Enygma Brussels
Enygma is a new entertainment concept (Live Escape Game). Enter a world where you and your team (3-6 players) are the heroes. You have 60 minutes to find clues and solve a series of puzzles in order to complete your mission. Come experience an unique adventure where speed, logic and teamwork are your strongest allies.
Armand Edwards
Enygma - Team building
Brussels
Various
Enygma Brussels
Atelier "Boîte à âme"
Hiro OJIMA
Centre des Bégonias
Watermael-Boitsfort
Courses and workshops
Atelier "Boîte à âme"
Atelier "Boîte à âme"
Centre des Bégonias
Watermael-Boitsfort
Courses and workshops
Atelier "Boîte à âme"
Exposition des sciences : à table !
ULB - Campus Solbosch, Bâtiment S
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Exposition des sciences : à table !
Gallery of Humankind - Our evolution, our body
From Sahelanthropus to Homo Sapiens, from embryo to adult: explore the human evolution and human body. Follow fossils and 3D reconstructions down the branching paths of 7 million years of evolution, explore the adaptations that set us apart from our predecessors, and witness the complex machine that is the human body.
Institute of Natural Sciences
Brussels
Exhibitions
Gallery of Humankind - Our evolution, our body
"Another history of Brussels" The popular districts of the canal
Discover the canal in 14 codes.
Fun and interactive exhibitions, entertainment for children and adults, a palace of images and a ± 1,000m2 garden to be explored with the family, with a school or in a group!
Download our smartphone izi TRAVEL app
Discover the canal in 14 codes.
Fun and interactive exhibitions, entertainment for children and adults, a palace of images and a ± 1,000m2 garden to be explored with the family, with a school or in a group!
Download our smartphone izi TRAVEL app
COOP
Anderlecht
Exhibitions
"Another history of Brussels" The popular districts of the canal
Halle Gate
Although thousands of people pass every day close to this remaining part of the second surrounding wall of Brussels, along the "petite ceinture" between the Place Louise and the Midi Station, very few of them are conscious of its eventful history. This fairytale monument, more than 600 years old is in fact the most remarkable witness of the City's medieval past.
Open on Mondays! The Halle Gate houses now a permanent presentation dedicated to the medieval City of Brussels. Climb the Halle Gate’s 169 steps and enjoy Brussels’ most stunning panoramic view. It’s a breathtaking plunge back into the 16th century!
For families : After the museum, children can have a great time in the most beautiful outdoor playground of Brussels, located only 100 meters from the museum. Adventure assured in this castle and medieval village with accompanying sandbox.
Halle Gate – RMAH
Brussels
Exhibitions
Halle Gate
Art & History Museum - galleries
Step inside this historic building, one of the biggest museums in Belgium and erected by former Belgian King Leopold II. Discover a wealth of artefacts from prehistoric times over antiquity and the European applied arts to a vast collection of non-European art.
Art & History Museum (RMAH)
Brussels
Exhibitions
Art & History Museum - galleries
Avis de recherche : de véritables Sherlock Holmes !
Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
Brussels
Animations
Avis de recherche : de véritables Sherlock Holmes !
Discover today the railway world of yesterday and tomorrow
We are not just another railway museum; we are more of a train opera. Visit us and spend an unforgettable day in the Train World universe. You will discover the most beautiful and unique pieces from the history of the Belgian railways. We combine the fascinating story of the train throughout the centuries with a look into the future.
Train World is home to the most beautiful objects from the history of the railways, all
brought together in a building steeped in history. Historic rolling stock, railway artefacts, unique archive material, photographs and films will take you on an interactive journey through time.
Train World welcomes you into the fabulous Schaerbeek station, one of the oldest and most original buildings in Belgium. The station is directly connected to the brand new museum complex with its sawtooth architecture and creates a perfect symbiosis
between the old and the new, fitting perfectly within the Art Nouveau heart of Schaerbeek.
Attention: the entry doors and the ticket office of Train World closes at 15:30!
Train World
Schaerbeek
Exhibitions
Discover today the railway world of yesterday and tomorrow
The birthday train
Looking for an unforgettable venue for your birthday party? Come and blow out your birthday candles at the world’s best railway museum!
Looking for an unforgettable venue for your birthday party? Come and blow out your birthday candles at the world’s best railway museum!
Climb into the finest engines, admire the Royal Family’s coaches, explore the museum with a guide, or blow out your candles in a real carriage!
Several packages are available:
1. An exciting tour of Train World
2. The restaurant car for you and your friends only
3. An unforgettable afternoon in the restaurant car and museum
Booking
At least two weeks before the day of the visit via reservations@trainworld.be.
