Verified cultural guide · Brussels 2026
Art galleries in Brussels: directory, map and artistic districts
50 galleries, museums, workshops and exhibition venues, including 32 addresses offering works for sale
Brussels combines Flemish masters, surrealism, Art Nouveau architecture and an international contemporary scene. From Mont des Arts to Sablon, then from Dansaert to the canal, to Forest and Ixelles, this directory distinguishes places to visit from galleries where to acquire a work.
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Understanding the Brussels art scene
A capital where Belgian heritage and international market respond to each other
The Mont des Arts brings together the major federal and BOZAR collections. Sablon, Avenue Louise and Châtelain concentrate international galleries; Dansaert and the canal host urban art, digital creation and new museums. To the south, WIELS, Saint-Gilles and Forest extend the route, while Ixelles combines photography, architecture, foundations and research spaces.
Distinguish between museum, gallery and art space
Museums often require a ticket and sometimes a reservation. Shopping malls are generally free and provide information on prices and availability; art spaces favor experimentation and temporary programming.
Check assembly days and reservations
Many galleries close on Sundays, Mondays and public holidays, then interrupt access between two exhibitions. Monographic museums and some major exhibitions use time-stamped slots.
Build one day per sector
Group the Mont des Arts and the Sablon on foot, devote a second day to Dansaert and the canal, then book a route south between Ixelles, Saint-Gilles, Forest and WIELS.
Buy a work in Brussels
32 acquisition-oriented addresses
The "Works for sale" badge only indicates galleries, workshops and businesses which clearly announce a sales activity. Before deciding, ask for full price, condition, origin, certificate, supervision and transport conditions.
- Xavier Hufkens
- Almine Rech Brussels
- Gladstone Gallery
- Mendes Wood DM Brussels
- Sorry We're Closed
- Rodolphe Janssen
- Greta Meert Gallery
- addiction
- Hopstreet Gallery
- Harlan Levey Projects
- La Forest Divonne Gallery
- Martel Gallery Brussels
This selection highlights 12 addresses. Use the "Works for Sale" filter to display the 32 galleries in the directory.
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50 galleries, museums and art centers in Brussels
Search for a name, neighborhood, or specialty, then view only galleries offering works for acquisition.
50 locations displayed
Mont des Arts and center
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Rue de la Régence 3, 1000 Brussels
From old masters to surrealism and modern art, the federal ensemble forms the museum base of the Brussels route.
Mont des Arts and center
BOZAR - Palace of Fine Arts
Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels
Victor Horta's Art Deco building hosts major exhibitions, but also music, cinema and debates in a transdisciplinary program.
Mont des Arts and center
Magritte Museum
Place Royale 1, 1000 Brussels
More than two hundred works and archives allow you to follow the visual thought of René Magritte in the heart of Place Royale.
Mont des Arts and center
CENTRALE for contemporary art
Place Sainte-Catherine 45, 1000 Brussels
This municipal center connects contemporary creation, Brussels artists and participatory projects near Sainte-Catherine.
Mont des Arts and center
Art and margins museum
Rue Haute 314, 1000 Brussels
His collection defends outsider art, supported workshops and authors who remain outside academic circuits.
Mont des Arts and center
Comic Strip Museum
Rue des Sables 20, 1000 Brussels
Installed in an Art Nouveau building in Horta, the museum sheds light on Belgian and international graphic creation.
Sablon, Louise and Châtelain
Xavier Hufkens
Rue Saint-Georges 6, 1050 Brussels
Three Brussels spaces and an international program make this gallery a major step for painting, sculpture and installation.
Sablon, Louise and Châtelain
Almine Rech Brussels
Rue de l'Abbaye 20, 1050 Brussels
The gallery presents historical and contemporary artists in a vast space close to Avenue Louise.
Sablon, Louise and Châtelain
Gladstone Gallery
Rue du Grand Cerf 12, 1000 Brussels
In a private mansion in Sablon, the international brand displays ambitious exhibitions by established artists.
Sablon, Louise and Châtelain
Mendes Wood DM Brussels
Rue des Sablons 13, 1000 Brussels
The Brussels branch connects European, Latin American and international scenes with strong attention to painting.
Sablon, Louise and Châtelain
Sorry We're Closed
Rue des Minimes 39, 1000 Brussels
Its neoclassical mansion serves as a setting for unique contemporary positions and a collectors' program.
Sablon, Louise and Châtelain
Rodolphe Janssen
Rue de Livourne 35, 1050 Brussels
A historic player on the Brussels scene, the gallery brings together Belgian and international artists from several generations.
Dansaert, canal and Molenbeek
Greta Meert Gallery
Rue du Canal 13, 1000 Brussels
In a former textile workshop, the gallery has been developing a demanding conceptual and minimal program since the 1980s.
