BRAFA CITY GUIDE 2020 by Masterart

26.01.2020 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 02.02.2020

TOUR & TAXIS BRUSSELS

CITY GUIDE www.brafa.art

Views of BRAFA 2019 © Emmanuel Crooy (1 & 3) © Jan Liégeois (2)

26.01.2020 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 02.02.2020

TOUR & TAXIS BRUSSELS

CITY GUIDE www.brafa.art

Artworks to be presented at Brafa 2020

Preface

by Harold t’Kint de Roodenbeke Chairman of BRAFA ART FAIR

BRAFA: MARVELLOUS DISCOVERIES GUARANTEED A fair’s standard depends primarily on the quality of its exhibitors. In this respect, Brafa 2020 will once more keep its place in the small circle of leading international art fairs. This year, Brafa will again reunite 133 of the highest-ranking galleries specialising in ancient, modern and contemporary art and design. The figures underline exhibitor fidelity while reflecting the inclusion of prestigious new names who have made their mark in the fields of classical archaeology, old master paintings, furniture and art objects. Faithful to its credo of eclecticism, quality and the representation of diverse specialities, the fair’s rhythm will only alter by shortening by a day, taking place from Sunday 26 January to Sunday 2 February 2020. In line with tradition, Brafa will offer an extraordinary journey covering over 5000 years, incorporating countless historical periods, styles and continents, the whole sublimated by a touch of elegance and our unparalleled Belgian welcome! Initially a pioneering venture undertaken by a few Belgian antiques dealers in 1956, the ‘Foire des Antiquaires de Belgique’, renamed the Brafa Art Fair in 2008, evolved over time into an international fair. This change accelerated over the last 12 years, since the fair moved from the Palais des Beaux-Arts into the huge industrial warehouses of the Tour & Taxis site, the first international event to establish itself there. Currently the proportion of exhibitors is 50 Belgian exhibitors (37 %) and 83 from 16 foreign countries (63 %). At Brafa, quality and authenticity go hand in hand. Thanks to one of the strictest object admission processes in the sector, Brafa ensures it delights and satisfies the curiosity and demanding gaze of collectors and art-lovers. Each exhibited work is submitted to rigorous examination by a team of independent experts before the doors open. The experience and erudition of all those involved are invaluable for visitors intent on enlarging their knowledge of the art world. What is more, the Brafa Art Talks offer a fascinating alternative to browsing the stands, proposing an incredible range of art-related topics. 2020 also marks an important anniversary, the 65th edition of the fair, which will be celebrated in great style! An exceptional auction of five steles from the Berlin Wall will be organised with all profits going to five charitable associations. This has also been organised to commemorate the 30 years since the wall came down. Finally, in order to enrich your stay in Brussels and in Belgium, we have created this City Guide with a selective list of gourmet restaurants, new exhibitions and concerts, original boutiques and so forth. All to wish you the most wonderful stay. Enjoy your visit! 5

LIST OF EXHIBITORS 2020 DAVID AARON, LONDON: Ancient Egyptian, Near Eastern, Classical and Islamic works of art GALERIE AB, PARIS: Paintings, drawings and sculpture from 1830 to the present ANTIQUARIUM, LTD. FINE ANCIENT ARTS GALLERY, NEW YORK: Archaeology PAOLO ANTONACCI, ROME: Late 18th-early 20th -century fine paintings, watercolours and drawings W.APOLLONI, ROME: 17th-19th -century paintings, drawings, sculpture and works of art d’ARSCHOT & CIE, BRUSSELS: 16th- to 18th-century European antique silverware ART ET PATRIMOINE - LAURENCE LENNE, ATH: 16th- to 18th-century earthenware, porcelain and works of art ARTANCIENT, LONDON: Ancient art, including numismatics and artworks of cultural and historical interest GALERIE ARY JAN, PARIS: Late 19th- and early 20th-century European paintings BAILLY GALLERY, GENEVA: Modern and contemporary art HELENE BAILLY GALLERY, PARIS: Impressionist, modern and contemporary art BARONIAN XIPPAS, BRUSSELS: Modern and contemporary art GALERIE DE LA BÉRAUDIÈRE, BRUSSELS: Masters of the 19th- and 20th-century GALERIE BERÈS, PARIS: 19th- to 21th-century paintings, drawings and sculpture GALERIE BERGER, BEAUNE: 17th– and 18th-century furniture and works of art BERKO FINE PAINTINGS, KNOKKE-HEIST: 19th- and early 20th-century European paintings, art books and special editions 6

GALERIE CLAUDE BERNARD, PARIS: Modern and contemporary art BERNIER/ELIADES GALLERY, ATHENS/BRUSSELS: Contemporary art BOON GALLERY, KNOKKE-HEIST: Impressionist, modern and contemporary art GALERIE ALEXIS BORDES, PARIS: 17th- to early 20th-century drawings and paintings BERNARD BOUISSET, BÉZIERS: Antique and signed jewellery GALERIE BOULAKIA, LONDON/PARIS: 19th- and 20th-century paintings and contemporary European sculpture BRAME & LORENCEAU, PARIS: Impressionist, modern and contemporary art BRUIL & BRANDSMA WORKS OF ART, AMSTERDAM: 14th- to 18th-century antiques BRUN FINE ART, LONDON/MILAN: 18th-century Italian art CABINET OF CURIOSITIES - HONOURABLE SILVER OBJECTS, ANTWERP: 17th- and 18th-century curiosities and silverware CALLISTO FINE ARTS, LONDON: European sculptures and works of art GALERIE JEAN-FRANÇOIS CAZEAU, PARIS: Modern paintings and sculpture GALERIE CENTO ANNI, BRUSSELS/ PARIS: Art Nouveau & Art Deco, French glasswork, furniture, lighting and sculpture CHAMARANDE, BRUSSELS: Antique jewellery CHAMBRE PROFESSIONNELLE BELGE DE LA LIBRAIRIE ANCIENNE ET MODERNE, BRUSSELS: Antiquarian books and prints CHIALE FINE ART, RACCONIGI/BRUSSELS: 18th-century continental furniture, 14th- to 20th-century sculpture, modern paintings DIDIER CLAES GALLERY, BRUSSELS: Tribal art CLEARING, NEW YORK/BRUSSELS: Modern and contemporary art

CORTESI GALLERY, LONDON/MILAN/LUGANO: European Post-War art Artwork to be presented at Brafa 2020

COSTERMANS, BRUSSELS: 16th- to 19th-century European paintings and fine arts GALERIE CYBELE, PARIS: Archaeology from Ancient Egypt, bookseller and publisher specializing in Egyptology PIERRE DARTEVELLE, BRUSSELS: Tribal art and ethnography PATRICK DE BROCK GALLERY, KNOKKE-HEIST: Contemporary art GALERIE OSCAR DE VOS, SINT-MARTENS-LATEM: Latem School paintings, works on paper and sculpture, post-impressionism, symbolism, expressionism, surrealism and modern Belgian art DE WIT FINE TAPESTRIES, MECHELEN: Antique tapestries DELETAILLE GALLERY, BRUSSELS: Primitive and pre-Columbian art GALLERY DESMET, BRUSSELS: Classical sculpture and works of art GALERIE CHRISTIAN DEYDIER, PARIS: Ancient arts of Asia DIE GALERIE, FRANKFURT AM MAIN: 20th-century art DOUWES FINE ART, AMSTERDAM: Old Masters paintings, works on paper and sculpture GALERIE EBERWEIN, PARIS/GÖTTINGEN: Archaeology and Egyptology

