| KANAL - Centre Pompidou | |
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| Location: | Square Sainctelette / Sainctelettesquare 11–12, 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Type: | Art museum |
| Founder: | Brussels-Capital Region |
| Director: | Yves Goldstein (general), Kasia Redzisz (artistic)[1] [2] |
| Chairperson: | Michèle Sioen |
KANAL - Centre Pompidou is a museum for modern and contemporary art located in Brussels, Belgium, near the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, in the former buildings of a Citroën garage.[3] The definitive opening is scheduled for 2025.[4] [5] [6] [7] During the renovations, the museum remains open at its temporary location K1, at 1, French: avenue du Port|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Havenlaan|italic=no.[8]
See main article: articles and Citroën Garage. The building, which is included in the inventory of architectural heritage of the Brussels-Capital Region,[9] is a former garage built for the Citroën company between 1933 and 1934 under the direction of the French architect with the Belgian architects and .[10] It was modified in 1954 by Louis Hoebeke.[11]
The building occupies most of the block that is enclosed by the Square Sainctelette/Sainctelettesquare, the French: Quai des Péniches|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Akenkaai|italic=no, the French: Quai de la Voirie|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Ruimingskaai|italic=no and the French: Quai de Willebroeck|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Willebroekkaai|italic=no. The former showroom, on the corner of the Square Sainctelette and the French: Place de l'Yser|italic=no/Dutch; Flemish: Ijzerplein|italic=no was a single, 21adj=midNaNadj=mid volume with a glass facade. In the 1950s, several floors were added to the showroom.
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.[12]
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.[13] 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.[14] When the museum was unable to use works from the federal art collection, it partnered with the Centre Pompidou to provide artworks and knowhow.[15] The Centre Pompidou will receive €11 million for 10 years, of which €2 million will be allocated for staff in Paris.
Prior to the renovation and definitive opening in 2023, KANAL - Centre Pompidou 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.[16] The museum closed for renovations in June 2019.[17]