Dansaert, canal and Molenbeek
addiction
Rue du Marché aux Porcs 4, 1000 Brussels
This downtown address defends an international generation of artists with precise and often experimental exhibitions.
Dansaert, canal and Molenbeek
A Stichting Foundation
Avenue Van Volxem 304, 1190 Forest
This private foundation dedicated to photography offers exhibitions built around authors, archives and documentary perspectives.
Dansaert, canal and Molenbeek
KANAL - Center Pompidou
Square Sainctelette 21, 1000 Brussels
The vast old Citroën garage is preparing a new museum of modern and contemporary art; check opening dates and off-site programs.
Dansaert, canal and Molenbeek
iMAL
Quai des Charbonnages 30-34, 1080 Molenbeek
A cultural laboratory dedicated to digital arts, iMAL combines exhibitions, research, manufacturing and public meetings.
Dansaert, canal and Molenbeek
ARGOS center for audiovisual arts
Rue du Chantier 13, 1000 Brussels
Exhibitions, screenings and archives provide access to a major collection of Belgian and international audiovisual arts.
Saint-Gilles, Forest and south
WIELS
Avenue Van Volxem 354, 1190 Forest
The former Wielemans-Ceuppens brewery offers vast trays, residences and international programming without a permanent collection.
Saint-Gilles, Forest and south
Cab Foundation
Rue Borrens 32-34, 1050 Brussels
The private foundation focuses on minimal and conceptual art in a renovated old warehouse.
Saint-Gilles, Forest and south
Hopstreet Gallery
Rue Saint-Georges 109, 1050 Brussels
The gallery supports Belgian and international artists by favoring material practices, drawing and installation.
Saint-Gilles, Forest and south
Harlan Levey Projects
Rue Isidoor Teirlinck 65, 1080 Molenbeek
Its program connects artistic research, social issues and experimental forms with emerging or established artists.
Saint-Gilles, Forest and south
La Forest Divonne Gallery
Rue de l’Hôtel des Monnaies 66, 1060 Saint-Gilles
Brussels space defends painting, drawing and sculpture in an approach accessible to amateurs and collectors alike.
Saint-Gilles, Forest and south
Martel Gallery Brussels
Chaussée d'Ixelles 337, 1050 Ixelles
This gallery recognizes comics and illustration as arts in their own right in a space opened in 2024.
Ixelles, Etterbeek and east
Villa Empain - Boghossian Foundation
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 67, 1050 Brussels
A restored Art Deco masterpiece, the villa hosts exhibitions that promote dialogue between Eastern and Western cultures.
Ixelles, Etterbeek and east
The Lodge
Rue de l'Ermitage 86, 1050 Brussels
In an ancient modernist Masonic temple, La Loge produces exhibitions, meetings and orders attentive to research.
Ixelles, Etterbeek and east
CIVA
Rue de l'Ermitage 55, 1050 Brussels
Archives, library and exhibitions tell the story of architecture, landscape and town planning in Belgium; check the schedule related to the future move to KANAL.
Ixelles, Etterbeek and east
Hangar - Photo Art Center
Place du Châtelain 18, 1050 Brussels
The Châtelain center organizes photographic exhibitions, festivals and meetings around contemporary images.
Ixelles, Etterbeek and east
Group 2 Gallery
Avenue des Arts 6, 1210 Brussels
Specializing in modern Belgian art of the 20th century, the gallery clearly publishes a selection of works available for acquisition.
Ixelles, Etterbeek and east
Absolute Art Gallery Brussels
Rue Lebeau 19, 1000 Brussels
More than two thousand works announced for sale make up an offer focused on street art, graffiti, pop art and emerging artists.
Mont des Arts and center
Belgian Gallery
Rue de Florence 39, 1000 Brussels
The gallery defends contemporary Belgian artists and connects them painting, sculpture and conceptual practices.
Mont des Arts and center
The Botany
Rue Royale 236, 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Under its historic glass roofs, the cultural center programs photography, visual arts and emerging creation in parallel with its concerts.
Mont des Arts and center
Fontana Brussels Gallery
Rue Watteeu 16, 1000 Brussels
The Brussels space of the Dutch gallery presents international artists attentive to the material, the landscape and know-how.
Mont des Arts and center
Christophe Gaillard Brussels Gallery
Quai du Commerce 50, 1000 Brussels
This Brussels branch connects historical figures, contemporary artists and new readings of the avant-gardes.
Sablon, Louise and Châtelain
Maruani Mercier
Avenue Louise 430, 1000 Brussels
The gallery brings together recognized American artists, painting contemporary and dialogues between several generations.
Sablon, Louise and Châtelain
Meessen
Rue de l'Abbaye 2A, 1000 Brussels
In a 1911 house, three floors host exhibitions, video and editorial projects with international artists.