DARIO GHIO, MONTE-CARLO: Antique gold, silverware and collectables GLADSTONE GALLERY, NEW YORK/ BRUSSELS: Contemporary art GOKELAERE & ROBINSON, BRUSSELS/ KNOKKE-HEIST: 20th-century design GALERIE GRAND-RUE MARIE-LAURE RONDEAU, GENEVA: 18th- and 19th-century watercolours, gouaches, prints and drawings GRUSENMEYER - WOLINER, BRUSSELS: Asian and tribal art, archaeology, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance PHILIPPE HEIM, PARIS/BRUSSELS: 20th-century paintings, drawings and sculpture MARC HEIREMANS, ANTWERP: 20th-century Italian glass, objects and furniture HERITAGE GALLERY, MOSCOW: Russian modern art and Soviet design CHRISTOPHE HIOCO, PARIS: Asian art

XAVIER EECKHOUT, PARIS: Animal sculpture from 1880 to 1950

CHARLES-WESLEY HOURDÉ, PARIS: African, Oceanic and pre-Columbian arts

EPOQUE FINE JEWELS, KORTRIJK: Fine period and antique jewellery including Art Nouveau and Art Deco pieces

HUBERTY & BREYNE GALLERY, BRUSSELS/PARIS: Original comic art & contemporary art

YANN FERRANDIN, PARIS: Tribal art

GALERIE HURTEBIZE, CANNES: Post-impressionist and modern paintings

FINCH & CO, LONDON: Antiquities, ethnographica, natural history, sculpture and works of art

GALERIE L’IBIS, BRUSSELS: Egyptian antiquities and ancient art

GALERIE FLEURY, PARIS: Modern paintings and sculpture

GALERIE JAMAR, ANTWERP: Belgian modern and contemporary art

GALERIE DES MODERNES, PARIS: Modern art

RODOLPHE JANSSEN, BRUSSELS: Contemporary art 7

FRANCIS JANSSENS van der MAELEN, BRUSSELS: Antique and modern silverware DE JONCKHEERE, GENEVA: Old Masters and modern paintings HAROLD t’KINT de ROODENBEKE, BRUSSELS: 19th- and 20th-century paintings, sculpture and works on paper LANCZ GALLERY, BRUSSELS: 19th- and 20th-century paintings, drawings and sculpture ALEXIS LARTIGUE FINE ART, PARIS: Modern and contemporary art GALERIE BERTRAND de LAVERGNE, PARIS: 16th- to 18th-century Chinese porcelain and works of art, Chinese snuff bottles JEAN LEMAIRE, BRUSSELS: 17th- to 19th-century ceramics, earthenware, porcelain

MORENTZ, WAALWIJK: 20th-century design JAN MULLER ANTIQUES, GHENT: 16th- to 20th-century paintings and works of art KLAAS MULLER, BRUSSELS: 16th- to 18th-century paintings, sculpture and drawings GIOIELLERIA NARDI, VENICE: Jewellery OPERA GALLERY, GENEVA: Modern and contemporary art OSBORNE SAMUEL GALLERY, LONDON: Modern British painting and sculpture LA PATINOIRE ROYALE / GALERIE VALÉRIE BACH, BRUSSELS: Modern and contemporary art and design LA PENDULERIE, PARIS: Mantle clocks, cartels, regulators and art objects GALERIE ALEXIS PENTCHEFF, MARSEILLE: 19th- and 20th-century paintings

GALERIE MAEGHT, PARIS: Modern and contemporary art

GUY PIETERS GALLERY, KNOKKE-HEIST: Modern and contemporary art

FRANCIS MAERE FINE ARTS, GHENT: 19th- and 20th-century Belgian paintings and sculpture

PORFIRIUS KUNSTKAMMER, NEERIJSE: Kunstkammer objects - preciosia, scientifica, naturalia and exotica

KÁLMÁN MAKLÁRY FINE ARTS, BUDAPEST: Modern and contemporary art

ERIC POUILLOT, PARIS: Chinese ceramics and works of art

GALERIE MARTEL-GREINER, PARIS: 20th-century decorative arts, sculpture and paintings

GALERIE DE LA PRÉSIDENCE, PARIS: Masters of the 20th-century and figurative painters of the 1950’s

MARUANI MERCIER, BRUSSELS/ KNOKKE-HEIST: American paintings, sculpture and photography from the 1980’s

GALERIE GÜNTER PUHZE, FREIBURG: Archaeology

GALERIE MATHIVET, PARIS: 20th-century decorative arts MEESSEN DE CLERCQ, BRUSSELS: Contemporary art

MAISON RAPIN, PARIS: 20th- and 21st-century contemporary art and design REPETTO GALLERY, LONDON: Postwar Italian art, Arte Povera, Land Art

MONTAGUT GALLERY, BARCELONA: Tribal art

RÖBBIG MÜNCHEN, MUNICH: Early Meissen and German porcelain, 18th-century furniture, paintings and objects

GALERIE MONTANARI, PARIS: 16th- to 20th-century frames

ROBERTAEBASTA, MILAN/LONDON: 20th-century decorative arts and design

SANDRO MORELLI, FLORENCE: Haute Epoque

ROSENBERG & CO, NEW YORK: Impressionist, modern and contemporary fine art

RUEB MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART, AMSTERDAM: Modern and contemporary art

GALERIE PATRICE TRIGANO, PARIS: Modern paintings, drawings and contemporary art

GALERIE SCHIFFERLI, GENEVA: Modern paintings, works on paper and sculpture

UNIVERS DU BRONZE, PARIS: 19th- to 21st-century sculpture SAMUEL VANHOEGAERDEN GALLERY, KNOKKE-HEIST: Modern and contemporary art

ADRIAN SCHLAG, BRUSSELS: Tribal art SERGE SCHOFFEL, BRUSSELS: Primitive arts

GALERIE von VERTES, ZURICH: 20th- and 21st-century paintings, works on paper and sculpture

GALERIE SCHOFFEL DE FABRY, PARIS: Africa, Oceania, North America and South East Asia

AXEL VERVOORDT, WIJNEGEM/ANTWERP: Contemporary art, archaeology, furniture, oriental art, 17th- to 20th-century works of art and design

CLARA SCREMINI GALLERY, PARIS: Contemporary glass and ceramics HERWIG SIMONS, BRUSSELS: Antique and modern works of art

GALERIE FLORENCE de VOLDÈRE, PARIS: Old masters, 16th- to 18th-century Northern schools

DALTON SOMARÉ, MILAN: Tribal art

N. VROUYR, ANTWERP: Carpets and textiles, restoration and cleaning

STEINITZ, PARIS: Gilt and carved woodwork and panelling, 17th- and 18th-century furniture and works of art, antique sculpture STERN PISSARRO GALLERY, LONDON: Late 19th- and 20th-century European paintings

FLORIS van WANROIJ FINE ART, DOMMELEN: Old master paintings, sculpture and works of art from the Haute Epoque period

SIMON STUDER ART ASSOCIÉS, GENEVA: Impressionist, modern and contemporary art

VICTOR WERNER, ANTWERP: 19th- and 20th-century European paintings, sculpture, furniture and works of art

STUDIO 2000 ART GALLERY, BLARICUM: 20th-century Dutch paintings

WHITFORD FINE ART, LONDON: 20th-century paintings, drawings and sculpture

GALERIE TAMÉNAGA, PARIS/TOKYO/ OSAKA: Impressionist, modern and contemporary paintings

THEATRUM MUNDI, AREZZO: 21st-century Wunderkammer THEUNISSEN & de GHELLINCK, BRUSSELS: 17th- to 18th-century French furniture and works of art

Artwork to be presented at Brafa 2020

TANAKAYA GALLERY, PARIS: Japanese prints

WILLOW GALLERY, LONDON: Impressionist and European paintings

OMER TIROCHE GALLERY, LONDON: Modern and contemporary art M.F. TONINELLI ART MODERNE, MONTE-CARLO: Modern art

Segments of the Berlin Wall ÂŠ Raf Michiels

BERLIN WALL CHARITY AUCTION To celebrate its 65th anniversary, Brafa is organising a charity auction that’s all about the joy of sharing.

