When Art Deco reclaims its place
20-21 sep 2025
A neglected district, scorned after the industrial decline that left it scarred, Molenbeek has developed some of the most picturesque Art Nouveau
Diongre: From the Maritime District to the Albert District
20-21 sep 2025
In the early 1920s, Joseph Diongre worked with other architects to build several social housing complexes in what was then known as the European
Art Decodaily
20-21 sep 2025
The area around Rue Gabrielle Petit is a fascinating example of Art Deco architecture applied to everyday townhouses and residential buildings.
Hotel Riez
20-21 sep 2025
Designed in 1927-1928 by architect Jean-Baptiste Dewin for Joachim Riez, an industrialist specialising in the sale of building materials, this Ar
Local administration Koekelberg
20-21 sep 2025
Koekelberg's first town hall was built in 1882 to plans by architect Delplace.
Art Deco, the Koekelberg and Molenbeek way
20-21 sep 2025
Art Deco and modernism shaped the urban landscape of the 1920s and 1930s on this side of the canal too.
In Koekelberg, much of Rue Seghers was de
The Cité Moderne, a modernist vision by Victor Bourgeois
20-21 sep 2025
Between the wars, some 30 architects began designing garden cities, a model aimed at providing quality housing for the working and middle classes
Cité Moderne
20-21 sep 2025
Comprising 275 homes - more than half of the 500 initially planned - the Cité Moderne is the work of architect Victor Bourgeois, who, aged just 2
National Basilica of the Sacred Heart
20-21 sep 2025
The project to build a religious edifice on this site was the initiative of Leopold II, the builder king.
Leopold’s Sacred Heart
20 sep 2025
2025 is the Art Deco Year in Brussels!
On this occasion, the Friends of the Basilica, the municipalities of Ganshoren and Koekelberg, the Museum
House Vandevelde
20-21 sep 2025
Named after its last owner, this four-sided Art Deco villa was built in 1922 to plans by architect Antoine Pompe.
How the Interwar Period Shaped Belgian Beer Culture
20-21 sep 2025
The events of the period between the two world wars had a big influence on daily life and on the Belgian Beer culture.











