Mather & Co raises glass to beer palace contract win

CHESHIRE-based design specialist Mather & co has one a contract to help create the new Belgian Beer Palace exhibition at the heart of Brussells.

Wilmslow firm Mather will work alongside architects Robbrecht en Daem and Baneton Garrino to convert the Palais de la Bourse, the old Brussels Stock Exchange, into an exciting visitor attraction on Belgian beer.

The exhibition will occupy two entire floors overlooking the great hall and includes numerous spaces for visitors to learn about and experience more than 1,000 different Belgian beers that are brewed across the country.
 
More than 350,000 visitors are expected to visit this new attraction, which will rival the Guinness Storehouse and the Heineken Experience. Unlike other attractions, the Beer Palace will include all beers brewed in Belgium. It will give visitors a true experience of the unique Belgian Beer culture.

The new attraction is scheduled to open late 2018. It will be jointly funded by Brussels Region, the European Fund ERDF, Beliris – City of Brussels, and the Belgian Brewers.

Mather design director Dan Proctor said: “This is one of the biggest and most exciting projects that we’ve ever worked on and everyone at Mather & Co. is really looking forward to it.

“The exhibition will be developed in harmony with the historic building and will showcase the rich history of the brewing industry and how this culture has evolved in Belgium. We aim for the exhibition to show the spirit of invention that is unique to Belgian brewers.”