More info: https://www.trainworld.be/en/practical-information/for-children/the-birthday-train
Train World
Schaerbeek
Exhibitions
The birthday train
Capoeira Angola - adult classes open to all
Collectif auQuai
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Sport
Capoeira Angola - adult classes open to all
Les apprentis du métal
la Fonderie - Brussels museum of Industry and Labour
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Animations
Les apprentis du métal
A fond les manivelles ! Décortiquons les mécanismes
la Fonderie - Brussels museum of Industry and Labour
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Animations
A fond les manivelles ! Décortiquons les mécanismes
Multicéréales ou l’histoire des céréales à travers les civilisations
la Fonderie - Brussels museum of Industry and Labour
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Animations
Multicéréales ou l’histoire des céréales à travers les civilisations
Utopie au Mont des Arts, visite scénarisée
devant la statue équestre du Roi Albert Ier, Mont des Arts
Brussels
Guided tours
Utopie au Mont des Arts, visite scénarisée
Zaalvoetbal voor de Jeugd
Annapurna Brussel Club
Anderlecht
Sport
Zaalvoetbal voor de Jeugd
Si t'y danses - balades urbaines
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
Si t'y danses - balades urbaines
BADMINTON voor (Brusselse Jeugd)
SInt-Goedele
Anderlecht
Sport
BADMINTON voor (Brusselse Jeugd)
Si t'y danses — balade 3 : Danser les volutes
Saint-Gilles
Saint-Gilles
Guided tours
Si t'y danses — balade 3 : Danser les volutes
Guided tour of the historic centre of Brussels
Visit the historical centre of Brussels and learn about the Belgian story and political system.
Discover the Grand-Place, Manneken Pis, Sainte-Catherine, the Grand Sablon, the Royal Square, the Palace and the churches.
You’ll hear about the city’s museums, the best bars and local beers, and where to buy the best chocolate.
10h30 – Lower City: the popular Brussels (this tour focuses on the Marolles, people and trades):
The Grand Place,
The Everard t’Serclaes monument on Charles Buls street,
The Manneken Pis and Grands Carmes street,
Marché au Charbon street,
The Church of Our Lady of Assistance and Bon Secours street,
Anspach boulevard,
The covering of the Senne,
Riches Claires street and Grande Île street,
The Saint-Géry island,
The Halles Saint-Géry,
Chartreux street and the Zinneke Pis,
Vieux Marché aux Grains street and its Art Deco building,
St-Catherine square and church,
The Black Tower,
The Béguinage and Saint John the Baptist church,
The De Brouckère square,
The Monnaie square,
The Galeries Royales St Hubert,
The Charles Buls square.
15h30 – Upper City: this tour focuses on the nobility and the church, the Burgundian dynasty, the Habsburgs, the guild of archers, the regime in power:
The Grand Place, the power of merchants,
The Galeries Royales St Hubert,
The Mort Subite,
The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula (visit inside: stained glass windows, the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, the pulpit),
The Royal Park, the Royal Palace and the Royal Square,
The Palace of Coudenberg,
The Musical Instruments Museum (Art Nouveau),
The Palace of Charles de Lorraine, the Magritte museum and the Palace of Fine Arts,
The Petit Sablon and the Grand Sablon,
Rollebeek street,
The Dinant square,
The Manneken Pis.
Useful Information :
Price:
Free (pay what you want).
When:
Every day.
Starting time:
10:30am
3:30pm
Meeting point:
Grand-Place in front of the City Hall. Find our guides! They hold a white umbrella.
Duration:
2,5 hours.
Language:
English.
Included:
Guided tour with an English-speaking guide.
Free tasting of the best Belgian chocolates.
Not included:
Tipping.
Grand-Place
Brussels
Guided tours
Guided tour of the historic centre of Brussels
Belgian Chocolate Tasting Tour - Brussels
Brussels beer tasting tour.
Discover and taste some of the best Belgian beers in Brussels. The “Brussels beer tasting tour” tour includes information about the Belgian nightlife, anecdotes on must-see places, the history of Belgian beer and, the best part, the tasting of special beers in some of the most legendary bars of the historical center.
Program:
Grand-Place, the house of the Brewers guild.
Bar: La Mort Subite.
Royal Theatre Toone, traditional puppet theater.
Bar: À l’image de Notre-Dame.
Bar: Delirium tremens.
The former market hall on Place Saint-Géry.
Practical information:
Price: 50€
When: Every Saturday.
Starting time: 3pm
Meeting point: Grand-Place in front of the City Hall. Find our guides! They hold a white umbrella.
Duration: 2,5 hours.
Language: English; French; Spanish
Included:
Professional guides (English-speaking).
Tasting of 6 special Belgian beers.
Not included:
Additional drinks.
Grand-Place
Brussels
Guided tours
Belgian Chocolate Tasting Tour - Brussels
Belgian Chocolate Tasting Tour - Brussels
Brussels Chocolate tasting tour, where you will discover the Belgian chocolate tradition and taste the best Belgian chocolates in some of the most prestigious chocolate shops in the city: Pierre Marcolini, Mary, Neuhaus, Darcis, Galler, Corné Port-Royal, Laurent Gerbaud, Maison Dandoy and Léonidas.
You will see the best and most famous chocolate shops and taste their delicious specialty chocolates.
Meeting point: We will meet at 3pm at the Grand-Place, in front of the gothic City Hall, next to the entrance of the tourist information. Our guides carry a white umbrella with the “Walking Tour” logo.
Program:
Pierre Marcolini.
Mary.
