Ixelles Museum. From slaughterhouses to an art museum: 135 years of evolution in the service of art

From former slaughterhouses to a twenty-first-century art museum, this lecture explores 135 years of history marked by profound transformations. From the formation and expansion of the collections to the evolution of the museum’s remit, by way of the spectacular conversion of its built heritage, it traces the journey of an institution that has become a key player in Brussels’ cultural life. An immersion in the unique history of a municipal museum where architecture, memory and contemporary creation engage in dialogue over time.

Théo Van Rysselberghe (1862-1926), Le Thé au jardin, 1900-1904, gift Octave Maus, collection of Ixelles Museum