On the occasion of Art Nouveau Brussels 2023, Urban supports a broad range of activities in order to promote and further enhance Art Nouveau.
This autumn, take the time to explore our capital and admire this exceptional heritage!
Must-see exhibitions to (re)discover
- Until 28/10 – "From Eclecticism to Art Nouveau: painter-decorator Victor Van Dyck, 1863-1943" at the "Association du Patrimoine Artistique"
- Until 05/11 – "Back to nature 1900" at the Brussels City Museum
- Until 19/11 – "Ljubljana at the turn of the 20th century" at the Halles Saint-Géry
- Until 19/11 – "Traces of Art Nouveau in Havana" at the Halles Saint-Géry
- Until 26/11 – "Art Nouveau in La Chaux-de-Fonds" at the Halles Saint-Géry
- Until 31/12 – "Daughters" at the Halles Saint-Géry
- Until 07/01 – "Art Nouveau. Unique objects with a tale to tell" at the BELvue Museum
- Until 14/01 – "Resonances. Encounter between Art Nouveau and plastic design" at the Design Museum Brussels
- Until 14/01 – "Victor Horta and the Grammar of Art Nouveau" at the Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR)
- Until 27/01 – "Nuevo Nouveau by artist & designer Jaime Hayon" at the MAD
- Until 10/03 – "Privat Livemont. Fleurs à l'affiche" at the Maison Autrique
- Until 14/04 – "JOSEF HOFFMANN - Falling for Beauty" at the Art & History Museum
- Until 01/06 – "Belgian Art Nouveau. Van de Velde, Serrurier-Bovy, Hankar & Co" at the Maison Hannon
- Until 01/06 – "Victor Horta versus Art Nouveau. Horta’s vocabulary" at the Horta Museum
New exhibitions not to be missed
- From 15/11 to 15/01 – "Fashion & Art Nouveau" at the Horta Museum, in collaboration with the Brussels Fashion & Lace Museum
- From 18/11 to 13/05 – *Extramuros* "Portrait d'amis #2 / Rémy Hans. Les bleus du temps" au Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tournai
- From 01/12 to 31/03 – "Comic Art Nouveau" at the Comic Strip Museum
- From 07/12 to 31/01 – "Urban ZOOM 2023" at the Halles Saint-Géry
- To 14/04 - "Stoclet 1911 Restitution" at the Art & History Museum
- From 06/01 to 14/04 – "ART NOUVEAU, art for all ?" at the Halles Saint-Géry
Activities and festivals
- 07/10 to 15/10 – Take part in the ARTONOV Festival
- 14/10 at 4pm – Explore the city in a different way with the interactive guided walk "Danser les volutes - Si t’y danses" (FR)
- 27/11 to 14/12 – Take part in the Joseph Jongen 150 Festival
Captivating exchanges during numerous lectures
- 12/10 – "De l’Art nouveau luxembourgeois" at the Maison du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg in Brussels (FR)
- 16/10 – "Arbres, fleurs et gazons à Bruxelles 1850-1910" at Schaerbeek Town Hall (FR)
- 19/10 – "Conservation and restoration methods for Art Nouveau in Slovenia" at the Halles Saint-Géry (EN)
- 23/10 – "Art Nouveau: objecten met een uitzonderlijk verhaal" at the KBR Museum (NL)
- 06/11 – "Privat Livemont, street artist et décorateur d’exception" at Schaerbeek Town Hall (FR)
- 25/11 – "Art Nouveau, Music and Freemasonry" at the Belgian Museum of Freemasonry (FR)
- 27/11 – "La naissance d’ornements inédits : Horta, Hankar, van de Velde et Livemont" at Schaerbeek Town Hall (FR)
- 07/12 – "Daughters" – meeting at the Halles Saint-Géry (FR)
- 11/12 – "L’école industrielle de Schaerbeek, un vivier d’artistes" at l’École 1, rue Josaphat 229 (FR)
- Until 18/12 – The lectures of the du Réseau Art Nouveau Network (RANN)
Unique guided tours
- 5/11, 12/11 and 03/12 – guided tours of the Roosenboom House under restoration (FR, NL, EN)
- 07/12 – "Art nouveau en Victor Horta" at BOZAR (NL)
- Guided tours of ARAU (Atelier de Recherche et d'Action Urbaines) (FR, NL)
- Guided tours of Arkadia (FR)
- Guided tours of Korei (NL)
- Art Nouveau mansion tours with Explore.Brussels (FR, NL, EN)
Works of contemporary art in the public space
Over the coming months, several works of art reinterpreting Art Nouveau will be supported and unveiled by Urban and its partners.
→ Discover the Brussels gems open to the public
→ Admire this exceptional heritage with the Art Nouveau Pass
→ Find out more using Urban's resources
The Art Nouveau Brussels 2023 programme is organised jointly by Urban, visit.brussels and their partners.
