Kanal

Kanal, formerly KANAL – Centre Pompidou, is a museum for modern and contemporary art located in Brussels, Belgium, near the Brussels–Charleroi Canal, in the former Citroën Garage buildings.

Photo: Marc-AntoineV, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours:
Monday—Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: noon—6:00 PM
Thursday—Saturday: noon—10:00 PM
Sunday: noon—6:00 PM
Email: info@kanal.brussels
Type: Construction
Description: contemporary art museum in Brussels, Belgium
Also known as: “KANAL” and “KANAL - Centre Pompidou”
Address: Quai des Péniches - Akenkaai 21

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kanal Architecture and Manneken Pis.

Kanal Architecture

Arts center

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Kanal Architecture, formerly CIVA, Centre for Information, Documentation and Exhibitions on the City, Architecture, Landscape and Urban Planning in the Brussels-Capital Region is a public research and cultural institution in Brussels, Belgium, devoted to architecture, urbanism, landscape, and ecological thinking.

Manneken Pis

Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Manneken Pis is situated 1½ km south of Kanal.

Place de l’Yser - IJzerplein

Square

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Place de l’Yser - IJzerplein is a square, which is situated 200 metres south of Kanal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Business District and Northern Quarter.

Business District

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The Business District is a district in Brussels, Belgium.

Northern Quarter

Neighborhood

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The Northern Quarter is the central business district of Brussels, Belgium. Like La Défense in Paris, the Docklands in London or the Zuidas in Amsterdam, the Northern Quarter consists of a concentration of high-rise buildings where many Belgian and multinational companies have their headquarters.