Works of art
Encouraging interest in safeguarding our moveable heritage.
Sculptures, canvases and decorative artefacts are among the many masterpieces that bear witness to our rich heritage. The King Baudouin Foundation is committed to safeguarding significant works of our moveable heritage for future generations, through acquisitions and donations. The Heritage Fund managed by the Foundation promotes over 25,000 works and thousands of historic documents, which are exhibited in public collections across the four corners of Belgium. Collectors who wish to preserve their collections and ensure their visibility can find in the King Baudouin Foundation a reliable and rigorous partner that is attentive to their wishes and needs.
Our activities
- promoting the Heritage Fund’s collection in Belgium and Europe, including through BRAFA (the Brussels Art Fair), exhibitions, publications and digital communication
- support for acquisition, restoration, publication and training projects in museums and associations active in the heritage sector
- facilitating philanthropy among donors and collectors
- conducting innovative projects with Belgian and foreign partners.
Works of art is part of the programme Heritage and culture
More information on heritage-kbf.be
Calls for projects
Culturele Mecenaatsrekening - Museum - 2023B
Raising funds to revalue your public heritage collection through a project that has a precise budget and timing.
Soon to be closed!
Prize Jacqueline Nonkels 2023 - Call for projects for individuals
The annual Jacqueline Nonkels Prize (€ 5.000) is awarded for the preservation and promotion of Belgian surrealist heritage.
Ongoing
Prize Jacqueline Nonkels 2023 - Call for projects for organisations
The annual Jacqueline Nonkels Prize (€ 5.000) is awarded for the preservation and promotion of Belgian surrealist heritage.
OngoingPublications & data
Events
BRAFA Art Fair 2023
The King Baudouin Foundation will be participating in the BRAFA Art Fair, where we will present our latest acquisitions.
BRAFA Art Fair 2022
The King Baudouin Foundation will be participating in the BRAFA Art Fair, where we will present our latest acquisitions.
Funds and philanthropic tools
Eric Speeckaert pour l'étude des oeuvres du Prince Charles-Joseph de Ligne (Fonds)
A book collection devoted principally to the art of gardens, donated to the Foundation and entrusted to the Moretus Plantin University Library of Namur
Marcel Van Rooy - Elise De Smet (Fund)
Acquisition, conservation and promotion of works of art in earthenware and porcelain in Belgian museums famous for their ceramics collections.
Jan Dierckx (Fund)
Preservation and valorization of the history of printing. The Fund primarily supports the activities of the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp.
Press Releases
Expo: ‘ART NOUVEAU. Unique objects with a tale to tell’
The KBF will be exhibiting masterpieces from its Art Nouveau collection at the BELvue Museum in Brussels from 7 June to 7 January 2024, as part of 'Art Nouveau Brussels 2023'.
Masterpieces by Maeterlinck with illustrations by Spilliaert, Memling and Alechinsky are some of the works on display at the King Baudouin Foundation’s BRAFA stand.
This year, at the King Baudouin Foundation’s BRAFA stand, you can discover key works of Belgian heritage that have been acquired to display in our public collections.
‘Théâtre’ by Maurice Maeterlinck with illustrations by Léon Spilliaert exhibited
‘Théâtre’ by Maurice Maeterlinck with illustrations by Léon Spilliaert preserved forever and exhibited at the RMFAB thanks to the Eliane Vercaempt Fund.
Stories
La Pêche miraculeuse regains its original glory
Works of art
“It is rare that works of art were commissioned from Rubens for a specific church, but La Pêche miraculeuse is one such piece."
The Goffinet archives shed light on Belgium’s colonial past
Works of art
"The intervention of the Heritage Fund enabled archives of huge historical value to be acquired, which today are making a valuable contribution to current issues."