Sablon, Louise and Châtelain
Laurentin Brussels Gallery
Rue Ernest Allard 43, 1000 Brussels
Specializing in modern and post-war art, the gallery presents paintings and works on paper for collectors.
Sablon, Louise and Châtelain
Nathalie Obadia Brussels Gallery
Rue Charles Decoster 8, 1050 Brussels
The Brussels branch supports established and emerging artists through painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation.
Dansaert, canal and Molenbeek
Dauwens & Beernaert
Avenue de Stalingrad 26, 1000 Brussels
The gallery is developing a Belgian and international program in a large space close to the Gare du Midi.
Dansaert, canal and Molenbeek
EDJI Gallery
Rue du Page 15, 1050 Brussels
Founded to support a new generation, EDJI makes the dialogue between ultra-contemporary artists and collectors more direct.
Dansaert, canal and Molenbeek
BEIGE
Rue Coppens 3, 1000 Brussels
This compact place favors narrow exhibitions, emerging artists and formats that blur exhibition and curatorial project.
Dansaert, canal and Molenbeek
Stems Gallery
Rue du Prince Albert 4, 1050 Brussels
Stems supports emerging artists, particularly American ones, in a program led by the painting, sculpture and installation.
Saint-Gilles, Forest and south
Faider Gallery
Rue Faider 12, 1060 Saint-Gilles
This gallery of Saint-Gilles presents painting and contemporary sculpture in a neighborhood house on an intimate scale.
Saint-Gilles, Forest and south
The Bach Royal Ice Rink
Rue Veydt 15, 1060 Saint-Gilles
The old ice rink offers spectacular volume for monumental exhibitions, installations and sculpture sets.
Saint-Gilles, Forest and south
Galila's POC.
Avenue Van Volxem 295, 1190 Forest
This private collection reveals a contemporary cabinet of curiosities, accessible during exhibitions and announced visits.
Saint-Gilles, Forest and south
Spazio Nobile
Rue Franz Merjay 142, 1050 Brussels
The gallery combines fine arts, collectible design and contemporary crafts in very material exhibitions.
Ixelles, Etterbeek and east
Alice Gallery
Rue Isidore Verheyden 2, 1050 Brussels
Alice connects contemporary art and visual cultures from music, graphics, the street and international subcultures.
Ixelles, Etterbeek and east
Bernier/Eliades Brussels
Rue du Châtelain 46, 1050 Brussels
The gallery presents recognized international artists in Brussels, with an important place given to sculpture and installation.
Ixelles, Etterbeek and east
Dys Gallery
Rue de l’Arbre Bénit 84, 1050 Brussels
DYS defends drawing, painting and narrative practices in a program attentive to the personal worlds of the artists.
Ixelles, Etterbeek and east
box gallery
Chaussée de Vleurgat 102, 1050 Brussels
Specializing in photography, the gallery compares historical prints, contemporary authors and documentary practices.
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Ready-made routes
Three coherent routes according to your priorities
Mont des Arts and Sablon
- Start at the Royal Museums.
- Continue to BOZAR and the Magritte Museum.
- Finish in the Sablon galleries.
Dansaert and canal
- Visit CENTRALE and Greta Meert.
- Cross to MIMA and iMAL.
- Check KANAL programming.
Ixelles, Saint-Gilles and Forest
- Start at La Loge or Hangar.
- Continue into the Châtelain galleries.
- Finish at WIELS and the CAB Foundation.
Prepare and deepen
Reliable sources, advice and related reading
Local and institutional sources
Are private galleries in Brussels free?
Yes, entry to shopping malls is generally free. Museums and some major exhibitions charge a rate; check ticket, slot and closing days on the official website.
Where to buy a work in Brussels?
The "Works for sale" filter isolates 32 active addresses. Contact the team to find out availability, price, origin, certificate and transport before any trip dedicated to a purchase.
Do I have to make an appointment?
Large galleries have regular hours, often Tuesday to Saturday. An appointment remains useful to see a work in reserve, discuss acquisition or visit during editing periods.
How to organize international delivery?
Our collection of original paintings for sale includes support on packaging, insurance and international delivery.
In Brussels, collection and experimentation are moving forward together
The strength of Brussels lies in the proximity between historical museums, private foundations, art centers and international galleries. In a few stations, we go from Magritte to the new images, from a private mansion in Sablon to a former brewery in Forest or the canal.
To extend the discovery at home, explore our original paintings for sale. The selection brings together landscapes, portraits, abstraction and contemporary scenes, with advice before purchase, adapted packaging and international delivery.



















































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