the English acronym for “Premenstrual Syndrome”, reflecting their critical engagement with dominant historical narratives. They also playfully reinterpret it as “Probably Meaning Something”, underscoring their openended and reflective approach to questioning established social and cultural frameworks. Since 2022, the three members have worked collectively on projects exploring the intersections of Indigenous perspectives, gender, and contemporary social issues. They have curated film programmes and screenings across Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Japan. Their practice frequently engages with the betel nut as both a cultural symbol and a connective thread, bringing communities together, fostering translocal solidarities among women, and opening space for alternative narratives – one chew at a time.
Practical Information :
15.10–03.12.26, 19:00
All screenings take place at La Loge, except on 12.11, when a special screening will take place at Cinema Galeries, followed by a conversation with Michael Lin and P.M.S.
Language: Original version with English subtitles
Free participation, upon reservation info@la-loge.be
Michael Lin ; P.M.S. Collective ; Cinema Galeries
La Loge
Ixelles
Cinema
Taiwan New Cinema
Jeudi Follow Me Fr
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Guided tours
Jeudi Follow Me Fr
"FIAT LUX!" – A Dive into the Multiverse of Artist Zariel
FIAT LUX - Latin for "let there be light"—is the title of ZARIEL’s first solo exhibition. His paintings and drawings are on display in Brussels. The artist acts as a conduit to another moment in time—the UPDN, or "Parallel Universe to Our Own"—and it is precisely there that he invites you.
Come and immerse yourself in a Parallel Universe to Our Own—the Multiverse of artist Zariel!
Zariel is a visual artist, art director, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Paris, specializing in science fiction. Trained in printing and desktop publishing from the age of sixteen, he retains a deep attachment to paper and print finishing—a connection that infuses his entire practice, even when it ventures into the digital realm. He has illustrated over a hundred book covers and directed various publications and exhibitions, including the collector’s edition of La Horde du Contrevent for La Volte. He frequently collaborates with publishing houses, brands, and musicians, working across both print and moving image media.
Since 2024, he has been developing UPDN (Univers Parallèle Du Nôtre / Parallel Universe to Our Own), an empathetic multiverse where fiction precedes science and where the artist constructs a system of thought disguised as pop mythology.
FIAT LUX, presented at the ZazafromBrussels gallery, represents the latest journey into this world.
FIAT LUX brings together two parallel universes within a single space: on one side, The Dogmatic— a series of colorful, fantastical, pop-style stained-glass works inspired by Jamie Hewlett; on the other, The Emotional — figures in black and gold, driven by doubt rather than demonstration, in a tribute to Alberto Breccia.
Fiat Lux does not merely recount a world; it proposes one, leaving you to declare your own...
“FIAT LUX” – Zariel
Opening: Thursday, September 24, 2026 – 6 PM to 9 PM
Exhibition: September 24 to October 18, 2026
Zariel
ZazafromBrussels
Brussels
Exhibitions
"FIAT LUX!" – A Dive into the Multiverse of Artist Zariel
Regarder, voir, montrer : Photographies des 19e, 20e et 21e siècles
Michael Ackerman, Karl Blossfeldt, Adolphe Braun, Etienne Carjat, Toni Catany, Ralph Gibson, William Klein, Duane Michals, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand,…
box galerie
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Regarder, voir, montrer : Photographies des 19e, 20e et 21e siècles
Paradise Lost
Discover Alphonse Balat, architect to the king and mentor to Victor Horta
Step into a world where glass and iron gave shape to a dream: a personal Garden of Eden. Paradise Lost? takes you back to the 19th century, an era of discovery, exotic plants and visionary architecture.
Yesterday meets today
The focus is on Alphonse Balat, master of light and transparency, glass and metal, and an inspiration to figures such as Victor Horta. His conservatories and pavilions were not only technical masterpieces, but also gateways to a new understanding of nature and beauty.
At the same time, the exhibition looks to the future: have we lost our connection with nature, or are we rediscovering it today? And what does that mean for the way we build, preserve and admire?
Let yourself be carried away by art, architecture and botanical imagination, alongside artists such as François Schuiten, Hans Soenen and Piet Bekaert+, and Studio Bast Smets, and discover whether paradise is truly lost, or simply being brought back to life.
