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Throughout the year, Urban invites you to explore together what being modern means today, through a series of events that will question this notion.

Discover Urban’s new web pages about the decolonisation of public space in the Brussels Capital Region and explore the cartography on BruGIS, inventorising the first 100 colonial traces.

Venture out into the streets of the capital looking for these works!

This third focus puts the spotlight on interbellum garden art, in conjunction with several events celebrating Brussels' green spaces.

Apply for the new edition of the Art Nouveau Summer School: "Bringing Art Nouveau heritage back to life".

Le "Plan d'action diversité 2025-2026" propose à la fois une évaluation du plan précédent et une vision stratégique pour les années à venir.

Read on for various flagship projects taking shape in several Brussels municipalities as part of the first five URCs.

This second focus showcases the art of glass, as a prelude to the opening of no fewer than three exhibitions in the capital dedicated to this unique and precious material.

2025: A decisive year for owners of historic lifts

Apply now and be in with a chance of winning a prize in one of the categories!

Discover this new issue now!

To mark the end of “The Grand Opening”, we invite you to (re)discover one of the artistic activations that marked its inauguration: the “Art Nouveau Poetry” podcast.

Share your ideas for the Heritage Days 2025!

Les 27 et 28 novembre derniers, Urban et le RANN (Réseau Art Nouveau Network) ont eu le plaisir de vous convier au Symposium international Art nouveau.

Be sure to visit the now prolonged exhibition “The Alpha Plan”, and discover the Alpha Plan online as well!

ArchiSols, for "Archives des Sols" (Soil Archives), is a co-creative research project. Its aim is to optimise soil use in Brussels by exploring and documenting its qualitative diversity.

This year, Urban has been nominated for the visit.brussels Awards 2025 with its exhibition devoted to the Stoclet House: "Stoclet 1911 Restitution".

Time for the Year of Art Deco! Throughout the year, Urban will regularly showcase a theme related to the year's programme: for this first focus, the wonderful world of cinemas is in the spotlight.

Find out more about the various urban renewal projects that have recently been launched as part of several SNCs.

Urban launches a call for expressions of interest for the illustration of Heritage Days 2025.

This emblem of Brussels architecture has recently undergone an extensive restoration project, proudly supported by Urban

Excavations at Parking 58: Shedding new light on the origins and urban development of Brussels

In May 2024, the Art of Comics was officially added to the inventory of intangible cultural heritage of the Brussels-Capital Region!

The restoration and renewal of St Joseph's Church in Brussels

During the end-of-year festive season, LAB·AN has a few surprises in store for you - check them out now!

In 2024 and 2025, Urban will be piloting the implementation of the action plan Towards the decolonisation of public space in the Brussels Capital Region, which was approved by the government of the Brussels Capital Region in May 2023.

This prestigious “Belle Époque” hotel is set to reopen its doors after four years of extensive renovation

Throughout 2025, Urban and visit.brussels will be inviting you to discover the different facets of Brussels' Art Deco world.

Urban invites you to vote for this Brussels Art Deco treasure and help restore its authentic furniture, textiles and woodwork.

On August 19th 2024, the Brussels government, with the help of Urban, published the legal inventory of immovable heritage, which includes trees, monuments and complexes, in the Belgian Official Journal.

Urban was invited to take part in the second phase of the project ‘Sustainable rebuilding of Ukrainian Cities’, an initiative of Eurocities in cooperation with the Association of Ukrainian Cities as part of the European recovery plan for Ukraine.

A partir du 07/11/2024, les Primes RENOLUTION sont à nouveau disponibles en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.

Decolonial intersections @ The Grand Opening

From October 1st 2024, our Deputy General Manager Sarah Lagrillière took over the reins of our administration. Indeed, at the end of September, we said goodbye to our general manager Bety Waknine.

Check out the information and financial support Urban can provide to help you conserve your remarkable tree.

As part of Mobility Week, the STIB organised an "open construction site", an opportunity for Urban's archaeologists to present the many archaeological discoveries made at the site. Rediscover them thanks to our informative panels!