This forth focus shines a spotlight on the fashion of the era, with two exhibitions and a talk that showcase the creativity of interwar design.
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Urban has received a visit.brussels award in the category “Brussels Best Smart Experience” for its exhibition “Stoclet 1911 Restitution”, about the Stoclet House.
Don't miss this new issue dedicated to the heritage of the 1939-1999 period!
2025 under the sign of modernity
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!
Art Nouveau Summer School 2025
Apply for the new edition of the Art Nouveau Summer School: "Bringing Art Nouveau heritage back to life".
This third focus puts the spotlight on interbellum garden art, in conjunction with several events celebrating Brussels' green spaces.
Urban présente son Plan d’action Diversité 2025-2026
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.
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.
At the heart of the Urban Renewal Contract projects
Read on for various flagship projects taking shape in several Brussels municipalities as part of the first five URCs.
2025: A decisive year for owners of historic lifts
Brussels Architecture Prize 2025
Apply now and be in with a chance of winning a prize in one of the categories!
No. 37 of the “Bruxelles Patrimoines” magazine is out
Discover this new issue now!
An installation, voices, memories: extend “The Grand Opening” with “Art Nouveau Poetry”
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.
2025 edition: call for participation
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.
“Urban planning and territories: a look at the evolution of Brussels”: to (re)discover at home
Be sure to visit the now prolonged exhibition “The Alpha Plan”, and discover the Alpha Plan online as well!
The ArchiSols website is live
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.
New developments in the Sustainable Neighbourhood Contracts
Find out more about the various urban renewal projects that have recently been launched as part of several SNCs.
2025 edition: call for illustrators
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
Urban Research no. 2: The study of the Parking 58 excavations has just been published
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
Discover LAB·AN’s winter programme
During the end-of-year festive season, LAB·AN has a few surprises in store for you - check them out now!
This prestigious “Belle Époque” hotel is set to reopen its doors after four years of extensive renovation
Urban is piloting the action plan “Towards the decolonisation of public space in the Brussels Capital Region”
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.
Art Deco Brussels 2025
Throughout 2025, Urban and visit.brussels will be inviting you to discover the different facets of Brussels' Art Deco world.
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 invites you to vote for this Brussels Art Deco treasure and help restore its authentic furniture, textiles and woodwork.
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.
Relance des primes RENOLUTION 2024
A partir du 07/11/2024, les Primes RENOLUTION sont à nouveau disponibles en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
Cancelled: Decolonial intersections @ The Grand Opening
Decolonial intersections @ The Grand Opening