In 2026, Brussels Airlines is launching a major traveling exhibition dedicated to contemporary African art. Titled AfriConnections, this artistic tour will stop in Kinshasa, Abidjan, Yaoundé, and Dakar before arriving in Brussels.
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The exhibition will be hosted by major museums and cultural venues, further enhancing the scope and ambition of this initiative. Conceived as a cultural project of international scope, AfriConnections extends the company’s historic mission: to connect territories, audiences, and cultures.
The AfriConnections exhibition brings together fifteen artists from various African scenes, including several major figures recognized on the international stage. Together, they bear witness to the richness and diversity of the continent’s contemporary art. The works on display come from the collection of the Ifitry artist residency.
Beyond its artistic dimension, AfriConnections also has a strong ambition: to promote the circulation of works among several African countries, a dynamic that is still relatively rare in the international art ecosystem. The exhibition will travel successively to the Congo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, and Senegal, before being presented in Belgium. Conceived as a project of sharing and encounter, it will be offered with free admission, in order to be widely accessible to all audiences.
Through this initiative, Brussels Airlines reminds us that its flight routes do not merely connect cities. They bring people together, foster economic, human, and cultural exchanges, and also allow works of art, imaginations, and stories to circulate.
