Welcome on June 27 for the opening of the first chapter of Publiek Park 2025 at Plantentuin Meise, where eleven international and local artists will present artworks in one of the world’s largest botanical gardens. From Sept 3, the second chapter will unfold at a historically linked location: the Jardin Botanique in Brussels.
📍 Plantentuin Meise
🗓️ Friday, June 27, 2025
🕓 16:00–22:00
Free entrance on opening day – everyone is welcome to join us!
Participating artists:
Bianca Baldi
Gabi Dao
Elise El Yousfi
Judith Kakon
Roy Köhnke
Myrthe van der Mark
Office for Joint Administrative Intelligence
Josse Pyl
Isa Schieche & Helen Weber
Jura Shust
Līga Spunde
Each artist will exhibit work in both locations, responding to the specific textures of the sites—their shifting ecologies, architectural traces, and entangled histories. Publiek Park unfolds as a walking route through the shadows of the colonial past to future fictions, from botanical research to reflections on contemporary life.
Publiek Park 2025 is curated and initiated by Jef Declercq, Anna Laganovska, Koi Persyn & Adriënne van der Werf, assisted by Lana Jones, Jean Watt & Alise Pētersone, in collaboration with CC Strombeek, Plantentuin Meise, Botanique, Brussels Environment, Wiels, Art Cinema OFFoff, TRACK, Level Five, LUCA School of Arts, KU Leuven, 019, and more.
The project is generously supported by the Flemish Government, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mondriaan Fonds, French Embassy in Belgium, Institut français, the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia (VKKF), Federal Ministry Republic of Austria (BMKÖS), Flemish Community Commission (VGC), Pro Helvetia, The Standard Hotel and others.
More information coming soon!
Graphic design by Victor Verhelst
https://publiekpark.be/
Also check out other Arts events in Meise.
