Beursschouwburg
Beursschouwburg is a Brussels-based non-profit multidisciplinary arts centre operating a 3,000 m² venue with multiple halls, a café, rooftop, and cinema. It hosts concerts, performance, film, and exhibitions for local and international audiences, funded by ticket sales, venue rentals, bar revenue, and public subsidies.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1965
- HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What Beursschouwburg does
Beursschouwburg (legal name: Cultureel Animatiecentrum Beursschouwburg vzw) is a non-profit multidisciplinary arts centre located at Auguste Ortsstraat 20-28 in central Brussels, operating approximately 3,000 m² of purpose-built venue space spread across multiple levels. The venue encompasses a beurscafé (200-250 standing), golden hall (133 seated), silver hall, rooftop (178 capacity), cinema (30), red hall (100), meeting room, and foyer, making it a one-stop facility for concerts, theatre/dance performances, film screenings, exhibitions, talks, and workshops. Programming spans music, performance, film, visual arts, and conversation, with thematic focus programmes such as "Normal Schnormal," "We Love You," and the 2026 "Our House, In The Middle Of Our Street." The organisation maintains an associated-artist model (2024-2026 cohort) and the De Constellatie network with peer institutions to support artists across discipline and career stage.
The business model combines four revenue streams. Ticketed events yield approximately €11-22 per ticket with reduced rates for students, seniors, arts professionals, sex workers, teachers, and job seekers, plus solidarity/free tickets. Venue spaces are rented to external event organisers via a dedicated rental coordinator. The beurscafé and rooftop bar generate food-and-beverage revenue during events. The largest financial pillar is public subsidies from the Flemish Government (Vlaamse Overheid), the City of Brussels (Stad Brussel), the Flemish Community Commission (Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie), the Brussels-Capital Region (Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), and media partner Bruzz. Technology is limited to standard SaaS tools: Ticketmatic for ticketing, Campaign Monitor for newsletters, Google Analytics for site analytics, and KPN for hosting.
The organisation serves a hybrid audience: a long-tail of individual arts consumers (local Brussels and international visitors), professional artists across music, performance, film, and visual arts, and external event organisers renting spaces. Approximately 25-30 staff run the operation, with Melat Gebeyaw Nigussie as General and Artistic Director and Ellen De Bin as Business Director and HR lead. Marketing reaches audiences through Instagram, Mastodon, Signal, a trilingual website, email newsletters, and earned media. A major planned renovation in 2027 will require temporary relocation.
Beursschouwburg firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Beursschouwburg
- Legal name
- Cultureel Animatiecentrum Beursschouwburg vzw
- Website
- https://beursschouwburg.be
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1965
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Beursschouwburg is a Brussels-based non-profit multidisciplinary arts centre operating a 3,000 m² venue with multiple halls, a café, rooftop, and cinema. It hosts concerts, performance, film, and exhibitions for local and international audiences, funded by ticket sales, venue rentals, bar revenue, and public subsidies.
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- akta.pro rank
Beursschouwburg industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Performing Arts Center / Cultural Venue
- NAICS
- Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110)
- SIC
- Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Concert Halls & Music Venue Operations (Symphony Halls, Recital Venues) (MPAGALAC)
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Where Beursschouwburg is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Brussels
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Beursschouwburg business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Ticket sales: Revenue generated from ticket sales for concerts, performances, film screenings, and other events. Prices range from free to approximately €11-22 depending on the event and ticket type.
- Venue rentals: Beursschouwburg rents out its spaces — including the beurscafé (capacity 200-250), golden hall (133 seated), silver hall, rooftop, meeting room, and cinema — to external organizers for events, productions, and activities.
- Bar and café operations: The beurscafé and rooftop bar are open during events, generating revenue from food and beverage sales.
- Public subsidies and grants: Beursschouwburg receives financial support from the Flemish Government (Vlaamse Overheid), the City of Brussels (Stad Brussel), the Flemish Community Commission (Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie), the Brussels-Capital Region (Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), and Bruzz media.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Standard adult ticket |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Reduced rate ticket |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Solidarity / free tickets |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Presale vs. door price |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Beursschouwburg product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Beursschouwburg is a multidisciplinary non-profit arts centre in central Brussels that presents concerts, theatre and dance performances, film screenings, exhibitions, conversations, and workshops across nine in-house spaces. It also rents out its venues (beurscafé, golden hall, silver hall, rooftop with bar, cinema, red hall, meeting room, foyer) to external organisers and operates an on-site bar and café during events.
Product overview
Beursschouwburg is a multidisciplinary arts center and event venue in Brussels offering various rental spaces and ticketing services. The organization provides venue spaces including beurscafé (200-250 capacity), Gouden Zaal (133 seated), Zilveren Zaal (178 capacity), Rooftop (178 capacity), and Cinema (30 capacity). Event programming spans multiple disciplines including music, performance, film, exhibitions, conversations, and workshops. The venue operates ticketing services for its own events and provides space rentals for external organizers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Multidisciplinary Event Programming Curated year-round programming across music concerts, theatre and dance performances, film screenings, exhibitions, conversations, and workshops presented in Beursschouwburg's own spaces in Brussels; aimed at local and international contemporary-arts audiences, with thematic focus strands and associated-artist development cycles.
- Venue Rental Service Rental of Beursschouwburg's nine configurable spaces (beurscafé 200-250 standing, golden hall 133 seated, silver hall, rooftop 178, rooftop bar, cinema 30, red hall 100, meeting room 30, foyer) to external organisers for corporate events, presentations, parties, productions, and cultural activities; bookings handled by the dedicated production/rental coordinator.
