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Brussels Flower carpet 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. 14/08/2008 – 17/08/2008 |
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Painting from the Royal British Collection Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium are pleased to announce that they will host an exhibition of some fifty paintings from the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The exhibition entitled Paintings from the British Royal Collection: Bruegel to Rubens will be shown at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels. 16/05/2008 - 21/09/2008 http://www.fine-arts-museum.be Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium | Rue de la Régence 3 - 1000 Brussels |
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Museum's night For those of you who love culture... and evenings out, the Brussels autumn of museums is your special date. The eightyear of this Thursday evening event is the ideal opportunity to see certain jewels of the museum world in extra-special circumstances. A sociable atmosphere is the order of the day and guided tours, drinks and concerts provide the extra-nice touch to this enjoyable date. 25/09/2008 - 18/12/2008 http://www.brusselsmuseums.be Various place in Brussels |
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The new children comic Strips Their names are Sfar, Trondheim, Robin, Cornette and Larcenet. With the creation of new graphic forms, in the '90s these storytellers assumed a role of ever-increasing importance. But they were not content to write comics just for adults. With Toto l'Ornithorynque, Ludo, Le Petit Vampire or Le Petit Père Noël, they also created new graphic worlds for a younger audience. 18/11/2008 - 22/02/2009 http://www.cbbd.be Centre for Comic Strip Art | rue des Sables 20 Zandstraat - 1000 Brussels |
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X-tremes The Xtremes exhibition will take you to the most extreme spots on our planet. In places where people have to use all sorts of cunning tricks to survive, even for a short time, we can find animals and plants that have made survival into a veritable art. These are super specialists that have acclimatised to heat, cold, drought, permanent darkness or lack of oxygen. In Xtremes you will find out who the survival champions are and how they have adapted to these extreme environments. 15/10/2008 - 30/08/2009 |
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Cobra Created in Paris in November 1948 by artists coming from Copenhague (Jorn), Brussels (Dotremont, Noiret) and Amsterdam (Appel, Corneille, Constant), the CoBrA movement remains unknown out of Europe. Sometimes considered as a tail of Surrealist comet, sometimes as a Nordic expression of the tachiste or informal art, Cobra is also considered as an European formula of the abstract Expressionism as it was then blowing in the United States. 07/11/2008 – 15/02/2009 http://www.fine-arts-museum.be Royal Museum of Fine Arts | Rue de la Régence 3 - 1000 Brussels |
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Winter wonders Every winter, the heart of Brussels beats to the rhythm of Plaisirs d’Hiver / Winterpret, featuring a magical decor, superb Christmas market, illuminated Big Wheel, roundabouts, street activities and of course the famous skating ring….and you are welcome to enjoy it too ! 28/11/2008 - 28/12/2008 http://www.plaisirsdhiver.be various places in the city center |
