A success story in the Brussels cultural sector, Tempora has become an international benchmark in the design, production and operation of cultural exhibitions over the past 25 years. With over 45 projects in its portfolio, this family-run company, co-directed by Benoît, Marc and Raphaël Remiche, has developed its own unique style of museology, centered on the visitor experience. Educational, memorial and immersive scenographies “to make culture accessible to all”.
A passion for the arts and civilizations
While “telling stories” is Tempora’s core business, the company’s history began in 1998 under the impetus of Benoît Remiche, the father of the sons, with “La Belle Europe”, Tempora’s very first civilization exhibition. A popular success, it was soon followed by “Einstein” and “L’Europe, c’est notre histoire! In 2009, the design of the new World War II Museum in Gdansk established Tempora’s expertise at European level. The pump was primed. The “Dieu(x), mode(s) d’emploi” exhibition was soon on view in Madrid, Montreal, Paris and Geneva. “Pompeii, the Eternal City” toured the United States… 2022 also saw the creation of “Johnny Hallyday L’Exposition” which, with a budget of 10 million euros, is “the company’s biggest project to date”.
Integrating all trades to create its own style
With the advent of digital technology, the business has changed considerably in 25 years. “But the fundamentals remain the same”, bringing together creative minds and scientists to transform moving stories into unforgettable visitor experiences. A rarity in this sector, Tempora has chosen to integrate all its design and production trades within its Forest premises, enabling it to hold the strings “across the entire value chain”. With documentalists, scenographers, engineers, graphic designers, architects, 3D designers, builders and other communicators, “Tempora now employs almost 100 people”. In the same vein, Tempora is now working on developing a museum management business to enable it to distribute its own creations. Such is the case of the “WOM World of Mind” in Brussels, an immersive museum on the secrets of the brain. The circle is complete.
“Support from hub.brussels has facilitated our international development.”
Re-use as the watchword
Carpentry rather than plasterboard, green energy rather than fossil fuels – for Raphaël Remiche, sustainability is central to his business, “for its ecological but also economic virtues”. Indeed, as some exhibits have to travel, the adaptability of structures is a crucial point, and “re-use is a watchword”. This former Solvay employee, who took up his first position in the family business in 2014, is also an active player in the relationship established several years ago between hub.brussels and Tempora. “A multi-directional accompaniment” that has supported the structure’s growth via financing solutions, for example, or connections with economic attachés abroad, “a nice boost for our international development.” Raphaël is currently chairman of the hospitality.brussels cluster steering committee.
