The Academy Palace is surrounded by a garden adorned with quite a few sculptures, including a statue of the astronomer Adolphe Quételet by Charles-Auguste Fraikin (1880), busts of the chemist Jean Servais Stas by Thomas Vinçotte on a pedestal designed by Victor Horta (1897), and the lawyer and politician Jules Destrée by Armand Bonnetain (1937), as well as The Surprise, a work with a dog and a turtle by Jean-Baptiste Van Heffen (1869).
The Academy Palace is set in a garden that features an assortment of sculptures, including a statue of Adolphe Quételet created by Charles-Auguste Fraikin in 1880, busts of Jean Servais Stas crafted by Thomas Vinçotte on a pedestal designed by Victor Horta in 1897, and a sculpture of Jules Destrée made by Armand Bonnetain in 1937, along with The Surprise, a piece depicting a dog and turtle created by Jean-Baptiste Van Heffen in 1869.