The 9th of November 1989 is without doubt one of those historic dates that remains etched in the memory of all those who were alive at the time. On that day, after months of growing civil unrest in the Eastern part of Germany and increasing demands for a German Perestroika a botched press conference by the ruling party of the ‘DDR’ started the end of the wall. The people from East Berlin rushed to the Berlin Wall separating the two Germanys and brought this symbol of division, suffering and painful separation peacefully down in front of cameras from around the world. The ever growing crowd and endless streams of ‘Trabbis’ rushed through ‘Checkpoint Charlie’, the Brandenburger Tor, Bornholmer Strasse and all the other new openings between the two parts of the city and quickly made a united Berlin a new reality. The parties on the vanquished wall, the impromptu concert played by Rostropovitch, complete strangers falling into each other’s arms captured the feeling in everyone’s heart that this day in November 1989 presaged a new era.

In the more recent past, Brafa’s visitors have come to look forward to encountering the fair’s guest of honour at each new edition. Belgian museums and Foundations and international artists have all brought their own particular spice to the fair. Brafa, however, decided to do something exceptional to celebrate its 65th anniversary in 2020, and has therefore organised a charity auction of five segments of the Berlin Wall.

There is an element of historical irony surrounding this wall. Once detested and a symbol of oppression, it became, as it fell, an object everyone wanted to appropriate a piece of, as if it was made of some rare and precious substance. Countless fragments of the Berlin Wall are now scattered around the world and few whole segments like those acquired by Brafa in view of this anniversary charity event remain. All profits from the sale will be split equally between cancer research, the social integration of people with disabilities and, of course, our artistic heritage.

The decision to hold this charity auction might seem surprising, but it’s in the fair’s DNA. Brafa (formerly the Foire des Antiquaires de Belgique) is exceptional in the world of art fairs for it is in fact a non-profit organisation. The internationally acclaimed event brings together professionals and collectors keen to share their passion, the benefit the fair makes going towards supporting the art market and those working in it.

The word ‘sharing’ sums up the whole operation. Let’s follow Brafa’s example and be generous!

BRAFA 2019 © Fabrice Debatty

VENUE

TOUR & TAXIS Avenue du Port - Havenlaan 88 / BE-1000 Brussels

PRACTICAL INFORMATION DATES AND OPENING HOURS Sunday 26 January to Sunday 2 February 2020 from 11.00 am to 7.00 pm Late opening Thursday 30 January 2020 until 10.00 pm TICKETS DAY TICKET Groups (≥ 10 people) < 16 years old 16-26 years old

25 € 15 € per person Free 10 € per person

Buy online at www.brafa.art or at the event Catalogue* COMBINATION TICKETS* 1 entry + 1 catalogue 2 entries + 1 catalogue * Only on sale at the event

15 € 35 € 60 €

BRAFA ART TALKS Free - Daily at 4.00 pm in the BRAFA Lounge (except Monday 27 January at 3.00 pm). Belgian and international curators, art experts and journalists give inspiring lectures on a variety of topics. Full programme available on: www.brafa.art/en/art-talks BRAFA ART TOURS SUPPORTED BY HISCOX Free - Daily at 3.00 pm in English, French and Dutch. Join us to discover the fair’s highlights and gain a deeper understanding of the pieces on display. Private tours in English, French, Dutch and other languages on demand. For prices and bookings, please contact Patricia Simonart: p.simonart@brafa.be, t. +32 (0)2 513 48 31.

SERVICES Concierge, restaurants, champagne bars, cloakroom, free WIFI, special parking & access for the disabled. Thank you for letting us know in advance if you need special assistance. Supervised outdoor parking on the site of Tour & Taxis: 7 € | Free shuttle service offered by BMW CONCIERGE SERVICE Brafa’s aim is to make your visit a truly unforgettable experience. For all inquiries about Brafa before the opening of the fair, or about Brussels’ museums, exhibitions or concerts, the booking of restaurants, hotels, car rental, plane tickets, transfers to the airport or anything else, please contact Patricia Simonart: p.simonart@brafa.be, t. +32 (0)2 513 48 31. During the fair, the Concierge of the Hotel Le Plaza Brussels, a member of the Belgian Royal Warrant Holders, will be delighted to assist you with any enquiries. He will be located in the entrance hall of the fair. SAFETY REGULATIONS Animals, any type of large bag, backpacks, suitcases and umbrellas are not allowed at the fair. Please do not bring art or antiques for valuation. No photography or filming of artworks is allowed without permission from the exhibiting gallery. No use of tripods without permission. The security personnel reserve the right to search all visitors and their belongings at the entry of the fair. EXHIBITORS 133 galleries participate from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Monaco, The Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and the USA. SPECIALITIES Classical antiquities, Asian art, pre-Columbian art, tribal art, antique jewellery, silverware, furniture, sculpture and works of art from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, design, old masters, modern and contemporary paintings, curiosities, glass and ceramics, earthenware and porcelain, drawings and engravings, antique frames, original comic art, original letters and manuscripts, photographs, carpets and textiles, tapestries, antique and modern books, coins, etc.

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BRAFA 2019 © Fabrice Debatty

ORGANIZATION - OFFICES Foire des Antiquaires de Belgique asbl / Antiekbeurs van België vzw

A VIRTUAL TOUR OF BRAFA 2020 WILL BE AVAILABLE ON WWW.BRAFA.ART FROM SUNDAY 26 JANUARY 2020 13

HOW TO GET TO BRAFA

Travel to Brussels must take place between 10 January and 6 February 2020. In order to benefit from this promotion, please use the promocode ‘ BRAFA 2020 ’ when making your flight reservation on Brusselsairlines.com. * 20 % discount on return fares (except Check&Go) excluding taxes and supplements \ BY TRAIN THALYS Travel direct from Paris to Brussels in 1 hour 22 minutes and from Amsterdam and Cologne to Brussels in 1 hour 50 minutes. Arrival at Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid station. Check for train times and tickets: www.thalys.com EUROSTAR Travel direct from London to Brussels in 2 hours. Arrival at Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid station. Check for train times and tickets: www.eurostar.com BELGIAN RAIL – SNCB/NMBS Bruxelles-Nord/Brussel-Noord station is the nearest station from the Tour & Taxis site. From the station, the fair is a 15 minute walk. Alternatively take bus 14 towards ‘UZ Brussel’ and get off at ‘Tour & Taxis’. For information about transport in Belgium and abroad: t. +32 (0)2 528 28 28 — www.belgianrail.be \ BY TAXI Taxis Verts - t. +32 (0)2 349 49 49 \ BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT BY METRO _ Visit www.stib-mivb.be Yser/Ijzer station _ line 2 & 6 _ 15 minute walk BY TRAM _ Visit www.stib-mivb.be Sainctelette stop _ line 51 _ 10 minute walk BY BUS _ Visit www.stib-mivb.be Tour & Taxis stop _ line 14, 15 (after 8pm) Armateur stop _ line 57, 88 Picard stop _ line 89 BY BUS _ Visit www.delijn.be Ribaucourt stop _ line 129, 620 (after 8 pm) Sainctelette stop _ line 213, 214, 230, 231, 232, 233, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 50, 251, 260 _ 10 minute walk

\ BY AIR BRUSSELS AIRLINES Brussels Airlines offers BRAFA visitors and exhibitors 20 % * discount. The offer is valid for all bookings made by 6 February 2020 on return trips from Europe and the USA to Brussels. Only valid on flights operated by Brussels Airlines.

