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For 300 years, La Monnaie has been one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in Brussels and Europe. Internationally renowned for its operas, concerts, recitals and dance performances, La Monnaie was crowned as the year’s Best Opera House at the 2025 Oper! Awards.
On your route through the Bright Festival, enjoy the magic of opera and discover La Monnaie’s Workshops, located in the emblematic Vanderborght art deco building erected in 1935 by architects Léon Govaerts and Alexis Van Vaerenbergh. Get in the mood for Valentine’s Day thanks to the Dare to Love light installation on the rear façade of the Workshops. Take a look behind-the-scenes of opera creation on guided tours, visiting the costume, set and sculpture workshops.
Complete your experience on February 14th with the Dare to Sing/Dare to Love singing workshop, where you will learn opera arias by Bizet and Monteverdi.
lluminations, paid guided tours & workshops
Ateliers de la Monnaie , rue Fossé-aux-loups 39/41, 1000 Brussels