BOZAR-PMSK (The Palace of Fine Arts)

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The Centre of Fine Arts in Brussels [1]

Palais des Beaux-Arts in French and Paleis voor Schone Kunsten in Dutch, the Centre for Fine Arts is a Belgian federal institution. Since 2002, it has chosen the brand name BOZAR and counts today seven artistic departments: BOZAR EXPO, BOZAR MUSIC, BOZAR CINEMA, BOZAR DANCE, BOZAR THEATRE, BOZAR LITERATURE, BOZAR STUDIOS and BOZAR ARCHITECTURE. The building is still referred to as "Centre for Fine Arts". It was designed by the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta shortly after the First World War. The building formed part his plans of the cultural complex the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg and opened to the public in 1928.