HOTEL PARTNERS PREFERENTIAL RATES FOR BRAFA VISITORS

HOTEL LE PLAZA BRUSSELS

Package for 2 people: - One night in a Deluxe room - Breakfast for two - A selection of fine Belgian biscuits by Maison Dandoy - L’Occitane bath products - Late check out Special rate: 195 € excluding city tax

Boulevard Adolphe Max 118-126 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 278 01 00 mail: reservations@leplaza.be www.leplaza-brussels.be

HOTEL AMIGO, A ROCCO FORTE HOTEL Rue de l’Amigo 1-3 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 547 47 09 mail: mevrard@roccofortehotels.com www.roccofortehotels.com/hotel-amigo

The VIP Packages below include: - Breakfast for two - A box of delicious Belgian chocolates from Laurent Gerbaud - A Brussels’ Art Kit

Valid for 2 people: - 15 % on public rates excl. the city tax and breakfast at 34 €

One night in a Deluxe room Special rate: 379 € excl. the city tax One night in a Junior suite Special rate: 659 € excl. the city tax

OUR SELECTION RESTAURANTS

= Michelin starred

AMEN Franco-Belgian gastronomy Rue Franz Merjay 165 / 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 217 10 19 www.amen.restaurant closed on Sundays and Mondays

LE CHALET DE LA FORÊT ** French gastronomy Drève de Lorraine 43 / 1180 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 374 54 16 www.lechaletdelaforet.be closed on Saturdays and Sundays

AU SAVOY Belgian cuisine Place Georges Brugmann 35 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 344 32 10 / www.ausavoy.be open 7/7

COLONEL Meat speciality Rue Jean Stas 24 / 1060 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 538 57 36 www.colonelbrussels.com closed on Sundays and Mondays

AU VIEUX SAINT-MARTIN Belgian cuisine Place du Grand Sablon 38 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 512 64 76 www.auvieuxsaintmartin.be open 7/7

COMME CHEZ SOI ** French gastronomy Place Rouppe 23 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 512 29 21 www.commechezsoi.be open Tuesday and Wednesday evening, Thursday, Friday and Saturday midday and evening

BOCCONI Italian cuisine Hotel Amigo / Rue de l’Amigo 1 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 547 47 15 www.roccofortehotels.com/ristorantebocconi open 7/7 BON BON ** French gastronomy Avenue de Tervueren 453 / 1150 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 346 66 15 www.bonbon.restaurant closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays BOZAR RESTAURANT * Franco-Belgian gastronomy Rue Baron Horta 3 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 503 00 00 www.bozarbrasserie.be closed Saturday midday, Sundays and Mondays

DOLCE AMARO Italian cuisine Chaussée de Charleroi 115-117 1060 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 538 17 00 / www.dolceamaro.be closed Saturday midday and Sundays EL IMPASSE DEL SABLON Spanish gastronomy Impasse Saint-Jacques (Place du Grand Sablon) / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 420 48 41 www.elimpassedelsablon.com closed Saturday midday, Sundays and Mondays L’ECAILLER DU PALAIS ROYAL Fish and seafood speciality Rue Bodenbroek 18 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 512 87 51 www.lecaillerdupalaisroyal.be open 7/7

GENCO RISTORANTE Italian cuisine Rue Joseph Stevens 28 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 511 34 44 closed on Sunday evenings and Mondays ISABELLE ARPIN -NEWFrench gastronomy Avenue Louise 362 / 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)492 971 927 www.isabellearpin.com closed Saturday midday, Sundays and Mondays ODETTE EN VILLE French cuisine Rue du Châtelain 25 / 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 640 26 26 www.odetteenville.be closed Saturday and Sunday midday OSTERIA ROMANA Italian cuisine Avenue Legrand 11 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 648 13 95 www.osteriaromana.eu closed Saturday midday and Sundays SAMOURAI Japanese gastronomy Rue du Fossé aux Loups 28 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 217 56 39 www.samourai-bruxelles.be closed on Sundays and Mondays SEA GRILL ** Seafood and French gastronomy Rue du Fossé aux Loups 47 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 212 08 00 www.seagrill.be closed Saturday midday and Sundays SENZA NOME * Italian gastronomy Place du Petit Sablon 1 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 223 16 17 www.senzanome.be closed Saturday midday and Sundays

TERO Fresh seasonal sharing plates Rue Saint-Bernard 1 / 1060 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 347 79 46 www.tero-restaurant.com closed Saturday midday, Sundays and Mondays TOSHIRO -NEWFrench gastronomy with a Japanese twist Rue de la Source 73 / 1060 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 245 09 55 www.toshiro.be closed on Sundays and Mondays TOUCAN BRASSERIE French cuisine Avenue Louis Lepoutre 1 / 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 345 30 17 www.toucanbrasserie.com open 7/7 TOUCAN SUR MER Seafood speciality Avenue Louis Lepoutre 17-19 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 340 07 40 www.toucanbrasserie.com open 7/7 LA VILLA EMILY * French gastronomy Rue de l’Abbaye 4 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 318 18 58 / www.lavillaemily.be closed Saturday midday, Sundays and Mondays LA VILLA IN THE SKY ** French gastronomy IT Tower - 25th floor Avenue Louise 480 / 1000 Brussels t. + 32 (0)2 644 69 14 www.lavillainthesky.be closed Saturday midday, Sundays and Mondays LA VILLA LORRAINE * French gastronomy Avenue du Vivier d’Oie 75 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 374 31 63 / www.villalorraine.be closed on Sundays and Mondays

WINE & COCKTAIL BARS LA PHARMACIE ANGLAISE Coudenberg 66 / 1000 Brussels t. + 32 (0)489 560 736 www.lapharmacieanglaise.com closed on Sundays and Mondays

BAR DU CANAL Rue Antoine Dansaert 208 /1000 Brussels t. + 32 (0)2 355 53 73 closed on Mondays

TARZAN Rue Washington 59 / 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 538 65 80 open 7/7

ALICE COCKTAIL BAR @ 1st floor RESTAURANT ROUGE TOMATE Avenue Louise 190 / 1050 Brussels t. + 32 (0)2 647 70 44 www.rougetomate.be closed on Sundays and Mondays

ETIQUETTE Avenue Emile De Mot 19 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 644 64 11 www.etiquette-wines.com open 7/7 L’ARCHIDUC Rue Antoine Dansaert 6 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 512 06 52 www.archiduc.net open 7/7

WINERY Place Georges Brugmann 18 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 895 77 71 www.winery.be closed on Sundays

MUSEUMS & FOUNDATIONS BRUSSELS ADAM – BRUSSELS DESIGN MUSEUM Place de Belgique 1 / 1020 Brussels www.adamuseum.be

HORTA MUSEUM Rue Américaine 25-27 / 1060 Brussels www.hortamuseum.be

AFRICAMUSEUM Leuvensesteenweg 13 / 3080 Tervuren www.africamuseum.be

MIM - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MUSEUM Montagne de la Cour 2 / 1000 Brussels www.mim.be

ART & HISTORY MUSEUM Parc du Cinquantenaire 10 / 1000 Brussels www.artandhistory.museum BELGIAN COMIC STRIP CENTRE Rue des Sables 20 / 1000 Brussels www.comicscenter.net BIBLIOTHECA WITTOCKIANA Rue du Bemel 23 / 1150 Brussels www.wittockiana.org BOGHOSSIAN FOUNDATION – VILLA EMPAIN Centre for art and dialogue between Eastern and Western cultures Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 67 1050 Brussels www.villaempain.com BOZAR – CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS Rue Ravenstein 23 / 1000 Brussels www.bozar.be

CENTRALE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART Place Sainte-Catherine 44 / 1000 Brussels www.centrale.brussels FOUNDATION FRISON HORTA (open on appointment only) Rue Lebeau 37 / 1000 Brussels www.foundation-frison-horta.be

Art & History Museum © MRAH – KMKG

BRUNO LUSSATO & MARINA FÉDIER INSTITUTE Avenue de la Sapinière 52-54 1180 Brussels www.brunolussatoinstitute.be

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium © Daniel Piaggio Strandlund & Ilan Weiss – 2015

MIMA - MILLENNIUM ICONOCLAST MUSEUM OF ART Quai du Hainaut 39-41 / 1080 Brussels www.mimamuseum.eu ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES Rue Vautier 29 / 1000 Brussels www.naturalsciences.be ROYAL MUSEUMS OF FINE ARTS OF BELGIUM include: Old Masters Museum, Fin-de-Siècle Museum, Modern Museum, Magritte Museum Rue de la Régence 3 / 1000 Brussels www.fine-arts-museum.be