- Ticketing Services Online and on-site ticket sales for Beursschouwburg events via the Ticketmatic embedded widget and the in-venue ticket desk, with standard pricing approximately €11-€22, reduced rates for under-26s/over-60s, arts professionals, sex workers, teachers, and job seekers, half-price student tickets, and solidarity/free tickets plus Paspartoe and Article 27 acceptance.
- Bar and Café Operations Food and beverage service from the beurscafé and rooftop bar during events and openings, generating ancillary revenue and supporting the audience experience for both own programming and external rentals.
Companies that use Beursschouwburg
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Beursschouwburg technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
Beursschouwburg partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- De Constellatie (Zinnema, Hiros, Bâtard, Argos, Volta, Level Five)coreA specially created network supporting the associated artists (2024-2026). Beursschouwburg, Zinnema, Hiros, Bâtard, Argos, Volta, and Level Five provide infrastructural, business, and content-related support to resident artists.
- Passa PortaminorCollaborated with Beursschouwburg on the Paul B. Preciado lecture event as part of the 'We Love You' programme. Passa Porta co-presented the talk and published the transcript.
- Europalia Arts Festival RomaniaminorCo-presented the Khidja + Eirwud Mudwasser + Kinema Ikon + Hun Hun event as part of Europalia's Romania festival programme.
- FrancoFauneminorBelgian music platform collaborating on events such as the Atome + François Bijou + Fred Nevché + Les Trash Croutes concert.
- AB (Ancienne Belgique)minorBrussels concert venue AB co-presented the Matias Aguayo + Zeta Lys concert with Beursschouwburg.
- Pink ScreensminorBrussels LGBTQ+ film festival Pink Screens collaborated on the Le Circo de la Drag event.
- Supafly CollectiveminorSupafly Collective, curating parties with strong female line-ups for 10 years, collaborated on the 10Y Supafly anniversary event.
- BledarteminorBledarte collaborated on the Bledarte Days event and reading groups on activist literature as part of the Normal Schnormal programme.
- SabzianminorFilm platform Sabzian co-presented the Robert Kramer Milestones screening with Beursschouwburg.
- United Music of BrusselsminorCollaborated on the Schoppenvrouw performance presented during Heritage Days 2019.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Beursschouwburg competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles: Brussels-based French-language theater and performing arts venue with public funding. Direct peer in the same city with comparable programming across theater, dance, and performance plus an attached bar/restaurant operation.
- Kampnagel: Hamburg's multidisciplinary performing arts center hosting theater, dance, music, and performance across multiple halls with public funding. Highly comparable operating model, scale, and programming remit to Beursschouwburg.
- KVS (Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg): Brussels-based Flemish theater company with its own venue in central Brussels. Direct peer sharing the same public-funding ecosystem, similar multidisciplinary scope (theater, music, conversation), and a comparable city-center audience.
- Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS: Paris public cultural center hosting multidisciplinary programming across multiple halls and studios with public funding. Direct peer in terms of multi-space venue complex, public funding model, and inclusive programming philosophy.
- Viernulvier (Vooruit): Ghent-based multidisciplinary arts house (music, performance, debate, exhibitions) with Flemish public funding. Similar operating model, city-center footprint, and curated experimental programming remit to Beursschouwburg.
- De Singel: Antwerp-based multidisciplinary arts center programmed across music, theater, dance, architecture, and visual arts with public Flemish funding. Closely comparable in scale, mission, public funding model, and multi-disciplinary approach.
- HAU Hebbel am Ufer: Berlin-based publicly funded producing and presenting house for contemporary theater, dance, and performance across multiple venues. Direct peer at a similar organizational scale with analogous multidisciplinary programming and public funding model.
- Ancienne Belgique (AB): Brussels' principal concert venue operating three halls with public Flemish funding. Direct peer already collaborating on co-presented concerts, sharing a city, audience pool, and funding ecosystem, though more music-focused.
- Kaaitheater: Flemish Brussels-based presenting house for contemporary performing arts (dance, theater, performance). Closest direct peer—similarly multidisciplinary, Flemish-funded, programming experimental artists, and operating a comparable non-profit/venue model with overlapping artists and funders.
Broad incumbents
- Bozar (Centre for Fine Arts): Brussels' flagship multidisciplinary arts center covering music, exhibitions, film, lectures, and performing arts. A larger, well-established incumbent with overlapping programming categories but a significantly broader portfolio and audience mandate than Beursschouwburg.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks4 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
Beursschouwburg financial estimates
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Beursschouwburg leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Beursschouwburg funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Beursschouwburg M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Beursschouwburg
What does Beursschouwburg do?
Beursschouwburg is a multidisciplinary non-profit arts centre in central Brussels that presents concerts, theatre and dance performances, film screenings, exhibitions, conversations, and workshops across nine in-house spaces. It also rents out its venues (beurscafé, golden hall, silver hall, rooftop with bar, cinema, red hall, meeting room, foyer) to external organisers and operates an on-site bar and café during events.
Is Beursschouwburg a public or private company?
Beursschouwburg is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was Beursschouwburg founded?
Beursschouwburg was founded in 1965. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Beursschouwburg based?
Beursschouwburg is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does Beursschouwburg make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Ticket sales are the primary driver. The others are venue rentals, bar and café operations and public subsidies and grants.
Who are Beursschouwburg's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Kampnagel, KVS (Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg), Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Viernulvier (Vooruit), De Singel, HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Ancienne Belgique (AB) and Kaaitheater. Bozar (Centre for Fine Arts) is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Beursschouwburg have an API?
No public API is recorded for Beursschouwburg.
What industry is Beursschouwburg in?
Beursschouwburg's product category is Performing Arts Center / Cultural Venue. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAHAAAG, Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums), with a secondary code of MPAGALAC, Concert Halls & Music Venue Operations (Symphony Halls, Recital Venues). Its NAICS code is 711110 and its SIC code is 7900.