Pierre Ledent.
Galler.
Méert.
Neuhaus.
Leonidas.
Maison Dandoy.
Godiva.
Practical information:
Price:
Adults: 50€
Children (from 4 to 11 years old): 30 €
Children (under 4 years old): Free.
When:
Every Saturday.
Starting time:
3pm
Meeting point:
Grand-Place in front of the City Hall. Find our guides! They hold a white umbrella.
Duration:
2,5 hours.
Language:
English.
Included:
Professional guides (English-speaking).
Tasting of +/- 10 special chocolates.
Not included:
Additional tastings or drinks.
Duplex Paul-Amaury Michel
Ixelles
Guided tours
Belgian Chocolate Tasting Tour - Brussels
Danse poétique d’inspiration orientale
Labonheure
Forest
Courses and workshops
Danse poétique d’inspiration orientale
Yoga avec Caroline
Labonheure
Forest
Courses and workshops
Yoga avec Caroline
Atelier de « Batucada », Percussions Brésiliennes
Labonheure
Forest
Courses and workshops
Atelier de « Batucada », Percussions Brésiliennes
WOM - World of Mind
Discover the WOM at Tour & Taxis (Brussels), dedicated to
perceptions and illusions at the crossroads of science and fun.
With colleagues, family or friends, challenge your brain and have fun
with more than 120 extraordinary illusions.
The WOM welcomes you for an interactive experience that will
disturb your senses!
Visit duration: 1h-1h30
The WOM (World of Mind) is a confusing brain experience to enjoy in Tour & Taxis.
Exercise your senses and challenge your brain in a colourful universe! Dedicated to the five senses, our perceptions and illusions are scientific but also recreational.
Enjoy this exceptional experience (1h30) 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!
The WOM? A destination where you can cultivate yourself, eat and attend amazing events in Brussels. See you at Tour & Taxis in Shed 4bis, next to the Food Market!
World of Mind
Brussels
Exhibitions
WOM - World of Mind
Chocolate Workshop
Want to make your own chocolates ?
You'll make your own chocolate with the help of our chocolatier : tablets and self made chocolate that you'll take back home. Afther the workshop, you ll enjoy the visit of the Choco Story museum
Available from 8 years
A funny and tasty moment to spend with our chocolatier ans learn how to work with chocolate
Choco-Story - The Chocolate Museum
Brussels
Courses and workshops
Chocolate Workshop
KVS achter de schermen
KVS - Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg
Brussels
Guided tours
KVS achter de schermen
Discover Brussels by bike with VANELO
VANELO offers electric and adapted bikes for rent, ensuring a flexible and sustainable way to explore Brussels. Whether you're a tourist or a local, we provide tailored solutions for all, including those with reduced mobility. Discover the city’s beauty at your own pace, with comfortable, eco-friendly bikes designed for everyone.
Vanelo Concept
Ixelles
Guided tours
Discover Brussels by bike with VANELO
Visites guidees
Le Logis and Floréal Garden Cities
Watermael-Boitsfort
Guided tours
Visites guidees
I'm the Minister!: game tour
Put on your suit and become a minister for the duration of your visit to the museum. So many things to see and think about! Learn about Belgium and its history by carrying out your duties. Will you be able to rise to the challenge?
Children never get bored at BELvue!
Visitors of all ages are able to enjoy the museum in their own way. No more long hours of trailing behind your parents without understanding a single word...
Put on your suit and become a minister for the duration of your visit to the museum. So many things to see and think about! Learn about Belgium and its history by carrying out your duties. Will you be able to rise to the challenge?
Practical information:
• For children between 6 and 8 years old, accompanied by an adult.
• To make a group reservation, please contact us at info@belvue.be or on 02 500 45 54.
• Price: 1 €/child excl. entrance (free entrance for <18 year olds).
• Reservation mandatory for groups. Please foresee minimum 1 adult for 5 children. - Max. 15 children.
BELvue museum
Brussels
Animations
I'm the Minister!: game tour
Are you our superhero?
Did you know Belgium has loads of superheroes, like René Magritte, Sandra Kim and the Red Devils!
But today the superheroes are not feeling so super. Can you help these superheroes accomplish their superheroic duties? With some you’ll need to use your imagination and with others you’d better warm up your vocal cords. If you succeed you can earn a real medal just like them! Super cool, right?!
Practical info
For children aged between 8 and 12, accompanied by an adult.
This is a self-guided activity, without a guide or museum staff. You can accompany your group and your children.
BELvue museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
Are you our superhero?
Belexpo
Become climate heroes thanks to BELEXPO, the fun and interactive parcours about climate and the cities of tomorrow, created by Brussels Environment.
Take up challenges and imagine a better life ! In this experience, try out a different kind of mobility, grow vegetables virtually, learn how to consume in a more sustainable way, discover jobs related to the environment or reduce energy consumption at home.
In addition, Clim' Avatar, BELEXPO's artificial intelligence, helps visitors to understand climate change and to better grasp the challenges of 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 experienced alone or in groups (schools, youth movements, families, birthday parties). Learning and fun guaranteed!