VAN BUUREN MUSEUM AND GARDENS Avenue Léo Errera 41 / 1180 Brussels www.museumvanbuuren.com WIELS - CONTEMPORARY ART CENTRE Avenue Van Volxem 354 / 1190 Brussels www.wiels.org

The Rubens House Â© Ans Brys

ANTWERP DIVA - DIAMONDS MUSEUM Suikerrui 17-19 / 2000 Antwerp www.divaantwerp.be MAS - MUSEUM AAN DE STROOM Hanzestedeplaats 1 / 2000 Antwerp www.mas.be M HKA - MUSEUM VAN HEDENDAAGSE KUNST ANTWERPEN Leuvenstraat 32 / 2000 Antwerp www.muhka.be

MUSEUM PLANTIN-MORETUS / PRENTENKABINET Vrijdagmarkt 22-23 / 2000 Antwerp www.plantin-moretus.be SNIJDERS & ROCKOX HOUSE Keizerstraat 10-12 / 2000 Antwerp www.snijdersrockoxhuis.be THE RUBENS HOUSE Wapper 9-11 / 2000 Antwerp www.rubenshuis.be

MUSEUM MAYER VAN DEN BERGH Lange Gasthuisstraat 19 / 2000 Antwerp www.museummayervandenbergh.be MUSEUM DE REEDE Ernest van Dijckkaai 7 / 2000 Antwerp www.museum-dereede.com

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GROENINGEMUSEUM Dijver 12 / 8000 Bruges www.brugge.be/musea GRUUTHUSEMUSEUM Dijver 17C / 8000 Bruges www.brugge.be/musea

SINT-JANSHOSPITAAL MEMLINGMUSEUM Mariastraat 38 / 8000 Bruges www.brugge.be/musea

CHARLEROI THE PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM Avenue Paul Pastur 11 / 6032 Charleroi www.museephoto.be

DESIGN MUSEUM GENT Jan Breydelstraat 5 / 9000 Ghent www.designmuseumgent.be

S.M.A.K. - STEDELIJK MUSEUM VOOR ACTUELE KUNST Jan Hoetplein 2 / 9000 Ghent www.smak.be MUSEUM DHONDT - DHAENENS Museumlaan 14 / 9831 Deurle www.museumdd.be

Deurle - © Museum Dhont-Dhaenens, photographer Kristien Daem

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS GHENT Fernand Scribedreef 1 / 9000 Ghent www.mskgent.be

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CID - CENTRE D’INNOVATION ET DE DESIGN AU GRAND-HORNU Site du Grand-Hornu Rue Sainte-Louise 82 / 7301 Hornu www.cid-grand-hornu.be

MUSÉE L – MUSÉE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LOUVAIN Place des Sciences 3 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve www.museel.be

MAC’S - MUSÉE DES ARTS CONTEMPORAINS Site du Grand-Hornu Rue Sainte-Louise 82 / 7301 Hornu www.mac-s.be

MUSÉE HERGÉ Rue du Labrador 26 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve www.museeherge.com

MARIEMONT © Grand-Hornu

THE ROYAL MUSEUM OF MARIEMONT Chaussée de Mariemont 100 7140 Morlanwelz www.musee-mariemont.be

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M MUSEUM LEUVEN Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28 3000 Leuven www.mleuven.be

MU.ZEE Romestraat 11 / 8400 Ostend www.muzee.be THE SPILLIAERT HOUSE Koningin Astridlaan 7 / 8400 Ostend www.hetspilliaerthuis.be

LA LOUVIÈRE

KERAMIS - CENTRE DE LA CÉRAMIQUE Place des Fours-Bouteilles 1 7100 La Louvière www.keramis.be

LIEGE LA BOVERIE Parc de la Boverie / 4020 Liege www.laboverie.com LE GRAND CURTIUS Quai de Maastricht 13 / 4000 Liege www.grandcurtiusliege.be

SENEFFE © Domaine du château de Seneffe - F. Vauban

CENTRE DE LA GRAVURE ET DE L’IMAGE IMPRIMÉE Rue des Amours 10 / 7100 La Louvière www.centredelagravure.be

DOMAINE DU CHÂTEAU DE SENEFFE Silver Museum of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles Rue Lucien Plasman 7-9 / 7180 Seneffe www.chateaudeseneffe.be 23

EXHIBITIONS BRUSSELS \ ADAM – BRUSSELS DESIGN MUSEUM Place de Belgique / 1020 Brussels www.adamuseum.be Punk Graphics. Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die / 20.11.2019 > 26.04.2020 This exhibition, based on a private collection from New York, explores the unique visual idiom of the punk movement from the mid-1970s to the 1980s through the icons of its graphic universe: flyers, posters, albums, etc. Immersed in professional and amateur-designed punk, the visitor will be able to explore associated fashion, contemporary visual art, archival images, videos, and a participatory ‘concert hall’ where they can DJ their own vinyl playlist.

Unveiling of the restored Maquette of Rome After a year of restoration work, the Maquette of Rome, one of the must-see masterpieces of the Art & History Museum in Brussels, has been unveiled to the public in November 2019. The Maquette, made by French architect Paul Bigot, shows Rome in the 4th century, when the city was at the height of its monumental splendour. Not only the Maquette itself was restored: interactive information and virtual reality was added to the installation to create an immersive visitor experience.

\ ART & HISTORY MUSEUM Parc du Cinquantenaire 10 / 1000 Brussels www.artandhistory.museum Crossroads. Travelling through the Middle Ages / 27.09.2019 > 29.03.2020 People migrating over long distances, new political structures, climate change, religious conflicts, shifting markets... The turbulent times of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages between 300 and 1000 A.D. have more similarities with our modern world than we might think. In Western Europe, this period is often referred to as the ‘Dark Ages’. Numerous historical sources and artefacts prove however that many significant exchanges took place during this period, involving travel, trade, diplomacy and armed conflict. Diverse artefacts, from Merovingian jewellery to parchment manuscripts with Runes, golden coins from Byzantine Empires to Coptic textiles covered in stunning colours and motifs, reveal this exceptional time of cultural exchange.

Atomium - Pieter Bruegel, Jagers in de sneeuw, 1565 © Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien-KHM-Museumsverband

\ ATOMIUM Square de l’Atomium / 1020 Brussels www.atomium.be Bruegel at Atomium 16.09.2019 > 06.09.2020 Bruegel and Brussels are inextricably linked. Already famous internationally, the painter has also become an icon of ‘Belgitude’, due to his combative and goodnatured approach to life. That is why the Atomium is honouring the anniversary of his death 450 years ago (1569) by staging an exhibition which dives into the colourful, picturesque universe of this brilliant artist.

\ BOGHOSSIAN FOUNDATION VILLA EMPAIN Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 67 1050 Brussels www.villaempain.com

Boghossian Foundation © Taysir Batniji, Imperfect lovers, 2013

\ BELFIUS ART GALLERY Belfius Tower, Place Rogier 11 1210 Brussels www.belfius-art-collection.be Women. Underexposed / Opens only on 9.11 - 23.11 - 07.12.2019 - 04.01 - 18.01 & 01.02.2020 The exhibition Women. Underexposed is an ode to the power of women and to the sheer determination of female artists. Throughout the ages, they have fought for the privilege to make their passion a reality and share it with the public. The show moves from the past when women artists had to pass themselves off as men in order to display their work, to today, when women can stand up for themselves and confidently engage in dialogue with their male counterparts. The incredible story of Belgian women artists showcases works by Marthe Donas, Jane Graverol, Lili Dujourie, Liliane Vertessen, Marie-Jo Lafontaine, Ann Veronica Janssens and Berlinde De Bruyckere (among others) alongside pieces by their contemporaries: René Magritte, Paul Delvaux, Pieter Paul Rubens, Luc Tuymans, Michael Borremans, Philippe Van Snick and Jan Vercruysse.