Meise Botanical Gardens
Meise
Exhibitions
Paradise Lost
Tim Braden - 'Contre-jour'
Nino Mier Gallery
Brussels
Exhibitions
Tim Braden - 'Contre-jour'
Folkert de Jong - 'Old DNA'
Galerie Christophe Gaillard
Brussels
Exhibitions
Folkert de Jong - 'Old DNA'
Vincent Bioulès - 'Le choc de la couleur'
Galerie La Forest Divonne
Brussels
Exhibitions
Vincent Bioulès - 'Le choc de la couleur'
Kasper Sonne - 'People Are Strange'
Maruani Mercier
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Kasper Sonne - 'People Are Strange'
Jonathan Lasker - 'A Survey of the Maquettes 1986-2026'
Maruani Mercier
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Jonathan Lasker - 'A Survey of the Maquettes 1986-2026'
Nathalie Du Pasquier - 'On a shelf'
Greta Meert
Brussels
Exhibitions
Nathalie Du Pasquier - 'On a shelf'
Marina Pinsky - 'The Wave(s) or Newton’s Rings'
Greta Meert
Brussels
Exhibitions
Marina Pinsky - 'The Wave(s) or Newton’s Rings'
Michel Frère
KIN
Brussels
Exhibitions
Michel Frère
Philippe Jaccard - 'When Emotions Become Form'
Modesti Perdriolle Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Philippe Jaccard - 'When Emotions Become Form'
Cartoon-expo: 'Elke waterdruppel telt'
Bibliotheek Anderlecht
Anderlecht
Exhibitions
Cartoon-expo: 'Elke waterdruppel telt'
Art History : Bordalo2, Flog, Insane51, Leon Keer, Levalet, Murmure, Tamara Alves, Vuk Vidor, YZ
Loin de la copie ou de la citation, les œuvres présentées révèlent combien les grandes créations du passé continuent d’inspirer, de questionner et de nourrir la création contemporaine.
À travers les regards singuliers de YZ, Levalet, Bordalo II, Pantonio, Leon Keer, Tamara Alves, Alfred Cheng, Ardif et de nombreux autres artistes, Art History fait dialoguer les époques et invite le visiteur à découvrir les liens invisibles qui unissent les chefs-d’œuvre d’hier aux œuvres d’aujourd’hui.
Chaque création raconte ainsi une double histoire : celle de l’œuvre qui l’a inspirée et celle de l’artiste qui la réinvente pour écrire son propre langage.
Art History réunit une quinzaine d’artistes contemporains autour d’une idée commune : réinterpréter un chef-d’œuvre de l’histoire de l’art pour créer une œuvre originale.
De l’hommage à la réappropriation, chaque artiste s’empare d’une œuvre fondatrice pour prolonger sa propre recherche artistique.
Mazel Galerie
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Art History : Bordalo2, Flog, Insane51, Leon Keer, Levalet, Murmure, Tamara Alves, Vuk Vidor, YZ
MashaaDunya Festival
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
MashaaDunya Festival
Tentoonstelling MashaaDunya
GC De Markten
Brussels
Exhibitions
Tentoonstelling MashaaDunya
Nicolás Lamas - 'The Failure of Order'
Meessen
Brussels
Exhibitions
Nicolás Lamas - 'The Failure of Order'
Liza Sivakova - 'Under the Chandelier'
Galerie Eric Mouchet
Forest
Exhibitions
Liza Sivakova - 'Under the Chandelier'
Samir Mougas - 'Hard Edge, Soft Core'
Galerie Eric Mouchet
Forest
Exhibitions
Samir Mougas - 'Hard Edge, Soft Core'
Emilie Croon – 1 heure avec Emilie
Le Petit Kings
Saint-Gilles
Show
Emilie Croon – 1 heure avec Emilie
Raymond Tsham, Reinata Sadimba - 'Héritages vivants. Réinventer les formes '
PERSON
Brussels
Exhibitions
Raymond Tsham, Reinata Sadimba - 'Héritages vivants. Réinventer les formes '
Ai Weiwei - 'The Art of Defiance'
Patrick Derom Gallery
Brussels
Exhibitions
Ai Weiwei - 'The Art of Defiance'
Ugo Rondinone - 'primordial (rainbow)'
Gladstone Gallery
Brussels
Exhibitions
Ugo Rondinone - 'primordial (rainbow)'
D'Armand Rassenfosse à Marcel Broodthaers.
Armand Rassenfosse, Max Ernst, André Masson, Théophile Steinlen, John Mac Cracken, Stanley Brouwn. Virgine Devillez Fine Art é la Galerie de la Béraudière
Galerie de la Béraudière
Brussels
Exhibitions
D'Armand Rassenfosse à Marcel Broodthaers.
Korean Traditional Painting in Alter-age; Pure and Hybrid
This exhibition brings together historical masterpieces of Korean painting as well as works by four contemporary Korean artists. Opening in Brussels on September 17, the exhibition explores how Hangukhwa (traditional Korean painting) continues to be reinterpreted and transformed today.
Historical masterpieces ranging from the late Joseon period to the 20th century are presented alongside contemporary creations by four Korean artists: Jean Song, Choe Sooryeon, Choi Haeri, and Hwang Kyumin.
KOREAN PAINTING: Tradition Meets the Present
At the heart of the exhibition is muninhwa, or Korean literati painting, a tradition rooted in the spirit of the seonbi ("literati scholar"). Rather than treating tradition as something frozen in the past, the exhibition explores how these established artistic practices are learned, repeated, and reinterpreted within modern temporalities.
The exhibition features masterpieces from the collections of the Ilmin Museum of Art and the Ilmin Cultural Foundation, highlighting nine historical figures—Jeong Seon, Yi Gwangsa, Kang Sehwang, Kim Jeonghui, Jang Seungeop, An Jungsik, Lee Sangbeom, No Soohyeon, and Pak Nosoo—alongside four contemporary artists. Highlights of the exhibition include Calligraphy and Paintings of Kang Sehwang (1789) and Flower and Bird (c. 1860) by Jang Seungeop.
