Brussels art exhibitions
Discover current and upcoming modern and contemporary art exhibitions in Brussels, with dates, venues, and direct links for more information.
Brussels combines major museums such as BOZAR and WIELS with a strong contemporary gallery scene, making it an important hub for modern and contemporary art in Europe.
Current and upcoming exhibitions in Brussels
This selection prioritizes notable venues and institutions when available, while also highlighting other current and upcoming shows in the city.
On view nowMajor venueBellezza e Bruttezza. Beauty and Ugliness in the Renaissance
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten BOZAR
Until 23-02-2027
Beauty and ugliness have always fascinated people, yet their meanings shift over time. Bellezza e Bruttezza explores how artists from Italy and Northern Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries depicted these extremes, from…
On view nowMajor venueJean Brusselmans Painter by Nature
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten BOZAR
Until 31-01-2027
In autumn 2026, Bozar will present a major retrospective of the painter Jean Brusselmans (1884–1953), the first comprehensive exhibition of his work since 1980. From the early 20th century onwards, Brusselmans developed…
On view nowMajor venueWilliam Kentridge | I am not me, the horse is not mine
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten BOZAR
Until 07-03-2027
At its core is his theatrical work, which drives many aspects of his practice, from collage and drawing to animation, film and installation.
On view nowMajor venueHouse of Memory / بيت الذاكرة by Basil Al-Rawi
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten BOZAR
Until 22-11-2026
The exhibition takes you on a virtual reality journey through archives and Iraqi stories.
On view nowMajor venueEdith Dekyndt x Cristóbal BalenciagaThe Fabric Decides
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten BOZAR
Until 31-01-2027
By combining pieces from his archives with her new creations, the exhibition emphasises their shared fascination with the traces of time in materials.
UpcomingMajor venueCentral. Never Alone
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten BOZAR
11-11-2026 – 24-01-2027
The exhibition offers a unique photographic perspective on the work of the young Brussels-based architecture practice.
UpcomingMajor venueAleksandra Kasuba: Shelters for Senses
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten BOZAR
08-03-2027 – 28-03-2027
Aleksandra Kasuba (1923–2019) imagined alternative ways of living through her practice on the threshold of design, architecture and experimental art. Fleeing Lithuania after World War II, she emigrated to the US, settlin…
UpcomingMajor venueSweet, Sour, Power. The Voyage of the Fruit
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten BOZAR
25-03-2027 – 28-03-2027
Fruit marks the journey — across cultures, across centuries, across the world. Fruit itself is a traveller: carrying seeds, crossing oceans, reshaping the land it reaches. When we imagine paradise, fruit fills it, its co…
UpcomingMajor venueRachel Whiteread: Conversation Pieces
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten BOZAR
12-04-2027 – 25-04-2027
One of the most influential sculptors of her generation, with an international career spanning more than 30 years. Her work is rooted in the everyday, observing forms that surround us but often go unnoticed, such as the…
On view nowMajor venueAli Cherri - Soul Witness
WIELS
Until 03-01-2027
Pour la première fois, plusieurs œuvres emblématiques d’Ali Cherri (né en 1976 à Beyrouth) sont réunies au sein d’une même exposition. À travers des œuvres audiovisuelles, des sculptures, des dessins à l’aquarelle et des…
UpcomingMajor venuePortia Zvavahera - Kuzviramba Mamuri
WIELS
31-10-2026 – 28-02-2027
Dans ses compositions picturales à grande échelle, l’artiste Portia Zvavahera mêle des techniques de gravure et de peinture pour capturer les scènes, les figures humaines et les créatures fantomatiques surgies de cet uni…
On view nowMuseum of Museums
Art & marges museum
Until 01-11-2026
Works from the Art et marges museum collection successively transform the spaces in which they are displayed. A botanical garden, a planetarium, an anthropological cabinet, a folklore museum… these settings unfold before…
On view nowVal Saint-Lambert & Design
Design Museum Brussels
Until 25-10-2026
En 1826, François Kemlin et Auguste Lelièvre fondent à Seraing la société anonyme « Verreries et Établissements du Val Saint-Lambert ». Rapidement, les verreries bénéficient d’investissements considérables qui favorisent…
On view nowExposition Simplicities
Mode & Kant Museum
Until 27-10-2026
Triplex 12.06.26 > 10.01.27 A l’été 2026, le Musée Mode & Dentelle vous invite à explorer la simplicité du vêtement. Balayant plus de deux siècles d’histoire, cette nouvelle exposition revient sur les moments où le vêtem…
On view nowShape of absence
Villa Empain
Until 24-01-2027
La Fondation Boghossian présente Shape of absence, une exposition initiée sur l’invitation de Louma Salamé, qui rend compte de la tragédie patrimoniale en cours en Syrie depuis 2011. Le parcours s’articule autour de l’in…
On view nowArt nouveau versus Art Déco ? 1850 – 1950 : un siècle en 31 sièges
Hortamuseum
Until 10-01-2027
Plongez dans un siècle de révolutions du design et de l’architecture ! Entre Art nouveau et modernisme, découvrez 31 sièges iconiques révélant les évolutions et les continuités qui ont façonné notre manière d’habiter.
On view nowAgatha Wara BLEACH Zurich
Damien & The Love Guru
Until 30-10-2026
A catalogue of the show’s physical vocabulary Junk the Plane, Cherry Noise, Crisis of an Ancient Feud, Phenolic Mother, Petty Crime, the Oswald Skeleton in the CIA closet, Handling Instructions for Sisters EDGE PROTECTOR…
On view nowLost and Found
Fondation A Stichting
Until 20-12-2026
Lost and Found takes its title from the memory project organised by Japanese photographer Takahashi Munemasa in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Pacific coast of Japan in March 2011. The project works…
On view nowUgo Rondinone primordial (rainbow)
Gladstone Gallery
Until 31-10-2026
The exhibition is accompanied by a statement written by the artist: primordial (rainbow) Fish are among the oldest living forms on Earth. They emerged long before birds, mammals, or human beings, inhabiting an ancient oc…
On view nowAlbert Pepermans Double Trouble
Schönfeld Gallery
Until 17-10-2026
With Double Trouble, Albert Pepermans unveils a new body of work developed since the summer of 2025. At the heart of the exhibition lies the concept of the diptych: paintings conceived as twins, yet never identical. Ever…
On view nowFerdinandea
Galerie Nathalie Obadia
Until 31-10-2026
Clément Cogitore Ferdinandea 5 Sep - 31 Oct 2026 Cloître Saint-Merri I & II - Paris Galerie Nathalie Obadia is pleased to present Ferdinandea in Paris, Clément Cogitore's first solo exhibition with the gallery. Following…
On view nowRobert Kushner: Summer Sun - Open My Heart
Galerie Nathalie Obadia
Until 31-10-2026
Bringing together twelve works produced between 2019 and 2025 - eleven works on Japanese paper and one painting on canvas - the exhibition unveils a recent body of work in which the botanical world intertwines...