Centre for Fine Arts | Bozar Brussels

“Rhythm shaped me as a person.”

With rhythm as her driving force, Jlin presents the full spectrum of her talents as Bozar’s portrait artist.

Pavel Kolesnikov and the Mount Everest of Piano Literature

On 7 November, Kolesnikov performs Chopin’s complete Nocturnes. His unique and captivating interpretation will make you hear these magnificent works in a whole new light.

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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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Coltrane Day

On 11 November, a fascinating introduction, a film featuring John Coltrane's only soundtrack and a tribute concert will make up this day.

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William Kentridge

Meet our first Grand Invité! Every season, we invite an artist to help shape the programme: with an exhibition, but also by working with a new generation of artists. Kentridge is doing this with The Centre for the Less Good Idea.

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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

New Beginnings - Isabelle Ingold & Vivianne Perelmuter

In the presence of the film directors on 28 October and 6 November

Now →
8 Nov.'26

From 8 €

Films

Art & Film

6 Nov.'26
- 11:00

From 8 €

Lecture

Secondary Education

Guided tours for children (ages 6 to 12) and adults

Now →
24 Jan.'27

From 20 €

Concerts

Electronic Music

Highly Recommended

Grouper - Marina Herlop

6 Nov.'26
- 20:00

From 32 €

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 €

Talks & Debates

Architecture & Urbanism

Highly Recommended

Meet the Architects : Central

10 Nov.'26
- 19:00

From 12 €

Concerts

Jazz

Highly Recommended

Coltrane 100 - Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Nduduzo Makhathini, Linda May Han Oh, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Both Directions at Once

11 Nov.'26
- 20:00

From 30 €

Films

Festival

New release

In the presence of the director

Highly Recommended

Dentro - Elsa Amiel

In the presence of Elsa Amiel

12 Nov.'26
- 19:30

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