Evening opening
18:00 – 21:00
Interested in visiting the installations of Bruges Triennial 2024: Spaces of Possibility a bit later during the evening? During our evening opening on Wednesday 19 June all art and architecture installations are open until 21:00!
The Common Thread versus Wander Space
19:30 – 21:30
Standaertsite, Hilarius Bertolfstraat, 9050 Ledeberg
On Thursday 22 August, we are hosting design agencies SO-IL and RE-ST for a duo lecture at the Standaertsite in Ghent initiated by Archipel vzw. Under the heading Spaces of Possibility, we zoom in on the opportunities of detecting and activating underused space.
Carillon concert The Joyful Apocalypse
20:00 – 21:00
Courtyard City Halls (Markt 7)
On Saturday 24 August, carillonneur Wim Berteloot will transform Traumnovelle’s installation in the courtyard of the Belfry into an open-air stage.
At Rise Of Curtain x We are, Art is!
De Bond, Buiten Smedenvest 1
The young Bruges artist Brecht Vanhoutte invites you one last time to At Rise Of Curtain . Take your chance to explore the unique site of De Bond during a visit to the group exhibition We are, Art is!.
Bruges Triennial: Spaces of Possibility
Bruges city centre and Zeebrugge
From 13 April to 1 September, Bruges Triennial invites you to discover contemporary art and architectural installations in the streets of the historic city centre and Zeebrugge.
Rebel Garden
09:30 – 17:00
Groeningemuseum, Gruuthusemuseum & St John's Hospital Museum
With Rebel Garden, Musea Brugge presents an exhibition that tackles the most urgent issue of the day: climate change. What is humanity’s impact on nature, and how does it affect our environment?
Memory as a Building
13:00 – 17:00
Burghers’ Lodge, Kraanrei 19, 8000 Brugge
Cultuurcentrum Brugge (cultural centre Bruges) brings together six artists with Bruges roots in the Burghers’ Lodge, for the exhibition Memory as a Building.
At Rise Of Curtain
10:00 – 18:00
De Bond, Buiten Smedenvest 1
Young Bruges video artist Brecht Vanhoutte interweaves multiple art forms in At Rise Of Curtain. Step inside De Bond Cultural Center and enter a place of transformation.
Past events
Event | Firesong for the bees, a tree of clay
14:00 – 17:00
Professor Dr. J. Sebrechtspark
On Saturday 20 July, at the event Firesong for the bees, a tree of clay, we join artist Mariana Castillo Deball and take a closer look at her work for Bruges Triennial: Spaces of Possibility. We learn to work with ceramics, listen to stories from passionate beekeepers, and discover how the history of beehives provided the inspiration for this artist’s installation during a conversation between Mariana Castillo Deball and Aladin Borioli.
At Rise Of Curtain invites Prille Liefde
11:00 – 23:59
De Bond, Buiten Smedenvest 1
During Bruges Triennial and commissioned by our partner Het Entrepot, young Bruges artist Brecht Vanhoutte invites a different collective each month in his cinematic setting At Rise Of Curtain. On Friday 12 July 2024, the audiovisual collective zorm will provide a one-day installation that will take you dancing into the night.
Evening opening
18:00 – 21:00
Interested in visiting the installations of Bruges Triennial 2024: Spaces of Possibility a bit later during the evening? During our evening opening on Wednesday 10 July, all art and architecture installations are open until 21:00!
Antoine et Colette
14:00 – 15:00
Poortersloge
As part of the exhibition Memory as a Building, the six artists present a film selection for Cinema Jean Van Eyck.
Book launch "Memory as building"
10:30 – 12:00
Wanderspace Burghers’ Lodge, Kraanrei 19, 8000 Bruges
Cultuurcentrum Brugge is launching the publication Memory as a Building on Sunday, June 30, at the Burghers’ Lodge, which was renamed Wanderspace Burghers’ Lodge for the occasion during Bruges Triennial 2024.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
16:00 – 23:59
Poortersloge
As part of the exhibition Memory as a Building, the six artists present a film selection for Cinema Jean Van Eyck.
Evening opening
18:00 – 21:00
Interested in visiting the installations of Bruges Triennial 2024: Spaces of Possibility a bit later during the evening? During our evening opening on Wednesday 14 August, all art and architecture installations are open until 21:00!