Bruxelles Environnement
Brussels
Exhibitions
Belexpo
Constellation familiale selon la méthode Jodorowsky
Ma Bulle Magique
Forest
Courses and workshops
Constellation familiale selon la méthode Jodorowsky
Visits of the City Hall of Brussels
Visit with a video guide, available as an itinerary for adults and families, in French, English, Dutch, German, Italian and Spanish.
Immerse yourself in the heart of the Brussels City Hall and let yourself be transported back through the centuries thanks to an interactive experience. As soon as you arrive on the magnificent Grand-Place, you'll be captivated by the imposing silhouette of this emblematic building, a veritable jewel of flamboyant Gothic architecture.
In 23 different steps, around the bend of a monumental staircase, a precious cabinet or a room well known to the people of Brussels, this tour will take you from one era to another, retracing nearly six centuries of history! You can explore the City Hall at your own pace with the help of your videoguide.
For the more adventurous, take a guided tour on the weekends and climb up to the tower, which offers a 360-degree view of the city, a breathtaking experience that will allow you to admire the Brussels skyline.
Whether you're a history buff, an art lover or a family in search of adventure, a visit to Brussels City Hall will enchant and inspire you.
City of Brussels Town Hall
Brussels
Guided tours
Visits of the City Hall of Brussels
After rain comes...
n May 2024, it rained for a whopping 23 days. Few were happy about that new record last spring, but the Sewer Museum is happy to elaborate on this topical issue. With our new theme, we would like to make the general public aware of solutions to manage rainwater more sustainably. Indeed, in cities, water finds it increasingly difficult to penetrate the soil.
Rain is an everyday topic that often comes up. The natural phenomenon continues to occupy our minds, from simple things like our weekend plans to serious concerns like climate change, heatwaves and floods.
But have you ever thought about what exactly happens after a rainstorm? What does rain do to our sewer system in Brussels and what effect does it have on the environment? And wouldn’t we be better off considering rain as a valuable resource rather than something to be disposed of as quickly as possible? All these questions and many more are addressed in the exhibition, through concrete examples and current, innovative solutions.
Sewer Museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
After rain comes...
BXL Ketlab - weekly music class
Weekly music workshops!
Weekly Music Workshop for Brussels Kids!
Ready to dive into a spectacular musical adventure? At BXL Ketlab, you’ll experiment every week with acoustic instruments, electronics and street dance. We work in small age-based groups, where fun, creativity and making music together are key! ⚠ The workshops are conducted in Dutch.
When?
Every Wednesday from 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
From September 24, 2025 to June 10, 2026
(No sessions on Dutch-speaking public holidays or during school holidays)
Who?
Children aged 6 to 12
(Born between 2013 and 2019)
Price?
€145 for the full year
€130.50 for the second child (family discount)
€43.50 with Paspartoe reduced rate
Closed on public holidays
Closed during school holidays
Jeugd en Muziek Brussel vzw
Brussels
Courses and workshops
BXL Ketlab - weekly music class
BXL Ketlab - weekly music class
Weekly Music Workshop!
Ready to dive into a spectacular musical adventure? At BXL Ketlab, you’ll experiment every week with acoustic instruments and electronics. We work in small age-based groups, where fun, creativity, and making music together are central! ⚠ The workshops are conducted in Dutch.
When?
Every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
From September 20, 2025 to June 13, 2026
(No sessions on Dutch-speaking public holidays or during school holidays)
Who?
Children aged 6 to 12
(Born between 2013 and 2019)
Price?
€145 for the full year
€130.50 for the second child (family discount)
€43.50 with Paspartoe reduced rate
Closed on public holidays
Closed during school holidays
Basisschool De Zenne
Laeken
Courses and workshops
BXL Ketlab - weekly music class
Fondation Jacques Brel
A permanent digital exhibition.
A permanent digital exhibition.
16 exclusive short-films, the concert van Jacques Brel in the Casino van Knokke in 1963, more than 50 press articles, 300 photos, 30 manuscripten with 10 written during his youth as "Kho Barim" (1944) and "Conte pour rire et pour pleurer" (1948), 80 personaal documents, 60 witnesses from his family, friends and musicians, the full soundtrack (2 hours) of the interview "Brel Parle" in 1971; and 2 jukeboxes : 330 versions of the 169 recorded songs, en 80 versions in foreig languages of the songs "Quand on n’a que l’amour" and "Ne me quitte pas".
More than 16 hours to dicover the great moments of Jacques Brel's life !
Jacques Brel
Brel Foundation
Brussels
Exhibitions
Fondation Jacques Brel
Belgian Chocolate Workshop
Learn how to become a chocolate artisan and make your own Belgian chocolates. Master the tips and tricks to make delicious pralines and mendiant chocolates at a 2.5-hour workshop.
Best part? You get to take home all your creations!
!Must be at least 12 years old to participate!
After splitting up into teams of 2 or 3 (you always stay with whom you booked) and we will explain some theory on chocolate tempering techniques before letting you express your creativity! The workshop is divided into different parts. We will first temper the chocolate, then mold the outside of the praline shells. After that, we will work together on making some chocolate ganache - that will be used as one of our fillings -, then crafting the mendiants before filling up & closing our chocolate shells. While we wait for the chocolate to harden, we will have a chat with everyone while sipping one of the best hot chocolate ever!
