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Brussels Summer Festival
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| Over 10 days, the public
will be able to enjoy more than 150 concerts, theatre, street activities and shows
for children. These will be free or for a token sum. The programme of festivities
includes rock, world music, jazz, hip hop, folk, reggae and electronic music – held in
the city’s most attractive squares and numerous partner bars.
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Brussels flower carpet
Happening on the Grand Place
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| Every two years, this provides a different surprise. The master horticulturalists of Ghent enhance the gorgeous setting of the Grand-Place with drawings and sophisticated patterns, whose designs are kept secret until they are finally implemented. By the truckload, 700,000 begonias go to make up this colourful, glowing yet short-lived fresco. These ornamental flowers, which originate from the Caribbean, once cut, can withstand changes in temperature and the beating sun. Their fabulous composition can be admired from all the taverns surrounding the Grand-Place, as well as from the balcony of the Town Hall, which overlooks it directly. |
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City Parade
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| This year we will celebrate 10 YEARS CITY PARADE. After being traveling
from one city to another, finally we are in Brussels under the Atomium.
Amazing trucks with pumping sound systems, lights, decoration, dancers, dj’s …
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BOTERHAMMEN IN HET PARK
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| Once again this year, Boterhammen In Het Park is your most enjoyable free music festival, full to the brim with Flemish and Dutch language performers. |
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Fiesta Latina
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| From Cuba to the Bahamas, Venezuela to Mexico trough Colombia, Honduras, the Canal of Panama, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Curacao, The Dominican Republic, St Vincent, Guyana or Guadeloupe, this festival is a unique opportunity for everyone to get away from her/his culture and start discovering the traditions, rhythms, colours and flavours of Latin-America.
The program: concerts, DJ’s, parties, terraces, mercadillos, the legendary caïpirhiñas and mojitos, etc…
El Festival Fiesta Latina es tropical …
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Mémorial Van Damme
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| By bringing together Oslo, Rome, Paris, Zurich, Brussels and Berlin, the international athletics federation wanted to create a prestigious event. The Van Damme memorial is therefore part of the athletic festivities of the summer and is becoming one of the long-awaited events of the Golden League. And so the memorial attracts the great names of the stadium for them to set records with their best performances at the 6 meetings and share the famous ‘jackpot’, which reached a value of 1 million dollars last year! Fireworks displays and concerts give the stadium a very special, welcoming and enthusiastic atmosphere. |
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Brussels Urban BBQ
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| Urban BBQ is an outdoor meat-grilling feast held on Brussels' Mont des Arts. Not your average 'beer and sausage' do, the event sees Belgian chefs (some Michelin-starred) whip up gourmet titbits for visitors to enjoy around a huge communal table. |
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Europe in Brussels: fragmented past, shared future?
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| The pioneers of the European Union reflect on their lives in Brussels.Residents of the European District describe their lives then and now.Watch and listen to their moving stories and record your own anecdotes about Europe in Brussels, on the spot. The most original reactions will be put on the website. Video exhibition and babble box at the BIP, rue Royale 2-4 Koningsstraat, 1000 Brussels.
Walk with audio-guide, starting from the old Leopold station rue de Trèves 3 Trierstraat, 1050 Brussels.Free entrance, open every day
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01/07/2010 - 31/12/2010
http://www.blbe.be
BIP, 2-4 rue Royale 1000 | l’ancienne gare Léopold, 3 rue de Trèves 1050
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Camera Belgica
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| Durant cet été, le musée BELvue organise une nocturne chaque vendredi. Ainsi, vous pourrez visiter le musée jusque tard dans la soirée et vous installer à 21h30, pour regarder une perle du cinéma belge, un documentaire relativement inédit, un film historique ou un film que vous aviez envie de voir ou de revoir depuis longtemps. Vous pourrez également parcourir les deux expositions temporaires. Facing Brussels, qui a fait couler beaucoup d'encre, est une radiographie de la société bruxelloise réalisée au travers de portraits de ses habitants. Vues de Bruxelles est une exposition interactive s'articulant autour du travail de Jean-Baptiste Bonnecroy, ‘Gezicht op Brussel’.
