Coming to visit Affordable Art Fair Brussels (7 – 11 February 2024, Tour & Taxis) from elsewhere? We’ve pulled together a set of recommendations for you – from hotel, restaurants, bars, cafes, exhibitions, shops and more!
All located in a 2km perimeter from the fair, to make your visit easy. It’s one of Belgium’s most vibrant and cultural cities: discover things to do in Brussels for first timers and old hands alike. Click on the images to find more about the different places.
HOTEL PARTNER
Creative, vibrant experience, inspiring design, nhow Brussels is a 4-star superior hotel where art comes to life. Located in the vibrant Botanique district,and only 3 stops from Tour & Taxis, this hotel lives and breathes art in all its forms. nhow Brussels is a cultural center for globetrotters, business travellers, and locals alike.
Art and creativity: these are the two words that best characterise this funkiest hotel in Brussels. Moreover, it exhibits many artists from Belgium but also from other European cities, each in a different style: from pop art, to mandala, to graffiti, to watercolour and photography.
So don’t miss to discover this iconic hotel and book your roomhere and make sure to follow them on Instagram.
Rue Royale 250, 1210 Brussels
THINGS TO DO & SEE
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Dance Opera: Malus – Igor Shyshko, Logan Lopez Gonzalez, Alain Franco (9 & 10 February)
Dance: Random Goodbyes 2022 – Moya Michael, David Hernandez & Jin Xing Dance Theater (7 & 8 February)
Quai aux Pierres de Taille 7, 1000 Brussels
Argos centre for audiovisual arts
Exhibitions: to be announced soon
Rue du chantier 13, 1000 Brussels
Mima museum – The Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art
Exhibition: Popcorn
Quai du Hainaut 41, 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Botanique
Have a stroll around the park
Exhibition: Vaciller with artists Nicolas Bourthoumieux, Zoé Brisset, Estelle Deschamp et Mathieu Simon, Jot Fau, Juliette Gabric, Jeanne Libeskind, François Maurin, Alexia Rogiest
Curated by Lucie Lanzini et Pierre Daniel
Rue Royale 236, 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
René Magritte Museum
House where René Magritte lived and worked from 1930 to 1954, which shows the apartment of the painter as it used to be, as well as watercolours, drawings and paintings, and hundreds of personal documents, photographs and letters.
The house also hosts an Abstract Art Museum which is currently presenting an exhibition Abstract Landscapes.
Rue Esseghem 137, 1090 Jette
MigratieMuseumMigration
The MigratieMuseumMigration does not tell The Story of migration in Brussels. It honours the many migrants who have helped to shape Brussels.
Werkhuizenstraat 17, 1080 Molenbeek
Sculptura #2
This second edition of the Brussels sculpture exhibition from 19 January to 10 March 2024 is themed “Art Moves. Art Connects” and will present works by artists from over 20 European countries.
Gare Maritime, rue Picard 7-11, 1000 Brussels
Brussels Beer Project
Taproom and tours of the brewery with tasting
Rue Antoine Dansaert 188, 1000 Brussels
Saint Martin Bookshop
Bookshop with a curated selection of artists books, rare catalogues of modern and contemporary artists, art magazines and more
Rue de Flandre 114, 1000 Brussels
Art in public space
Make sure to pass by Wim Delvoye’s Cement Truck (Quai au Foin 1000, 1000 Brussels) and Pol Bury’s Fountain both located close to Tour & Taxis (Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 1000 Brussels)
CAFÉS
Coffee, lunch and coworking space
Quai des Charbonnages 40, 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Coffee shop
Rue Antoine Dansaert 196, 1000 Brussels
RESTAURANTS
Modern Italian café that serves pizza, pasta and a weekend brunch
Bd d’Ypres 33, 1000 Brussels
Belgian restaurant
Rue Antoine Dansaert 209, 1000 Brussels
BARS
Brewery/bar
Drève Anna Boch 19 – 21, 1000 Brussels
Cafe and bar
Rue Antoine Dansaert 208, 1000 Brussels