Our 2.5h chocolate making workshop animated in English by one of our skilled facilitator, the use of an apron (non compulsory), all the ingredients + all the necessary cookware to craft yourself 20 pralines & 10+ mendiants chocolates from scratch, a nice box take them home with you and a delicious hot chocolate!
Brussels Waffle Workshop
Brussels
Courses and workshops
Belgian Chocolate Workshop
ALlons MArcher !
Espace Arte-Fac
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Exhibitions
ALlons MArcher !
City Secrets - Explore Brussels' Architecture at your own Pace [FREE]
Explore Brussels your way with three themed routes —or make your own by choosing specific landmarks.
- Essentials Tour: discover the city’s must-sees.
- Art Nouveau Tour: admire iconic and hidden architectural gems.
- Comic Book Tour: uncover Brussels’ comic art heritage.
*City Secrets is currently only available on the Apple Store. Click the link below for more information.
City Secrets is an app by locals from Brussels that aims to make city trips a learning experience, with routes surrounding history and architecture.
City Secrets [ONLINE]
Guided tours
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City Secrets - Explore Brussels' Architecture at your own Pace [FREE]
Chocolate workshop, making chocolates
Discover the wonders of Belgian chocolate and learn how to make these tasty treats with the only certified handcraft chocolate maker in Brussels city. Enjoy an hour-and-a-half workshop (in English) with the guidance of expert chocolatiers and have a go at making amazing handmade chocolates yourself.
The workshop takes place every day of the week (Monday to Sunday) at 11am, 2pm and 5pm.
Discover the wonders of Belgian chocolate and learn how to make these tasty treats at the biggest chocolate store in Brussels. Enjoy an hour-and-a-half workshop (in English) with the guidance of expert chocolatiers and have a go at making amazing handmade chocolates yourself.
We are the only certified handcraft chocolate maker in Brussels city.
The experience begins with a warm welcome from your guides and a delicious hot chocolate or frozen mucilage depending the weather. While you drink, listen to a short but fascinating introduction into the world of Belgian chocolate and learn an array of chocolate making secrets.
After the intro, the real fun begins with a demonstration of chocolate tempering on a marble table. It’s then time to have a go yourself and make your own chocolate treats with the help of expert chocolatiers. Spend the hour making your very own personalized and tasty mendiants, truffles, lollipops and more. You’ll also taste the ruby chocolate, a newly discovered cocoa bean that is 100% natural but which creates incredibly pink chocolate treats!
At the end of the experience, package up your chocolates and take them home with you to share with friends, or enjoy alone!
Of course you will not become a true chocolate maker in only one hour but I will share with you a little bit of the magic of my job!
The workshop takes place every day of the week (Monday to Sunday) at 11am, 2pm and 5pm.
Elisabetta Passafaro, Master chocolatier
Patricia Lafargue, Chocolatier
The Belgian Chocolate Makers (Sablon)
Brussels
Courses and workshops
Chocolate workshop, making chocolates
Discover all of Europe in miniature - in open air!
Discover all of Europe animated in miniature - in open air!
Mini-Europe is a park featuring all the wonders of Europe, in miniature. Bonsai trees, flowery groves and dwarf trees embellish the 350 monuments which have been reproduced at scale 1/25. Thousands of lifelike figurines and live action animations!
A two-hour walk, that is both entertaining and educational, to learn about 27 member states of the European Union and the historical, architectural and cultural wealth of Europe.
There are multiple options to buy combined tickets at the entrance of Mini-Europe for other attractions in Brussels (Planetarium, Atomium, Tootbus).
Displayed price is online for tickets bought 48 hours before visit. https://www.minieurope.com/en/individual-rates/
Please note that the park closes an hour after the closing time of the entrance desk.
Mini-Europe
Laeken
Animations
Discover all of Europe in miniature - in open air!
Visits of the City Hall
Visits of the City Hall of Brussels are possible with a video guide. These visits are available as an itinerary for adults or families, in French, Dutch, English, German, Italian and Spanish.
Immerse yourself in the heart of the City Hall of Brussels and let yourself be transported back through the centuries thanks to an interactive experience. As soon as you arrive on the Grand-Place, you'll be captivated by the imposing silhouette of this emblematic building, a jewel of Gothic architecture.
In 23 different steps, around the bend of a monumental staircase, a precious cabinet or a room well known to the people of Brussels, this tour will take you from one era to another, retracing nearly 6 centuries of history. You can explore the City Hall at your own pace with the help of your videoguide.
For the more adventurous, take a guided tour on the weekends and climb up to the tower, which offers a 360-degree view of the city. This breathtaking experience allows you to admire the skyline of Brussels.
Whether you're a history buff, an art lover or a family in search of adventure, a visit to the City Hall of Brussels will enchant and inspire you.
