07.11.2024 – 01.06.2025 : In company of René Magritte : Belgian friendships
In company of René Magritte: Belgian friendships is a group exhibition about Magritte’s relationships, whether loyal, short-lived or conflictual, both within the Surrealist circle and beyond.
It’s a journey back to the Belgian art scene of the last century, where abstract art and surrealism met, and where the private and the public intertwined to write history as we know it.
08.06 – 20.10.24 : In company of René Magritte : Jane Graverol
Jane Graverol met Magritte in 1949 at his studio on Esseghem Street. She is honored with about fifteen fascinating works. Her unique universe shares several common points with that of Magritte, particularly in her dream-like confrontation of humans with nature. The animal world fascinates her and has occupied a special place in her pictorial universe from an early age, often marked by the presence of cages, birds, and female bodies. Along with Rachel Baes, Graverol is considered one of the leading female artists of Belgian surrealism.
11.10.2023 – 02.06.2024 : Abstract landscapes
The Abstract Art Museum is celebrating the change of season with a themed exhibition focusing on landscape.
26.11.2022 – 03.09.2023 : Renée Demeester, Abstract landscapes
The René Magritte Museum – Museum of Abstract Art is devoting a solo exhibition to Renée Demeester, who passed away in April 2022. The exhibition ‘Abstract Landscapes’ gives the public the opportunity to get to know this talented and discreet artist. She was a remarkable figure of Belgian abstraction in the 1960s and 80s, and was able to develop her own style and make it evolve.
01.11.2020 – 03.06.2021 : 12 Constructivist artists
This exhibition showcases twelve well thought-out compositions that are distinguished from each other by the sobriety of the means, the exuberance of the colours or the complexity of the subjects. In the temporary exhibition space, they come face to face and lend themselves to the game of visual confrontation. This ensemble highlights the constant creativity of Geometric Abstraction in Belgium, from the 1950s to the present day.
2019 : Francine Holley, 100 years and more
In 2019, we celebrated the 100th birthday of Francine Holley with a retrospective of her works.
16.09 – 31.12.2017 : Magritte, Signs of life
For the 50th anniversary of Magritte’s death, 21 photographic portraits were exhibited in the communes of Brussels that the artist frequented (Jette, Schaerbeek, Molenbeek).
In parallel with that, inhabitants of Brussels created sound portraits in workshops led by BNA-BBOT
22.02 – 14.09.2014 : The lost Magrittes
After seven years of research, 30 destroyed masterpieces of the artist are brought back to life.
16.09.2011 – 15.01.2012 : Henri-Jean Closon (1888-1975)
Henri-Jean Closon, pioneer of Belgian abstract art, is the painter of vibrant color compositions. The exhibition at the Musée René Magritte was the first tribute to this artist held in Brussels.
18.09.2010 – 16.01.2011 : Hundred years of Abstract Art
This exhibition marked the centenary of abstract art in Europe (1910-2010). Around 40 works chosen from the Museum’s large collection gave an overview of the figures of this movement in Belgium from the 1920s to the present day.
29, 30 and 31.05.2009 : 10 years Magritte Museum (1999 – 2009)
The René Magritte Museum celebrated its 10 years of existence in June 2009. A weekend of celebrations included exhibitions, guided tours, workshops, concerts and animations. All these reviewed the achievements of the Museum so far and presented new projects to the public.
01.04 – 31.07.2009 : Francine Holley : 90 years, 20 masterpieces
Francine Holley is an abstract artist who lives in Paris. She celebrated her 90th birthday in 2009. This anniversary exhibition gave an overview of her career.
01.03 – 30.06.2008 : Edmond Van Dooren : dreaming of a future world
The avant-garde painter Edmond van Dooren, like Magritte, became one of the pioneers of Belgian abstraction.
03.01 – 31.03.2007 : ELT Mesens on visit by Magritte, the headquarters of surrealism
Itinerary of the terrible child of Belgian surrealism, the poet, musician, collagist and animator ELT Mesens.
04.01 – 31.03.2006 : René Magritte invites René Guiette
René Guiette was a contemporary of Magritte. This exhibition explored a series of his works from the museum’s collection.