Overview
- Organizers announced a November 28, 2026 opening with ten exhibitions for the new contemporary-art hub in a converted 1930s Citroën garage.
- The centerpiece show, A truly immense journey, will present more than 350 works on loan from the Centre Pompidou while the Paris museum is closed for refurbishment.
- The five-floor complex, redesigned by Atelier Kanal (noAarchitecten, EM2N, Sergison Bates), will include the Kanal Architecture program, an indoor playground by Assemble, and a late-night rooftop venue.
- A Kanal spokesperson says construction totals €230 million funded by the Brussels-Capital Region, even as political deadlock and calls for savings from parties such as Les Engagés raise funding concerns.
- Leadership targets free public areas like a library and reading room and a single ticket covering ten shows, with prices still in development and a Brussels resident subscription planned for the first six months.