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Art Brussels

42ste editie van de internationale hedendaagse kunstbeurs met circa 138 galeries uit 26 landen in Brussels Expo.

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Position your brand as a cultural patron or luxury lifestyle partner at Europe's premier contemporary art fair, reaching collectors, galleries, and high-net-worth art enthusiasts.

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  • Behind-the-scenes gallery previews and artist spotlights
  • Luxury hospitality and VIP experiences for collectors
  • International art market trends and investment angles
  • Local Brussels cultural tourism tie-ins
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Art Brussels' 42nd edition takes place from Thursday 23 April to Sunday 26 April 2026. The fair returns with an exceptional international programme featuring 138 galleries from 27 countries, and features Preview and vernissage on Thursday 23 April with Public days Friday 24 April – Sunday 26 April 2026. Art Brussels will be held in Halls 5 and 6 of Brussels Expo, the Art Deco landmark built for the 1935 Brussels International Exposition. This edition embraces a clear shift towards more focused, legible fairs where the quality of experience prevails; the fair has chosen to refine its profile and present a more concentrated, more demanding edition that places art and the collector's experience firmly at the centre.

Line-up
Horizons section artists: Aglaia Konrad, Elen Braga, Ymen Berhouma, Jacqueline de Jong, Pao Hui Kao, Oswald Oberhuber and Zuzanna Czebatul.New key players based in Vienna include: Galerie Krinzinger and Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman. Returning Belgian galleries include BARBÉ (Ghent), De Brock (Knokke), Xavier Hufkels (Brussels), rodolphe janssen (Brussels), and MARUANI MERCIER (Brussels, Knokke, Zaventem).

Part 1

Thursday 23 April 2026

  • The new Horizons section showcases large-scale works that could not be presented in traditional booths, offering ambitious proposals the opportunity to unfold fully in the spectacular Hall 6 of Brussels Expo.
  • 29% of galleries are Belgian, within a lineup spanning 27 countries – a clear sign of the strength of the local scene and the fair's place in a fully internationalised market.
  • "Not Everything is for Sale: What 15 Gallerists Based in Brussels with Over 25 Years Would Never Part With – and Why" curated by Bernard Marcelis, proposes 15 experienced gallerists to select the one artwork they would not want to live without.
  • Belgian artist Natasja Mabesoone is invited to create a site-specific installation at the entrance of the fair, setting the tone for this renewed, curatorially ambitious edition.
  • Art Brussels holds a charity action: The KickCancer Collection, a wall of postcard-sized artworks sold at a flat rate of 400 euros for the benefit of the KickCancer Foundation, which finances research on children's cancer.
  • In 2025, the fair welcomed 165 galleries and nearly 25,000 visitors from Belgium and abroad.
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