BRUSK Opens in Bruges with Two Inaugural Exhibitions
On May 8, 2026, the Kunsthalle BRUSK was inaugurated in Bruges, a project by Robbrecht en Daem and Olivier Salens. This venue is part of the Museum Park under Musea Brugge, which also encompasses the Groeningemuseum and BRON. Visitors can enjoy free entry to the Forum, Aula, and Bar Brusk, where Laure Prouvost's 'The Whispering Walls Rêve' is displayed. The upper level houses two exhibition spaces with ceilings reaching 13.5 meters. The inaugural exhibition, 'Bigger Picture – Connected worlds of Bruges 900–1550,' features pieces by Jan van Eyck and Gentile Bellini, while the second showcases Refik Anadol's AI project 'Latent City.' Notably, Lubin Baugin's 'Stillleben mit Financiers' fetched €440,000 on August 16, 2025, and Peter Halley's 'Dada Ji' is set for auction at €140,000 on November 15. Additionally, a Hasselblad HK 7 camera was sold for €32,000 on September 13.
Key facts
- BRUSK opened on May 8, 2026 in Bruges.
- Architects: Robbrecht en Daem (Ghent) and Olivier Salens (Bruges).
- BRUSK is part of Musea Brugge, alongside Groeningemuseum and BRON.
- Laure Prouvost created 'The Whispering Walls Rêve,' a fresco cycle in the stairwell.
- Exhibition 'Bigger Picture – Connected worlds of Bruges 900–1550' includes works by Bellini, van Eyck, van der Weyden, and Memling.
- Refik Anadol's 'Latent City' uses AI trained on millions of city images.
- Lubin Baugin's 'Stillleben mit Financiers' sold for €440,000 at Vichy Enchères on August 16, 2025.
- Peter Halley's 'Dada Ji' (2005) estimated at €140,000 for PIN Benefizauktion on November 15.
- Hasselblad HK 7 camera from 1941 sold for €32,000 at Breker auction on September 13.
Entities
Artists
- Laure Prouvost
- Gentile Bellini
- Jan van Eyck
- Rogier van der Weyden
- Hans Memling
- Refik Anadol
- Lubin Baugin
- Peter Halley
Institutions
- BRUSK
- Musea Brugge
- Groeningemuseum
- BRON
- Robbrecht en Daem
- Vichy Enchères
- Louvre
- Sotheby's
- Pinakothek der Moderne
- Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne
- Breker
- Hasselblad
Locations
- Bruges
- Belgium
- Ghent
- New York
- United States
- Cologne
- Germany
- Göteborg
- Sweden
- Toulouse
- France
- Jerusalem
- Israel