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Art Deco 2025: What to expect?

In 2025, Brussels celebrates the iconic architectural movement Art Deco with a special programme featuring tours, activities, and events celebrating the city’s movable, decorative, architectural, and intangible architectural heritage. The…

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Expo “Echoes of Art Deco” at Villa Empain

In the frame of the centenary commemoration of Art Deco in 2025, the Boghossian Foundation is presenting a thematic exhibition on this key movement in Brussels. The term Art Deco…

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Brussels celebrates 100 years of Art Deco throughout 2025

The Brussels Region is preparing a rich programme to rediscover the Art Deco heritage. On the centenary of the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts held in Paris…

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Discover Brussels City Hall with video guides!

There is a brand new way to discover Brussels City Hall on the Grand Place thanks to the innovative video guides. These interactive guides offer a chance to get immersed…

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Brussels Agenda: Heritage Days 2024

The 36th edition of Heritage Days / Journées du Patrimoine takes place in Brussels during the weekend of 14 & 15 September 2024. This year’s edition is dedicated to ‘New Heritage’.…

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Photo story: Art Nouveau jewels in Brussels

Let’s admit it, there are many Art Nouveau jewels in Brussels so it is hard to pinpoint just a few but in this article we feature a few gems that…

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Explore the city: zoom in on Industry North along the Brussels canal

Brussels canal area is already known for its vibrancy, artsy feel and large urban regeneration projects but did you know that this area also represents a real economic lung of…

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OXY: Extensive renovation of iconic modernist building in the heart of Brussels

In the centre of Belgian capital, between Place Monnaie and Place De Brouckère, works have started on a new landmark – the iconic modernist office building that previously served as…

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One million times Art Nouveau

The Art Nouveau Year in Brussels came to an end with an unprecedented success counting 1,000,000 visitors from Belgium and abroad. Our Art Nouveau editor, Dorka Demeter followed the events…

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Hôtel Solvay – the house where the sky is the limit

Entering a house designed by Victor Horta, a founding architect father of Art Nouveau style, is equal with emerging in another universe. The shapes and forms, the colours and materials,…

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Green light for the redevelopment of Schuman roundabout

Green light is given for amended permit for the redevelopment of Schuman roundabout in the Brussels’ EU quarter. State Secretary for Urbanism and Heritage Ans Persoons confirmed that urban.brussels has…

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In Vivo. The Belgian Pavilion at the 18th Venice Biennale of Architecture

Until last year, when the progressive and psychedelic band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard published the new record Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava with the opening song…

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Expo: Josef Hoffmann – Falling for Beauty

From 06.08.23 until 14.04.24, the Art & History Museum presents the exhibition JOSEF HOFFMANN – Falling for Beauty. This exhibition provides an exceptional opportunity to discover an artist who understood beauty…

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Art Deco 2025: What to expect?

Expo “Echoes of Art Deco” at Villa Empain

Brussels celebrates 100 years of Art Deco throughout 2025

Become our contributor. Join the team!

Discover Brussels City Hall with video guides!

Brussels Agenda: Heritage Days 2024

Photo story: Art Nouveau jewels in Brussels

Explore the city: zoom in on Industry North along the Brussels canal

OXY: Extensive renovation of iconic modernist building in the heart of Brussels

One million times Art Nouveau

Hôtel Solvay – the house where the sky is the limit

Green light for the redevelopment of Schuman roundabout

In Vivo. The Belgian Pavilion at the 18th Venice Biennale of Architecture

Expo: Josef Hoffmann – Falling for Beauty

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