Vanhaerents Art Collection

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The Vanhaerents Art Collection is a collection of contemporary art located in a former industrial building in the Dansaert district in Brussels.

The Vanhaerents Art Collection is a contemporary art collection founded by Belgian collector Walter Vanhaerents and his children, Els and Joost. Established in the 1970s, it has grown into a respected collection that reflects their passion for innovative and thought-provoking art. Housed in a repurposed industrial building in Brussels' Dansaert district, the collection showcases a diverse range of contemporary artworks, from painting and sculpture to installation, photography, and video, featuring both emerging and renowned artists. Current Presentation: Viewing Depot EXH #03 – Year of the Snake highlights recent acquisitions and key works that explore themes of oppression, freedom, and individuality. Spanning all three floors of the Vanhaerents Art Collection, the exhibition brings together large-scale works that blend aesthetic innovation with emotional intensity. A central highlight is Ai Weiwei’s installation Life Vest Snake (2019), alongside works by Alvaro Barrington, Ugo Rondinone, Gilbert & George, Tracey Emin, and many more.

23/09/2026

SLOW ART MORNINGS
VanhaerentsArtCollection in collaboration with Émergences, Akasha yoga & Marit Saney

Saturday 26 september
Saturday 24 October
Saturday 21 November
Saturday 12 December
From 9:30-11:00

Take part of a session in Breathing, yoga, meditation, mindfulness and slow down among the artworks of Danish artist Jeppe Hein in the exhibition Reflections on Breathing

Tickets Émergences • Se changer, Changer le monde
Limited to 40 participants per sessions
Admission ticket gives access to the collection

All proceeds will be donated to the Prezens project

Émergences • Se changer, Changer le monde
Pauline Picry
Maritsa Ney
Prezens, votre application de méditation solidaire
Jeppe Hein
Joost Vanhaerents
Els Vanhaerents

17/09/2026

Upcoming visitor days 2026
Book your ticket : www.vanhaerentsartcollection.com
Guided tours
On view : viewing depot #3
Projectspace : Reflections on Breathing by Jeppe Hein

09/09/2026

Rendez-vouz alert 🪇

Exceptionally open — Saturday 12 September, 10 AM – 5 PM

During — Brussels Art Week, we open our doors for a special Saturday visit. Discover VIEWING DEPOT EXH #03, our behind-the-scenes presentation spanning all three floors of the collection, alongside Reflections on Breathing by Jeppe Hein in the project space — both closing soon.

A new work by Katharina Fritsch is also on view for the occasion.

📍 Anneessensstraat 29, 1000 Brussels
🕙 Saturday 12 September, 10 AM – 5 PM
🔗 Link in bio for tickets or just at the counter

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20/08/2026

Reflections on Breathing by Jeppe Hein

Let Jeppe Hein walk you through Breathe With Me, come paint your own breath onto the walls and become part of it.

📍 This Saturday, 22 August · 10:00–17:00 (tickets link in bio)

Can’t make it? We’re also open these Saturdays, 10:00–17:00:
🗓️ 12 & 26 September · 24 October · 21 November · 12 December

From end of September, we’re adding something special to these visitor days — more soon 👀

📍 Vanhaerents Art Collection · Anneessensstraat 29, Brussels

ParticipatoryArt

25/07/2026

For 2 days only, VanhaerentsArtCollection becomes the setting for the Ray-Ban Red Experience.

Join us on 31 July & 1 August, from 3 PM to 10 PM, for an immersive programme of contemporary art, live performances, music and the latest Ray-Ban experiences.

Admission is free, everyone is welcome

Please note that during these 2 days, the VanhaerentsArtColllection will not be accessible for regular visits, as the venue will be exclusively dedicated to the Ray-Ban Red Experience.

We look forward to welcoming you to this unique collaboration.

31 July & 1 August
3 PM - 10 PM
VanhaerentsArtCollection, Brussels

culturalexperience

14/07/2026

Before we disappear for a few weeks (17 July – 18 August), we wanted to share one last moment with you, a highlight.

Honestly, what a first half of the year. We've laughed, we've hosted, we've collaborated, we've welcomed the most wonderful groups through these doors. Seeing the breathe and connect with people the way it has lately... it means everything to us.

For our highlight of the year, we asked .be to take us back to the opening of Reflections on Breathing by — and watching this back still gives us chills, especially the project.

That Saturday in April was something else. The room was full, the energy was electric, and somewhere along the way the visitors stopped being an audience and became the artwork itself. One breath at a time, one blue line at a time — until the walls were covered in something none of us could have made alone. Add the benches that make you move, talk, interact — the mirrors that make the space feel endless — and you had a day that reminded us exactly why we do what we do.

Reflections on Breathing is still on view until 31 December 2026, by the way. Come add your line 🫁

We'll be back and ready for you on Saturday 22 August — our first visitor day of the new season.

Enjoy every bit of this summer. We'll see you soon 🧡

12/06/2026

In memory of David Hockney (1937-2026)
Master of color

Looking back at viewing depot EXH #01 in 2018
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire, 2011

29/05/2026

Today we open our doors for Downtown Brussels Art — one day only, 10:00–17:00.

Come discover Reflections on Breathing by Jeppe Hein and add your own blue line to Breathe With Me — a collective artwork painted breath by breath, exhale by exhale.

Guided tours at 14:00 in 🇳🇱 Dutch & 🇫🇷 French — sign up at the front desk.

16 other institutions across Brussels are also opening their doors today — check out their programmes via .

📍 Anneessensstraat 29, Brussels — stop #02 on the map

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23/05/2026

TODAY — Live jazz at Vanhaerents Art Collection.

As part of Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend, we welcome One Frame Movement for two free sets — right inside the Jeppe Hein exhibition. This is happening today.

One Frame Movement is a contemporary jazz trio of keys, double bass and drums. Dynamic, colourful and unpredictable — they draw from electronic music, classical, indie and everything in between, stretching lyrical melodies into rhythmic soundscapes live in improvisation. After their debut EP and live EP BRUSQUE, DJ Lefto featured them on Jazz Cats 2. In 2026 the trio becomes Marijn Claeys (keys), Anton Lambert (double bass) and Orlan Ghekiere (drums).

We're curious to discover what they bring into the Jeppe Hein space — and you should be too.

🕐 11:30 — First set

🕒 15:30 — Second set

Free. No booking. Entrance via the stairs outside.

Open until 17:00.

📍 Anneessensstraat 29, 1000 Brussels

📸 photo: Kwestion

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21/05/2026

Jazz is coming to the collection this sunny Saturday.

One Frame Movement plays two free sets at Vanhaerents Art Collection as part of — 11:30 & 15:30. In between, our neighbours will be serving snacks outside.

Can't wait until Saturday? Catch them tomorrow at Saint-Catherine first.

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Anneessensstraat 29
Brussels
1000

Téléphone

+3225115077

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http://linktr.ee/vanhaerentsartcollection

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