Kaaitheater
Kaaitheater is a Brussels arts centre, presenting local and international performing arts productions: from the 1980s to the present, from repertoire to experimental, from small theatre to large. In a world of one-off hits, Kaaitheater offers artists long-term commitment. Social and ecological topics are a prominent element in its programme. Kaaitheater presents about 75 productions each season on two locations in the Brussels' canal zone: Kaaitheater and Kaaistudio's.
Kaaitheater (but not the Kaaistudio’s) is undergoing renovation works and its activities are partly hosted by other theatres in Brussels and the surrounding area: De Kriekelaar, KVS, CC de Factorij, CC Strombeek, Westrand, Bronks, Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Atelier 210, Halles de Schaerbeek, Rosas Performance Space, Tour & Taxis, AB, Raffinerie Charleroi Danse, Théâtre Varia.
Kaaitheater
Kanal - Centre Pompidou
Kanal-Centre Pompidou, Europe’s largest museum development, will open to the public in Brussels on Saturday 28 November 2026. It will be the city’s first world class museum of modern and contemporary art and architecture.
Housed in the transformed 40,000 sqm former Citroën factory, under one sweeping roof, Kanal features 5 floors of state of the art gallery spaces. It also includes a 7 metre high basement gallery, dedicated spaces for Kanal Architecture (formerly CIVA, the city’s Centre for Architecture, Landscape and Urban Planning), performance and film screening auditoria, workshops and community spaces, cafes and rooftop restaurant/bar with views across the city, an in-house bakery and shops, with generous indoor circulation spaces open free to everyone all day, and leading into a new public square.
Kanal - Centre Pompidou
Maison des Cultures et de la Cohésion sociale de Molenbeek (MCCS)
Maison des Cultures et de la Cohésion sociale de Molenbeek (MCCS)
MigratieMuseumMigration
Today, more than 180 nationalities live together in Brussels. The MigratieMuseumMigration gives a permanent home to the stories of the first generation of guest workers, of the earliest inhabitants of the Petit-Château, of the expats, the war refugees, the Europeans who move freely within the EU and many others. It is a warm environment where visitors can discover Brussels and the lives of others through memories and souvenirs. Above all, it is a museum with plenty of room to share your own story.
MigratieMuseumMigration
WOM - World Of Mind
Challenge your brain at the WOM!
In a museum of 1500m², exercise your senses and challenge your brain in a colourful universe! Dedicated to the five senses, our perceptions and illusions, the WOM is scientific but also recreational.
It's an exceptional experience which questions reality as we perceive it and where science meets fun!
Discover famous illusions such as the mirror room or the vortex but also experiences never seen before in Belgium. Get ready for a visit full of surprises and emotions!
Throughout your visit, meet the well-known neurologist, author and Francqui Prize winner Steven Laureys in the Science Corners. Learn about the five senses, the way our brain works, and discover what happens when we interact with illusions and how we treat the information sent by our environment.
WOM - World Of Mind
Municipal Museum of Molenbeek Saint-Jean
The MoMuse exhibits the historical heritage of Molenbeek, from its origins to the present day, with a special emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. This small territory of some 6km², has evolved over many centuries. From humble rural beginnings, it experienced an intense industrialisation in the 1840s, followed by a deindustrialisation not without consequences, and finally, at the dawn of the 1960s, an intense urban growth. All these events have profoundly changed the way of life, and essence of the commune.
Municipal Museum of Molenbeek Saint-Jean
iMAL, Center for Digital Cultures and Technology
iMAL is a cultural organisation, located in Molenbeek, Brussels, combining the roles of an Art Center and a Lab. It is a meeting place between different communities with a special attention to the local scene. iMAL's 25th anniversary marks the beginning of a broader reflection on resilience, resistance to the dominant definition of progress, and the responsibility of fostering solidarity.
iMAL supports artistic practices that critically engage with digital technologies. We propose a multi-voiced and transdisciplinary approach to contemporary issues through our program consisting of exhibitions, research and production residencies, reflection and training, and public engagement.
iMAL also has its own workshop, the iMAL Fablab, where residencies take place every year. The Fablab also has its own public access system, with the aim of making technology accessible to all without distinction.
In the coming years, iMAL will explore the degrowth of computation and aims to emphasize the importance of regenerative production ecosystems.
iMAL is only open during its public events. Please check our programme for further information.
iMAL, Center for Digital Cultures and Technology
LaVallée
LaVallée, a 6 000 m² former industrial laundry in Molenbeek, is a 'third place' that houses a community of artists and creative entrepreneurs, offering a multidisciplinary cultural programme, as well as spaces for rent.
It is a dynamic and friendly space thanks to the synergies between its various occupants, and its high quality yet offbeat programming.
LaVallée
Kanal Architecture (ex-CIVA)
Kanal Architecture (ex-CIVA) is a museum, an archive center, a library and a meeting place for lovers of architecture, landscape architecture, urban ecosystems and history in Brussels. Throughout the year, Kanal Architecture organizes temporary exhibitions, lectures, debates, guided tours, book launches and activities for children.
