Art lovers, right now is the time to make a plan. Galleries are currently closed and gearing up for the September onslaught, and you should do the same. For those of you in Brussels, we’ve created this handy art guide to plot your course and make sure you don’t miss the unmissable. In one week, many of city’s finest galleries will be kicking off the season with major solo exhibitions, including Paul McCarthy at Xavier Hufkens, Marcel Broodthaers at Albert Baronian, and Didier Vermeiren at Galerie Greta Meert. There are also some knockout group exhibitions, like the trio of painters Pierre Alechinsky, Karel Appel, and Fred Bervoets at Radolphe Janssen gallery, opening September 8.

Savor this down time, because before you know it, the crowds will be back and you’ll be hopping from opening to opening. Actually, now that I think about it—I can’t get to get back into it. Goodbye summer, and bring on gallery season!

Paul McCarthy. Courtesy of Xavier Hufkens.

Exhibition: “Paul McCarthy: White Snow & Coach Stage Stage Coach, Spinoffs”
When: September 9–October 22, 2016
Where: Xavier Hufkens, 6 & 107 Rue St-Georges, Brussels, Belgium

Pierre Alechinsky. Courtesy of Rodolphe Janssen.

Exhibition: “Pierre Alechinsky, Karel Appel, Fred Bervoets: Works on Paper From the Stephane Janssen Collection”
When: September 8–November 5, 2009
Where: Radolphe Janssen, Rue Livourne 35 & 32 Livornostraat, Brussels, Belgium

Exhibition: “Didier Vermeiren”
When: September 9–November 5, 2016
Where: Galerie Greta Meert, Vaartstraat 13 Rue du Canal, Brussels, Belgium

Fabrice Samyn, Untitled (2016). Courtesy of Meesen De Clercq.

Exhibition: “Fabrice Samyn: Solipsism”
When: September 8–October 15, 2016
Where: Meesen De Clercq, Abdijstraat 2a Rue de l’Abbaye, Brussels, Belgium

Rodrigo Matheus, Lost and Found (2016). Courtesy of Nathalie Obadia.

Exhibition: “Rodrigo Matheus: Ornament and Crime”
When: September 7–October 22, 2016
Where: Nathalie Obadia, 8 Rue Charles Decoster, Brussels, Belgium

Marcel Broodthaers, Ne le dites pas que je ne l’ai pas dit. Le Perroquet. Courtesy of Albert Baronian.

Exhibition: “Marcel Broodthaers”
When: September 9–November 5, 2016
Where: Albert Baronian, 2 Rue Isidore Verheyden, Brussels, Belgium

Merlin Carpenter. Courtesy of dépendance.

Exhibition: “Merlin Carpenter”
When: September 9–October 22, 2016
Where: dépendance, 4 Rue du Marché aux Porcs, Brussels, Belgium

“Imprints” installation view. Courtesy of Harlan Levey Projects.

Exhibition: “Imprints”
When: Ongoing
Where: Harlan Levey Projects, 46 Rue Jean d’Ardenne Straat, Brussels, Belgium

Guy de Malherbe, Falaise (2013). Courtesy of Galerie La Forest Divonne.

Exhibition: “Guy de Malherbe”
When: September 7–October 15, 2016
Where: Galerie La Forest Divonne, 66 Rue de l’Hotel des Monnaies, Brusssels, Belgium

Guy Mees, Verloren Ruimte (1965). Courtesy of Galerie Micheline Szwajcer.

Exhibition: “Guy Mees”
When: September 9–October 22, 2016
Where: Galerie Micheline Szwajcer, Rue de la Régence, Brussels, Belgium

Courtesy of Galerie Valérie Bach.

Exhibition: “Lab[au]: Langage Codé”
When: September 2–October 22, 2016
Where: Galerie Valérie Bach, Rue Faider 6, Brussels, Belgium

Exhibition: “CUBE Art Fair”
When: November 18–20, 2016
Where: 142 rue de Stalle, Brussels, Belgium