The King Baudouin Foundation has acquired a rare work by Peter Paul Rubens: a double-sided sheet (1607) featuring both a drawing and a handwritten letter by the artist. The work offers an intimate glimpse into his creative process, diplomatic role, and international network.
At the request of several archives, the King Baudouin Foundation acquired a rare register and financial records of the Brotherhood of the Holy Circumcision, dating from the 16th to 18th centuries. The documents are now entrusted to the State Archives in Antwerp.
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, one of the most important museums in the world for decorative arts in Western art history, will welcome the silver ewer that belonged to Peter Paul Rubens in its Silver Gallery.
In a large-scale exhibition dedicated to the Belgian artist, the Kunsthaus Zürich is exhibiting two works by Félicien Rops from the King Baudouin Foundation’s collection. Rops’s La Dame au Pantin II and La Sphinge are on show until 31 May, 2026. An opportunity to explore the artist’s Symbolist universe.
The Louvre-Lens Museum is exhibiting two major pieces from the Treasure of Oignies, loaned by the King Baudouin Foundation, as part of the Par-delà les Mille et Une Nuits exhibition, which features cultural exchanges between the Orient and the West.
In the Grand Place car park, a permanent exhibition is helping us to relive our automobile past. Thanks to a collection of historical petrol pumps, the exhibition shows how our mobility has developed from the petrol pump to the electric charging point. An initiative of Interparking, supported by the FSA Fund.
