Mission and Vision

The Ixelles Museum preserves, studies, enriches and promotes a collection primarily devoted to Belgian art from the late 19th century to the present day.

As a public museum on a human scale, it has placed accessibility, sharing and transmission at the heart of its commitment for 135 years. Through its collection, exhibitions, and cultural, educational and participatory activities, it creates encounters, sparks curiosity and opens dialogues between artworks, artists and audiences.

Through its exhibition programme, the museum engages in a vibrant exchange with international art. Since its founding, it has also maintained a constant connection with artistic creation and the dynamics of its time.

The Ixelles Museum sees itself as a lively, open and welcoming place — a space where art can be discovered, questioned and shared.

Its human scale fosters a close relationship with artworks and artists, attentive to the experiences and perspectives of everyone. The museum brings together stories, sensibilities and viewpoints in an ongoing dialogue between heritage, artistic creation and contemporary issues.

A place to experience and exchange, it invites visitors to slow down, feel and explore. Rooted in its local environment while remaining open to the world, the Ixelles Museum is a place people return to and make their own — a place to encounter art more closely and to look at the world differently.