Centre Culturel Wolubilis

What Centre Culturel Wolubilis does

Centre Culturel Wolubilis is a Belgian non-profit cultural center (Centre culturel) headquartered at Cours Paul-Henri Spaak 1, 1200 Bruxelles, in the commune of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. Founded in 1981 and operating with a 25-person staff, the organization functions as the designated multidisciplinary cultural pole of the commune, running a 600-seat theater (Théâtre Wolubilis) alongside exhibition, workshop, residency, and educational programming across six physical sites. Its product surface spans Théâtre Wolubilis (performances, concerts, conferences, screenings), the Artothèque de Wolubilis (a lending library of 250+ contemporary artworks), Ateliers de Wolubilis (creative workshops for children and adults), Service éducatif (school performances and PECA-aligned cultural education), four artist residency spaces supporting ~20 creations per year in street arts, circus, and young-audience theater, and venue rental for corporate and private events. The center also operates the annual Fêtes Romanes street arts festival (50th edition in 2026) and the Prix Médiatine contemporary-art prize, and publishes the bimonthly SORTIES magazine.

The business model is a hybrid of public-subsidy funding and earned income. Core operating revenue is anchored by public grants from the Commune de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, COCOF, and Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, which are described as a significant portion of revenue. Earned streams include ticket sales and season subscriptions (minimum 4-show abonnement bundles, adult tickets €15–€27, child tickets €5, with social-rate tiers), annual workshop registration fees (standard, reduced 10%, solidarity 50%), Artothèque membership-based lending fees, and venue rental for Événements & entreprises. Distribution runs through direct channels: on-site box office, telephone (02 761 60 30), online ticketing via wolubilis.be and the Utick platform, plus dedicated school outreach (Service éducatif). Marketing is built on a bimonthly print magazine (SORTIES), Mailchimp newsletters, Instagram/Facebook, and media partnerships with RTBF (La Première, Musiq3, Vivacité) and Le Soir. The technology stack is conventional and non-proprietary; the center is not a technology business and does not disclose AI/ML capabilities, patents, or proprietary software assets.

Governance is a layered ASBL structure operating under the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles cultural-center framework. The center is led by Directrice Edith Grandjean, with Théâtre Wolubilis co-directed by Valérie Mahieu (artistic programming) and Alice Schmitz (finances). Domain programmers lead street arts/circus (France Deblaere), young-audience and literature (Valérie Lozet), music (Céline Tainoff), and plastic arts (Catherine Husson), supported by a technical director, communications, press, and ticketing functions. Strategic partners include Pierre de Lune for young-audience co-programming, La Bissectine for residencies, the local Bibliothèque du Temps Libre for literature programs, and institutional funders at municipal, community-commission, and federation levels. Compliance is anchored to the Brussels-Capital Region's amplified-sound regulation (Category 2, 95 dB(A)).

Name

Centre Culturel Wolubilis

Legal name

Centre Culturel Wolubilis

Website

https://wolubilis.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Centre Culturel Wolubilis is a Belgian non-profit multidisciplinary cultural center in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, operating a 600-seat theater, an art-lending library (Artothèque), workshops, school programming, and artist residencies for the commune's general public, schools, artists, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts / Cultural Center Services

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM), Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Performing arts venue
• Art lending library
• Creative workshops
• Cultural venue rental
• Arts education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruxelles

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales and subscriptions: Theater performances, concerts, conferences, and spectacles are sold via individual tickets and season subscriptions (abonnement). Gift cards (bons-cadeaux) are also available for theater and conference experiences.
2. Workshop fees: Ateliers (art workshops) for children and adults generate revenue through registration fees, with tiered pricing (normal, reduced 10%, solidarity 50%). Registration is annual and season-based.
3. Venue rental: The center offers spaces for rent for corporate events and private functions (Événements & entreprises), generating rental income.
4. Artothèque (art lending): The Artothèque lends over 250 works of art (sculptures, paintings, prints, photographs) to members for a fee, supporting artists and engaging the public with contemporary art.
5. Public funding and subsidies: The center receives financial support from the Commune de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, COCOF, and Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, which constitute a significant portion of its operating revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centre Culturel Wolubilis is a multidisciplinary cultural center in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, that programs and presents live theater, dance, and music performances on a season-subscription basis. It operates an Artothèque (art lending library) for the public, runs creative workshops (Ateliers) for adults and children, delivers school-based arts education programs, and rents its venue spaces to corporate and private clients. The center also hosts festivals such as Fêtes Romanes and publishes the SORTIES cultural program magazine.

Product overview

Centre Culturel Wolubilis operates as a unified cultural center offering a multidisciplinary arts platform in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels. The core offering combines Théâtre Wolubilis (theater and performance programming), the Artothèque de Wolubilis (art lending service with over 250 contemporary works), Service éducatif (school-focused educational programming), Ateliers de Wolubilis (creative workshops), and événements & entreprises (venue rental services). Supplementary offerings include an artist residency program, the annual Fêtes Romanes street arts festival, and the SORTIES bimonthly magazine. The center also organizes art exhibitions through La Médiatine venue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'Artothèque de Wolubilis: Art lending library with over 250 contemporary artworks including sculptures, paintings, prints, and photographs available for borrowing
• Ateliers de Wolubilis
• La Bissectine
• La Médiatine
• Prix Médiatine
• Fêtes Romanes
• Service éducatif

