@Home with... The Boghossian Foundation at the Villa Empain, Belgium and the exhibition "Icons"
Wed 16 Jun
|Web In Art
The Boghossian Foundation opens virtually its doors for The Art Circle and unveils the fascinating story of the Villa Empain, from the Barons Empain to the Boghossian family.


Date & Time
16 Jun 2021, 20:00 GST
Web In Art
ABOUT THE EVENT
The Boghossian Foundation opens virtually its doors for The Art Circle and unveils the fascinating story of the Villa Empain, from the Barons Empain to the Boghossian family.
Louma Salamé will welcome you and introduce you to the high end artistic program that offers the Boghossian Foundation today as a Centre for art and dialogue between Eastern and Western cultures.
The Villa Empain is a must-see cultural venue of Brussels’ art world, and also a remarkable testament of the Art Deco movement. It was built at the beginning of the 1930s by architect Michel Polak on Baron Louis Empain’s initiative.
Caroline Schuermans will reveal the fascinating history of the Villa that reflects the rhythm of Brussels’ history, as well as its restoration carried out by the Boghossian Foundation in full respect of the history of the building. This complex and delicate project was awarded the Europa Nostra prize by the…