City of Brussels Town Hall
Brussels
Exhibitions
Visits of the City Hall
Visit to Belgian Beer World
Discover the place dedicated to beer,
where each experience is a story, a surprise and a pleasure !
Welcome to Belgian Beer World, the museum of Beer in residence at the magnificent Brussels Stock Exchange building. Belgium has a great beer brewing tradition that, thankfully for us, has been handed down through generations. It even has UNESCO world heritage status! At Belgian Beer World, around hundred Belgian breweries, from the very smallest to the biggest, welcome you and encourage you to explore our beers and our Belgitude. The history of beer, the extraordinary variety, the brewing process, tales from brewing families, and much much more… all in an interactive environment. And saving the best till last: a tasting session. Cheers!
Belgian Beer World experience
Brussels
Animations
Visit to Belgian Beer World
Supercube
Get ready to dive into a glittering futuristic universe as you enter the neon city of Supercube!
Race through our tracks full of surprises and take advantage of our crazy power-ups—like laser guns and bombs—to leave your opponents behind.
Start together from the starting grid and see who can shift gears to outpace the pack... and cross the finish line as the winner.
Welcome to Supercube, where reality and video games collide in a karting experience that will blow your mind. With our immersive digital playground, you'll feel like you're stepping into a video game as you strap into your kart, put on your headset, and get ready to battle other players on surprising tracks filled with crazy power-ups. Leave your opponents in the dust and cross the finish line first! Get your game on and join us for a karting experience unlike any other!
DISCOUNT CODE : VISIT15
Supercube
Brussels
Various
Supercube
GPS hunt
Our challenging GPS treasure hunt takes you to the most beautiful spots in the Botanic Gardens. For anyone aged 13 and over who loves solving puzzles...
Fancy trying a brain teaser in the Botanic Garden? Our challenging GPS treasure hunt will help you to discover the most beautiful spots in the Botanic Garden. Fun activities and puzzles will lead you to the correct GPS coordinates. For anyone aged 13 and over who loves solving riddles, tracking, and walking in nature, this GPS hunt is the perfect way to visit the Botanic Garden.
Meise Botanical Gardens
Meise
Various
GPS hunt
Plant Stars – Botani’Pop!
Can you spot the Plant Stars rom The Lion King, Pokémon, Avatar… in our Botanic Garden?
With our super-fun smartphone treasure hunt, you’ll discover our collections in a whole new way! For the occasion, our Botanical Garden is being transformed into a giant film set, and we’re taking you on a grand adventure.
Your mission – are you up for the challenge? Track down the Star Plants hidden deep within our greenhouses and gardens. From the fantastic creatures of Pokémon to the legendary savannahs of The Lion King, and from the glowing jungles of Avatar to the icy landscapes of Ice Age – not to mention the botanical secrets of Asterix and Obelix’s magic potion... Countless surprises await you along the way!
Meise Botanical Gardens
Meise
Animations
Plant Stars – Botani’Pop!
Shooters Brussels - Shooting Range & Cocktail Bar
Shooters isn’t just another bar. It’s the first immersive shooting-range cocktail bar, combining precision technology, authentic 1:1 replicas, interactive shooting games and cocktails. Perfect for dates, birthdays, team building or a unique night out. Forget laser tag and VR—this is your action movie, live.
Shooter Brussels is an immersive indoor shooting range and cocktail bar offering a unique entertainment experience. Guests use realistic airsoft-style replicas to play interactive shooting games on digital screens with impact detection. The experience combines precision, fun, and social interaction in a safe and supervised environment, making it ideal for groups, events, and team building.
Once here you are welcomed by our team, followed by a full safety briefing and introduction to the equipment and game rules. Each session lasts 1 hour of active gameplay. Participants are equipped with airsoft-style replicas and guided through a series of interactive game modes, including classic target shooting, moving objects, duck hunt-style games, card and bottle shooting challenges. Games are played on digital screens with impact detection for a realistic experience. Our staff supervises the entire session to ensure safety and smooth gameplay.
Nothing is required from guests. Participants must be 13 years old or older. No participation under the influence of alcohol or drugs. For corporate or private events, any presentation materials or specific requirements must be communicated in advance for setup and customization.
Shooters Brussels
Brussels
Various
Shooters Brussels - Shooting Range & Cocktail Bar
Miraculous Experience: Superhero Training
BRUSSELS, We need you
Ladybug and Cat Noir are building a new team of superheroes and the future of Paris depends on it.
Dive into the world of Miraculous and complete five interactive training levels. Explore, play, and discover if you have what it takes to be a hero. Ready to join the team?
Dive into the Miraculous universe and tackle five levels of interactive superhero training. Explore, play, and discover what it truly takes to become a superhero. Ready to join the team?