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FESTIVAL MIDIS-MINIMES
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| Like every year, the Midis-Minimes Festival offers you a concert of about 40 minutes every weekday in Brussels Minimes Church and the Conservatory. Diversified festival with traditional music on Monday, old on Tuesday, 18th century music on Wednesday, contemporary music on Thursday, and 19th century music on Friday. Discover new repertoires, composers, artists, instruments... At the same time, 3 cycles are devoted to instruments in general: women's voices, the piano and some "curiosities".
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Brussels-on-Sea
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| Behind this event lies the concept of a city beach, complete with a little Brussels
sauce. Lined up along the canal are over a kilometre of beaches, water sports and
straw huts serving up speciality food and drinks from all over the world. Bruxelles
les Bains is also about lots of sport, music and activities for kids. And everything is
free of charge!
For Bruxelles les Bains is the perfect spot for relaxing, taking it easy and above
all enjoying the summer holidays! It’s the place to B! |
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Marcel Broodthaers
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| The time has come to honour again one of the greatest Belgian artists of the 20th century. Marcel Broodthaers, the king of heteroclite assemblies with the most unexpected aesthetical features, loved to create works with objects from everyday life: bricks, eggshells, sponges, plaster, newspapers, etc.
This exhibition features works by Marcel Broodthaers from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, the largest public collection of Broodthaers’ works. It is the very first time that they will be shown all together. This rich ensemble is completed by a number of pieces from other museums and private collections. More than enough good reasons to re-discover this visionary, anti-authority artist, whose works are still as topical as ever.
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Brussels by Water
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Do you feel like seeing the most impressive towers of Brussels, the yaght club, the canal bridges and other constructions from on the water? Do you want to learn a little more about our town and district... Or do you just fancy a sunbath on the deck of the boat and a refreshing drink with friends or family, overviewing Brussels Bath? Welcome on board, we are expecting you!
Every Tuesday and Friday... evening cruises. |
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Festival Bruxellons
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| Every summer, the Castle of Karreveld offers you "Bruxellons", a popular theatre festival. The programme is very varied with theatre pieces, musical improvisation, children's theatre, cabaret, and parties...
This year, the festival celebrates its 10h anniversary and offers a first-rate programme: 'L'île des Esclaves' of Marivaux, prestigious performances such as "le Silence des Mères" from Pietro Pizzuti, "le Mariage de Figaro" from Beaumarchais and "Lucrèce Borgia" from Victor Hugo, major comedies, two monologues from EE Schmitt ("Oscar et la Dame Rose" and "Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran") and a major international show ("L'Ombre orchestre").
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Mini-Europe By Night
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| Every Saturday from 17/07/2010 to 14/08/2010, visitors to Mini-Europe can enjoy a fairytale show of a thousand-and-one lights. The walls and gardens of the buildings will light up in the night, and provide a fascinating shadow show. Thanks to the special lighting, attention will be drawn to the details of the scale models, which will be more eye-catching than ever. As dusk falls, Mini-Europe will suddenly radiate a totally different atmosphere, and the effect of the various animations will be enhanced still further: fire in the port of Barcelona , the launch of the Ariane rocket, numerous sound effects ...