Ekphrasis – Writing in Art 24.10.2019 > 09.02.2020 Image and text are often close, complementary, and even interchangeable. Throughout time, numerous artists have experimented with the fine line which separates the two. Ekphrasis – Writing in Art presents works and texts by over forty visual artists who experiment with writing as a means of replacing or describing an image. \ BOZAR - CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS Rue Ravenstein 23 / 1000 Brussels www.bozar.be Keith Haring / 06.12.2019 > 19.04.2020 BOZAR, Tate Liverpool and the Folkwang Museum present a large retrospective of the iconic American artist Keith Haring (1958-1990). Through enormous drawings and paintings, videos, collages, posters, painted objects and murals, you get a glimpse of the artist’s short and powerful career in the vibrant New York art scene of the early 1980s. Haring was involved in the fight against drugs, aids, apartheid and the nuclear arms race. His main ambition was to make ‘public art’ that he distributed through his Pop Shop boutique and the channels of mass media, in collaboration with Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

BOZAR - Keith Haring, Untitled, 1983 © Keith Haring Foundation

\ FOUNDATION FRISON HORTA Rue Lebeau 37 / 1000 Brussels www.foundation-frison-horta.be open by appointment only: contact@foundation-frison-horta.be

Centrale for contemporary art - Sneak, 2016 © Roger Ballen

\ CENTRALE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART Place Sainte-Catherine 44 / 1000 Brussels www.centrale.brussels Roger Ballen – The Theatre of the Ballenesque / 14.11.2019 > 14.03.2020 The CENTRALE for contemporary art presents the first major show in Brussels of the artist Roger Ballen: The Theatre of the Ballenesque. Roger Ballen is indisputably one of the most important photographers of his generation. Born in New York in 1950, he lived and worked in South Africa for over 30 years. His videos, including ‘I fink U freeky’, made for the emblematic South-African group Die Antwoord, drew millions of views on the Internet. The exhibition invites visitors on an immersive journey through the artist’s universe, exploring the elements of his theatre of the absurd: the Ballenesque.

ALSO ON SHOW: Ronny Delrue - Correspondences 14.11.2019 > 14.03.2020 CENTRALE.box - Stéphane Roy 23.01.2020 > 14.03.2020 CENTRALE.lab - Leen Van Dommelen Backstage of the Body 23.01.2020 > 14.03.2020

The Frison Horta Foundation is an organic, living bridge between East and West. The revival of heritage, culture and traditional craftsmanship through restoration, preservation and sharing is central to the Foundation’s philosophy. Open to the public for the first time since 1894, visitors can now discover the hidden gem that is the fully restored Horta winter garden. The completion of this restoration project is historic, a renaissance of this magnificent site replete with original furniture and decorative art. \ HALLE GATE Boulevard du Midi 150 / 1000 Brussels www.kmkg-mrah.be Back to Bruegel – Experience the 16th century / 18.10.19 > 18.10.20 The Halle Gate, a uniquely preserved section of the medieval defensive wall of Brussels, appeals directly to the imagination. This exhibition presents a virtual gateway into Bruegel’s universe. Virtual reality technology immerses you in the astonishing world of Bruegel’s paintings. Four of the painter’s works come to life, transporting you into the daily life of 450 years ago. Experience the 16th century in the flesh through direct contact with original objects from the Art & History Museum, including treasures from the New World, musical instruments, scientific measuring devices, weapons and armour, sensory experiences such as touch and smell enhancing your journey of discovery.

\ ING ART CENTER Place Royale 6 / 1000 Brussels www.ing.be/art Love. Hate. Debate /Start a conversation with the ING Collection 23.10.2019 > 15.03.2020 ‘This is not an exhibition. And you are not just a visitor.’ This is a place of art that only exists through your eyes. This is a place of debate that only exists through your voice. It might be love at first sight when you are faced with a work or, conversely, it might shock, upset or even alienate you. This exhibition pushes us to explore our responses to art, look beyond our first impressions and start asking questions about the work, ourselves and the world around us. Why do I relate to this work more than another? It’s beautiful, but why? What was the artist trying to say? Come and discover around 60 artworks from the ING collection. The aim of this major ING event is to invite people to discover contemporary art and make art accessible to all, in keeping with the original spirit of the art collector Baron Léon Lambert who founded ING’s Belgian collection.

\ ROYAL LIBRARY OF BELGIUM - KBR Boulevard de l’Empereur 2 / 1000 Brussels www.kbr.be The World of Bruegel in Black and White / 15.10.2019 > 16.02.2020 Bruegel is not who you think he is. He is a world-renowned painter, but in the 16th century it wasn’t his paintings he was known for – it was his graphic work which brought him widespread fame. As a pioneer in the rediscovery of Bruegel’s lesser-known masterpieces, KBR will exhibit its complete collection of prints during this special Bruegel year. Be surprised by the extraordinary figures and details that were born in the imaginary world of this Flemish Master, and admire his original preparatory drawings, Italian landscapes and Seven Deadly Sins. Don’t miss your chance to see this once in a lifetime overview of Bruegel’s graphic work set in the Palace of Charles of Lorraine, a unique 18th century hidden treasure in the heart of Brussels.

Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The temptation of St. Anthony, 1556 © KBR

ING ART Center - Antony Gormley, Quantum Cloud IV, 1999 © the artist - Photo Hugard & Vanoverschelde

René Magritte, Forbidden literature, 1936 Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels © SABAM, Belgium / photo: J. Geleyns / Ro scan

\ ROYAL MUSEUMS OF FINE ARTS OF BELGIUM Rue de la Régence 3 / 1000 Brussels www.fine-arts-museum.be Dalí & Magritte. Two surrealist icons in dialogue / 11.10.2019 > 09.02.2020 For the first time ever, this show highlights the connections and influences linking the two greatest icons of the surrealist movement. In the spring of 1929, Salvador Dalí and René Magritte meet in Paris, surrounded by the great names of the artistic avantgarde. In August of the same year, at Dalí’s invitation, Magritte travels to Cadaqués, the Spanish painter’s home. This ‘surrealist summer’ - which also includes visits by Éluard, Miró and Buñuel - proves decisive. Dalí and Magritte both aim to challenge reality, question our gaze and shake up our certainties. The Catalan and the Belgian show a fascinating proximity, despite their very different creations and personalities. The exhibition reveals the personal, philosophical and aesthetic links between the two iconic artists through more than 80 paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings, films and archival objects.

ALSO ON SHOW: Chiharu Shiota. Me Somewhere Else. Focus exhibition / 11.10.2019 > 09.02.2020 Bruegel. Unseen Masterpieces When Art Meets Technology / > 16.03.2020

Salvador Dali, The Temptation of St. Anthony, 1946 © Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, inv. 7223 © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, © SABAM Belgium / photo: J. Geleyns / Ro scan

\ TRAIN WORLD Place Princesse Elisabeth 5 / 1030 Brussels www.trainworld.be Paul Delvaux, the man who loved trains. 22.10.2019 > 15.03.2020 Paul Delvaux (1897-1994) developed a masterful body of work inspired by the world of trains. Integrated into the breathtaking scenography of Train World, the surrealist’s paintings echo the unique atmosphere of the museum. This exhibition invites you to discover the work of this man whose work was characterised by his passion for trains and stations in this magical context. The exhibition layout reflects the development of the painter’s work: moving from his early 1920s drawings, watercolours and paintings to his monumental works of the 1970s, while also including some of the artist’s personal belongings. About 50 works are on view, all ordinarily held in the Musée Paul Delvaux in Saint-Idesbald or in private collections. The painter was appointed honorary stationmaster of Louvainla-Neuve in 1984, a great accolade.