In preparation for its relocation, it closed its doors permanently at its Rue de l'Ermitage location on December 2025. See you on 28 November 2026 for the opening of Kanal, in a brand new location offering larger spaces and a more central location.
Kanal Architecture (ex-CIVA)
Le Baixu
The name “Baixu” means “beautiful” in the native language of the Pataxó peoples, indigenous to the south of the state of Bahia in Brazil. This word represents both the ambition of the project and the quality of the cultural events presented, as well as the founders’ attachment to Brazilian culture. Baisu is a quaint and welcoming space in the Tour & Taxis neighborhood in Brussels, which hosts concerts, expositions, screenings, or conferences – or where you can organise your private event.
A project dedicated to “beauty” in all its forms, where the keywords are quality, exchange and interaction.
Theatres & concert halls
Le Baixu
Recyclart
Cultural centres
Recyclart
La Fonderie - Brussels museum of Work and Industry
La Fonderie's tour guides invite visitors to discover Brussels so they may better understand and analyse the city.
The urban guided tours with their varied themes address questions deeply rooted in the past but which relate to modern, everyday life such as: work, industrial techniques, urban growth, immigration, social welfare and housing. Some visits concentrate on a neighbourhood; others ask questions related to economic, political or social issues. More than twenty tours are available in several languages for a large and diverse public.
Guided tours associations
La Fonderie - Brussels museum of Work and Industry
Vanhaerents Art Collection
The Vanhaerents Art Collection is a leading family collection of contemporary art, featuring works from the late 1970s to today. By bringing emerging talents into dialogue with established artists who inspired them, the collection maintains a strong connection with the most current developments in the art world.
Housed in a former industrial site from 1926 in Brussels’ Dansaert district, the collection — built by Walter, Els and Joost Vanhaerents — has grown into a unique and influential ensemble spanning painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video and other contemporary media.
For its tenth anniversary, the Vanhaerents Art Collection introduced an innovative presentation model: the viewing depot. In this more than 3,500 m² space, aesthetics, storage and collection care converge. Visitors are offered a rare behind-the-scenes experience and discover the richness of nearly four decades of collecting.
Vanhaerents Art Collection
Café de La Rue
Authentic little pub of the thirties, the Café de La Rue has organized for over 37 years now meal-shows ranging from ranging from French chanson and blues to narrative theater and jazz. The venue is only open for concerts. Opening doors at 7:50 pm, optional meal at 8 pm, concert at 9 pm. Ask for the program!
Café de La Rue
BELEXPO
Become climate heroes thanks to BELEXPO, the fun and interactive exhibition on climate and the cities of tomorrow, created by Brussels Environment.
Take on missions and imagine a better life & city! Experience mobility alternatives, grow vegetables in fast motion, learn to consume more sustainably, discover jobs related to the environment or reduce energy consumption at home.
In addition, Clim' Avatar, BELEXPO's artificial intelligence helps visitors better understand climate change and the missions to be accomplished thanks to a brand new animation.
Designed for young people aged 10 to 16 and their families, BELEXPO can be done alone or in groups (schools, youth movements, family, birthday parties). Learning and fun guaranteed!
BELEXPO
Magasin 4
MAGASIN 4 is an independent venue in Brussels dedicated to all kinds of alternative music, from Punk to Metal, from Noise to Experimental, and everything in between.
Magasin 4
COOP
COOP
Centre Culturel et Sportif Tour à Plomb
The Tour à Plomb Center is a neighborhood center of the Youth Service of the City of Brussels, dedicated to various forms of reflection, expression and creation, whether cultural, socio-cultural, artistic or sporting. As a neighborhood infrastructure, the Tour à Plomb is first and foremost available to the residents of Brussels and more specifically to the residents and organized groups (non-profit associations, public services and institutions...) of the Jardin aux Fleurs neighborhood.
Centre Culturel et Sportif Tour à Plomb
Toys Discovery Museum
The showcases of the Toys Discovery Museum display rare toys from Richard Blin's gigantic collection. A lifelong collector, he's collected countless treasures over the years. Almost 22,000 exceptional objects can be discovered.
Toys Discovery Museum
K1 (KANAL-Centre Pompidou)
Located on the other side of the canal, right across KANAL’s building, K1 is a temporary venue that will host a program of events leading up to the opening of the future KANAL-Centre Pompidou.
K1 (KANAL-Centre Pompidou)
Charleroi danse / La Raffinerie
Gebouwd in het midden van de 19de eeuw, vormt de voormalige suikerraffinaderij Gräffe, met zijn bakstenen muren en geraamte uit ijzer en gietijzer, en belangrijke getuige van het industriëel verlenden van de Hertogin van Brabantwijk.
In 1979, kreeg het geheel van gebouwen een culturele bestemming. Het Plan K organiseerde er talloze theater en dansvoorstellingen, concerten, films, tentoonstelligen.
In La Raffineriej, die ondertussen werd gerenoveerd, is thans de Brusselse afdeling van Charleroi danse, Choreografisch Centrum van de Federatie Wallonië-Brussel ondergebracht.
Charleroi danse / La Raffinerie
