According to Belgian media reports, the “Khazaradze Foundation” has purchased the historic Aegidium building in Brussels, where the first Georgian multifunctional cultural space will be established.

As stated in the report, the center will host various events, meetings, and forums, and “its main mission will be to highlight Georgia’s European identity and restore Georgia’s voice in Europe’s political center.”

“In agreement with the leadership of the City of Brussels, one of the city’s distinguished historical and cultural heritage monuments - Aegidium, formerly known as Diamant Palace - has become the property of the Khazaradze Foundation (Khazaradze Foundation for Culture), so that it may regain its traditional function as a cultural center and acquire a new historic role: to become a space of cultural, educational, and historical connection between the Georgian and European peoples.

The reconstruction project for the building, which is considered an important historical architectural monument of Brussels, will begin in the near future. The venue will be restored to its original appearance and adapted for public-cultural events and high-level meetings.

The aim of the project is to create a ‘House of Georgia in Europe’ - a center that will serve to strengthen close economic, political, and cultural ties between Georgia and the European Union, while also serving the interests of the Georgian diaspora.

The project is based on the belief that culture, historical memory, and relations between peoples are often stronger than temporary political challenges. Aegidium will become a continuation of Georgia’s European history and a living symbol of the Georgian people’s European choice in the political center of Europe.

The unique architectural complex located in the center of Brussels’ Saint-Gilles district will be transformed into Georgia’s permanent representation in Europe, helping to strengthen cultural, social, political, and economic ties for Georgia’s return to Europe. The center will host various events, meetings, and forums. Its primary mission is to emphasize Georgia’s European identity and restore Georgia’s voice in Europe’s political center.

The project carries particular significance today, when Georgia’s European future faces serious political challenges. The new life of Aegidium is a message that Georgia is an inseparable part of European civilization - historically, culturally, and in terms of values,” the Belgian media outlet writes.

According to Mamuka Khazaradze, leader of “Strong Georgia - Lelo,” Aegidium will become a space that closely connects Georgia with Europe - its historical family.

“Georgia, with all its heritage, national traditions, history, culture, and polyphonic diversity, will gather here. Aegidium will be a meeting place for everything Georgian and for all Georgians in the heart of Europe,” Mamuka Khazaradze stated.

He further noted that opening a new center of Georgian culture in the same space a century later will continue the uninterrupted tradition of Georgia’s European identity.

“Georgia will once again reclaim its European voice. Aegidium will become a cultural bridge between Tbilisi and Brussels - a ‘Georgian House in Europe,’ a place where Europe will once again discover Georgia as the homeland of wine and wheat, as an ancient European Christian nation, and as a country that must obtain its rightful place as a full member of the European Union.

A century ago, Soviet occupation temporarily halted our country’s return to the European space. This historical injustice will not be repeated. Georgia will become a member state of the European Union, and this project will contribute to achieving that national goal,” the article states.