Z33 is the House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture at the historical center of Hasselt. Design, contemporary art and architecture come together in a versatile program of exhibitions, lectures, research and talent development. The new exhibition building - designed by award winning Italian architect Francesca Torzo, opened the 21st of May 2020.

Z33 - House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture

Z33 is the House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture at the historical center of Hasselt. Design, contemporary art and architecture come...

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Z33 - Huis voor Actuele Kunst, Design & Architectuur

Z33 is het Huis voor Actuele Kunst, Design & Architectuur in het historische centrum van Hasselt. Design, hedendaagse kunst en architectuur komen er samen in een veelzijdig programma van tentoonstellingen, lezingen, onderzoek en talentontwikkeling. Het nieuwe tentoonstellingsgebouw, een ontwerp van de Italiaanse architecte Francesca Torzo, opende 21 mei 2020 de deuren en ontving recent de Italiaanse Architectuurprijs.

Z33 is het Huis voor Actuele Kunst, Design & Architectuur in het historische centrum van Hasselt. Design, hedendaagse kunst en architectuur komen...

La Maison d' Art Actuel, Design & Architecture Z33 est située au centre historique de Hasselt. Le design, l’art contemporain et l’architecture y sont mis à l’honneur dans un programme d’expositions, de conférences, de projets d’étude et de développement de talents. La nouvelle aile d'exposition de l'architecte italienne Francesca Torzo, est ouvert dès le 21 mai 2020.&nbsp;

Z33 - Maison d'Art Actuel, Design & Architecture

La Maison d' Art Actuel, Design & Architecture Z33 est située au centre historique de Hasselt. Le design, l’art contemporain et l’architecture y...

Z33, das Haus für aktuelle Kunst, Design & Architektur liegt im Zentrum von Hasselt und richtet in Ausstellungen, Lesungen, Forschungsprojekten und einem Programm zur Talententwicklung.

Z33 - Haus für aktuelle Kunst, Design & Architektur

Z33, das Haus für aktuelle Kunst, Design & Architektur liegt im Zentrum von Hasselt und richtet in Ausstellungen, Lesungen, Forschungsprojekten...

Z33 - Huis voor actuele kunst

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The art center as a unique learning environment

Autumn of 2023 at Z33

The autumn season at Z33 is entirely dedicated to the theme of 'the art center as a unique learning environment.' The three exhibitions, This Is Us, Classroom, and Jef Geys makes school, each offer their own perspective on this concept and will be on display at Z33 - House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture in Hasselt from October 1st. This autumn, Z33 has chosen the theme of 'the art center as a unique learning environment.' With this theme, the institution once again fulfills its mission of connecting art with socially relevant themes. Under the theme 'the art center as a unique learning environment,' Z33 has grouped three exhibitions into one project, with 'learning' as the common thread. The exhibition This Is Us presents collections from the four largest Flemish museums of contemporary art for the first time in one location. The central question is the role that the art institution plays as an alternative or experimental learning environment. What do we learn from art? What does art teach us? In the architecture exhibition Classroom, the architecture of schools is examined closely. This European collaboration aims to provoke reflection: what constitutes a learning environment? Can the public space also be our learning environment? Can a museum or a contemporary art exhibition also be our learning environment? With the third exhibition, Jef Geys makes school, Z33 brings together the work of the Belgian artist Jef Geys (1934-2018) created during the period from 1963 to 1989 when he was a teacher at the Rijksmiddelbare school in Balen. The autumn exhibitions of 2023 call upon us to look at contemporary art with a curious eye and contemplate the nature of a 'learning environment.' Encouraging curiosity forms a crucial foundation for lifelong learning and the development of 21st-century skills. Art institutions are one of the few public spaces where people can disagree with each other: in art, there is no right or wrong opinion; it's all about stimulating dialogue.

Composite Presence proves it is time to revalue Flemish architecture

The city of the future is on display in Hasselt

When it comes to architecture, we are—in good Belgian fashion—often our own worst critics. Internationally, however, we score better than we realise. This was proven by the success of Composite Presence at the Venice Architecture Biennale. The agency Bovenbouw Architectuur showed a fictitious city there, composed of 50 recent Flemish and Brussels projects. The expo is now flying over to Z33 in Hasselt, where the impressive model is being meticulously rebuilt.

