EVENT | Museum Night Fever 2020
On the occasion of Museum Night Fever, the Boghossian Foundation invites you to take a plunge into one of the most famous Sufi tales, The Conference of the Birds. Saturday 3 October 2020, from 7pm to 1 am.
Rallying the health emergency linked to the Coronavirus, the Boghossian Foundation follows the instructions given by the Belgian public authorities and closes its doors until further notice. The guided tours organized within the framework of the BANAD Festival are cancelled.
EVENT | Brussels Museums Nocturnes
For the 19th edition of the Brussels Museums Nocturnes, the Villa Empain opens its doors until 10 pm and visitors can shed new light on the exhibition Flamboyant, art de vivre in the thirties. A perfect opportunity to get carried away in life and living in this iconic art deco house by a fictional collector from the Interbellum. Thursday 26 September 2019, from 5 to 10 pm.
Dance lessons | Let’s swing at the Villa
In the context of the ‘Flamboyant’ exhibition, the Boghossian Fondation is organising introductory courses in the dances which shaped the roaring twenties as well as the following decades. Sundays 12 May and 9 June 2019 at 3 pm.
As part of the Brussels Art Nouveau & Art Deco Festival, the Boghossian Foundation opens its doors for an exceptional night and offers to discover the exhibition Flamboyant in the wake of its launch. Friday 29 March 2019, at 7.30 pm.
EVENT | Museum Night Fever 2019
For its third year participating in Museum Night Fever, the Foundation has partnered with Tour des Blocs for a special evening. Our program includes concerts, performances, exhibitions, mappings and much more! Saturday 23 February 2019, at 7pm.
Brussels Museums Nocturnes | Guided tours
The Boghossian Foundation takes part in the 18th edition of the Brussels Museums Nocturnes. Rediscover the richness of the Villa Empain neighbourhood’s cultural life in a nightly atmosphere. The Villa Empain will organise guided tours of its current exhibition ‘Beyond Borders’.
Discover the Villa Empain accompanied by our tour guides, a pleasant moment offering you detailed information about the building and its history as well as the current exhibition Melancholia.
The Foundation is celebrating summer by its Art-Deco swimming pool with an aquatic performance and an electronic music set that will last until evening. Sunday 19 August 2018, from 11 am to 9 pm.
The Boghossian Foundation takes part of the 11th edition of Garden tales organized by the Bibliothèque René Pechère and the CIVA Foundation. The perfect opportunity to discover the surroundings of the Art Deco swimming pool and the the garden of the Villa Empain.
Brussels museums nocturnes | Workshops for children & guided visits
For this second participation in the Museum Night Fever, the Foundation invites the company ‘Le Geste qui Sauve’ to bring the Villa Empain, its spaces, past, shadow and light zones to life. Saturday 3 March 2018, from 7 pm to 2 am.
Brussels museums nocturnes| Workshops for children & guided visits
The Boghossian Foundation takes part in the 17th edition of the Brussels Museums Nocturnes.
Rediscover the richness of the Villa Empain neighbourhood’s cultural life in a nightly atmosphere. Together with 4 other museums in the area, the Foundation will stay open until 10 pm and organises free guided tours of its current exhibition Ways of Seeing as wel as workshops for kids.
Guided tours | Jardins en fête
The Boghossian Foundation takes part in the 10th edition of Jardins en Fête organized by the Bibliothèque René Pechère Foundation and CIVA Gardens.
Guided tours | Mondialité & Chun Kwang Young
Discover the Villa Empain in company of our guides, they will take you on a fascinating tour full of in-depth information on the building and its history as well as on the current exhibitions; Sunday 6 August 2017, at 3 pm.
Guided tours | Mondialité & Chun Kwang Young
On the first Sunday of the month, in parallel with the guided tours for adults, a visit will be organized for the little ones.
Guided tours | Minhwa & Chun Kwang Young
The Boghossian Foundation is organising a dual guided tour dedicated to Korea, taking us on a journey bringing to life Korean culture and joining traditional and contemporary art.
Through this visit, the public will be able to discover Minhwa art with works by Suh Gongim at the Korean Cultural Centre
The second part of the visit will take place at the Villa Empain’s Chun Kwang Young exhibi-tion.
Screening – talk | Contour Biennale 8
The Karrabing Film Collective (Elizabeth A. Povinelli, Gavin Bianamu, Rex Edmunds) presents The Stealing C*nt$ and Toxic Sovereignty at the Boghossian Foundation on the occasion of their participation in Contour Biennale 8.
The event is moderated by Natasha Ginwala.
The Boghossian Foundation organizes guided tours on Sunday 5 February 2017.
Discover the Villa Empain in company of our guides, they will take you on a fascinating tour full of in-depth information on the building and its history as well as on the current exhibition Decor.
