Art, architecture and travel in Brussels

Collectible Brussels: highlights from the 2023 edition

Until Sunday 12 March 2023, Collectible Brussels attracts collectors to the Tour & Taxis Sheds with a curated offering of unique and limited-edition pieces by established designers and emerging studios

By Rosa Bertoli Published 10 March 23

Taschen tantalises with new edition of Jorge Pardo’s ‘Brussels Lamps’

German publishing house Taschen launches a limited-edition series of five ‘Brussels Lamps’ by Cuban-American artist Jorge Pardo

By Rosa Bertoli Published 21 January 23

Antony Gormley interview: ‘We’re at more than a tipping point. We’re in a moment of utter crisis’

We visit the London studio of British sculptor Antony Gormley ahead of his major new show ‘Body Field’ at Xavier Hufkens Brussels

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 22 November 22

Last chance to see: Piip, the playful electric car by artist Harald Thys, on show in Brussels

Piip by Harald Thys and Lowie Vermeersch is a speculative project for a friendly electric family car, presented at the Maniera Gallery in Brussels

By Jonathan Bell Published 3 November 22

Lexus gives Brussels airport a Japanese zen make-under

By Rebecca Pearson Last updated 1 November 22

Carine Gilson boutique, Brussels

By Bethany Wrede Peterson Last updated 31 October 22

Art Brussels has daring designs on the contemporary art market

The 37th edition of the Belgian art fair proves it still has bite as a destination for discovering new artists

By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated 28 October 22

Delvaux unveils museum-meets-store Brussels flagship

By Ali Morris Last updated 25 October 22

Welcome home: decorative masters embellish the Villa Empain in Brussels

By Yoko Choy Last updated 21 October 22

Christo lifts the veil on a rarely-seen early work, plus what’s next for the artist

By Emma O'Kelly Last updated 20 October 22

Brussels opens Hotel Hygge designed by architect Michel Penneman

By Siska Lyssens Last updated 19 October 22

Hotel des Galeries — Brussels, Belgium

By Marie Le Fort Last updated 19 October 22

Brussels’ Bozar Centre for Fine Arts launches Victor, its new café

By Ella Marshall Last updated 18 October 22

Zoom Hotel — Brussels, Belgium

By Debbie Pappyn Last updated 18 October 22

Yadoya — Brussels, Belgium

By Siska Lyssens Last updated 18 October 22

Showcase: Obumex launches updated Brussels flagship

By Sara Sturges Last updated 18 October 22

Toy Giants exhibition, Brussels

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 14 October 22

Independent Brussels 2018: what to see at the Belgian fair

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 14 October 22

Everything Architecture: OFFICE KGDVS stages ambitious retrospective

By Sara Sturges Last updated 14 October 22

Brussels gallery opens art bar for experimental parties

1b is a new art bar designed by Koenraad Dedobbeleer, hosting a series of art-filled, drink-fulled evenings curated by a roster of acclaimed artists

By Mary Cleary Last updated 14 October 22

Rachel Eulena Williams weaves poetry and abstraction in Brussels

In ‘Joy & Rain’ at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, New York-based artist Rachel Eulena Williams presents new hybrid works that are bold, subversive and steeped in complex histories 

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 13 October 22

Contemporary architecture blossoms in Brussels

In our latest architectural exploration, we turn to the Belgian capital of Brussels, where a balance is being struck between new projects and the city’s time-tested 20th-century gems

By Jason Sayer Last updated 13 October 22

In Brussels, Collectible is a hotbed of multidisciplinary collaboration

Inside the Vanderborght building in Brussels, Collectible design fair (5-8 March) invites experimentation in food, interior architecture and furniture

By Rosa Bertoli Last updated 12 October 22

Fosbury & Sons Boitsfort in Brussels brings home comforts into the workplace

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 10 October 22