# 🎨 Art & Culture

## Studio Baxton
- **Website:** https://www.studiobaxton.com/en_GB
- **Address:** Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés 29, 1000 Bruxelles
- **Neighbourhood:** Saint-Jacques (Pentagone)
- **Commune:** Ville de Bruxelles (1000)
- **Tags:** photography, film photography, analog, collodion, workshops, gallery, bookshop, camera repair, gifts

### Summary
Studio Baxton is Brussels' temple of analog photography, founded in 2013. Part studio, part lab, part gallery/bookshop, part boutique — a unique creative space dedicated to preserving the art of film photography. They shoot wet collodion portraits using a 160-year-old wooden camera (makes an incredible gift!). The shop sells film, refurbished vintage cameras, photo books, and gift cards. They also run workshops for all levels.

### Services
- **Film development & printing** — B&W and colour, RC or baryta paper
- **Collodion portraits** — wet plate sessions with antique large-format camera
- **Workshops** — darkroom, alternative processes, film camera basics, develop-your-own
- **Camera repair** — diagnosis, maintenance, repair of film cameras
- **Super 8 development** — colour or B&W, 2K/4K digitisation
- **Film scanning/digitisation** — analog to digital conversion
- **Photo printing** — silver prints from digital files
- **Online shop** — film (135/120/110/127), instant film, refurbished cameras, chemistry, books

### Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday–Saturday | 12:00–19:00 |
| Sunday | 14:00–18:00 |
| Closed | 25 Dec, 1 Jan |

### Key Pages (for future lookups)
- Main: https://www.studiobaxton.com/en_GB
- Film development: https://www.studiobaxton.com/developpement-photo-argentique
- Collodion portraits: https://www.studiobaxton.com/portrait-collodion
- Camera repair: https://www.studiobaxton.com/reparation-appareil-photo
- Super 8: https://www.studiobaxton.com/developpement-pellicule-super-8
- Photo printing: https://www.studiobaxton.com/impression-photo
- Digitisation: https://www.studiobaxton.com/numerisation-photo-argentique
- Workshops: https://www.studiobaxton.com/shop/category/ateliers-photo-36
- Online shop: https://www.studiobaxton.com/en_GB/shop
- Gift cards: https://www.studiobaxton.com/shop/category/carte-cadeau-30
- Events/calendar: https://www.studiobaxton.com/calendar
- Contact: https://www.studiobaxton.com/contact

### Gift Ideas 🎁
- Collodion portrait session (truly unique — a one-of-a-kind antique photograph)
- Gift cards
- Refurbished vintage cameras
- Photo workshops (great for beginners)
- Photography books

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*Added: 2026-02-18 | Last scanned: 2026-02-18*

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## Association du Patrimoine Artistique (APA)
- **Website:** https://associationdupatrimoineartistique.be
- **Address:** 7 rue Charles Hanssens, 1000 Bruxelles (main) + 159 rue de Percke, 1180 Uccle
- **Neighbourhood:** Sablon (Pentagone) + Uccle/Linkebeek
- **Commune:** Ville de Bruxelles (1000) / Uccle (1180)
- **Tags:** heritage, art history, exhibitions, conferences, publications, Belgian art, medieval, architecture, Sablon

### Summary
Founded in 1979, the APA is a non-profit dedicated to rediscovering overlooked Belgian artistic heritage — from medieval to 20th century. A small team of art historians organises exhibitions, publishes scholarly books and catalogues, and runs conferences. Their main exhibition space is in the Sablon; they also use a venue in Uccle near the Linkebeek border. Supported by Brussels Region and Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

### What They Do
- **Exhibitions** — rotating shows on forgotten corners of Belgian art (currently: Mammouths & Sibérie, upcoming: neolithic sites of Uccle + JARDINS spring show)
- **Conferences** — art history lectures, often tied to current exhibitions
- **Publications** — books, catalogues, guides on Belgian heritage
- **Research** — architecture, urbanism, fine arts, decorative arts across all periods

### Hours
Exhibition space open on weekends: 11:00–13:00 & 15:00–19:00 (during exhibitions)

### Key Pages
- Current news/exhibitions: https://associationdupatrimoineartistique.be/actualites
- About: https://associationdupatrimoineartistique.be/presentation
- Exhibitions: https://associationdupatrimoineartistique.be/espace-exposition
- Conferences: https://associationdupatrimoineartistique.be/conferences
- Publications: https://associationdupatrimoineartistique.be/publications
- The Sablon neighbourhood: https://associationdupatrimoineartistique.be/notre_quartier

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*Added: 2026-02-23 | Last scanned: 2026-02-23*