Centre culturel de Durbuy

What Centre culturel de Durbuy does

Centre culturel de Durbuy (CCD) is a Belgian non-profit cultural association (ASBL, BCE 0447.201.375) recognised by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles since 1 July 1991 under the Décret du 21 novembre 2013 on cultural centres. It operates as a local cultural service organisation for the commune of Durbuy in the Famenne-Ardenne region of Wallonia, Belgium, delivering approximately 200 cultural activities per year across performing arts, workshops, exhibitions, and educational programming. The centre's core product is its seasonal programming (Saison) at the Salle Mathieu de Geer venue, complemented by exhibitions at Maison Legros, school programming for maternelle through secondaire levels, creative workshops, and artistic residencies. Additional venues include the Romanesque Church of Wéris, the Church of Durbuy, and the Gîte d'Étape de Villers-Sainte-Gertrude.

The business model combines self-generated revenue with substantial public subsidies. Self-generated streams include ticket sales (€8–€25 per ticket across multiple pricing tiers), Culturama subscriptions valid across 5 partner centres, workshop fees, and cafeteria/bar revenue. Public subsidies flow from Ville de Durbuy, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Région Wallonne, Province de Luxembourg, and S.D.A.C. The centre operates with a core team of 6 staff members (Director, reception/administration, animation/programming, communications, and two technicians) and is governed by a Board of Directors and an Orientation Council. Distribution occurs through a physical box office, the Utick online ticketing platform, the Culturama cross-partner subscription platform, and Article 27 cultural vouchers. No proprietary technology platform is operated; Utick and Mailchimp serve as third-party infrastructure.

Name

Centre culturel de Durbuy

Legal name

Centre culturel de Durbuy ASBL

Website

https://ccdurbuy.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centre culturel de Durbuy is a Belgian non-profit cultural centre (ASBL) recognised by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles since 1991, serving the Durbuy commune with approximately 200 annual events spanning concerts, theatre, cinema, workshops, exhibitions, and school programming across multiple venues and via the Culturama cross-partner subscription network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing arts and cultural centre services

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks) (MPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Live performing arts
• Cultural programming
• Creative workshops
• School programming
• Artist residencies

Headquarters

HQ city

Barvaux-sur-Ourthe

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales: Revenue from individual ticket sales for concerts, theatre, comedy, dance, and other live performances. Prices range from €8 (friend price) to €25 (full price), with advance and subscription discounts available.
2. Subscriptions and memberships: The Culturama subscription model offers preferential rates to patrons purchasing 4+ events, providing recurring revenue and loyalty from cultural consumers across 5 partner centres.
3. Workshop fees: Fees charged for creative workshops including drawing, vannerie (basket weaving), choral groups, and body expression workshops.
4. Cafeteria / bar services: Revenue from the renovated cafeteria at Salle Mathieu de Geer, serving beverages and snacks during performances.
5. Public subsidies: Ongoing financial support from Ville de Durbuy, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Région Wallonne, Province de Luxembourg, S.D.A.C., and other public bodies. Recognised by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles since 1 July 1991.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centre culturel de Durbuy organises and presents a continuous season of live performing arts — concerts, theatre, comedy, dance, cinema, and exhibitions — primarily at its Salle Mathieu de Geer venue and Maison Legros exhibition space, with additional events in surrounding churches and outdoor sites. Beyond ticketed performances, it runs creative workshops, school programming for maternelle through secondaire, art exhibitions, and artistic residencies supporting creators, and aggregates regional programming through the Culturama subscription shared with four partner cultural centres.

Product overview

Centre culturel de Durbuy is a cultural service organization offering a diverse portfolio of cultural activities and programs. The core offering centers on the Saison (Season Programming) featuring live performances including concerts, theater, comedy, and dance at the Salle Mathieu de Geer venue. Additional offerings include creative Ateliers (workshops) for community participation, Programmation Scolaire (school programming) for educational institutions, and Expositions (exhibitions) at Maison Legros. The organization also manages the Culturama multi-venue subscription service in partnership with 4 other regional cultural centers, providing access to nearly 200 annual events. Ticket sales are facilitated through an online ticketing system (Utick), and the center supports artists through residency programs. The center operates from two locations: Maison Legros (offices, exhibitions) and Salle Mathieu de Geer (performances).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saison (Season Programming) Annual cultural programming featuring concerts, theatre performances, comedy shows, dance, and other live arts events held primarily at the Salle Mathieu de Geer venue, with additional events at satellite venues throughout the Famenne-Ardenne region. Open to the general public and families.
• Culturama Subscription Multi-venue subscription programme offering discounted access to cultural events across 5 partner cultural centres in the Famenne-Ardenne region (Durbuy, Hotton, Libramont, Nassogne, and MCFA). Subscribers benefit from preferential rates on a minimum of 4 events per season, with roughly 200 events available annually across the partner network.
• Ateliers (Workshops) Creative workshops offered to community participants, including drawing, basketry (vannerie), an ephemeral choir, painting, and body expression sessions. Fees are charged per workshop.
• Programmation Scolaire (School Programming) Educational cultural programming for schools from maternelle through secondaire, including school-touring shows, concerts, cinema screenings, exhibitions, and animations designed to support and extend classroom learning. The 2026-2027 school year programme is documented in the source.
• Expositions (Exhibitions) Art exhibitions held at the Maison Legros venue, featuring works by various artists and accessible to the general public during office hours.
• Résidence Artistique (Artist Residency) Artistic residency programme providing workspace, technical support, and accommodation for artists to develop creative projects within the centre's infrastructure for a defined period.
• Durbuyssimo Classical Music Festival Annual classical music festival featuring multiple concerts (opening, prestige, young talents, lyric) staged at the Romanesque Church of Wéris and the Church of Durbuy, with soloists and chamber musicians.
• Théâtre au Château (Outdoor Theatre) Outdoor theatrical performances held at the Gîte d'Étape de Villers-Sainte-Gertrude, presented as the signature theatrical event of the summer.
• Cafeteria / Bar Services On-site cafeteria and bar service at the Salle Mathieu de Geer venue, offering beverages and snacks to attendees during performances and events. Article 27 vouchers are accepted.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 200 cultural activities per year available to the local population

