KANAL - Centre Pompidou is a museum for modern and contemporary art located in Brussels, Belgium, near the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, in the former buildings of a Citroën garage.[3] The definitive opening is scheduled for 2025.[4][5][6][7] During the renovations, the museum remains open at its temporary location K1, at 1, avenue du Port/Havenlaan.[8]
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| Established | 3 October 2017 |
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| Location | Square Sainctelette / Sainctelettesquare 11–12, 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°51′30.7″N 4°20′54.0″E / 50.858528°N 4.348333°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Founder | Brussels-Capital Region |
| Director | Yves Goldstein (general), Kasia Redzisz (artistic)[1][2] |
| Chairperson | Michèle Sioen |
| Website | Official website |
Building
editThe building, which is included in the inventory of architectural heritage of the Brussels-Capital Region,[9] is a former garage built for the Citroën company between 1933 and 1934 under the direction of the French architect Maurice-Jacques Ravazé with the Belgian architects Alexis Dumont and Marcel Van Goethem.[10] It was modified in 1954 by Louis Hoebeke.[11]
The building occupies most of the block that is enclosed by the Square Sainctelette/Sainctelettesquare, the Quai des Péniches/Akenkaai, the Quai de la Voirie/Ruimingskaai and the Quai de Willebroeck/Willebroekkaai. The former showroom, on the corner of the Square Sainctelette and the Place de l'Yser/Ijzerplein was a single, 21-metre-high (69 ft) volume with a glass facade. In the 1950s, several floors were added to the showroom.
On 28 March 2017, the Urban Development Corporation (SAU-MSI) of the Brussels-Capital Region launched an international design competition for the €125 million conversion to a museum. The jury selected a proposal, A Stage for Brussels by noAarchitecten, EM2N and Sergison Bates architects.[12]
History
editPlans for a museum by the Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal were first proposed in 2014. The government of the Brussels-Capital Region hoped to use works from the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, but failed to garner support for using the federal art collection.[13] In March 2015, the government of the Brussels-Capital Region and Groupe PSA reached an agreement for the sale of the site. The sale, for €20.5 million was finalized on 29 October 2015.[14] When the museum was unable to use works from the federal art collection, it partnered with the Centre Pompidou to provide artworks and knowhow.[15] The Centre Pompidou will receive €11 million for 10 years, of which €2 million will be allocated for staff in Paris.[3]
KANAL Brut
editPrior to the renovation and definitive opening in 2023, KANAL - Centre Pompidou pre-opened in May 2018 with an event called KANAL Brut, curated by Bernard Blistène, with works from the collection of the Centre Pompidou and a film studio designed by Michel Gondry.[16] The museum closed for renovations in June 2019.[17]
See also
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References
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edit- ^ "Nominations à Kanal: "Ce n'est pas ce que le jury a décidé"". L'Echo. 23 June 2021.
- ^ "A Brussels Museum Backs Off Its Plan to Split Its Director Job Into Two After Activists Protested the Move as Sexist". Artnet News. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b Struys, Bruno (9 March 2018). "Hoe het symbool van Brussels nationalisme uitdraaide op Belgisch surrealisme, in Franse handen". de Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Le musée d'art contemporain Kanal ouvrira ses portes à l'automne 2025". 7sur7.be (in French). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Le musée d'art contemporain Kanal ouvrira ses portes à l'automne 2025".
- ^ BX1 (12 January 2023). "L'ouverture du futur musée KANAL prévue en octobre 2025". France 24 (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Yves Goldstein: "Kanal, ce n'est pas un musée que nous construisons, c'est un espace de vie"". Le Soir (in French). 4 May 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "K1 (Temporary venue)". KANAL — Centre Pompidou — Brussels. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Former headquarters of the Belgian Citroën Automobile Company". inventaire du patrimoine architectural (in French). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Un lieu, une histoire, une ambition". KANAL — Centre Pompidou — Bruxelles (in French). 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Ancien siège de la Société belge des automobiles Citroën – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Zo zal het nieuwe Kanal-museum eruit zien". de Morgen. 21 March 2018.
- ^ "N-VA tegen aankoop Citroëngebouw voor nieuw museum". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Belga. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ NWS, VRT (29 October 2015). "Verkoop Citroëngebouw aan Brussel beklonken". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "'Citroënmuseum kan het gezicht van Brussel veranderen'". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Bruxelles 2018 – 2019 – Home Movie Factory by Michel Gondry" (in French). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Van Hyfte, Sofie (3 May 2018). "Oude Citroën-garage herrijst: KANAL neemt vliegende start". de Morgen (in Dutch).
External links
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Media related to KANAL at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
