Kanal and Centre Pompidou unite to open Brussels' first contemporary and modern art museum

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Kanal and Centre Pompidou unite to open Brussels' first contemporary and modern art museum  A 90-year-old modernist building in Brussels, which once housed the Citroën garage and car showroom, is being renovated to become the Belgian capital's first museum of contemporary and modern art. Euronews Culture took a guided tour with the director of the KANAL Foundation, Yves Goldstein.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/11/kanal-and-centre-pompidou-unite-to-open-brussels-first-contemporary-and-modern-art-museum  Spark your senses, wake your wonder. Euronews Culture seeks to show creativity in action and inspire our audience to explore the world through the five senses. Start your journey through the best of Europe's arts, gastronomy, traditions and high-end craftsmanship.

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00:00this 90 year old modernist building in brussels which once housed the citroen garage and car

00:12showroom is being renovated to become the belgians capital's first museum of contemporary and modern

00:19art scheduled to open in november 2026 after the federal government refused to make available its

00:26collection from that period the canal foundation turned to international partners eventually

00:32signing a five-year contract with francis pompidou center depuis 2018 la fondation canal que je

00:38dirige crée une collection publique d'art contemporain ici à bruxelles qui n'existait pas jusqu'à

00:44aujourd'hui mais on s'est dit pour pouvoir lancer ce projet il serait bien d'avoir un partenaire

00:50international pas belgo belge parce que ça n'a pas marché avec le musée royaux des beaux-arts et

00:55donc après de multiples contacts et rencontres et de multiples discussions c'est avec le centre

00:59pompidou nous avons décidé de faire ce partenariat as well as showing words from the parisian

01:04institution along with its own collection the musée aims to be an arts and cultural hub and stage

01:11music dance and theater performances but there is also the so-called external project to promote

01:16social cohesion in nearby neighborhoods with considerable socio-cultural diversity and pockets of poverty

01:23c'est pas simplement créer un lieu et ouvrir les portes et dire venez c'est aussi tout un travail que

01:29les équipes mènent depuis maintenant plus de huit ans de travail dans les écoles dans les associations

01:35de quartier au contact des jeunes des communautés autour de nous à molenbeek à laken dans le quartier nord

01:42pour répondre aux besoins mais aussi pour co-créer ou co-construire des projets artistiques ou pas

01:48half of the 40 000 square meter facility was set aside for people to enjoy amenities ranging from

01:54restaurants a children's playground and the library in the first quarter of 2026 the cultural

02:01program will be unveiled around 120 years of cultural creation will be made available in

02:08the exhibition area and many more activities will be disclosed isabel marques da silva euronews brussels

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