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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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ENVIRONMENTAL FESTIVAL
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| This event gives you the opportunity to have fun, to meet many people of the environmental institutions or associations and to gather information. Last year, the festival took place on a warm day, with thousands of inhabitants of Brussels who came to know more about the environment, in a good atmosphere. |
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Bruneaf – Baaf - Boaf
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| This triple major event, the international exhibition of Non-European Arts continues to be held in the very aristocratic district of
Sablon. Inviting a growing number of foreign galleries, the fair aims to be a showcase of the best in the field of Asian, pre-Columbian,
Oceanian or African arts. It has become a benchmark of them within collectors’ circles. So, they stroll from gallery to
gallery, glass of Champagne in hand, to contemplate the finer points of these far-flung worlds and the gentle pleasures of the
outside tables on place du Sablon. |
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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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Arts2
Salon International d’Art Contemporain
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| (sorry, no text available in English) A chaque
exposition Arts2, une nouvelle destination dans le monde est choisie et permet ainsi à
chaque artiste exposant de se confronter à un public averti et toujours curieux de
découvrir d’autres mondes artistiques, et aussi de partager leurs approches avec les
artistes du pays choisi.
Ainsi, vous aurez le plaisir de découvrir des artistes venant des principaux pays d’Europe,
tels que la Belgique, les Pays-Bas, l’Allemagne, la France, l’Espagne, l’Italie, mais aussi
l’Amérique du Nord. Ce sont plus de 100 artistes plasticiens de talent, peintres et
sculpteurs qui présenteront leurs oeuvres au public exigeant et amateur d’art
contemporain présent à Bruxelles, ou le visitant. |
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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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Brussels Bridge Rally
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| Did you ever concidered to discover a big city playing Bridge? If not, don't miss this unique opportunity in 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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Fête de la Musique
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| This 26th edition of the Music Festival offers the crowds hundreds of free concerts in Brussels and Wallonia to celebrate the summer solstice! This year the play bill will be varied once again. Classical music and electronic music are neighbours during one weekend, without forgetting the great evening party on Saturday on the Place des Palais.
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Brussels Film Festival
at Flagey
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| Born out of the former Brussels International Film Festival, the Brussels Film Festival was created in 2003 by Dominique Janne and Jan De Clerq. The distinctive feature of the Festival is the exclusive promotion of European directors' first and second films. Committed to the quality and diversity of its films, the Festival is dedicated to supporting emerging talent in filmmaking. The Festival line-up is both rich and accessible to all audiences. |
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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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Couleur Café
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| Couleur Café is a multicultural, altruistic and... caliente festival! A colourful cocktail of music from here and elsewhere (reggae, ska,
salsa, hip hop, funk, dance...) with more than 50 concerts beneath 3 marquees and on an indoor Electro World stage where fashion
shows and, this year again, DJs and free-stylers will take turns to entertain you until 5 o’clock in the morning!
Couleur Café is above all a gigantic open-air fiesta, with brass bands, dance classes, creative workshops, a themed exhibition, souks,
restaurants and cocktail bars. An indescribable, multicultural ambience in the image of Brussels itself! |
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Mobilization for Congolese forests
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The Ommegang
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| The recreation of the Ommegang remains one of Brussels’ most important historic and cultural events. This show presents no fewer than 1,400 ’bit-players’ in period costume, dozens of horses, carts and giants that start out from Grand Sablon to throng majestically on the magnificent Grand-Place. There, seated comfortably on the tiers of seats and in the company of distinguished citizens, trade guilds and clergy, we witness a dazzling reconstruction of the festival organised in honour of Charles V and his son Philippe in 1549. |
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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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Miniature tapestries
Lace and Costume Museum
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| Exhibition of the winners of the 20th Competition of the association Domaine de la Lice. The artists continually explore new areas in contemporary textile art. A search into miniature tapestry is an answer to the traditional idea of large formats. The tapestry can become a sculpture, to be laid or hung. Its smallness does not lead the spectator any less into a poetic world. |
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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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El Angel Exterminador
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| (not available yet) Cette grande exposition illustre la richesse culturelle et identitaire de l’Espagne à travers les diverses civilisations et les influences qui l’ont traversée. 150 chefs-d’œuvre des civilisations ibériques, grecques, (not available yet) romaines mais aussi de l’Al-Andaluz (période musulmane) et du XVIe siècle espagnol. Ces trésors proviennent en droite ligne de la précieuse collection du Musée Archéologique de Madrid. |
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23/04/2010 - 20/06/2010
http://www.bozar.be
Centre for Fine Arts | Rue Ravenstein 23 - 1000 Brussels
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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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The Symbolism
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| This big exhibition recounts the development of symbolism, the origins of which date back to romantic painting of the late 19th century.
According to theme, it follows the stages of its development in the most varied registers – the portrait, the landscape, history
on the edge of reality and dream, doubt, the fleeting moment, religion, etc. The close connection between poetry and the visual arts
and the predilection for the universal artwork – Gesamtkunstwerk – predominates in the concept of the exhibition. It revolves around
famous artists such as Fernand Khnopff, Félicien Rops and Jean Delville as well as other less well-known ones who have made a
great contribution to this “fin de siècle” spirit, of which Brussels was one of the capitals. |
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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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