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KANAL - Centre Pompidou

Coordinates: 50°51′30.7″N 4°20′54.0″E / 50.858528°N 4.348333°E / 50.858528; 4.348333
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KANAL - Centre Pompidou
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Established3 October 2017; 7 years ago (2017-10-03)
Location21 Sainctelette Square
Coordinates50°51′30.7″N 4°20′54.0″E / 50.858528°N 4.348333°E / 50.858528; 4.348333
TypeArt museum
FounderBrussels-Capital Region
DirectorKasia Redzisz[1][2]
ChairpersonMichèle Sioen
CuratorKasia Redzisz
Websitekanal.brussels

KANAL - Centre Pompidou is museum for modern and contemporary art located in Brussels,[3] Belgium, near the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, in the former buildings of a Citroën garage.[4] The definitive opening is scheduled for 2023.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Building

The building is a former garage built for the Citroën company between 1933 and 1934 under the direction of the French architect Maurice-Jacques Ravazé [fr] with Belgian architects Alexis Dumont [fr] et Marcel Van Goethem [fr].[13][14] It was modified in 1954 by Louis Hoebeke.[15]

The building occupies most of the block that is enclosed by the Square Sainctelette/Sainctelettesquare, the Quai des Péniches/Akenkaai, the Quai de la Voire/Ruimingskaai and the Quai de Willebroec/Willebroekkaai. The former showroom, on the corner of the Square Sainctelette and the place d'Yser/IJzerplein was a single, 21-metre high volume with a glass facade. In the 1950s several floors were added to the showroom.[15]

The building is included in the inventaire du patrimoine architectural of the Brussels-Capital Region.[15]

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.[16]

History

Plans 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.[17] 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.[18] When the museum was unable to use works from the federal art collection, it partnered with the Centre Pompidou to provide artworks and knowhow.[19] The Centre Pompidou will receive €11 million for 10 years, of which €2 million will be allocated for staff in Paris.[4]

Kanal Brut

Prior to the renovation and definitive opening in 2023, Kanal 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.[20] The museum closed for renovations in June 2019.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Nominations à Kanal: "Ce n'est pas ce que le jury a décidé"". L'Echo. June 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "The Kanal-Centre Pompidou museum opens in Brussels". France 24. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  4. ^ a b Struys, Bruno (2018-03-09). "Hoe het symbool van Brussels nationalisme uitdraaide op Belgisch surrealisme, in Franse handen". de Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  5. ^ "Architectuurwedstrijd voor museum in Citroëngarage gelanceerd". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  6. ^ "Transformatie Kanal kost 210 miljoen euro". De Standaard (in Flemish). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  7. ^ Debackere, Jan (21 April 2018). "Franse curator Kanal bijt van zich af: "Te duur? 'C'est une blague'"" (in Dutch).
  8. ^ "Yves Goldstein: "Kanal, ce n'est pas un musée que nous construisons, c'est un espace de vie"". Le Soir (in French). 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  9. ^ "Michel Draguet dénonce un "démantèlement des établissements scientifiques fédéraux"". RTBF Info (in French). 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  10. ^ "Ces œuvres que vous ne verrez pas au musée Kanal". L'Echo (in French). 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  11. ^ "Yves Goldstein à propos du projet Kanal à Bruxelles: "C'est plus qu'un musée d'art contemporain"". RTBF Info (in French). 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  12. ^ "Kanal, un projet qui fait un bien fou à Bruxelles". Le Soir Plus (in French). 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  13. ^ "Un lieu, une histoire, une ambition". KANAL — Centre Pompidou — Bruxelles (in French). 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  14. ^ "How An Architect's Self-Published Book Can Change the Fate of a Modernist Masterpiece - Architizer Journal". Journal. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  15. ^ a b c "Ancien siège de la Société belge des automobiles Citroën – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  16. ^ "Zo zal het nieuwe Kanal-museum eruit zien". de Morgen. 21 March 2018.
  17. ^ "N-VA tegen aankoop Citroëngebouw voor nieuw museum". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Belga. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  18. ^ NWS, VRT (2015-10-29). "Verkoop Citroëngebouw aan Brussel beklonken". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  19. ^ "'Citroënmuseum kan het gezicht van Brussel veranderen'". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  20. ^ "Bruxelles 2018 – 2019 – Home Movie Factory by Michel Gondry" (in French). Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  21. ^ Van Hyfte, Sofie (3 May 2018). "Oude Citroën-garage herrijst: KANAL neemt vliegende start". de Morgen (in Dutch).


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