Overview

The Marcel Hastir Studio, a hidden gem in the Leopold district, was the home and workplace of a famous Brussels painter for more than 75 years and a cultural centre where artists, musicians and free thinkers of all kinds gathered. Barbara, Jacques Brel, violinist Arthur Grumiaux, Abbé Pierre and Lanza del Vasto, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, revealed their art and their thoughts there. During the war, Hastir hid Jews and resistance fighters there under the nose of the Gestapo, who were nearby. The studio was saved from demolition at the last minute in 2002 and has been preserved in its original state even after the master's death in 2011. Concerts, exhibitions and conferences are still organised there. It is a meeting place of excellence for lovers of art, culture and history, which you should definitely discover. https://ateliermarcelhastir.eu/ On display: works by M. Hastir painted since 1920/30

• Nudes
• Portraits: Queen Elisabeth, Krishnamurti, Anne Philippe, Micheline Lebrun, Laura Turner, orphan Juan Soya, deported daughter Meyer...
• Landscapes (Greek, Tuscan, Azores...)

and the furniture from his studio and home: coal stove, Gestetner stencil printer (also used by the resistance during the Second World War), easels, grand piano, small ceramic clock with counterweight, round mahogany table with turned legs, wooden armchairs (one with carved backrest), black lacquered Napoleon III-style display cabinet, old photo projector, mahogany secretary desk, etc.

Practical information

Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 18:00, duration of visit: 40 minutes.

Atelier Marcel Hastir - Rue du Commerce 51 - 1000 Brussels.

Accessible without reservation.

Address
Atelier Marcel Hastir - Rue du Commerce 51 - 1000 Brussels.