La Centrale électrique

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The first power plant of Brussels was built in 1892-1893 in the Rue Melsens. It included 2 steam engines and fed a network of direct current. A second power plant was built in the Rue de Louvain and Rue de la Vanne. By 1901, the architect Devreux was in charge of the increase and the modernization of the first power plant. A new engine room was built at the Rue Melsens, as well as a building which looks onto the Place Sainte-Catherine. At the same time, a big building was set up in the Rue Sainte-Catherine, to shelter the administrative premises of the power plant.

Contemporary creation

The Power plant (Centrale électrique), inaugurated on June 22nd, 2006, became a centre for contemporary creation in the city. Its mission is to present contemporary artistic creations, merged disciplines in visual arts (plastic, multimedia arts, video, installations, performances, decorative arts) and to arouse debate on art and society.

The Power plant can be rented for the organization of private events (information and conditions: 02 279 64 44).