Art et marges musée
Brussels museum of art brut: more than 4,500 works by some 200 self-taught artists, created outside the contemporary art circuit.
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About the museum
The museum grew out of “Art en Marge”, a project launched in 1983 in the wake of the Surrealist movement, which became a non-profit association and research and dissemination centre in 1984. After stages on rue des Vierges (1986) and rue des Alexiens (1992), the association moved to rue Haute in 2001.
In 2009 the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles recognised the institution as a museum under the name Art et marges musée. Its missions are conservation, dissemination, education and research.
The collections, begun in the mid-1980s with self-taught artists and workshops for people with intellectual disabilities or psychological fragility, now comprise more than 4,500 international works by some 200 artists. One floor is devoted to the permanent collection, with groupings by artist and recent acquisitions; the temporary exhibitions bring together creators working on both sides of the margins of art.
Highlights
- More than 4,500 works of art brut and outsider art
- Works by Aloïse Corbaz, Madge Gill and Pol Jean
- One floor devoted to the permanent collection
- Free admission on the first Sunday of the month
Permanent exhibition
- Collection permanente – One floor presents groupings of works by artist and recent acquisitions from the museum’s art brut collection.
- Founded
- 1984
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €3Children aged 6 to 17, people aged 65 and over, students under 26, job seekers (Actiris, Forem, VDAB), holders of the Pass Cultuur Marolles, and groups of 10 people or more |
| Children & teens | €3free up to age 5 · Ages 6 to 17; free for under 6s |
| Seniors | €3From age 65 |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree with the EU Disability Card |
| Students & apprentices | €3Students under 26 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €3 per personFrom 10 people. Free for day or residential centres for mental health or intellectual disability (call +32 2 533 94 90 in advance) and for schools of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. |
| Article 27 | €1.25 |
Free admission: First Sunday of every month
Also free with the Carte PROF or Lerarenkaart, the Brussels Card, the museumPASSmusées, for ICOM members and for the press.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum is accessible to wheelchair users; detailed information is available on access-i.be.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Porte de Hal
Gare de Bruxelles-Midi; metro lines 2 and 6 and tram lines 4 and 10 (Porte de Hal stop); STIB bus lines 48 and 52 (Porte de Hal / Hôpital Saint-Pierre stop); De Lijn and TEC buses 123, 136, 365a and W (Porte de Hal stop)
By car
Paid parking
Paid parking: rue Haute 322 (Saint-Pierre hospital) and Interparking Porte de Hal (boulevard de Waterloo 103A).
Amenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours for all audiences, to be booked at least two weeks in advance (+32 2 533 94 93). |
