The King Baudouin Foundation has acquired The Lamentation of Christ with Donors by Willem Key for M Leuven through the Charles Vreeken Fund. Recently recognised as a Flemish Top Masterpiece, the work will be presented at BRAFA 2026.
Several exhibitions in Belgium are highlighting art works from the King Baudouin Foundation’s collection. Here are six you really won’t want to miss this winter!
The King Baudouin Foundation is not only turning fifty in 2026, but was also invited to be the guest of honour at the prestigious BRAFA art fair! A remarkable accolade for the Foundation and its philanthropists, who have been dedicated to preserving Belgium’s heritage for decades.
The project Le Timbre des Objets (The Sound of Objects), supported by the Irène Heidebroek and Eliane van Duyse Fund, has catalogued 100 endangered objects and created a sound guide, together with students and artists, with the aim of preserving their acoustic heritage and exploring new forms of inclusive narratives.
Our new book Ethnography & Photography. The De Fraeye-Verburg Collection offers a richly layered perspective on cultural diversity — an invitation to connect, understand and engage in dialogue across worlds, past and present.
The digital catalogue of Henry van de Velde’s work, the fruit of 20 years of research and which provides access to over 1,600 of his works, has recently been published. The Baillet Latour Fund and the René & Karin Jonckheere Fund have taken part in this amazing adventure.
