1983

An idea takes shape, a natural child of the surrealist movement. Its name is Art en Marge.

1984

From the idea to its realization, Art en Marge, Research and Diffusion Center, was created as a non-profit association under the artistic direction of Françoise Henrion.

1986

Art en marge moves to 7, rue des Vierges, 1000 Brussels, and organizes its first exhibitions, accompanied by bulletins containing texts, interviews, portraits of artists and reproductions of works.

Gérard Preszow also initiated and coordinated the "Passages" magazine, intended to reflect on the space's research.

1992

Art en Marge moved to n° 59 rue des Alexiens. Fate had us settle in next to La Fleur en Papier Doré, a café owned by “Le Petit Gérard”, the anarchist, poet and friend of the Belgian surrealists. There one came across Marcel Mariën, René Magritte, E.L.T. Mesen, Louis Scutenaire, Paul Colinet, and Jean Dubuffet, the father of Art Brut, who exhibited at Gérard Van Bruaene's in 1949.

1996

Art en Marge celebrated its first 10 years with 10 exhibitions.On the occasion of this anniversary the fourth issue of Passages was published. It was titled “An Object, Just an Object, However…”, written by Gérard Preszow.

2001

At age 15, Art en Marge moved to n°312, rue Haute.

2002

Carine Fol takes over the artistic direction of the center after the retirement of Françoise Henrion. Art en Marge is organizing "Kanttekening - autour de la marge" as part of Bruges 2002, European Cultural Capital. The project consists of a workshop followed by an exhibition bringing together pairs of in- and outsider artists.

2003

Publication of the catalogue “Art en Marge Collection” and organization of an international colloquium at the Museum of Doctor Guislain in Ghent, on the occasion of the presentation of the collection which will then be presented at the Halle Saint-Pierre in Paris.

2005

For the 175 anniversary of Belgium, “Visions singulières” is exhibited in Bozar, the Fine Arts Palace in Brussels, in parallel with the exhibition “The visionary Belgium” of Harald Szeemann.

2006

Art en Marge is celebrating its 20th year of existence. The program that was designed for this 20th jubilee is titled "art in the edges". It wants to question the limits of outsider art by presenting contemporary creations of belgian and international artists who work in varied disciplines such as textile, photography, video, music... Organization of the "20+20" project, presenting 20 works from the Art en Marge collection in 20 Belgian museums.

2009

The association Art en Marge becomes the Art et marges musem by the recognition of la Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles. Its missions become mainly conservation, diffusion, education and research. The space is growing and allows the development of the museum's activities

2010

Exchange project as part of Pécs 2010. Belgian, Hungarian and Dutch artists gather for a 10-day workshop in Pécs. Project created in 2008 by invitation of COCOF under the bilateral agreement with Hungary, in collaboration with vzw Wit.h, stichtingEenNieuwe Wind, Pécs 2010, Janus Panonius Museum.

2012

Tatiana Veress succeeds Carine Fol at the direction of Art et marges museum. Art et marges museum gets the Children's Award as part of the Museum Awards.

2013

Art et marges museum gets the Audience Award as part of the Museum Awards.

2014

Art et marges museum celebrates its 5 years on the occasion of a festive day when visitors and artists are invited to create together, in the presence of JoëlleMilquet, Minister of Culture for the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Karine Lalieux, Councilwoman of Culture in Brussels, and also of the two previous directors, Carine Fol and Françoise Henrion. Art et marges museum and the RAWR! Collective won the Audience Award and the Jury Prize for their programming at the 2014 edition of the Museum Night Fever.

2015

Carine Fol publishes "From the art of the mad to the art without margins. A century of fascination through the eyes of Hans Prinzhorn, Jean Dubuffet and Harald Szeeman" which stems from her doctoral thesis in art history.

2016

With the Cultural Center Jacques Franck and wit.h, Art et marges museum launches the first edition of the multidisciplinary festival Multi Ordinary.

2020

The Art et marges museum celebrates its 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion, it is bringing its artists to the fore in "Art et marges museum", a book published by CFC, and is organizing the "Embrasez-vous" exhibition, inviting artists close to the museum to create dialogues highlighting a selection of works from the collection.