COPY, REINTERPRET, CREATE
A key concept of the exhibition stems from three traditional methodologies of learning and artistic creation: mo (模, to copy), im (臨, to study and imitate), and bang (倣, to adapt).
Contemporary artists Jean Song, Choe Sooryeon, Choi Haeri, and Hwang Kyumin revisit these fundamental principles from a modern perspective. By recombining these classic methods, they place traditional Korean visual practices into a dynamic dialogue with contemporary sensibilities and materials.
Visitors will be able to discover a variety of works, ranging from the ink painting The First Window (2023) by Jean Song and Practice for Decorating a Shrine (2026) by Choe Sooryeon, to the oil painting Water Column with Liliums (2022) by Choi Haeri and Mo-Im-Bang (The Gathering Room): copy, paint, and stroke (2026) by Hwang Kyumin.
PURE AND HYBRID: What Makes a Tradition?
The subtitle Pure and Hybrid raises broader questions about the evolution of "tradition". The term Hangukhwa ("Korean painting") carries a complex modern history, having emerged during the post-liberation period to construct a decolonized artistic identity following Japanese colonial rule. Rather than asserting a single "pure" origin, Hangukhwa has continuously evolved through constant dialogue with contemporary art. The exhibition approaches tradition not as a frozen relic, but as a living and dynamic cultural system, permanently shaped by hybridity and active reinterpretation.
KOREAN PAINTING, REDRAWN IN BRUSSELS
Presented as part of "2026 Touring K-Arts", a public-private initiative aimed at introducing Korean arts to an international audience, the exhibition is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE), Arts Council Korea, and Hyundai Sungwoo Holdings.
The Korean Cultural Center to Belgium and the EU, in collaboration with the Ilmin Museum of Art, is pleased to present the exhibition "Korean Traditional Painting in Alter-age: Pure and Hybrid".
Korean Cultural Center Brussels
Brussels
Exhibitions
Korean Traditional Painting in Alter-age; Pure and Hybrid
En 2026, La Maison des Arts a 200 ans !
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Exhibitions
En 2026, La Maison des Arts a 200 ans !
Exposition à l’occasion des 200 ans de la Maison des Arts
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Exhibitions
Exposition à l’occasion des 200 ans de la Maison des Arts
Au jardin
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Exhibitions
Au jardin
Visites guidées et ateliers créatifs
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Guided tours
Visites guidées et ateliers créatifs
Le labo
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Courses and workshops
Le labo
Tatiana Trouvé - 'The Auxiliaries'
Xavier Hufkens
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Tatiana Trouvé - 'The Auxiliaries'
Maria Thereza Alves - 'An Accounting'
Galeria Jaqueline Martins
Brussels
Exhibitions
Maria Thereza Alves - 'An Accounting'
Hans Op de Beeck - 'Vanishing Point'
Almine Rech
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Hans Op de Beeck - 'Vanishing Point'
Oda Jaune - 'The Other'
Templon
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
Oda Jaune - 'The Other'
Canicool (visual art duo composed of artists and curators Antonin Kremer & Benjamin Jaubert) – ‘Demain Demain’
Canicool is a visual art duo composed of artists and curators Antonin Kremer & Benjamin Jaubert
JAP / Vitrine "Entre deux portes"
Brussels
Exhibitions
Canicool (visual art duo composed of artists and curators Antonin Kremer & Benjamin Jaubert) – ‘Demain Demain’
Au jardin
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Exhibitions
Au jardin
Pieter Laurens Mol - Laía Argüelles Folch - 'Once We Existed'
Chiquita Room
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Pieter Laurens Mol - Laía Argüelles Folch - 'Once We Existed'
Soft Assemblies
Augusta Gallery presents Soft Assemblies, an exhibition highlighting innovative techniques of joining, weaving, and braiding. Through research and experimentation, six European designers interlace reused and natural elements to create new forms and transform spaces.
Augusta Gallery presents Soft Assemblies, an exhibition highlighting innovative techniques of joining, weaving, and braiding. Through research and experimentation, six European designers interlace reused and natural elements to create new forms and transform spaces.
For this exhibition, Agnieszka Mazur crafts sculptural lamps and objects from discarded sand, inspired by the traditional sandcastles on the beaches of Zeeland. The collaboration between Amandine David and Esmé Hofman explores contrasts by combining digital techniques and basketry to create sculptural containers. Textile designers Juliette Berthonneau and Justine Gaignault experiment with textures, juxtaposing dense patterns with translucent areas as they felt linen and wool weaves into decorative and functional textiles. Laure Kasiers unveils new wall rugs featuring abstract motifs, employing a technique she developed using interlaced strips of wool and linen.
The exhibition explores a new facet of the transformation of materials through connections, intertwining, and the rhythm of successive layers.
Agnieszka Mazur, Amandine David and Esmé Hofman, Juliette Berthonneau and Justine Gaignault, Laure Kasiers.
Augusta
Brussels
Exhibitions
Soft Assemblies
Renature Time 2026
Various locations in the Brussels Capital Region
Brussels
Guided tours
Renature Time 2026
Camille Pennequin, Colorful Escapes
Camille Pennequin is a painter based in Brussels. Havind graduated in graphic design from the University of the Arts London (UAL Camberwell) and subsequently in jewellery design from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, she has developed a visual art practice enriched by the precision of drawing, the rigour of craftsmanship and the power of colour.
