21.09.2026 | Conference MERI
On 21 September, BELSPO will organise a conference in collaboration with the OECD. The aim is to invite a range of speakers to discuss key themes on the international science policy agenda, as outlined in the 2025 edition of the STI Outlook. During the conference, attention will be given to the evolving geopolitical landscape, the role of science in addressing future societal challenges, and the tools that can be employed to develop robust policy responses to global structural transformations.
The conference will take place in the building next to Brussels North Station (Boulevard Simon
Bolivar 30), where BELSPO’s offices are located. You can view the detailed programme and the
registration form by clicking on this link
MERI
data. 
18.11.2026 | International conference - on-site at KBR or online
How can institutions and disciplines collaborate to manage heritage data? How can the quality of these data and digitised collections be improved? And how can information sharing and reuse be facilitated?
On 18 November, KBR, the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, and the Royal Museums of Art and History will organise the international conference “Shared Heritage, Shared Data.” On this occasion, the partners of MetaBelgica and other European cultural heritage institutions will share their experiences and demonstrate how new technologies are helping to make collections more accessible.
till 27.09.2026 | Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Art and Gender Stereotype in the Collections of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Part of the “Collections in Question” series
How to unravel gender stereotypes in the collections? The virile, brutal man; the gentle, maternal,
nurturing woman, confined to domestic roles; or on the contrary, the temptress, sinner, even guilty
one: examples of stereotypes deeply rooted in the collective imagination and also conveyed through
art.
Read more...
till 27.09.2026 | Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
On the occasion of an exceptional display, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
present a new selection of panels from The Americans, the monumental work created by Saul Steinberg
for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. Following a first presentation, visitors can now discover the
second series of restored panels. Created on site for the American Pavilion, this more than
70-metre-long work of art is a giant collage inspired by the “American way of life,” in which
Steinberg gives free rein to his inventiveness. Comprising eight series of thematic panels, The
Americans is today considered a pinnacle in the artist’s oeuvre.
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till 27.09.2026 | africamuseum
This exhibition reflects on colonial propaganda. Original testimonies from past and present, together
with surprising collections and photographs, unravel the Congo Panorama; an immense painting that
flaunted at the 1913 World Fair in Ghent. It glorified Belgian realisations in Congo and depicted the
young Belgian colony as an idyll - a fake news avant la lettre.
Read more...
till 18.10.2026 | KBR Museum
In the footsteps of Bart Van Loo and the Burgundians in the KBR museum
Bart Van Loo invites you to view one of the most fascinating periods of our history
through his eyes: an era in which art and power elevate one another to new heights. Together with KBR,
he has created a remarkable museum route. Here you will discover original watercolours by Jean-Léon
Huens, presented alongside exceptional manuscripts, prints and engravings from the KBR collections.
These documents illustrate Bart’s fascination with history and make the world of the Burgundian
court tangible. For this route, he wrote texts that capture the Burgundian origins of our shared
history.
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till 18.10.2026 | Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
This spring, the Spilliaert Room brings to light a figure who long remained in the
shadows: Germaine Rimbout (1894–1973), a Brussels-based artist with a singular trajectory. Influenced
by Cubism and Fauvism, her work evolved after the Second World War toward a freer abstraction and an
increasingly daring colour palette. An exhibition driven as much by the strength of the work as by the
personality of the artist. As a female creator in a world still largely dominated by men at the time,
she succeeded in forging her own path. Her artistic journey reflects the tensions and aspirations of
an era.
In collaboration with KBR.
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till 30.05.2027 | AfricaMuseum
The AfricaMuseum presents in the AFROPEA space Still the Rhythm, a solo exhibition by sculptor and
word artist Dieex Bitegets, running from 2 June 2026 to 30 May 2027. The exhibition brings together
two bodies of work: A Cycle Game (2024–2025) and Expressies door het ondergrondse heen (2021-2023).
Together, they trace a trajectory of introspection, encounter, and connection. Under the title Still
the Rhythm, the works form a single continuous narrative in which rhythm stands for repetition,
memory, transformation, and continuity.
Read more...
-Upcoming Exhibition-
from 16.10.2026 till 18.04.2027 | Art & History Museum
From mid-October 2026, the Art & History Museum will present a temporary
exhibition dedicated to the art of the Inuit peoples of Nunavut and Nunavik, two major regions of the
Canadian Arctic. Nearly 250 works will be on display, including sculptures, everyday objects, and
graphic works. The exhibition explores traditions and ways of life, terrestrial and marine wildlife,
shamanism, and contemporary challenges, including climate change.
Poster
- Read more...
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The RMFAB invite themselves into your home! Discover here, alone or with the whole family,
everything you need for a virtual journey through art history.
> Museum@
Home
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage
KIK-IRPA offers you the opportunity to discover all the works of Jan Van Eyck in high resolution, as
well as a collection of more than 700,000 photos of Belgium's cultural heritage in free access.
> BALaT, our
online database
> Discover the
œuvre of Jan Van Eyck online
Royal Museums for Art and History
The KMKG-MRAH invites you to explore its collections.
> Masterpieces online
Museum of Musical Instruments (MIM)
Take a look and discover the richness we would like to share with you from behind your screen
> A virtual visit to the MIM
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Explore the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences from your couch!
Visit the halls in 3D on Google Art & Culture and stroll through our gallery
Living
Planet .
Listen to podcasts/audioguides of the Dinosaur Gallery .
Access our virtual collections .
Go on field trips with our scientists via our YouTube channel.
AfricaMuseum
The importance of digitising museum collections became even more apparent during the closure of
museums due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
> Museum collections in 2D+ and 3D
Cast your eyes over a series of 27 collections on various themes relating to history and cultural
anthropology.
> Spotlight on the collections
Join us as we walk around the labs, offices and archives of the Royal Museum for Central Africa to
meet the scientists who work here.
> AfricaMuseum Podcast
KBR
Toutes les ressources électroniques et les collections numérisées de KBR consultables à distance.
> Liste de toutes les ressources électroniques
Alle e-bronnen en gedigitaliseerde collecties van KBR nu van thuis uit raadpleegbaar
> Lijst met alle beschikbare e-bronnen
DIGIT the Digitization Programme of the Belgian Science Policy
Preserving Belgium's rich cultural and scientific heritage and disclosing those valuable assets for
researchers and the general public is important.
> Explore the Collections
