What's on in Brussels
8 November 2026
25 exhibitions on now, 2 closing in the next two weeks and 5 exhibitions opening soon.
Opening in the next two weeks
Central. Never Alone11 NovBOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts Brussels (Palais des Beaux-Arts)
First retrospective of the Brussels architecture office Central, with completed and ongoing projects seen by four photographers.
Pétermonostora – Mosan treasure from Hungarian soil12 NovArt & History Museum
Two Mosan enamel plaques from about 1170, found in Hungary, shown in the Treasure Room beside Stavelot and Maastricht works.
Jean Brusselmans: The Artist at Work18 NovRoyal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (Old Masters Museum and Modern Museum)
Sketches, unfinished paintings and archives from the donation of Brusselmans's heirs show how the Belgian modernist worked, in the Spilliaert Room.
- Shaping the Possible: Pierre Lallemand, Designer20 Nov
Design Museum Brussels
Over thirty years of Pierre Lallemand's objects and furniture, shown through drawings, models, prototypes and experimental pieces.
- Duos en résonances20 Nov
Design Museum Brussels
Research, material samples and prototypes from five duos of Belgian designers and craftspeople, produced by Wallonie Design.
Last chance
Alone. Not even scared (to be scared!)15 NovBelgian Comic Strip Center
Immersive show on the Alone series by Fabien Vehlmann and Bruno Gazzotti, which turns 20, with colours by Usagi.
House of Memory by Basil Al-Rawi22 NovBOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts Brussels (Palais des Beaux-Arts)
A 15-minute VR journey turning Iraq Photo Archive photographs and oral testimonies into a virtual space. Ages 12 and up.
Also on now
- Ali Cherri: Soul Witnessto 3 Jan 2027
WIELS Contemporary Art Centre
First major gathering of Ali Cherri's work: film, sculpture, watercolour and installation on how state, army and museum write history. Includes the new film The Sentinel.
- Kurt Peiser and the Marollesto 3 Jan 2027
Museum of the City of Brussels (Maison du Roi)
Around thirty works showing everyday life and the history of the Marolles district in the interwar period.
- Art nouveau versus Art Déco? 1850–1950: a century in 31 seatsto 9 Jan 2027
Horta Museum
31 chairs by Horta, Van de Velde, Le Corbusier and Breuer set Art Nouveau against Art Deco, plus La Cambre student seat prototypes.
Shape of absenceto 24 Jan 2027Boghossian Foundation - Villa Empain
Hrair Sarkissian's installation Stolen Past, on artefacts lost from Raqqa's museum, set against Iconem's immersive images of Palmyra.
Jean Brusselmans: Painter by Natureto 31 Jan 2027BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts Brussels (Palais des Beaux-Arts)
Retrospective of the Belgian painter (1884-1953), about 120 works and his reconstructed 1936 sets for Schoenberg's Erwartung.
Mayhem at the Workshop!to 31 Jan 2027Belgian Comic Strip Center
Work by ESA Saint-Luc Master's students, made during a five-month residency at the museum's Maison Marc Sleen.
Edith Dekyndt x Cristóbal Balenciaga: The Fabric Decidesto 31 Jan 2027BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts Brussels (Palais des Beaux-Arts)
Edith Dekyndt's work set against rarely seen Balenciaga archives, on how materials hold memory.
- Supply Chainto 3 Feb 2027
Atomium
Romain Tardy's installation in Sphere I3+ shows the invisible material and industrial structures behind everyday technologies.
William Kentridge: I am not me, the horse is not mineto 7 Mar 2027BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts Brussels (Palais des Beaux-Arts)
Solo overview of Kentridge's work from the early 1980s to today: drawings, animated films, sculpture, prints, installations and stage productions.
- Portia Zvavahera: Kuzviramba Mamurito 7 Mar 2027
WIELS Contemporary Art Centre
Large dream-based paintings and prints by Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera on womanhood, grief and care. Curated by Sofia Dati.
- Identita: The Story of Czech Graphic Designto 7 Mar 2027
Design Museum Brussels
A century of Czech and Czechoslovak graphic design, from posters and books to logos and national symbols.
- Nimbusto 7 Mar 2027
Atomium
Visual System's light and sound installation in Sphere I1 turns the Atomium's architecture into a sensory landscape, marking 20 years since its renovation.
- Postcolonial?to 14 Mar 2027
House of European HistoryFree
Examines Europe's colonial legacy in four sections, with eight personal stories, 195 historical objects and 25 contemporary artworks.
Tapta meets Juddto 14 Mar 2027Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (Old Masters Museum and Modern Museum)
Belgian sculptor Tapta and American minimalist Donald Judd, both working with industrial materials, face each other in the modern and contemporary rooms.