Camille Pennequin’s world invites us to pause time and let our minds wander. Drawing inspiration from her travels, the artist goes beyond simply depicting the landscape to capture its emotion, light and atmosphere: the enchanting reflections of Venice, the brightness of Menorca and the mystery of Calabria all become fragments of memory.
On the canvas, gouache and oil pastels intertwine in a tactile interplay of textures and reliefs, brought to life by free-flowing brushstrokes and vibrant colours. The energy of the moment blends with memory, making each work a poetic bridge between recollection and wonder.
Chez Martha
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Camille Pennequin, Colorful Escapes
Exposition Géographie humaine
Two photographers. Two paths. Two sensibilities.
And yet, a shared need: to observe the human spirit.
For over fifty years, Baudoin Lotin has traveled the world with a camera that seems constantly to seek out the human encounter.
Daniel Boreux is a general practitioner and... a photographer.
He, too, photographs people, but with a more intimate and contemplative approach.
"Human Geography" Exhibition – Baudoin Lotin and Daniel Boreux
Two photographers. Two journeys. Two sensibilities.
And yet, a shared need: to observe the human experience.
For over fifty years, Baudoin Lotin has traveled the world with a camera, seemingly seeking out human encounters rather than specific events. His images focus on gestures, faces, bodies, silences, and the ordinary scenes that—better than any long-winded explanation—tell the stories of men and women. It is a deeply human, attentive, and committed form of photography, where the distance between the observer and the observed tends to vanish.
Daniel Boreux is a general practitioner and... a photographer.
He, too, photographs the human experience, but with a more intimate and contemplative approach.
His images often seem to capture things in their primal simplicity: a body, a presence, a posture, a fragment of life. His gaze rests quietly, paying special attention to what might easily go unnoticed.
Their photographs do not tell the same stories.
They are not taken from the same vantage point.
But they look in the same direction.
Exhibition from October 1 to November 29.
Opening reception: October 1, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Baxton Gallery – Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés 29, 1000 Brussels.
Photographers : Baudoin Lotin and Daniel Boreux
Studio Baxton
Brussels
Exhibitions
Exposition Géographie humaine
Ali Cherri - 'Soul Witness'
For the first time, several of Ali Cherri’s major bodies of work are gathered, including his upcoming film The Sentinel (2026). Alongside, a series of sculptures, watercolour drawings and installations act as a sustained inquiry into how institutions of power — the nation-state, the military and even the museum — shape the ways history is constructed and remembered.
Wiels - Contemporary art centre
Forest
Exhibitions
Ali Cherri - 'Soul Witness'
Nathalie Amand
Préface Jacques Sojcher
Le Salon d'Art
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
Nathalie Amand
"20 ans d'une histoire en mouvement" Géopolis/MYOP
From September 2 to November 1, 2026, the Géopolis team is delighted to present an exhibition created in collaboration with the Myop collective, marking the 20th anniversary of this exceptional group of photographers who have been traveling the world for 20 years to document its progress.
This exhibition of 200 photographs is both a deep dive into their work and a journey through world history.
Introduction to the collective
This exhibition is a collection left to run wild, open to every wind. Twenty years of images bloom here, intertwine, spilling over the well-guarded borders of the past to invade the present. They are what we saw. What seized us. What demanded to be shown. Faces, dramas, joys. Everything the whirlwind of the world sweeps up and lays before our restless eyes.
Each vision will have lasted only a brief instant. But that fraction of a second, made eternal in a photograph, holds within it its entire history. It bears witness. It whispers, it cries out. It calls us to account for its existence and compels us to face it as it is, without looking away.
We, the photographers of MYOP, hold to this commitment to go out and meet the world, to listen to its stories, to relate its joys, its sufferings, its poetry. Against the algorithmic fever that falsifies reality, we set the complexity of the living, the richness of encounters, the energy of long time.
We believe in the power of images — insofar as they carry us toward others, open up the field of our curiosity, our reflection, our emotions. We believe in the power of testimony, in the sensitive imprint of the lives unfolding around us. We want to gather them, to tell their share of shadow and light. To pay tribute to them at times, to do them justice where we can.
This work embraces the entire shape of life; it never stops. New images are already being born. The exhibition will keep growing. As long as one of us still stands there.
