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Conference dinner and guided tour
The conference dinner and the guided tour are only accessible to conference participants who registered for these activities in the registration form and who have followed payment instructions. More information about the venue and the location of these events will be published here soon.
Social activities (for exploring Brussels on your own)
Brussels offers a large range of cultural activities, night and day. Here are some ideas of things to discover during your stay in the city. If you feel like exploring Brussels with other conference participants or on your own, this is a way to start. Enjoy Brussels and its cultural life!
SOME BRUSSELS CLASSICS
Atomiumsquare, 1 – 1020 Laeken
One of Brussels landmark, built to celebrate scientific discovery and breakthroughs. Exhibitions and panoramic view of the city.
Open from Monday to Sunday, from 10 am to 6 pm. The Atomium ticket includes access to the near-by Design Museum Brussels.
Rue des Sables, 20 - 1000 Brussels
Permanent exhibition A Century of Belgian Comics + temporary exhibitions.
Open from Tuesday till Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. Reservations are not mandatory.
Rue de la Loi. Metro: Maelbeck or Schuman. Tramway: Maelbeck. Bus: Luxembourg.
European institutions (Council, Commission, Parliament), museums (House of European History, Parlamentarium, Institute of Natural Sciences, Wierz Museum), parks (Parc de Bruxelles, the Cinquantenaire)… A cultural crossroads to explore.
The Fondation Brel (in French)
Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés, 11 – Brussels
Exhibition, films and city walks with an audio guide about Jacques Brel, one of the most iconic francophone singers.
Everyday, from 11 am to 6:30 pm.
Rue Américaine, 27 1060 Saint-Gilles
House, studio and archives of the architect Victor Horta (1861-1947), who is considered the main pioneer of the Art Nouveau architectural style.
Open from Tuesday to Sunday afternoons. Reservation of a time slot online is required.
Place Royale / Koningsplein 2 – 1000 Brussels
The world's largest collection of the renowned surrealist artist René Magritte. Open from Tuesday to Sunday.
This Museum is part of the six Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
Boghossian Foundation, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 67 - 1050 Brussels
Very close to the ULB campus, an Art Deco gem.
Open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 am to 6 pm.
FOR EARLY ARRIVALS AND WEEK-END BEFORE OR AFTER THE CONGRESS
Brosella Festival 2025 (Saturday 5 July 2025 & Sunday 6 July 2025)
Osseghem Park Theatre (Green Theatre), Avenue de l'Atomium - 1020 Bussels (Laeken)
The Brosella Festival is an urban, etno and jazz festival in the open-air theatre of the Osseghem Park, not far from the Atomium. Since 1977, this festival honours the big names of the urban, etno and jazz music in the green open-air theatre of the Osseghem Park.
Documentary 'Jeux de Bal' (in French, Sunday 6 July)
Bruegel cultural centre, Rue des Renards 1F - 1000 Brussels, at 3 pm.
The documentary 'Jeux de Bal' takes you to the heart of the Bal National, which takes place every year on the eve of Belgium's national holiday at the Place du Jeux de Bal in the Marolles.
Ommegang Pageant 2025 (historic show, Wednesday 2 and Friday 4 July)
Grand-Place - 1000 Brussels. Starting at 8:45 pm. Reservation recommended.
The parade and show are part of the folklore of Brussels, with 1,400 actors, folk and historic groups, horses, puppet theatre, giants, flags... It honours the coming of Charles the Fifth to Brussels in 1549.
Renaissance Village at the Sablon (from Wednesday 2 to Saturday 5 July)
The traditional Ommegang Renaissance Village is back to share life as it used to be. There will also be plenty of entertainment on offer, with knights' tournaments, a depiction of the civil and military life of a 15th-century mercenary group, a Renaissance market... Full program 2025 to come.
Sewer Museum - First Sunday of the Month (Sunday 6 July)
Porte d'Anderlecht - 1000 Brussels
Every first Sunday of the month, the Sewer Museum opens its doors for free. To guide you through the collections, the museum also offers free guided tours. A discovery guide for children and a playful audio guide are available as well. Plunge into the underground networks beneath Brussels. Booking for the tour is recommended, as places are limited.
DURING THE WEEK
Amazônia (exhibition, from Monday to Sunday)
Tour & Taxis, Avenue du Port 86c - 1000 Brussels
The Amazônia exhibition by the French-Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado is coming to Belgium.The exhibition features over 200 large-format photographs revealing the richness of the Amazon rainforest and the people who live there. The works are accompanied by a soundtrack that was specially created by Jean-Michel Jarre.
Caroline Le Méhauté & Isabella Soupart - 'Tellus Project' (installation-performance, from Thursdays to Sundays)
Centrale for contemporary art, Place Sainte-Catherine 45 - 1000 Brussels
Visual artist Caroline Le Méhauté and choreographer Isabella Soupart present Tellus Project, an installation-performance at the crossroads of art and biology, or bio-art. Bio-art is a contemporary art movement that uses the plastic resources offered by biotechnology as a medium. The project invites us to rethink our relationship with the living and to question our practices through art. Taking the earth beneath our feet as their starting point, the artists draw on the fact that 75% of our planet's soil is now polluted.
United by their shared concern for the environment and for materials, the duo is setting up in Centrale and is collaborating with a special material, polluted excavated earth.
Mitja Tušek & Bertille Bak - 'Wait and see' (exhibition, from Wednesdays to Sundays)
Centrale for contemporary art, Place Sainte-Catherine 45 - 1000 Brussels
Mitja Tušek's paintings and series are informed by references to the history of art and European culture, from the Middle Ages to Ensor and the Rorschach tests, whose forms recall the multitude of possible representations and perceptions of an image. For this exhibition at Centrale, Mitja Tušek has invited the artist Bertille Bak. As a video and visual artist, Bertille Bak takes a committed look at the world, focusing on personal and collective narratives, questioning both the day-to-day reality of the communities she encounters and the representations we make of them.
Fashion & Lace Museum, Rue de la Violette 12 - 1000 Brussels
Throughout a non-chronological arrangement, this exhibition dissects the crucial role of the 'Stijl' fashion boutique. Discover this revolution in Belgian fashion history through the most iconic silhouettes, sold and worn over the past 4 decades.
Fashion Walks in the Dansaert district are also being organised as part of the exhibition.
Vaux Hall Summer (on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays)
Vaux Hall, Brussels Park - 1000 Brussels
For the 9th year in a row, the Vaux-Hall in the Brussels Park opens its doors to the public. The Vaux Hall Summer event offers a diverse cultural program: concerts, film projections, theatre, dance, DJ sets, workshops...
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