Soleil Noirto 19 Mar 2027Boghossian Foundation - Villa Empain
Nearly one hundred works by Belgian artists across 130 years, centred on more than thirty works by Léon Spilliaert.
Inuit – Impressions of the Canadian Far Northto 18 Apr 2027Art & History Museum
Nearly 250 prints, sculptures and drawings from Nunavut and Nunavik, spanning about 70 years, from shamanism to climate change.
Saul Steinberg: The Americans, Part IIIto 9 May 2027Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (Old Masters Museum and Modern Museum)
Two panels of Steinberg's 70-metre collage made for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, The Road (South and West) and Farmers (Middle West).
Room 54: Recent acquisitionsto 9 May 2027Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (Old Masters Museum and Modern Museum)
Recent modern and contemporary acquisitions, including Liliane Vertessen, Thomas Houseago, Chéri Samba and Thomas Verstraeten.
Mangatopia. 30 Years of Manga from Kana!to 17 May 2027Belgian Comic Strip Center
Marks 30 years of manga publisher Kana with original artworks, some never shown outside Japan, for fans and newcomers alike.
Still the Rhythmto 30 May 2027AfricaMuseum (Royal Museum for Central Africa)
Installation by sculptor and spoken word artist Dieex Bitegets in the AFROPEA gallery, pairing plaster and bronze sculptures with poetry.
Animazingto 29 Aug 2027Museum of Natural Sciences (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences)
Stories of 78 animals and their unusual abilities, from a photosynthesising sea slug to an acrobatic spider monkey.
FRAGMENTSto 5 Sept 2027AfricaMuseum (Royal Museum for Central Africa)
Photographer Maggy Dago presents ten portraits of Afro-European women with personal testimonies on racism and sexism, framed as a femmage.
Sculpture Trail (Drohme x Boghossian Foundation)to 1 Sept 2029Boghossian Foundation - Villa EmpainFree
Outdoor trail in Drohme Park, on the former Uccle-Boitsfort racecourse, with works lent from the Foundation's collection.
Image credits
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- Central. Never AloneCentral, Place Destrée, Charleroi, 2024 © Maxime Delvaux
- Pétermonostora – Mosan treasure from Hungarian soilCourtesy of Art & History Museum
- Jean Brusselmans: The Artist at WorkJean Brusselmans, The Companions of Art (1939) ©Sabam Belgium, RMFAB, Brussels.
- Alone. Not even scared (to be scared!)Courtesy of Belgian Comic Strip Center
- House of Memory by Basil Al-Rawi© House of Memory - Basil Al-Rawi
- Shape of absenceCourtesy of Boghossian Foundation - Villa Empain
- Jean Brusselmans: Painter by NatureJean Brusselmans, Still Life with Slices of Smoked Sausage, 1936, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (Flemish Community). Photo: Hugo Maertens
- Mayhem at the Workshop!Courtesy of Belgian Comic Strip Center
- Edith Dekyndt x Cristóbal Balenciaga: The Fabric Decides© Pierre Henri Leman
- William Kentridge: I am not me, the horse is not mineWilliam Kentridge, Still from Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot, Episode 5: As If, 2024. © William Kentridge, DACS 2024, courtesy the artist, Goodman Gallery, Galleria Lia Rumma and Hauser & Wirth
- Tapta meets JuddDonald Judd, Untitled, © Judd Foundation / SABAM Belgium; Tapta, Découper/assembler/appuyer, n.d., Maurice Verbaet Collection. Photo: Cathy Christiaen (LAAC Dunkirk, 2022)
- Soleil NoirLéon Spilliaert, La courbe de la Digue, 1907 (detail). Private collection
- Inuit – Impressions of the Canadian Far NorthCourtesy of Art & History Museum
- Saul Steinberg: The Americans, Part IIISaul Steinberg, The Americans: The Road, South and West, 1958. © The Saul Steinberg Foundation / SABAM Belgium, RMFAB. Photo: J. Geleyns
- Room 54: Recent acquisitionsThomas Verstraeten, Urbi et Orbi – Model, 2024, The Art Brussels Discovery Acquisition Prize 2025 with the support of Moleskine, Courtesy Fred & Ferry ©Wannes Cré
- Mangatopia. 30 Years of Manga from Kana!© Inio Asano
- Still the RhythmCourtesy of AfricaMuseum (Royal Museum for Central Africa)
- AnimazingCourtesy of Museum of Natural Sciences (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences)
- FRAGMENTSCourtesy of AfricaMuseum (Royal Museum for Central Africa)
- Sculpture Trail (Drohme x Boghossian Foundation)© Drohme Park
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