the Myop team
Geopolis
Brussels
Exhibitions
"20 ans d'une histoire en mouvement" Géopolis/MYOP
"Dans le jardin de Mémé" - Catherine Le Goff
Le Wolf - la Maison de la Littérature de Jeunesse
Brussels
Exhibitions
"Dans le jardin de Mémé" - Catherine Le Goff
Let’s explore the world of art, textiles and music
ratz
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Let’s explore the world of art, textiles and music
Atelier 'Kunst en emoties'
GC Den Dam
Auderghem
Courses and workshops
Atelier 'Kunst en emoties'
Plateau Stand-Up Gold Edition
Comedy Ket
Brussels
Show
Plateau Stand-Up Gold Edition
Constantin Nitsche - 'Les mains'
Xavier Hufkens
Brussels
Exhibitions
Constantin Nitsche - 'Les mains'
Philippe de Gobert - 'Dedans / Dehors'
LMNO
Brussels
Exhibitions
Philippe de Gobert - 'Dedans / Dehors'
Île/Mer/Froid with Richard Dewar, Daniel Dewar & Gregory Gicquel, Philippe Godderidge, Marianne Marić, Julien Meert
La Verrière
Brussels
Exhibitions
Île/Mer/Froid with Richard Dewar, Daniel Dewar & Gregory Gicquel, Philippe Godderidge, Marianne Marić, Julien Meert
Sayre Gomez - 'Sim City'
Xavier Hufkens
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Sayre Gomez - 'Sim City'
Season XL, Mae Engelgeer & Matsubayashi Hosai XVI, Echoes of Wa, Duo Show
Spazio Nobile Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Season XL, Mae Engelgeer & Matsubayashi Hosai XVI, Echoes of Wa, Duo Show
Chisato Yasui - 'Monad'
Spazio Nobile Studiolo
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Chisato Yasui - 'Monad'
Petites histoires des droits des travailleur·euses - atelier BD
La Fonderie - Brussels museum of Work and Industry
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Courses and workshops
Petites histoires des droits des travailleur·euses - atelier BD
Jonas Moenne - 'Au delà de la ville'
Galerie La Patinoire Royale Bach
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
Jonas Moenne - 'Au delà de la ville'
Breicafé
GC Wabo
Watermael-Boitsfort
Courses and workshops
Breicafé
Mathias Toubro - 'In Shape of a Heart'
Damien & The Love Guru
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
Mathias Toubro - 'In Shape of a Heart'
Romina Remmo "Au seuil de l'Intime"
In the exhibition “The edge of the Intimate", Romina Remmo explores transitional spaces through organic forms. The boundary between the living body and matter prompts the viewer to draw nearer and then to cross a threshold that is as much physical as it is sensory. The artist creates objects, paints, photographs and works with bobbin lace, whose openwork structure becomes a metaphor for the skin. She explores the mechanisms of fascination, but also of rejection. The delicacy of the fabric, combined with the coldness of sharp materials such as hooks, pins and needles, opens up an ambivalent space – a place of opposing forces where attraction and repulsion coexist. This exhibition is an invitation to engage with the deeply unsettling fragility of the human condition.
zedes art gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Romina Remmo "Au seuil de l'Intime"
Germaine Rimbout. Poetry. Color. Movement.
This spring, the Spilliaert Room brings to light a figure who long remained in the shadows: Germaine Rimbout (1894–1973), a Brussels-based artist with a singular trajectory.
This spring, the Spilliaert Room brings to light a figure who long remained in the shadows: Germaine Rimbout (1894–1973), a Brussels-based artist with a singular trajectory.
Influenced by Cubism and Fauvism, her work evolved after the Second World War toward a freer abstraction and an increasingly daring colour palette.
An exhibition driven as much by the strength of the work as by the personality of the artist. As a female creator in a world still largely dominated by men at the time, she succeeded in forging her own path.
Her artistic journey reflects the tensions and aspirations of an era.
In collaboration with KBR
Since 21 May 2025, the Spilliaert Room has immersed visitors in the poetic and mysterious world of the Belgian illustrator and draughtsman. This new space also hosts temporary presentations of works on paper and honours the exceptional contribution of Spilliaert, whose work enters into dialogue with that of other artists from the collections.
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Brussels
Exhibitions
Germaine Rimbout. Poetry. Color. Movement.
Dany Danino - 'Kaos'
Galerie Emilie Dujat
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Dany Danino - 'Kaos'
Elena Ferrer with Anaïs Chabeur and Edurne Rubio - 'Become the Sky'
ISELP
Brussels
Exhibitions
Elena Ferrer with Anaïs Chabeur and Edurne Rubio - 'Become the Sky'
Creation et handicap mental. champ / Hors-champ
Centre Culturel Jacques Franck
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
Creation et handicap mental. champ / Hors-champ
Kurt Peiser and the Marolles
In its final exhibition before the gallery is refurbished, the Parenthesis Space will be presenting the realistic and sensitive works of Kurt Peiser. In 2025, the Museum acquired 79 of his works. Discover around thirty of these pieces, which bear witness to everyday life and the history of the Marolles district during the interwar period.
In its final exhibition before the gallery is refurbished, the Parenthesis Space will be presenting the realistic and sensitive works of Kurt Peiser. In 2025, the Museum acquired 79 of his works. Discover around thirty of these pieces, which bear witness to everyday life and the history of the Marolles district during the interwar period.
Kurt Peiser (1887–1962), takes an honest yet sensitive view of his adopted home city of Brussels. He walks around the capital, paying special attention to the Marolles. In this way he becomes a uniquely close observer of that neighbourhood. Through his engravings and drawings, the artist captures the everyday spirit of its narrow streets, bustling cul-de-sacs and the people living in the shadow of the Palace of Justice. He immortalises the men and women he meets in the taverns along the Rue Haute and in the public spaces. Rejecting all forms of sentimentalised misery, Kurt Peiser’s portraits reveal the dignity, inner lives and humanity of the people who make up the fabric of this neighbourhood. A century later, his works still have the power to move us.