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ville de DurbuycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Durbuy is a primary institutional partner providing ongoing support for all CCD activities. The centre's action is anchored in the Durbuy municipality, which benefits from and co-shapes the cultural programming.
• Fédération Wallonie-BruxellescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe primary state-level recognition and funding authority. CCD is a recognised cultural centre (CCP) under the Décret du 21 novembre 2013 since 1 July 1991, providing essential public subsidies and institutional legitimacy.
• Région WallonnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government providing financial support and backing for cultural activities and infrastructure projects at the centre.
• Province de LuxembourgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial authority providing subsidies and support for cultural programming in the Luxembourg province, home to Durbuy and the CCD.
• S.D.A.C. (Service de la Diffusion et de l'Animation Culturelle de la Province de Luxembourg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial service supporting cultural diffusion and animation, providing logistical and promotional support for CCD activities.
• Tournées Art et VieminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTouring organisation that brings touring productions to the centre, expanding the programming available to local audiences.
• ASSPROPROminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cultural organisation involved in the ecosystem of cultural centres in the province of Luxembourg.
• Member associations of Centre Culturel de DurbuyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal cultural associations that are members of the CCD ASBL, contributing to the cultural fabric and initiatives of the centre.
• Centre culturel de HottoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 5 partner cultural centres in the Famenne-Ardenne region participating in the Culturama cross-partner subscription programme, sharing programming and ticketing infrastructure.
• Centre culturel de LibramontcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 5 partner cultural centres in the Famenne-Ardenne region participating in the Culturama cross-partner subscription programme.
• Centre culturel de NassognecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 5 partner cultural centres in the Famenne-Ardenne region participating in the Culturama cross-partner subscription programme.
• MCFA (Maison de la Culture Famenne-Ardenne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 5 partner cultural organisations in the Famenne-Ardenne region participating in the Culturama cross-partner subscription programme.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maison de la Culture Famenne-Ardenne (MCFA): The fifth Culturama partner and a regional cultural institution co-marketing subscription access to events with Centre culturel de Durbuy. Directly comparable in mission, funding structure, and rural Walloon operating context.
• Centre culturel de Nassogne: Culturama network partner jointly offering approximately 200 annual events across the Famenne-Ardenne region. Same regulatory framework (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles CCP) and similar small-team rural cultural centre operating model.
• Centre culturel de Hotton: One of the five Culturama cross-regional subscription partners alongside Centre culturel de Durbuy. A Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles-recognized CCP in the same Famenne-Ardenne region with comparable scope in performing arts, workshops, and school programming.
• Centre culturel de Libramont: Culturama network partner sharing the cross-region subscription platform with Centre culturel de Durbuy. Operates as a recognized Walloon CCP with similar performing arts programming and a comparable institutional funding mix.
• Centre culturel de Spa: A Walloon cultural centre located in another tourism-oriented commune, sharing CCD's profile of serving both local residents and visitors with mixed performing arts and festival programming.
• Centre culturel de Dinant: A recognized Walloon CCP serving another rural tourism region, comparable in scope, regulatory framework, and operating model to Centre culturel de Durbuy.
• Centre culturel de Huy: A similarly-sized Walloon cultural centre under the same CCP framework, offering performing arts, workshops, and exhibitions to a comparable non-major-city catchment.
• Centre culturel de Verviers: A recognized Walloon cultural centre with a comparable mission of presenting diverse performing arts programming outside a major metropolitan area, operating under the same public-subsidy model.
• Centre culturel de Marche-en-Famenne: A neighbouring Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles-recognized CCP in the Famenne area offering comparable performing arts, exhibition, and workshop programming to a similar rural Walloon audience.

Broad incumbents

• Centre culturel de Namur: A larger Walloon cultural centre in the provincial capital of Namur, operating under the same Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles CCP framework but with a broader scale, larger venue portfolio, and bigger audience catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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