Those who come to see it will be enthralled by the extremely romantic atmosphere and discover another facet of the park. Mini-Europe "By Night" offers a unique atmosphere that you will not be able to experience anywhere else. |
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FOIRE DU MIDI - BRUSSELS' FUNFAIR
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| Big festivities on the Boulevard du Midi during the traditional Midi Fair! You will find all the attractions of a big fun fair: merry-go-rounds, games, ice cream, waffles and popcorn stands... |
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Charles Van der Stappen
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| Marking the one hundredth anniversary of the death of sculptor Charles Van der Stappen, there will be an exhibition presenting
the many different aspects of his work. From the study of antiques and of 15th-century Italy to the naturalism of his era, the
Belgian artist was a Jack-of-all-trades. He also owes his fame to orders for monuments and decorative sculptures on facades
and to his innovative style of teaching. We are indebted to him, along with Constantin Meunier, for the sculptures of the Botanic
Garden of Brussels. He also worked together with the architect Victor Horta in the field of Art nouveau. His studio was a
popular meeting-place for artists of different disciplines. You can also see a selection of drawings, preparatory sketches, plans
and archive documents. |
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Visit of the Royal Palace
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| During the year, the official activities of the royal family take place in the palace in Brussels, which is in pure Louis XVI style. After the national holiday, it opens to the public for nearly two months. The monumental staircases and the state rooms are the subject of special attention, especially since the recent installations commissioned by Queen Paola from well-known modern artists. The new ceiling of the hall of mirrors alone deserves special attention: its designer Jan Fabre, has decorated it with magical reflections, consisting of one and a half million elytrons of Thai scarab beetles. |
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Roller-Bike-Parade
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| Leave your car behind and get your skates on. From the Palais de Justice to the broad green boulevards of southern Brussels
or to rediscover some districts, they are reserved just for you. Ten km open to everyone and ten km for thrill-seekers, in the
company of several thousand fellow skaters, this is a trip that combines good humour and conviviality. |
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FIGHTING THE BOX
20 Belgian designers - 20 stories
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| 20 designers have agreed to play the game to unveil the mysterious ways and the pitfalls that lead from the creative idea to the finished object; that design object that has to be produced industrially for the comfort of all. This language oscillates between art and technology and is a constant, sometimes tense, dialogue between the designer and the constraints of it’s industrial production. This fascinating story is a permanent “battle” we are honoured to invite you to discover. |
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Sacred Kings in Africa
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| As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence, a cultural event of great scope brings to light the special relationship between this country and Belgium. An exhibition at the Centre for Fine Arts - in collaboration with the Royal Museum for Central Africa – gathers masterpieces of Congolese and Central African heritage that all show a close interrelation with power. This special relationship allows a fresh look at these works of art, at their role at the heart of African society and across several eras. This idea is continued in the launch of an important publication on current issues regarding art and museums in Africa. The exhibition will then travel to several big African cities. |
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11/06/2010 - 18/09/2010
http://www.bozar.be
Centre for Fine Arts | Rue Ravenstein 23 - 1000 Brussels
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The workshop of Franquin and Cie
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| From the immediate post-war years to the late fifties, comic strip went through an exceptionally creative period around a cheerful group
of storytellers, each more talented than the last. Their names were Jijé, Franquin, Morris, Will, Delporte, Peyo, Roba and Macherot.
Their genius was to create some of the most original and exuberant works of European comic strip: Lucky Luke, Johan and Pirlouit,
the world of Spirou and Fantasio, the Marsupilami, Boule and Bill, Chlorophylle, the Schtroumpfs and many more! Happily working
as a studio, they had no hesitation in supporting each other, found time to laugh and even to dabble in painting to great effect. In the
midst of an outstanding collection of original documents, displaying sketches and paintings, the Studio of Franquin and Co recreates
that setting of imagination and inventiveness that gave rise to so much enchantment. |
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15/06/2010 – 26/09/2010
http://www.cbbd.be
Belgian Comics Strip Center | rue des Sables 20 - 1000 Bxl
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Asia – Europe : Faith and Trade
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| More than any other continent, Asia has from time immemorial exercised a strange fascination over Europe; it goes without saying that this was marked by elevations of spirituality and wisdom, but also by more prosaic treasures in the form of spices, perfumes, teas and precious stones. Introduced by the Romans and abundantly exploited by Marco Polo, the “Silk Route” has long symbolised the extraordinary commercial and political network that exists between the East and the West. These exchanges also opened the way for most of the main religious and philosophical trends, inexhaustible sources of inspiration for culture and the arts. An exhibition fringe event of the 2010 ASEM (Asia- Europe Meeting) summit. |
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25/06/2010 - 03/10/2010
http://www.bozar.be
Centre for Fine Arts | Rue Ravenstein 23 - 1000 Brussels
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BE.welcome
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| Better understand for more understanding, this is the ambition of be.Welcome, presented in the Atomium from May 22nd till the end of August. Undertaken within the framework of the Belgian presidency of the European Union in 2010, this project offers a new perspective on the phenomenon of migration. The programme which is envisaged as a search for paper will be the chance to offer visitors an interactive approach to this social phenomenon. |
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Long Live Magic Spel the ‘Sortilege’ !