In 2025, the Brussels City Museum acquired a collection of 79 works by Kurt Peiser. Created mainly in the 1920s, around thirty of them are on display at the Brussels City Museum. This major acquisition allows the museum to continue with its mission: to tell the story of Brussels in all its richness and highlight the lives of the men and women who have lived in the city, shaping it and giving it life over the years.
Museum of the City of Brussels / The King’s House
Brussels
Exhibitions
Kurt Peiser and the Marolles
Italiaanse conversatiegroep
GC Den Dam
Auderghem
Courses and workshops
Italiaanse conversatiegroep
Candid! Straatfotografie in Brussel I Candid! Streetphotography in Brussels
GC Elzenhof
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
Candid! Straatfotografie in Brussel I Candid! Streetphotography in Brussels
Transparences liquides : Anne-Camille Allueva, Matan Mittwoch, Laure Tiberghien, Emmanuel Van der Auwera
Contretype
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
Transparences liquides : Anne-Camille Allueva, Matan Mittwoch, Laure Tiberghien, Emmanuel Van der Auwera
Michael Lin - 'Tea Towels and Serviettes'
In the autumn of 2026, La Loge presents a new work of Michael Lin, an influential artist from a generation of Taiwanese practitioners who gained international prominence in the 1990s and 2000s. Michael Lin (1964) lives and works between Taipei and Brussels. This exhibition marks his first solo presentation in Belgium. Lin will create a large-scale, site-specific installation. He is known for his vivid, expansive works that draw on traditional Taiwanese textile patterns. His practice operates at the intersection of visual art, design, and craft, and has been widely presented in leading biennials and international museum exhibitions.
Michael Lin
La Loge
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Michael Lin - 'Tea Towels and Serviettes'
Trouble Parfait
Two generations, two worlds, two approaches and a multitude of materials come together in dialogue in Hectare’s new exhibition.
A regular at the gallery since Miroir Miroir with his reworkings of camera lenses, Jiro Kamata (b. 1978, Hirosaki, Japan – lives and works in Munich) propels them into new dimensions. These ‘optical gems’, once destined to capture light and preserve memories, now give way to laboratory-grown quartz. The real and the unreal pass through the sensory portal of his Celestial Eyes. Mutations, distortions and reflections take centre stage in a parallel world inspired by astronomy, mythology and spirituality.
Extreme meticulousness and the utmost attention to detail are echoed in the illusions – very different, yet equally fascinating – created by Benedict Haener (b. 1992, lives and works in Lucerne, Switzerland). Under the title Kill your darling, from sandpaper to sugar cubes and sour sweets, the artist reinterprets the everyday, pulverises precious materials, initially devaluing them only to imbue them with new value through unique pieces that are wildly technical and irresistibly playful.
Whilst each of these creators’ approaches embodies a pop aesthetic that is resolutely contemporary, they nonetheless contain a nostalgic or fantastical element woven into their work.
It is at this intersection that the scenographic collaborators of Trouble parfait come into play. Through the speckled ceramic of her photo frames, Léna Babinet (b. 1994, Paris – lives and works in Brussels) creates a disruption. The image is missing; the reflection is absent. What remains is the object – recognisable as ever – and its intimate mystery, its vibrant presence, its familiar strangeness. As if freshly picked, Olga Flór’s (b. 1995, based in Eindhoven) sunflowers capture the fleeting and the shifting at the heart of a boldly impure eternity.
Contemporary jewellery exhibition: Jiro Kamata, Benedict Haener
Hectare Galerie
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Trouble Parfait
Lisa Vlaemminck - 'Dressage Ruined by Puffers'
Rodolphe Janssen
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Lisa Vlaemminck - 'Dressage Ruined by Puffers'
BuurTmakers: Lunchbreak yoga
GC Op-Weule
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Sport
BuurTmakers: Lunchbreak yoga
Autoworld 40 Years – Looking back to the future
From 11 September to 13 December, Autoworld will bring back to the museum the crème de la crème of more than 100 temporary exhibitions. The exhibition will feature cars and motorcycles that have appeared in one of Autoworld’s many past exhibitions and that each have a special link with the history of the museum.
From 11 September to 13 December, Autoworld will bring back to the museum the crème de la crème of more than 100 temporary exhibitions. The exhibition will feature cars and motorcycles that have appeared in one of Autoworld’s many past exhibitions and that each have a special link with the history of the museum.
‘Autoworld 40 Years – Looking back to the future’ will not be a classic retrospective, but an eclectic and surprising look back at 40 years of Autoworld. Visitors will discover vehicles ranging from pre-war models to modern supercars, including the Bugatti Type 35, the Lamborghini Miura, the rare Muntz Jet, the unique Toyota 2000GT Targa from James Bond, the “flying” Citroën DS and the Porsche 918.
The latter is coming at the request of the public. In July, Autoworld asked visitors which cars they would like to see again at the museum. The answers were enthusiastic and remarkably diverse, but one thing became clear once again: supercars remain extremely popular. The Porsche 918 clearly stood out as the most requested car. We are therefore delighted to announce its presence.
