High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Abbey of La Cambre or Ter Kameren Abbey (French: Abbaye de La Cambre, Dutch: Abdij Ter Kameren) is a former Cistercian abbey in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It is located in the Maelbeek valley between the Bois de la Cambre and the Ixelles Ponds. The abbey church is a catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Malines-Brussels while other parts of the monastery are housing the headquarters of the Belgian National Geographic Institute and La Cambre, a prestigious visual arts school.