Paul Dujardin

Paul is vice-president of the European Festivals Association (EFA)and Strategic Advisor JRC SciArt project Board. He has been CEO of the Centre for Fine Arts Brussels (BOZAR) from 2002 to 2021. Under his leadership, the house for culture has turned into a respected and internationally recognized multidisciplinary European hub.

As a passionate advocate of the European project, Paul Dujardin enabled BOZAR to become an essential and indispensable actor both in the European cultural cooperation and in the defence of cultural values in the European project. Before committing to BOZAR, Paul Dujardin was Director of the Philharmonic Society of Brussels, CoArtistic Director and Director of Programming at the National Orchestra of Belgium from 1992-2002. Since 1996 he has maintained several International mandates such as Member of the Board of Directors of the European Festival Association, or President of the International Opera Academy. He received various National Honours like being knighted by King Albert II of Belgium in 2009.