Each vehicle will be linked to the exhibition in which it was once displayed. The exhibition will also include a wall presenting an overview of all the exhibitions Autoworld has organised over the years. A short video will summarise 40 years of Autoworld through images, moments and memories from the museum’s history.
Autoworld
Brussels
Exhibitions
Autoworld 40 Years – Looking back to the future
Jonathan Adolphe - 'Veils of Light'
Frédérick Mouraux Gallery
Uccle
Exhibitions
Jonathan Adolphe - 'Veils of Light'
Yoga 18.00 uur
GC De Kroon
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
Sport
Yoga 18.00 uur
Yoga 19u
GC De Kroon
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
Sport
Yoga 19u
Yoga 20.00 uur
GC De Kroon
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
Sport
Yoga 20.00 uur
Dutch conversation
Practice your Dutch in a cozy conversation group. Join the conversation, learn more, meet people. Every week we get toge
Want to make your Dutch more fluent? Join our conversation group. In a warm, relaxed atmosphere, you practice speaking, meet new people, and your enjoyment of the language grows every week.
GC Kontakt
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Courses and workshops
Dutch conversation
Conversatietafel Italiaans
GC Op-Weule
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Courses and workshops
Conversatietafel Italiaans
Museum of museums
Works from the Art et marges museum collection successively transform the spaces in which they are displayed.
A botanical garden, a planetarium, an anthropological cabinet, a folklore museum… these settings unfold before the viewer like a series of temples, each infused with its own atmosphere by the Muses. Is the museum a sacred place?
MUSEUM OF MUSEUMS sets out to dismantle the walls we so often imagine standing between artwork and audience. Through scenographic and educational displays inspired by different museum typologies, and with objects brought out from the reserves, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in the exhibition as a total experience.
Amid the Art brut collections — between tissue paper and the scent of popcorn (come and see for yourself!) — works from the contemporary visual arts scene also appear. While the Art et marges museum may delight, for the occasion, in spotting categories everywhere, its true specialty lies in creating dialogue between them.
Seyni Awa Camara, Pierre Bonvoisin, Charlotte Beaudry, Géraldine Beaupère, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Umberto Bergamaschi, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Alexandre Bernardi, Pascal Bernier, Ghyslain Bertholon, Anacleto Borghi, Magali Cadelli, Solène Calderon, Alejandro Cardenas, Ignacio Carles Tolra, Pierre Coene, Tony Convey, Georges Counasse, Caroline Dahyot, Michel Dave, Clément Davout, Alain Delaunay...
Art & marges museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
Museum of museums
Art nouveau versus Art Deco? 1850–1950: a century in 31 seats
Dive into a century of revolutions in design and architecture! Between Art Nouveau and modernism, discover 31 iconic chairs revealing the evolutions and continuities that have shaped the way we live.
From June 25, 2026, to January 10, 2027, the Horta Museum presents the exhibition Art Nouveau versus Art Deco? 1850–1950: A Century in 31 Seats. The exhibition features thirty chairs by leading designers, from Victor Horta and Henry van de Velde to Le Corbusier and Marcel Breuer, offering insight into a century of transformation in design and architecture in the Western world. Although Art Nouveau and Art Deco are often seen as opposites, this exhibition brings them into dialogue through the chair, an iconic object in interior architecture. The chair serves as the central thread and illustrates how designers are connected across generations.
Horta Museum
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
Art nouveau versus Art Deco? 1850–1950: a century in 31 seats
Tony Cragg - 'Symmetries'
Bernier/Eliades
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Tony Cragg - 'Symmetries'
Sasha Kurmaz & Danylo Halkin - 'Liturgie des jours'
Galerie La Patinoire Royale Bach
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
Sasha Kurmaz & Danylo Halkin - 'Liturgie des jours'
Music courses (C1)
The academy of Muziekpublique offers more than 50 courses traditional music and dance. Besides the oud, kora and calabash you can also learn flamenco guitar, saz or Brazilian percussion. All classes are given by professional musicians and dancers in different locations in Brussels, and learning is often based on oral transmission, as in the case of many world cultures.
The academy of Muziekpublique offers more than 50 courses traditional music and dance. Besides the oud, kora and calabash you can also learn flamenco guitar, saz or Brazilian percussion. All classes are given by professional musicians and dancers in different locations in Brussels. Each teacher practices his or her own pedagogical approach. Music theory is not necessary for a good part of the courses, since learning is often based on oral transmission, as in the case of many world cultures. The offer consists of individual lessons, ensembles and courses for adults and young people.
The courses are taught, among others, by Aboubakar Traoré, Uma Ramakrishnan, Octave Komlan, Mohamed Amine El Korchi, Mamadou Dramé, Raphaël De Cock, Aurel Budisteanu, José Luis Dominguez, Constanza Guzmán, Verónica Codesal, Saïdjah Galo, Marc Lelangue, Lorcan Fahy, Jérémie Fraboni, Pierre Gillet, Robbe Kieckens, Mathilde Dedeurwaerdere, Everton Firmeza, Karen De Pooter, Milâd Mohammadi.