\ VAN BUUREN MUSEUM AND GARDENS Avenue Léo Errera 41 / 1180 Brussels www.museumvanbuuren.com

exhibition curator. He has made a remarkable and expert selection of major African artworks so in tune with the soul of the museum that the connections created are astonishing. The beauty and quality of the masks and sculptures is unsurpassable, and all pieces on show originate in two Belgian collections. The fruit of a common passion, this exhibition offers us direct insight into the adventures of two sets of friends seeking to discover an ancestral world that is as rich as it is complex.

African art at the Van Buuren Museum 19.01.2020 > 01.03.2020 It is on the initiative of Isabelle Anspach, curator of the Van Buuren Museum, that this emblematic institution devoted to Art Deco is hosting its very first exhibition of African art. Didier Claes, President of Bruneaf, Vice-President of Brafa is the

FOMU - Jan Decleir, 2016 © Stephan Vanfleteren

ANTWERP \ DIVA - DIAMONDS MUSEUM Suikerrui 17-19 / 2000 Antwerp www.divaantwerp.be Room of Wonder II: Wouters & Hendrix 13.09.2019 > 16.02.2020 The Antwerp design duo Wouters & Hendrix take over the baton from Axel Vervoordt as guest curators. Katrin Wouters and Karen Hendrix look back at what has amazed and inspired them in their 35-year career as jewellery designers and storytellers by bringing together items of jewellery from their own body of work, gems from DIVA’s collection, contemporary art and curiosities. ‘Room of Wonder II: Wouters & Hendrix’ will run until February 16th 2020 in the DIVA museum in Antwerp.

\ FOMU - FOTOMUSEUM ANTWERP Waalsekaai 47 / 2000 Antwerp www.fotomuseum.be Stephan Vanfleteren 25.10.2019 > 01.03.2020 Starting in autumn 2019, FOMU is presenting the first major retrospective exhibition of work by the renowned Belgian photographer Stephan Vanfleteren (°1969), who celebrates his 50th birthday this year. He is best known for his black-and-white portraits, but in recent decades has produced a wide range of documentary and artistic photography. This exhibition presents both iconic images and lesser known work, exploring the show evolution of Vanfleteren’s career.

\ MUSEUM MAYER VAN DEN BERGH Lange Gasthuisstraat 19 / 2000 Antwerp www.museummayervandenbergh.be Madonna meets Mad Meg 05.10.2019 > 31.12.2020 It goes without saying that Bruegel and Fouquet are the real masters behind ‘Dulle Griet’ and The Madonna. But it is thanks to collectors that we are able to enjoy these outstanding works today. This exhibition invites you to step into the world of the art-connoisseurs Fritz and Florent and discover their relentless quest for beauty. Florent van Ertborn (1784–1840) and Fritz Mayer van den Bergh (1858–1901) collected paintings, sculptures, manuscripts and other art objects with tireless passion. Their acquisitions were often bargains, sometimes investments and occasionally brilliant discoveries. This show sweeps you up into their collector’s world by showing some of the masterpieces they unearthed. The highlight is the recently restored Dulle Griet (‘Mad Meg’) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. A number of masterpieces from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts (KMSKA), including Fouquet’s enigmatic Madonna will be shown at the exhibition.

\ SNIJDERS & ROCKOX HOUSE Keizerstraat 10-12 / 2000 Antwerp www.snijdersrockoxhuis.be Jan Bruegel I (1568–1625): An Excellent Draughtsman / 05.10.2019 > 26.01.2020 Alongside Peter Paul Rubens, Jan Bruegel I was one of the most successful Flemish artists of the first quarter of the seventeenth century. For the very first time, the Snyders & Rockox House is focusing on Pieter’s son Jan’s draughtsmanship, with a display of about fifty drawings. Jan Bruegel I was proficient at developing diverse subjects, and was an inspired painter of landscapes, seascapes, still-lives, historical themes, hunting scenes and allegorical and mythological stories. Seen as the inventor of the floral still-life, he was also an important innovator in the depiction of landscapes, in which his father’s artistic legacy and his visit to Italy played no small part.

Museum Mayer van den Bergh - Jean Fouquet, Madonna surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim © KMSKA, Lukas-Art in Flanders vzw, photo Hugo Maertens

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\ INTERNATIONAL CARNIVAL AND MASK MUSEUM Rue Saint-Moustier 10 / 7130 Binche www.museebinche.be

\ MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS GHENT Fernand Scribedreef 1 / 9000 Ghent www.mskgent.be

Ticuna. Peuple d’Amazonie 26.10.2019 > 26.04.2020 Through our collection of masks and objects at the International Carnival and Mask Museum, and with the collaboration of the ethnologist Daniel De Voos and the Museum voor Religieuze Kunst & Etnografica, we are showcasing the largest ethnic Indian group in Brazil, the TICUNA people. In an immersive exploration of TICUNA mythology, the exhibition presents not only the context and daily life of the tribe, but also the masked ritual held at the Festival of the New Girl. Part of the exhibition also focuses on the TICUNA people’s battle to obtain official recognition of their territory.

CHARLEROI \ THE PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM Avenue Paul Pastur 11 / 6032 Charleroi www.museephoto.be

René Magritte. Revealed images 26.01.2020 > 10.05.2020 Made up of 131 original photographs, most of them taken by René Magritte himself, and of films showing him with his collaborators, this exhibition presents images that raise questions about the link between Magritte’s work and the mechanical image, revealing an intimate portrait of the artist. René Magritte, L’ombre et son ombre, 1932 © The Photography Museum, Charleroi

Jan and Hubert van Eyck, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, 1432. Exterior shutters, Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent © www.lukasweb.be - Art in Flanders vzw

Van Eyck. An optical revolution 01.02.2020 > 30.04.2020 Only about twenty works by Van Eyck have survived. For this exceptional exhibition, over half of these will travel to Ghent in 2020. The outer panels of ‘The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb’ will be the focal point of the exhibition. Restored in the Museum of Fine Arts by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage between 2012 and 2016, they will be reunited with other works by Van Eyck for the very first time. To contextualise the optical revolution he inspired, Van Eyck’s paintings will be shown alongside works by his most talented peers from Germany, France, Italy and Spain. ‘Van Eyck. An optical revolution’ is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and one of the highlights of Ghent’s 2020 Van Eyck theme year. 31

\ DESIGN MUSEUM GENT Jan Breydelstraat 5 / 9000 Ghent www.designmuseumgent.be

\ S.M.A.K. – STEDELIJK MUSEUM VOOR ACTUELE KUNST Jan Hoetplein 2 / 9000 Ghent www.smak.be

Off the Grid / 25.10.2019 > 16.02.2020 In Off the Grid, graphic designer Sara De Bondt explores the origins of graphic design in Belgium in the sixties and seventies, a history which has been largely unexplored until now. The exhibition showcases two and three-dimensional works by renowned and lesser known designers. Using her own practical experience, Sara De Bondt looks at how contemporary aspects of graphic design, such as hybridity and authorship, can be better understood from a historic perspective.

Nashashibi/Skaer 30.11.2019 > 16.02.2020 Rosalind Nashashibi (°1973, UK) and Lucy Skaer (°1975, UK) work independently as artists, but since 2005 collaborate under the name Nashashibi/Skaer. Their collaborative work is principally made up of 16mm films with contemporary themes linked to art, artists, people and places that interest them. In this exhibition they present both their collaborative and their independent work. ‘Why are you angry?’, their most recent project, analyses the way Paul Gauguin represents Polynesian women. The film was first shown at Documenta 14 (2017) and was included in a show at Tate St. Ives.

Lina Bo Bardi Giancarlo Palanti. Studio d’Arte Palma 1948-1951 25.10.2019 > 16.02.2020 This exhibition pays tribute to the ItalianBrazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi, focusing on works created at the Estudio d’Arte Palma, which she founded with the Italian architect Giancarlo Palanti. The show, produced by the Nilufar Gallery in Milan in collaboration with the Instituto Bardi / Casa de Vidro, is the result of extensive research on Lina Bo Bardi and her activity as a furniture designer, an often overlooked aspect of her work. The exhibition presents the largest collection of Bo Bardi’s furniture ever brought together and investigates forgotten works by Giancarlo Palanti.