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| An adventure game mixing together amusement,
resourcefulness and team spirit in a fantastic Midde Ages
atmosphere. For 2 or 3 hours together you are going to
be faced with fantasy characters such as the Witch of the
stinking marshes, the black Horseman, the Wolf-man...
For the whole family, with friends ,...
A quest full of emotions, in natural surroundings.
Share the pleasures of youth all along the route, through
the ‘Val du Bois des Béguines», dotted with numerous
surprises: the suspension bridge, the bear cage, the cabin
in the trees ...
For all the family, with friends,...
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Congo River
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| In connection with the International Year of Biodiversity, the Museum is organizing in 2010 an interactive exhibition featuring the great Congo River.
A spellbinding river over 4,500 kilometres long and up to 30 kilometres wide, flowing silent and calm across plains or roaring furiously through rapids and waterfalls, it’s Central Africa’s main artery, the source of extraordinary biological, geographical and cultural diversity.
The exhibition will follow the Congo from source to mouth through equatorial forest, using a multidisciplinary approach based on RMCA collections and research.
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Paris - Brussels
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| This Paris-Brussels exhibition lifts the curtain on the often unsuspected wealth of Franco-Belgian exchanges. It starts at the time when Belgium was French and when Belgian architects, trained in Paris, won the big prize of Rome. Down the years, we come across Viollet-le-Duc at the Porte de Hal, then the Parisian Guimard, the architect of the Paris metro stations, who found his style by visiting the Horta houses : we see Henry van de Velde unveiling the first plans for the famous theatre of the Champs-Elysées, Antoine Courtens become a master of Art Deco after rubbing shoulders with the Parisian creators and Henry Lacoste build an artistic bridge between the school of fine arts of Paris and the Brussels academy. Hundreds of original documents illustrate two centuries of these burgeoning architectural relations between the two capitals. |
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24/03/2010 - 29/08/2010
http://www.aam.be
| Architecture Museum | rue de l’Ermitage 86 Kluisstraat - 1050 Brussels | MAP |
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I Medici: A renaissance in paper by Isabelle de Borchgrave
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| For some 15 years Isabelle's paper exhibitions have travelled the world. Everywhere, from New York to Tokyo passing through Venice and Istambul, the magic produces its effect...causing wonderment at the transformation of a simple sheet of white paper. It is a meeting through the centuries with one of the most prestigious families in Italian history: the Medici. Through the magic of trompe l'oeil, Isabelle walks us through history and aesthetics. 29 paper costumes showing the elegance of the times in minute detail, and giving new life to the painting of the great masters such as Botticelli, Bronzino or Gozzoli.
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Whales and dolphins
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| Are you fascinated by whales, dolphins and other marine mammals?
Then, don’t miss the “Whales and dolphins” exhibition; it sweeps you down to the sea bed and tells you about the diversity of
the species, their origin and their evolution, their way of life and, finally, the sometimes ambiguous relationships that man has
with these animals. A fascinating exhibition to discover in the wonderful Museum of Natural Sciences. |
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The Sequence
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| The Sequence,an impressive wooden sculpture by Belgium artist Arne Quinze, 80 meter long and 15 meter high, is a must to see in Brussels. ‘The Sequence’ connects the Flemish Parliament with the House of Flemish Representatives, bridging the communication gap between people and generating movement in the city |
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