Muziekpublique
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
Music courses (C1)
Music ensembles (C1)
Join one of our music ensembles, featuring a variety of instruments and musical complexity, and delve into the genres of Samba and Choro, Tango, Tambora, or Son jarocho. The academy counts 14 ensembles where you will learn a repertoire and discover the joy of playing together.
From September to June, the academy of Muziekpublique offers more than 50 courses traditional music and dance. All classes are given by professional musicians and dancers in different locations in Brussels. Each teacher practices his or her own pedagogical approach. Music theory is not necessary for a good part of the courses, since learning is often based on oral transmission, as in the case of many world cultures. The program includes individual lessons, ensembles, and workshops for adults and youth. Join one of our music ensembles, featuring a variety of instruments and musical complexity, and delve into the genres of samba and choro, tango, tambora, or son jarocho. You can also learn the most common melodies of folk dances in the Folk ball Ensemble or let yourself be transported from East to West by traditional music with the East-West Ensemble. The academy has 14 ensembles where you will learn a repertoire and discover the joy of playing together.
Among the teachers of the music ensembles at our academy are Mohamed Amine El Korchi, Everton Firmeza, Dries De Maeyer, Becca Fredrick, Juliette Ferreira, Camilo Córdoba, Gerardo Agnese, Juan Pardo, Nicolas Hauzeur, Anne Niepold, Israel Alonso, Vincent Noiret, Renaud Dardenne and Piet Maris.
Muziekpublique
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
Music ensembles (C1)
Museum of Illusions
Museum of Illusions Brussels invites you to discover a fascinating world where reality is transformed! Explore amazing optical illusions, put your senses to the test, and discover how your brain interprets the world around you. An interactive, fun, and educational experience to enjoy with family, friends, or colleagues in the heart of Brussels.
Museum of Illusions Brussels – An experience where reality plays tricks on you!
Step into a fascinating world where your senses are challenged and where nothing is always as it seems. Located in the heart of Brussels, the Museum of Illusions invites you to explore a world full of optical illusions, interactive experiences, and surprising discoveries to share with family, friends, or colleagues.
Discover amazing installations that challenge your perception: change your size in the Ames Room, lose your sense of direction in the Mirror Room, test your balance in spaces where reality seems to transform, and capture unique moments with incredible photos.
More than just a museum, the Museum of Illusions Brussels offers a fun and educational experience that reveals how our brain interprets the world around us. Both children and adults can learn while having fun through interactive games, puzzles, and fascinating illusions.
An ideal visit for families, school groups, tourists, and anyone looking for a unique experience in the heart of Brussels.
Come and discover a place where the impossible becomes possible!
Museum of Illusions
Brussels
Exhibitions
Museum of Illusions
Salomé Berger, Mao Wu - 'The Poem Thinks as It Goes'
Peter Gaugy Gallery
Brussels
Exhibitions
Salomé Berger, Mao Wu - 'The Poem Thinks as It Goes'
In the footsteps of Bart Van Loo and the Burgundians
Bart Van Loo invites you to view one of the most fascinating periods of our history through his eyes: an era in which art and power elevate one another to new heights.
Together with KBR, he has created a remarkable museum route. Here you will discover original watercolours by Jean-Léon Huens, presented alongside exceptional manuscripts, prints and engravings from the KBR collections.
These documents illustrate Bart’s fascination with history and make the world of the Burgundian court tangible. For this route, he wrote texts that capture the Burgundian origins of our shared history.
Continue your discovery in Brussels
Your journey through the Burgundian world does not have to end at the KBR museum. With the podwalk In the footsteps of the Burgundians, Bart Van Loo guides you through Brussels.
Using the VRT PodWalks app, you walk past places where the Burgundian past can still be felt today , from Place Royale, via Hotel Ravenstein and the Nassau Chapel, to the Grand Place and St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral.
KBR
Brussels
Exhibitions
In the footsteps of Bart Van Loo and the Burgundians
Exhibithion Simplicities
In the summer of 2026, the Fashion & Lace Museum invites you to discover the simplicity of clothing. Spanning more than two centuries of history, this new exhibition looks back at moments when clothing leaned towards simplicity, functionality, and naturalness.
In the summer of 2026, the Fashion & Lace Museum invites you to discover the simplicity of clothing. Spanning more than two centuries of history, this new exhibition looks back at moments when clothing leaned towards simplicity, functionality, and naturalness. Often associated with luxury, glamour, and novelty, fashion is revealed here as a mirror of cultural and social change. A theme that, until now, has been little studied.
Simplicites begins at the end of the 18th century. The philosophy of the Enlightenment, along with medical and hygienist discourse, called for a profound reform of the way people dressed. A return to nature manifested itself in a rejection of corrective artifices, new cuts, breathable materials, and an aesthetic vocabulary inspired by Antiquity. The clothing ideal became a reflection of a new lifestyle combining comfort, freedom of the body, and closeness to nature.
The exhibition is divided into six chapters, each highlighting the different aspects of this simplicity. Drawn from history, the pieces shown in these thematic capsules reveal the continuity, resurgence, and paradoxes of this aesthetic. Discover this lesser-known side of fashion history.
Fashion & Lace Museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
Exhibithion Simplicities
