Cultural life in Brussels
Below is a non-exhaustive list of places and resources to discover the cultural and artistic life in Brussels.
NECA (New Exhibitions of Contemporary Art) is a project launched in 2001 by the Foundation for the Arts to help Brussels galleries inform the public about their exhibitions and raise awareness of the quality of contemporary art in Brussels.
NECA has a brochure program available at art venues and at the school, providing information on vernissages and contemporary art exhibitions in Brussels. A map and agenda, published every two months, allow you to follow the latest news from numerous galleries and art spaces in Brussels.
JAP (Jeunesse Art Plastique) raises awareness of major trends in visual and contemporary arts for an adult audience, students, and art enthusiasts through high-level conferences, courses, films on art and architecture, trips, meetings with artists, discoveries of artist books, etc. JAP also works closely with schools to provide students with high-quality training in the history of modern and contemporary art.
If you are under 26, you can subscribe to a JAP membership card, which grants you free access to all their activities, discounts on JAP artist books, and free entry to Bozar exhibitions. Becoming a member for those under 26 costs €22.
The museum pass costs €59 for one year of validity. It gives you access to visit more than 200 participating Belgian museums for an entire year. The pass grants access to both permanent collections and temporary exhibitions (free or with a significant discount with the pass).
Le Kunstenfestivaldesarts is an international festival dedicated to the performing arts: theater, dance, and performance. It also embraces cinema and visual arts, bringing together all disciplines intersected by the notion of the living. The festival presents hybrid and unconventional forms, constantly questioning: what does it mean today to create live performances on stage? Who is represented? And who watches or experiences this moment?
The Kunstenfestivaldesarts takes place every year in Brussels, for three weeks in May.
The Centre Tour à Plomb is a community center, part 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.
La Bellone is a place for research and reflection, dedicated to the creative processes. It serves as a resource for performing artists and anyone interested in the crafting of stage writings.
Bozar : https://www.bozar.be/
Le Musée des Beaux-Arts
Wiels : https://www.wiels.org/fr
Centrale For Contemporary Art : https://centrale.brussels/
Kanal : https://kanal.brussels/fr
Fondation Boghossian - Villa Empain : https://www.villaempain.com/
Argos : https://www.argosarts.org/
Beursschouwburg : https://www.beursschouwburg.be/fr/
Botanique : https://botanique.be/fr/expositions
Imal : https://www.imal.org/fr
MAD : https://mad.brussels/fr
CIVA : https://www.civa.brussels/fr
Cinematek : https://cinematek.be
Ars Musica : https://www.arsmusica.be/fr/
Musée d’Ixelles : http://www.museedixelles.irisnet.be
Contretype : https://www.contretype.org