© Yannick Sas

Who's that girl?

Behind the angelic faces in paintings by artists such as Botticelli lies not a goddess, but a woman of flesh and blood: Simonetta Vespucci. Who was she?

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Esther-Elisabeth Rispens & not standing in 'Sequenze' by Alexander Vantournhout © Gaëtan Nadin

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Hank Willis Thomas, from the series Unbranded: A Century of White Women 1915-2015, 2015 © Yannick Sas

Six different perspectives in Picture Perfect

What is beauty today? 'Picture Perfect' explores images from the 1960s to the present, showing how artists have followed, questioned, and challenged ideals of beauty. Take a quick tour of the exhibition through six artworks.

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Sol Gabetta Portrait Artist Bozar
Sol Gabetta © Marius Burgelman

“I always think it’s special to play in a place with so much allure.”

For her next concert at Bozar on 20 April, portrait artist Sol Gabetta joins Czech Philharmonic in Elgar's mythic 'Cello Concerto'.

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James Bridle © DR/GR

“The threat isn’t AI itself, but the way it’s being implemented”

From coding to carpentry, from AI to the intelligence of living beings, James Bridle seeks practical approaches to art and life which re-orient us towards a fairer, more regenerative world. Meet Bridle at Bozar on 29 April.

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Higher Education

Köln 75 - Ido Fluk

film screening for secondary and higher education

15 Apr.'26
- 16:00

Sofa Session #3 Beauty, love & power

With Christelle Oyiri & Martha Da’ro

15 Apr.'26
- 18:30

From 10 €

Concerts

Jazz

Highly Recommended

The Köln Concert / Keith Jarrett

Thomas Enhco – Maki Namekawa

15 Apr.'26
- 20:30

From 32 €

Films

Jazz

New release

Köln 75 - Ido Fluk

16 → 18
Apr.'26

From 8 €

Immersive Cinema

Digital & New media

Highly Recommended

Lost Spaces

A VR experience inside the Lefkosia Buffer Zone

Now →
19 Apr.'26

Free entry

Exhibitions

Contemporary Art

Digital & New media

Ho Tzu Nyen. P for Power

Now →
14 June'26

From 10 €

Exhibitions

Ancient Art

Bellezza e Bruttezza

Beauty and Ugliness in the Renaissance

Now →
14 June'26

From 18 €

Exhibitions

Contemporary Art

Picture Perfect

Beauty through a Contemporary Lens

Now →
16 Aug.'26

From 18 €

Individual

Highly Recommended

Guided Tours

Bellezza e Bruttezza - Highlights tour in Dutch

Guided tour for individuals

Now →
12 June'26

From 18 €

Highly Recommended

Kids’ Palace

Guided Tours

Bellezza e Bruttezza - Discovery Tour in Dutch +6

Guided tours for children (ages 6 to 12) + adults - Individual visitors

Now →
10 May'26

From 18 €

Highly Recommended

Kids’ Palace

Guided Tours

Bellezza e Bruttezza - Discovery Tour in French +6

Guided tours for children (ages 6 to 12) + adults - Individual visitors

Now →
10 May'26

From 18 €

Individual

Highly Recommended

Guided Tours

Picture Perfect - Highlights tour in French

Guided tour for individuals

Now →
19 July'26

From 18 €

Individual

Highly Recommended

Guided Tours

Picture Perfect - Highlights tour in Dutch

Guided tour for individuals

Now →
19 July'26

From 18 €

Concerts

Highly Recommended

Fennesz & Jim O’Rourke

28 Apr.'26
- 20:30

From 28 €

Immersive Cinema

Digital & New media

Highly Recommended

Lost Spaces

A VR experience inside the Lefkosia Buffer Zone

Now →
19 Apr.'26

Free entry

Concerts

Jazz

Highly Recommended

The Köln Concert / Keith Jarrett

Thomas Enhco – Maki Namekawa

15 Apr.'26
- 20:30

From 32 €

Highly Recommended

Kids’ Palace

Bozar Sunday - Final Chord

An Artistic Day for All Ages

19 Apr.'26
- 11:00

Films

Close-up

In the presence of the director

Highly Recommended

Close-up: Ana Vaz

In the presence of the director

28 Apr. →
2 May'26

Talks & Debates

Literature

Digital & New media

Highly Recommended

Meet the Thinker: James Bridle

29 Apr.'26
- 19:30

From 12 €

Concerts

Jazz

Highly Recommended

Ambrose Akinmusire ft. Brussels Jazz Orchestra

(…) What’s Not There – A new perspective on Miles Davis

1 May'26
- 20:30

From 28 €

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Exhibitions

Frans Floris de Vriendt, Pomona, 1565, Stockholm © Hallwylska Museet/Statens Historiska Museet, Stockholm.
Frans Floris de Vriendt, Pomona, 1565, Stockholm © Hallwylska Museet/Statens Historiska Museet, Stockholm.

Bellezza e Bruttezza. Beauty and Ugliness in the Renaissance

Discover how artists from Italy and Northern Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries depicted beauty and ugliness, from the ideal to the caricatural.

Now → 14 June'26

Ho Tzu Nyen, T for Time, 2023–ongoing, 2-channel synchronized HD videos (16:9, colour, and eight-channel sound, approximately 60 min), voile screen, scrim walls, real-time algorithmic editing and compositing system. Installation view at Singapore Art Museum, 2023.
Photo by Memphis West Pictures, courtesy of the artist, Kiang Malingue, and Singapore Art Museum.

Ho Tzu Nyen. P for Power

The Singaporean artist explores big questions that bring together philosophical research, popular visual culture, and new technology.

Now → 14 June'26

Be Nice To Me (Flatten 04) from Open My Glade (Flatten), 2000, video installation by Pipilotti Rist (video still) © Pipilotti Rist / 2025, SABAM Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Luhring Augustine

Picture Perfect. Beauty through a Contemporary Lens

Photography and video from the 1970s to today show how artists scrutinise and challenge established beauty ideals.

Now → 16 Aug.'26

Only at Bozar

Marin D.

Sofa Sessions

During our monthly intergenerational discussions, local and international artists debate on contemporary themes.

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Concert Croissant

Young musicians welcome you to the stage to share an intimate moment of discovery. With a breakfast formula!

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Bozar Sundays

There’s no age limit on the emotions that art and music evoke. Enjoy a colourful day of workshops and concerts.

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Guided Concert

Guided Concerts

Would you like to introduce your students to the magic of live music? Our Guided Concerts are designed to be accessible, inspiring, and engaging.

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Immersive Cinema

Through VR film screenings, Bozar provides a sensory journey that redefines how we perceive and interact with cinema.

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