The Art & History Museum in Brussels reopened their eighteenth-century decorative arts galleries in October 2024 after a major reinvention. Curator Emile van Binnebeke shares that the project offers a fresh perspective on the Enlightenment through three thematic galleries, connecting history to contemporary issues of globalization and environmental exploitation.

“In 2022, the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels embraced a rare opportunity for reinvention. An architectural competition was launched to reimagine two contrasting spaces: the brand-new Americas gallery of archaeological treasures and three galleries dedicated to European decorative arts of the eighteenth century.” (…) Continue reading…

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Last month’s feature was Dutch and Flemish Landscape Paintings in the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum Budapest: A New Collection Catalogue by Ellis Dullaart and Ildikó Ember. To browse all features, visit codart.nl/features.