Highlights
Join Ladybug and Cat Noir's team and train to become the newest superheroes of Paris. Guided by Tikki and Plagg, develop five essential superhero skills: presence of mind, kindness, courage, creativity, and emotional balance
- Move, decide, and act in interactive, high-tech environments that react in real time
- Work as a team to face the mysterious supervillain Monochroma and restore light, colour, and energy to Paris
- Every participant leaves as an official Miraculous superhero
General Info
Date: select your time slot directly in the ticket selector
Duration: 1 hour
Location: MOIR - Rue du Marché aux Poulets 30, Brussels, 1000
Age requirement: 5 years old and up
Accessibility: wheelchair accessible
Check out the FAQs for this experience here
Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the time indicated on your ticket. Just like a live show, the experience starts exactly on time, and late entry cannot be guaranteed
Description
Paris needs new heroes, and Miraculous Experience: Superhero Training invites you to join Ladybug and Cat Noir's team. Created by MOIR, the immersive studio behind the hit experience TOI, this adventure plunges you into the Miraculous universe across seven ultra-immersive and interactive rooms. Guided by Tikki and Plagg, you will develop the five essential skills of a superhero: presence of mind, kindness, courage, creativity, and emotional balance. Move, decide, act—every choice matters, and every action drives the mission forward. As your training progresses, the stakes get higher. When the mysterious supervillain Monochroma begins draining Paris of its light, colours, and energy, everything you've learned becomes crucial. In a final showdown across the city's rooftops, you will join forces with Ladybug and Cat Noir to restore Paris and complete your mission. Buy your tickets now!
- Lady Bug
- Cat Noir
- Monochroma
- Tikki
- Plagg
Moir - The Museum Of Infinite Realities
Brussels
Animations
Miraculous Experience: Superhero Training
Chocolate Workshop - Create your own chocolate tablets
Are you a chocolate lover? Do you want to make your own chocolate tablet ? Choco Story Brussels is offering a workshop where you can make your own chocolate bars, lollipops and other small gourmet creations. The workshop lasts 1 hour. Afterwards, you'll have free access to the museum to find out all about the secrets of brown gold.
Every day, Choco Story Brussels offers chocolate workshops for adults and children aged 7 and over. A creative and tasty moment, followed by a visit to the museum with an audioguide.
The workshops take place at 10.30am, 12 noon, 2pm and 3.30pm. Bookings only via our website: https://choco-story-brussels.be/fr/ateliers.
The workshop can be booked privately for small groups of 8 to 25 people.
During this workshop, you'll make chocolate bars with the fillings of your choice, and chocolate lollipops. You'll also learn how to use a piping bag to create delicious chocolate designs.
Let your imagination run wild with the professional advice of our chocolatier.
After the one-hour workshop, you have free access to the museum:
Immerse yourself in the history of Brown Gold and discover over 5,000 years of cocoa and chocolate history. Taste several types of chocolate and discover the secrets of making artisanal praline.
Create your own chocolate bars and sweat creations with the help of the chocolatiers from the Choco Story Brussels museum.
Choco-Story - The Chocolate Museum
Brussels
Courses and workshops
Chocolate Workshop - Create your own chocolate tablets
Collection of the Brussels Comics Figurines Museum...
The Sanctuary of Heroes.
Imagine a secret door in the heart of Brussels, a dimensional portal spanning 1300 m².
Highly praised on TripAdvisor and Google.
This private collection tells a story; this immersive experience is designed for the whole family.
A visual and accessible adventure that will evoke childhood memories for adults and shape those of children.
The Sanctuary of Heroes: A Quest in the Heart of Brussels!
Calling all comic book fans! Imagine a secret door in the heart of Brussels, a 1300 m² dimensional portal where the boundaries between universes crumble.
Highly praised on TripAdvisor and Google, it's none other than the Brussels Comics Figurines Museum by Moof.
Forget dusty museums; here, the adventure is vibrant, colorful, and alive. Step into a veritable pantheon of pop culture, where more than 1600 objects and figurines await you. Around every corner, Tintin's Belgian phlegm and the Smurfs' antics rub shoulders with the power of American heroes: the web-slinging Spider-Man crosses swords with the Konoha ninja, Naruto, under the impassive gaze of Goldorak and Luffy from One Piece! And so many more heroes.
Each piece in this private collection tells a story; each figurine is a meticulously detailed treasure that will awaken the collector within you.
And that's not all! Exploration isn't limited to static observation. Take a break in the small retro cinema for a screening of vintage cartoons, or delve into informative videos to enrich your visit.
Whether you're a seasoned comic book veteran or a young Padawan of the 9th art, this immersive experience is designed for family enjoyment. A visual and accessible adventure that will evoke childhood memories for adults and shape the imaginations of younger visitors.
Brussels Comics Museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
Collection of the Brussels Comics Figurines Museum...
The Artist – Immersive Action Painting & Drip Painting Experience
Discover The Artist, a unique immersive painting experience in Belgium. Action Painting, Drip Painting, creative challenges and original artworks in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Accessible to everyone, with no artistic experience required. An ideal activity for friends, families, couples or team-building events.
Welcome to The Artist, an immersive creative space where art becomes an experience to live rather than simply observe.
Located in Brussels, The Artist offers original artistic experiences designed to unleash creativity in a dynamic, fun and accessible environment. No artistic skills are required: here, what matters is not the result, but the emotions, the joy of creating and the memories shared along the way.