Mark Dion honors the landscape of Herbricht

Art on the Meuse unveils Mark Dion’s ‘Tree of Life’ in Lanaken

Mark Dion’s “Tree of Life” is the first permanent artwork developed for the public art project “Kunst aan de Maas”. The acclaimed artist created a tree sculpture featuring animals and objects that refer to the surrounding landscape. His tree of life is like a journey through the past, present and future of the Meuse Valley. The creative power of nature is the central theme.

Z33 gathers artists, (fashion) designers and activists to question—and celebrate—our liquid identity

Fitting In says a final no to pigeonholing

Hasselt won’t be able to overlook the expo. The building of Z33 has been connected to the flats across the street with hundreds of ribbons, ending in a vertical forest of colours inside the building itself. It is the entry point for an exhibition that asks sharp questions about our identity. How do we find our place in today’s world, where we are surrounded by so many voices at once?

Lore Langendries's furry objects beg to be touched

Please do tocuh

An invitation to stroke, comb, cherish: the hairy objects and jewellery made by Lore Langendries are begging to be touched. The winner of the Henry van de Velde Young Talent Award 2022 presents her first solo exhibition in Z33. Please do touch contains older work as well as a lot of new work, with skins of springbok, roe deer and wild boar.

Raw materials are becoming scarce, the impact of traditional forms of extraction on the environment, nature, as well as the social impact and global systems of inequality that they help maintain, requires different thinking and new practices that should lead to greater sustainability. Extraction does not have to equate to emptying or further depleting the earth. Architecture in particular can be an important game changer in this story, precisely because of the major impact it can have on the pursuit of a more sustainable environment.

Architecture as a resource in Same Same but Different

Raw materials are becoming scarce, the impact of traditional forms of extraction on the environment, nature, as well as the social impact and...

Collective On-Trade-Off takes a close look at the race to green energy

Charging Myths traces the origins of lithium

How is technological innovation dependent on raw materials? This question is centre-stage in the exhibition Charging Myths by On-Trade-Off. This artists-collective traces the origins of lithium by starting from Manono (Democratic Republic of the Congo). The landscape of this former mining town is a relic of the colonial past. Today the town is getting ready to be a key player in the race towards green energy, following the nearby discovery of the world’s largest deposits of lithium ore.

Francesca Torzo's new exhibition wing for Z33 is one of the five finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2022 in the category 'Architecture'. The building for the Hasselt-based House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture clearly convinced the jury. The winner will be announced at the end of April.

Z33 is a finalist for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2022

Francesca Torzo's new exhibition wing for Z33 is one of the five finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2022 in the category 'Architecture'...

Ninth edition of Currents is a search for who you are and where you come from

Recently graduated artists focus on their own family tree in Mother(Land)

Ten recently graduated artists focus on their own family tree. In Mother(Land) they show that your identity is formed by your personal history and the places where that history has taken place.

Seasonal Neighbours and the rural worker's perspective

Our Invisible Hands shows the impact of temporary labour on the agricultural sector

What is the impact of temporary labour on the agricultural sector? What is the place of the working man in the countryside? That was what the Seasonal Neighbours collective investigated. Each artist worked as a seasonal worker. Their personal experiences grew into Our Invisible Hands, an artistic project about living together in the European countryside and the dependency on the seasons.

The first international artist for the Art on the Meuse (Kunst aan de Maas) project has been announced. American artist Mark Dion will create a tree of life for the municipality of Lanaken, with animals and objects of relevance to the surrounding area. The target date for completion is 30 June 2022 at the earliest. Also on display is the very first work by Benjamin Verdonck, which can be admired at the Boyen chapel in Dilsen-Stokkem.

Mark Dion honours Herbricht with new work of art for Art on the Meuse

The first international artist for the Art on the Meuse (Kunst aan de Maas) project has been announced. American artist Mark Dion will create a...

Chronicle of an Extinction Foretold 26.11 tot 09.01.22

Frank Theys visualises climate change

Frank Theys (BE, 1963) is a visual artist and filmmaker. With his latest work Chronicle of an Extinction Foretold, he presents a computer simulation that visualises the evolution of climate change in the course of this century.