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Checkpoint Brussels bursts news bubbles

The many communities in Brussels and Belgium live side by side, each in their own (news) bubble. Checkpoint Brussels aims to bridge these divides.

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City of Birmingham & Kazuki Yamada © Benjamin Ealovega

More than 200 voices and instruments, united around a powerful message.

On November 14, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus will bring together up to 200 musicians for an unforgettable performance of Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem.”

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“Enigma is primarily about how the music breathes in and out, about the nuances, sounds and textures throughout the entire piece”

At Ars Musica, you can hear two of Anna Thorvaldsdottirs more intimate works: Quatuor Diotima will perform Enigma (15 Nov.), while Het Collectief will present Spectra (25 Nov.).

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William Kentridge

Meet our first Grand Invité! Each season, we invite an artist to help shape the programme and bring other artists together. 'Reassembling' is this season’s guiding thread: an invitation to constantly rethink and rearrange existing ideas and perspectives.

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Vivienne Dick and the Poetics of Mismatched Inserts

18 → 20 Nov.'26 Bozar invites the Irish filmmaker and artist Vivienne Dick to present a programme dedicated to her work. Through her films, she explores urban life, gender politics, migration, and the history of ideas.

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Exhibitions

Contemporary Art

Highly Recommended

William Kentridge

I am not me, the horse is not mine

Now →
7 Mar.'27

From 20 €

Exhibitions

Modern Art

Highly Recommended

Jean Brusselmans

Painter by Nature

Now →
31 Jan.'27

From 20 €

Exhibitions

Immersive Cinema

Digital & New media

Highly Recommended

House of Memory / بيت الذاكرة by Basil Al-Rawi

A VR journey through archives and Iraqi stories.

Now →
22 Nov.'26

From 6 €

Exhibitions

Contemporary Art

Highly Recommended

Edith Dekyndt x Cristóbal Balenciaga

The Fabric Decides

Now →
31 Jan.'27

From 10 €

Films

New release

In the presence of the director

The Six - Reiner Holzemer

In the presence of the director on the 3rd of November

Now →
22 Nov.'26

From 8 €

Films

Kids’ Palace

In Waves - Phuong Mai Nguyen (12+)

Now →
22 Nov.'26

From 8 €

Exhibitions

Architecture & Urbanism

Central. Never Alone

Now →
24 Jan.'27

From 10 €

Films

Festival

New release

Final Cut - Joeri Pruys

13 Nov.'26
- 19:30

From 10 €

Concerts

Mogwai

13 Nov.'26
- 20:00

From 42 €

Films

Festival

New release

Nova '78 - Aaron Brookner & Rodrigo Areias

13 Nov.'26
- 21:15

From 10 €

Highly Recommended

Guided Tours

Highlights tour Jean Brusselmans in Dutch

Guided tour for individuals

Now →
29 Jan.'27

From 20 €

Highly Recommended

Guided Tours

Highlights tour Jean Brusselmans in French

Guided tour for individuals

Now →
29 Jan.'27

From 20 €

Concerts

International Orchestras

Highly Recommended

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Britten. War Requiem

14 Nov.'26
- 20:00

From 42 €

Exhibitions

Contemporary Art

Highly Recommended

William Kentridge

I am not me, the horse is not mine

Now →
7 Mar.'27

From 20 €

Exhibitions

Modern Art

Highly Recommended

Jean Brusselmans

Painter by Nature

Now →
31 Jan.'27

From 20 €

Exhibitions

Immersive Cinema

Digital & New media

Highly Recommended

House of Memory / بيت الذاكرة by Basil Al-Rawi

A VR journey through archives and Iraqi stories.

Now →
22 Nov.'26

From 6 €

Exhibitions

Contemporary Art

Highly Recommended

Edith Dekyndt x Cristóbal Balenciaga

The Fabric Decides

Now →
31 Jan.'27

From 10 €

Films

Literature

Contemporary Art

New release

Highly Recommended

Replay

Ai Weiwei's Turandot - Maxim Derevianko

Now →
22 Nov.'26

From 8 €

Contemporary music

Highly Recommended

Ars Musica

14 Nov. →
4 Dec.'26

Talks & Debates

Highly Recommended

Society

Politics

Checkpoint Brussels

A living news programme

17 Nov.'26
- 19:00

From 12 €

Films

Close-up

In the presence of the director

Highly Recommended

New York Our Time - Vivienne Dick

In the presence of the film director

18 Nov.'26
- 19:00

From 10 €

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© William Kentridge. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Courtesy the artist, Goodman Gallery, Galleria Lia Rumma and Hauser & Wirth

William Kentridge. I am not me, the horse is not mine

William Kentridge began his artistic career at the height of the political struggle against the apartheid regime in South Africa. His work bears witness to a profound commitment – social, political and poetic – that continues to shape his practice today.

Now → 7 Mar.'27

Still Life with Slices of Smoked Sausage, 1936, oil on canvas, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp - Flemish Community © photo: Hugo Maertens

Jean Brusselmans. Painter by Nature

From the early 20th century onwards, Brusselmans developed a distinctive body of work, independent of artistic trends yet firmly rooted in painterly tradition. Some 120 works highlight the remarkable oeuvre of an underappreciated Belgian artist.

Now → 31 Jan.'27

Edith Dekyndt x Cristóbal Balenciaga. The Fabric Decides

Enter a unique dialogue between Belgian artist Edith Dekyndt and the rarely seen archives of fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga.

Now → 31 Jan.'27

Central. Never Alone

For the Brussels-based office Central, the discipline of architecture is intrinsically relational — never autonomous, but always shaped by context and uses, collaborations and a frame of reference.

Now → 24 Jan.'27