Cultural centers
The cultural centres run all sorts of cultural and leisure activities for residents, including courses, activities for children and adults, festivals and room hire. They also put together an attractive cultural programme.
For French speakers
- There are 15 official cultural centers in Brussels (FR)External link.
- Les Halles de SchaerbeekExternal link (FR) has special status as European cultural centre of the French Community.
- L’iselpExternal link (FR) the Higher Institute for the Study of the Visual Arts Language, is the perfect place to discover and explore contemporary art in the Federation Wallonia-Brussels, in Belgium and by international artists. In addition to its exhibitions, ISELP also organises conferences, screenings, symposiums, lectures, guided tours, cultural trips and educational activities.
For Dutch speakers
- n22External link is the network of the 22 Dutch-speaking cultural centres in Brussels.
Student unions for culture
- Organisation and promotion of the arts and culture at the ULBExternal link
This student union aims to promote the arts and culture to ULB students. The union joins forces with other organisations and student unions at the ULB to organise cultural activities
Other ULB cultural circles on the university website www.ulb.beExternal link.
Other communities in Brussels
Brussels is a melting pot of different cultures, so many countries and communities organise cultural activities in Brussels and even have their own cultural centre. A selection of these centres is listed below:
- Alliance française de Bruxelles-EuropeExternal link (France)
French language courses, resource and documentation centre
- Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBurenExternal link (Netherlands)
Performing arts, debates, conferences, seminars, exhibitions
- Goethe Institut BelgiqueExternal link (Germany)
Cultural events, German language courses, conferences, film, cultural information
- British Council Brussels (EN)External link (United Kingdom)
English language courses, cultural projects, joint projects
- Instituto Cervantes BruselasExternal link (Spain)
Exhibitions, film, Spanish language courses, library
- Istituto Italiano di CulturaExternal link (Italy)
Film, exhibitions, Italian language courses, concerts, conferences, library
- Das Österreichische Kultutforum in BrüsselExternal link (Austria)
Cultural exchange, music, exhibitions, German language courses
- Sweden Abroad - Ambassade de SuèdeExternal link (Sweden)
Exhibitions, Swedish language courses, themed activities, concerts, film
- Norvege.be (NL/NO)External link (Norway)
Music, exhibitions, dance, design, film
- Finnish Cultural Institute for the BeneluxExternal link (Finland)
Cultural exhibitions, Finnish language courses and Finnish culture courses
- Polish Institute - Cultural Service of the Polish Embassy in BelgiumExternal link (Poland)External link
Concerts, film, exhibitions, debates
- Czech Center in BrusselsExternal link (Czech Republic)
Exhibitions, film, library (books and videos), workshops, conferences
- Hungarian Culture Brussels (EN/HU)External link (Hungary)
Exhibitions, concerts, Hungarian language courses, library
- ArthisExternal link - Belgian-Romanian House of Culture (Romania)
Sociocultural projects, training, language courses, concerts, gallery, library
- Arab Cultural Center (FR/NL)External link
Studies, music, artistic projects, conferences, language courses and Arab civilisation
- Darna - Maroccan-Flemish Cultural Centre (FR/NL)External link (Marocco)
Cultural exchange
- Cultural and Information Center of the Embassy of Japan in Belgium (EN/JP)External link (Japan)
Exhibitions, film, library, conferences, demonstrations, concerts
- Korean Cultural CenterExternal link (Korea)
Exhibitions, film, language and cooking courses, conferences
You can contact the embassies of foreign countriesExternal link to find out about their cultural programmes.
Good Brussels deals
- The Leisures for free list all free activities in the capital.
- Paspartoe (NL)'is a discount culture voucher for Brussels residents.