In addition to the guided tours for adults, the Boghossian Foundation proposes to playfully introduce the Decor exhibition to your children.
Guided tours Decor and Seeing Zen
The Boghossian Foundation organizes guided tours on Sunday 5 February 2017.
Discover the Villa Empain in company of our guides, they will take you on a fascinating tour full of in-depth information on the building and its history as well as on the current exhibitions Decor and Seeing Zen.
As part of the Seeing Zen exhibition, Thierry Geerinckx introduces the public of the Boghossian Foundation to the ancestral Chado tradition. A unique opportunity to experience Zen in the heart of the exhibition, on Sundays 18 December 2016 and 15 January 2017.
The Boghossian Foundation organizes mediation sessions in the exhibition Seeing Zen. Zazen, seated meditation, is at the heart of Zen. This practice consists in two half-hour meditations and is open to beginners, who will be guided by Frank De Waele. Every Monday, at 12.30.
On 24 November, the Boghossian Foundation takes part in the 16th edition of the Brussels Museums Nocturnes.
Rediscover the richness of the Villa Empain neighbourhood’s cultural life in a nightly atmosphere. Together with 6 other museums in the area, the Villa will stay open until 10 pm and organise free guided tours of its current exhibitions Decor and Seeing Zen.
Guided tours Decor and Seeing Zen
The Boghossian Foundation organizes guided tours on Sunday 20 November 2016.
Discover the Villa Empain in company of our guides, they will take you on a fascinating tour full of in-depth information on the building and its history as well as on the current exhibitions Decor and Seeing Zen.
Guided tours of the Villa Empain
The Boghossian Foundation organizes a day of guided tours at the Villa Empain on 5th March 2016.
Our guides will introduce you to the villa, a masterpiece of the Art Deco architecture, and its temporary exhibitions. Commented in French, Dutch or English, these visits will allow you to discover its history in a privileged way.
The Boghossian Foundation is delighted to invite you to a concert of Ottoman classical music organised in partnership with Tristan Driessens and the Lâmekân Ensemble at the Villa Empain.
Side events “Sarkis with Parajanov”
Several activities will take place in Bozar and Collège Belgique
A unique series of four gilded silver brooches just got edited by the Boghossian Foundation in Collaboration with the Studio of Jean-Michel Othoniel
Biennale di Venezia 2015
7 May 2015 – 15 August 2015
Collateral Event of the 56th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia
Speaker One. Le voyage
20 November 2014
Une performance musicale de l’artiste Joris van de Moortel, dans le cadre de l’exposition Music Palace, à la Villa Empain.
Strummmmmmingggggg for the Music Palace CharleWorld Bösendorfer Imperial Piano
6 November 2014
Une performance musicale de l’artiste Charlemagne Palestine, dans le cadre de l’exposition Music Palace, à la Villa Empain.
Programme de l’été 2014
10 July 2014
Venez découvrir ou redécouvrir en famille cette étonnante sélection d’œuvres réalisées par plus de 200 artistes !
Visite de l’école “Les Jardins d’Elise”
10 June 2014
Visite guidée de l’exposition “Entre deux Chaises, un Livre” avec l’école “Les Jardins d’Elise” avec le soutien de l’Echevine de l’Instruction d’Ixelles, Mme Marinette De Cloedt, le 10 juin 2014.
Al Andaluz
07 September 2012
La Fondation Boghossian et Flagey s’associent pour le concert Al Andaluz qui réunit le groupe Estampie dirigé par Michaël Popp, et le groupe L’Ham de Foc qui, à partir de Valence (Espagne), s’est fait connaître par ses recherches musicales mêlant des sources orientales et médiévales.
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Luthomania
10 March 2012
Dans le cadre de l’émission radiophonique Le Monde est un Village, animée par Didier Melon sur la RTBF (La Première), La Fondation Boghossian a le plaisir d’accueillir le groupe musical Luthomania.
Tribute to Iannis Xenakis
28 September 2011
A l’occasion de la parution de l’intégrale de l’oeuvre pour violoncelle de Iannis Xenakis, un concert d’hommage à ce grand compositeur moderne a été donné à la Villa Empain le 28 septembre 2011.
Concerts organized for the radio programme Le monde est un village
06 May 2010
En 2010, plusieurs émissions radiophoniques « Le Monde est un Village » animées par Didier Mélon ont été enregistrées à la Villa Empain.
Nara Noian
28 April 2010
À l’occasion de la date de commémoration du génocide arménien, la Fondation Boghossian a invité Nara Noïan à présenter son troisième album « Kino » à la Villa Empain.
Mare Nostrum
30 March 2009
The Boghossian Foundation has taken the initiative to organize a concert, created and directed by Jordi Savall, on the30th of March 2009, at Flagey (Brussels).