Products and services

• Live Theater and Performing Arts Season Season-based programming of theater, dance, and music performances presented in-house at the Wolubilis venue, sold via individual tickets and season subscriptions for the general public and arts audiences.
• Artothèque — Art Lending Library Public art lending service that allows individual members to borrow original works of art for display in their homes or workplaces, making visual arts accessible outside of a traditional museum context.
• Ateliers — Creative Workshops Hands-on creative workshops (Ateliers) offered to adults and children across artistic disciplines, conducted on-site at the Wolubilis center and priced per workshop or per cycle.
• School and Educational Programs Structured arts education programming tailored for school groups and teachers, including curriculum-linked performances, workshops, and learning resources delivered on-site or through partner schools.
• Venue Rental — Espace Wolubilis Hire of the venue's auditoriums, foyers, and ancillary spaces for corporate events, private celebrations, conferences, seminars, and other external productions, with technical and hospitality services available.
• Artist Residency / Creative Support Programs Residency and creative support programs hosted by the center that provide artists with space, resources, and exposure in connection with its season programming.
• Fêtes Romanes Festival A curated festival programming strand produced by Wolubilis, presented as part of the center's broader cultural season and community-facing events calendar.
• SORTIES Cultural Program Magazine Printed seasonal program magazine published by Centre Culturel Wolubilis that lists upcoming performances, workshops, and Artothèque offerings; distributed free to audiences and partner outlets to drive ticket and subscription sales.

Quantifiable outcome

• Artothèque lends over 250 sculptures, paintings, prints, and photographs from its collection
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

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Integration1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Commune de Woluwe-Saint-LambertcoreOthersPrimary institutional supporter and host municipality of the Centre Culturel Wolubilis. Provides core operational funding and hosts the center's facilities in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, 1200 Bruxelles.
• COCOF (Commission communautaire française)coreOthersFrench-speaking community commission of Brussels provides significant subsidies and funding for the centre culturel's operations and the 'culture a de la classe' school programs.
• Fédération Wallonie BruxellescoreOthersThe Wallonia-Brussels Federation provides core funding and subsidies supporting the center's programming, artist residencies, and educational services.
• Pierre de Lune – Centre Scénique Jeunes Publics de BruxellescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey strategic partner for young audience programming. Wolubilis co-programs and co-organizes scolaire (school) performances and teacher training with Pierre de Lune, the Brussels young audience theater center.
• Le SoirsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for Théâtre Wolubilis, providing press coverage and promotional support for theater programming.
• RTBF (La Première, Musiq3, Vivacité)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partners for Théâtre Wolubilis (La Première, Musiq3) and Centre culturel Wolubilis (Vivacité), providing broadcast coverage and audience reach.
• La BissectinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist residency venue operated in connection with Wolubilis. One of four multifunctional spaces used for artistic creation residencies, primarily for circus, street arts, and young audience theater.
• Bibliothèque du Temps Libre / Bibliothèque publique locale WSLsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal public library partner collaborating with Wolubilis on literature youth programming, including classroom visits, book loans, and shared educational activities.
• UCLouvainminorOthersUCLouvain staff and students receive preferential theater ticket rates (Tarif Habitant WSL) at Wolubilis.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Flagey: Multidisciplinary Brussels cultural center offering concerts, cinema, exhibitions, and family programming under a publicly-subsidized association model directly comparable to Wolubilis's mixed-arts center approach.
• Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles: Federation-funded theater in Brussels presenting contemporary live performance, including young-audience and circus programming alongside Wolubilis's main season. Overlaps directly on institutional funder base and theater programming.
• Le Botanique: Brussels cultural center and concert venue operated by the French-speaking community, offering music, theater, dance and exhibitions in a similar mixed programming format and public-subsidy structure.
• Les Halles de Schaerbeek: Brussels multidisciplinary cultural venue presenting theater, circus, dance and residencies in another commune, with the same municipal-subsidy funding model and youth-audience focus as Wolubilis.
• Centre culturel de Saint-Gilles (Le 140): Brussels municipal cultural center offering theater, exhibitions, residencies and school programs under the same Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles subsidy framework as Wolubilis, serving an adjacent commune.

Broad incumbents

• BOZAR (Centre for Fine Arts Brussels): Larger federally-subsidized arts center in Brussels hosting concerts, theater, dance and exhibitions. Competes for the same cultural audiences while operating at a broader scale across multiple genres.
• La Monnaie / De Munt: Royal opera and performing arts house in Brussels; not a direct competitor on opera but competes for the same Brussels cultural audience and federally-subsidized ecosystem as Wolubilis.

Regional players

• KVS — Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg: Royal Flemish Theatre in Brussels, comparable municipal theater presenting contemporary and classical work in the capital but serving the Dutch-speaking community rather than the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles audience Wolubilis targets.
• Maison de la culture de Tournai: Federation-funded multidisciplinary cultural center in Tournai listed explicitly as a partner of Wolubilis, operating an analogous center culturel model on theater, exhibitions, residencies and school programming in Wallonia.

Others

• Pierre de Lune — Centre Scénique Jeunes Publics de Bruxelles: Brussels center specialized in young-audience theater that Wolubilis partners with on school programming and co-presented productions; comparable on educational mission but a niche specialist rather than a full multidisciplinary venue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wolubilis
• Instagraminstagram.com/wolubilis

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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