In the garden

In 2026, the Maison des Arts is 200 years old! Three exhibitions evoking "the house", its public and private spaces, as well as its garden accompany this anniversary. After the house, it is its garden that inspires the third exhibition. Very vast at the construction of this country villa in 1826, it was largely amputated by the galloping urbanization of the neighborhood after 1865. A family "English-style" garden and playground for the Terlinden children, it transformed when the municipality bought the place in 1950. A pond was dug. It will be completed with sculptures and a fountain designed by Tom Frantzen. The old saddlery, which became the gardener's shed, was converted in the 60s into a small estaminet. Asleep for fifty years, it has today become an unusual place and a gourmet and festive address. The garden welcomes the neighborhood and visitors. It is a bubble of peace, an oasis of greenery, a corner to read sheltered from the trees and the noise. On the courtyard side, the house was adorned in 1876 with a winter garden intended for palm trees and tropical plants. It has disappeared today. The works, presented from September on the first floor, evoke our memories of the garden, ball games, and the sound of a lawnmower. They invite dialogues between the interior and the exterior, plants, trees, and living things. More info on the artists coming soon. PRATICAL INFO On the first floor of the house Discover the exhibition Living in the house which takes place simultaneously on the ground floor. EXHIBITION PERIODS 19.09 > 15.11.2026 Closed on public holidays: 01 & 11.11 VERNISSAGE / PARTY: 18.09.2026 – 18:00 > 23:00 More info soon on the party during the vernissage