Discover Action Painting, a collaborative experience inspired by gestural painting, where participants create one or more large-scale artworks through creative challenges, games and interactions that encourage communication, teamwork and self-expression.
Explore Drip Painting, a spectacular experience where colours are poured, splashed and blended to create unique, vibrant and fully personalised artworks.
All materials are provided, including paints, protective equipment and guidance. Each participant leaves with their own creation or contributes to a memorable collective artwork.
The Artist welcomes individuals, families, groups of friends, couples, birthday celebrations, bachelor and bachelorette parties, as well as companies looking for an original and engaging team-building experience.
Come create, experiment and share an unforgettable moment at The Artist, an immersive artistic experience in the heart of Brussels.
The Artist – Immersive Action Painting & Drip Painting Experience
Brussels
Courses and workshops
The Artist – Immersive Action Painting & Drip Painting Experience
Café Den Dam
GC Den Dam
Auderghem
Animations
Café Den Dam
Café Politiek: Arizona in Brussel
GC De Markten
Brussels
Conferences and conventions
Café Politiek: Arizona in Brussel
Slameke
Slameke's open slam stage every third Thursday of the month. come share your lyrics and/or discover different talented a
Every third Thursday of the month, an open slam stage by Slameke. come share your lyrics and/or discover different talented artists! Slameke's open-mic format is open to all forms of expression; everyone can express themselves, regardless of their background. Slameke pays great attention to access to expression for all. An open stage is programmed mainly dedicated to slam. All forms of spoken word are welcome. Each participant gets 3 minutes on stage. ---- 19:30 | doors 20:00 - 22:00 | Slam
GC Pianofabriek
Saint-Gilles
Concert
Slameke
Solidarity chips patat’
In October, community centres raise awareness of poverty. GC Kontakt fries solidarity chips: come taste, support and sha
In October, the community centres are organising initiatives to raise awareness of poverty and make it a topic of discussion. We also want to raise funds to support eight organisations that work day in, day out to help people living in poverty. Pop into one of the community centres and help create a warm and welcoming city where no one is left behind. GC Kontakt is serving up chips in the spirit of solidarity! Pop in, choose your favourite sauce and help support Brussels-based organisations fighting poverty. Together, we’ll turn a simple portion of chips into a heart-warming gesture of solidarity. This activity is part of ‘Een stevige patat tegen armoede’, a solidarity campaign organised by N22, the network of 22 community centres in Brussels. Together, we are committed to supporting Brussels residents in vulnerable situations. You can find more information on our campaign page.
GC Kontakt
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Animations
Solidarity chips patat’
Worldkitchen: Koreaans
GC Elzenhof
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
Worldkitchen: Koreaans
Babbelut conversatietafels Nederlands
GC Elzenhof
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
Babbelut conversatietafels Nederlands
Kennismaken: bijenwasdoekjes maken met Annelies
GC Essegem
Jette
Courses and workshops
Kennismaken: bijenwasdoekjes maken met Annelies
Een stevige Patat tegen Armoede - film The Old Oak
GC Ten Weyngaert
Forest
Cinema
Een stevige Patat tegen Armoede - film The Old Oak
[Closing event] "OBJETS FUTURS" exhibition
Recyclart
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Various
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[Closing event] "OBJETS FUTURS" exhibition
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
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
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
Uitgesloten?Uitgesproken!
deLink
Brussels
Conferences and conventions
Uitgesloten?Uitgesproken!
Workshop Visible mending
GC Ten Noey
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Courses and workshops
Workshop Visible mending
HENRI VAILLANT - Claudio Stassi rétrospective
Galerie Passerelle Louise
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
HENRI VAILLANT - Claudio Stassi rétrospective
"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
Jeudi Follow Me NL
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Guided tours
Jeudi Follow Me NL
"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
Group exhibition of paintings, sculptures, prints, etc.
Espace Art Gallery
Brussels
Exhibitions
Group exhibition of paintings, sculptures, prints, etc.
Dracula
Théâtre de Toone
Brussels
Theatre
Dracula
Expo: Ilja Sircenko
GC De Maalbeek
Etterbeek
Exhibitions
Expo: Ilja Sircenko
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
Vestigia
Maison des Cultures et de la Cohésion sociale de Molenbeek (MCCS)
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Exhibitions
Vestigia
Carrément - duo expo Bart Azare & Si Bollé
Bart Azare (streetphotography), Si Bollé ( painter)
IssI Project
Brussels
Exhibitions
Carrément - duo expo Bart Azare & Si Bollé
Nourrir les débris
Brasserie Atlas
Anderlecht
Exhibitions
Nourrir les débris
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'
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
Tentoonstelling MashaaDunya
GC De Markten
Brussels
Exhibitions
Tentoonstelling MashaaDunya
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
Au jardin
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Exhibitions
Au jardin
Renature Time 2026
Various locations in the Brussels Capital Region
Brussels
Guided tours
Renature Time 2026
Atelier 'Kunst en emoties'
GC Den Dam
Auderghem
Courses and workshops
Atelier 'Kunst en emoties'
Breicafé
GC Wabo
Watermael-Boitsfort
Courses and workshops
Breicafé
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
