The Jewish Museum of Belgium, a cultural institution exclusively funded by the Belgian public authorities, has in recent years established itself as an important voice on the contemporary cultural scene. Through a bold program, it brings together leading figures of art with emerging generations, fully embodying Brussels’ cultural vitality. Guardian of an exceptional historical heritage, the Museum preserves and promotes collections composed mainly of artworks, archives, and objects from Belgian and diasporic Jewish communities.

The Museum is also actively engaged in the field. Through its exhibitions, public events, and educational initiatives – particularly with schools in the Brussels-Capital Region – it works daily against racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-LGBTQIA+ hate speech, and all forms of exclusion. Since 2020, more than 15,000 pupils from primary to higher education, both French- and Dutch-speaking, have taken part in its workshops on awareness and education for tolerance. This commitment was recognized in 2020 with the Democracy and Human Rights Prize awarded by the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

The Museum reaffirms its attachment to the universal principles of justice and human dignity. Rooted in a history of transmission and openness, it places the recognition of the other – in both their identity and their otherness – at the very heart of its mission.