At Rise Of Curtain: opening pop-up bar
18:00 – 22:00
De Bond, Buiten Smedenvest 1
On Friday 14 June, Brecht Vanhoutte will festively open the doors of his pop-up bar at At Rise Of Curtain. Start or end your visit to Bruges Triennial with a drink at this place in transformation. At Rise Of Curtain is simultaneously an installation, performance, décor, pop-up art-bar and the scenography for Brecht's upcoming video artwork.
International Biennial Association meets TRIBRU24
15:00 – 16:30
International Biennial Association turns its focus to Bruges Triennial 2024: Spaces of Possibility with an online lecture.
Sans Soleil
14:00 – 16:30
Poortersloge
As part of the exhibition Memory as a Building, the six artists present a film selection for Cinema Jean Van Eyck.
Dimensions
14:00 – 14:30
Poortersloge
As part of the exhibition Memory as a Building, the six artists present a film selection for Cinema Jean Van Eyck.
Duo Lecture | Studio Ossidiana & Bureau Stadsnatuur
20:00 – 21:30
Greenhouses Groendienst Bruges (Lange Vesting 112, 8200 Bruges)
On Thursday 23 May, two Dutch organisations will discuss the place of nature in the city. The event is co-hosted by the Bruges Triennial and Archipel. Alessandra Covini of Studio Ossidiana (NL) and André de Baerdemaeker of Bureau Stadsnatuur (NL) are both working to make cities more nature-inclusive.
The Big Talk – Climate activism: from controversy to dialogue
20:00 – 22:00
Concertgebouw Brugge
It's time for a conversation. A Big Talk. The Big Talk puts climate back on the agenda. An inspiring evening full of engaging voices on the role of climate activism. How do we rekindle the flame of our climate consciousness? And how do we turn activism into climate action?
Big Ears Listen with Feet
19:30 – 22:00
Cinema Lumière Brugge (Sint-Jakobsstraat 36)
On Thursday 16 May, Lumière Brugge and the Bruges Triennial are organising an exclusive screening of Big Ears Listen with Feet. This acclaimed documentary by renowned architects and film-makers Bêka & Lemoine is about the life of Boonserm Premthada (Bangkok Project Studio).
Les mains négatives
14:00 – 14:30
Poortersloge
As part of the exhibition Memory as Building, the six artists present a film selection for Cinema Jean Van Eyck.
We wake the City – Expedition
Korf, Naaldenstraat 4, 8000 Brugge (starting point)
A city only really comes alive when there is space for spontaneity. With We wake the City, De Republiek and Architectuuratelier Dertien12 are firing the imagination with a special edition of Letters to the City and an urban expedition.
We wake the City – Letters to the City
20:00 – 21:30
B&B Monsieur Cyril (next to the English Convent), Carmersstraat 83A, 8000 Bruges
A city only really comes alive when there is space for spontaneity. With We wake the City, De Republiek and Architectuuratelier Dertien12 are firing the imagination with a special edition of Letters to the City and an urban expedition.
Mother and Son
14:00 – 15:30
Poortersloge
As part of the exhibition Memory as Building, the six artists present a film selection for Cinema Jean Van Eyck.
Radio Klara | Pompidou
17:00 – 20:00
Hof Bladelin
On Tuesday 16 April, Klara’s culture programme Pompidou is dedicated to Bruges Triennial: Spaces of Possibility.
On creating opportunities out of scarcity
20:00 – 22:00
Crematorium Polderbos (Grintweg 120, 8400 Oostende)
On Tuesday 16 April, Archipel and the Bruges Triennial co-present a dialogue between Shingo Masuda (JP) and Richard Venlet (AU). The Japanese architect and visual artist will discuss the richness of scarcity.
Opening At Rise Of Curtain
18:00 – 01:00
De Bond, Buiten Smedenvest 1
At Rise Of Curtain is open from Sunday 14 April! The young Bruges video artist Brecht Vanhoutte invites artists to activate the site once a month.
TRIBRU: Opening Party
11:00 – 18:00
Bruges city centre
Join us on Sunday 14 April for the celebratory launch of the Bruges Triennial: Spaces of Possibility. Expect festive activities, engaging conversations and fun encounters.
Garden Party – Opening Rebel Garden
Museumquarter Bruges
Rebel Garden opens on 13 April. An exhibition that addresses the most urgent issue of the day: climate change. The Arentshof will be transformed into a central event location for the opening festivities. Enjoy a full day of fascinating workshops, lectures and demonstrations on ecology and sustainability.