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CID - The project Growth Assembly, Herbicide Gourd, 2009 © Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg & Sascha Pohflepp

\ CID - CENTRE D’INNOVATION ET DE DESIGN Site du Grand-Hornu Rue Sainte-Louise 82 / 7301 Hornu www.cid-grand-hornu.be

Nature Morte/Nature Vivante 24.11.2019 > 08.11.2020 In French, the expression ‘nature morte’ (literally ‘dead nature’) refers to still life painting, a genre in which natural things are often used to reflect human vanity and the ephemeral aspect of life. Nowadays, we are increasingly aware of how human activity contributes to the impermanence of nature, and even its annihilation. Yet nature has a formidable capacity for regeneration. In this exhibition designers, architects and artists present practical and experimental research that questions the relationship between man and nature, delving into fields that include ecology, science, ethics and artistic creativity. Nature Morte/Nature Vivante reveals how man’s ambiguous relationship with nature can be both perverse and inspiring.

Keramis © Bai Ming

LA LOUVIÈRE \ CENTRE DE LA GRAVURE ET DE L’IMAGE IMPRIMÉE Rue des Amours 10 / 7100 La Louvière www.centredelagravure.be Kiki Smith. In the twilight 04.10.2019 > 23.02.2020 This is Kiki Smith’s (°1954) first exhibition in Belgium, and it incorporates over 100 prints, sculptures and drawings dating from 1981 to the present day. The title of the exhibition refers to the moment when day becomes night, the moment when the dog must protect the sheep and the wolf makes use of the darkness to come out of the wood! All of Kiki Smith’s art works oscillate between light and darkness, domestic and wild, evoking the world of night, when pleasure and fear come together. The artist speaks without taboos of the bestiality in humanity, revealing our deepest fears and the things we try to keep hidden.

\ KERAMIS – CENTRE DE LA CÉRAMIQUE Place des Fours-Bouteilles 1 7100 La Louvière www.keramis.be Bai Ming. Vibrations of the earth 16.11.2019 > 15.03.2020 Following over 20 solo exhibitions in China, France, South Korea, the United States and Portugal, a large selection of Bai Ming’s (°1965) ceramics and paintings are being exhibited for the first time in Belgium, in the magnificent context of the Keramis. Bai Ming draws inspiration from traditional Chinese porcelain, transforming form and matter, and creating sculptures from utilitarian objects. His works are adorned with abstract motifs in shimmering colours. In Chinese, Ming means ‘light’, which is precisely what shines through this artist’s ceramic and pictorial work.

LEUVEN \ M - MUSEUM LEUVEN Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28 3000 Leuven www.mleuven.be

Borman and sons ‘The Finest Image-Carver’/ 20.09.2019 > 26.01.2020 Jan Borman (1479-1520) was a medieval sculptor – the best according to some – and a shrewd businessman. His workshop in Brussels was much in demand and it was there that Borman taught his sons not only his masterful skills but also his commercial acumen. He was technically brilliant, but was above all an innovator with a large number of followers. This autumn, M is bringing together over 100 sculptures in a unique retrospective exhibition on the Borman phenomenon.

Nel Aerts / 25.10.2019 > 23.02.2020 Nel Aerts (°1987) has created a highly varied yet organic oeuvre incorporating drawings, collages, textiles, photographs, paintings and performances. The motifs and witty titles she works into her work stimulate the imagination with their simplicity. The lines and bright colours she favours make her work simultaneously poetic, spontaneous, grotesque and absurd. The influence of artists such as Jean Brusselmans and René Magritte never seems far away.

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M - Museum © Nel Aerts

\ LA BOVERIE Parc de la Boverie / 4020 Liege www.laboverie.com

Ceci n’est pas un corps. Hyperrealism Sculpture / 22.11.2019 > 03.05.2020 ‘Hyperrealism’ is an art movement that began in the United States in the 1970s. Shunning abstraction, the hyperrealist artist seeks to achieve a meticulous representation of nature, to the extent that observers sometimes wonder if they are in the presence of living bodies. The works are sometimes amusing, sometimes disturbing, but always meaningful. With a selection of about fifty hyperrealist sculptures by leading international artists George Segal, Ron Mueck, Maurizio Cattelan, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Duane Hanson, John De Andrea, and others - the exhibition illustrates the evolution of the human figure in the work of hyperrealist sculptors from the 1970s to the present day. The selection high-lights key issues in this approach to figurative realism and shows how our perception of the human body continuously evolves.

MARIEMONT \ MUSÉE ROYAL DE MARIEMONT Chaussée de Mariemont 100 7140 Morlanwelz www.musee-mariemont.be

SENEFFE \ DOMAINE DU CHÂTEAU DE SENEFFE Silver Museum of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles Rue Lucien Plasman 7-9 / 7180 Seneffe www.chateaudeseneffe.be

Bye Bye Future! The art of time travelling / 25.01.2020 > 24.05.2020 What does the future hold? This burning question has been taken up by artists of all times. Through literature, films, artworks and even pop culture, creators of today travel in time to play with the future and explore their ideas about tomorrow. In doing so, they reflect our society today; our technological evolutions, our fears of apocalypse, our hopes and dreams. This exhibition presents unexpected associations of ideas and art forms. Visitors are invited to explore unexpected connections between More and Grandizer, Verne and Miyazaki, Nostradamus and Truffaut, fairy tales and Schuiten’s interpretations of utopia, and much, much more.

Le triangle d’or / 14.05.2019 > 10.05.2020 We are in the 18th century, in the studio and shop of a Master silversmith in the heart of the city. To whom will he deliver his next piece of work? The court abbot? The château owners? The lady spy? With whom does he have a quiet word? The successful writer? The freemason? How does he keep in touch with popular mood? Through the apprentice plasterer or at the tavern? Become a spectator of the lives of fourteen characters from a range of backgrounds. Experience fourteen encounters in different settings of the period. Each character in the exhibition will tell you his or her story through the objects, paintings, decorative items and books on display. Each one represents the thinking of the time, and the Master silversmith is at the centre of these encounters.

OSTEND

Dreams of mother-of-pearl. The Ensor Collection of KMSKA in Ostend / until 01.03.2020 The Ensor Collection of KMSKA in Ostend consists almost exclusively of paintings and drawings from the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. In recent years the Antwerp Ensor collection has been exhibited in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Basel, Copenhagen, Utrecht and now in Mu.ZEE, Ostend. The KMSKA has placed 26 paintings on longterm loan to Mu.ZEE. In addition, collections of drawings are shown in a series of changing displays.

Mu.Zee - James Ensor, Self Portrait with Flowered Hat, 1883

\ MU.ZEE - KUNSTMUSEUM AAN ZEE Romestraat 11 / 8400 Ostend www.muzee.be

\ ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT Place de la Monnaie – Muntplein 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 229 12 11 www.lamonnaie.be - www.demunt.be CONCERTINI César Franck, Keyboard Quintet (1879) Chamber Music Ensemble of La Monnaie Friday 24.01.2020 at 12.30 pm Richard Strauss, Serenade Es-Dur for wind instruments, op.7, TrV.106 (1881) and Suite B-Dur für 13 wind instruments, op.4, TrV.132 (1884) Jean Françaix, Mozart’s new look, a little fantasy about Don Giovanni’s Serenade (1981) La Monnaie’s Wind Ensemble Friday 31.01.2020 at 12.30 pm DANCE

Visit of the workshops Behind the beautiful neoclassical facade of La Monnaie hides a magical and enchanting universe. Enjoy the exceptional opportunity to take a look at our workshops and admire the incredible diversity of opera crafts involved in our creations. Every first Saturday of the month from 12.00 pm to 1.30 pm. Contact: guidedtours@lamonnaie.be

Achterland Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas Wednesday 29.01.2020 at 8.30 pm > Saturday 01.02.2020 at 8.30 pm @ Kaaitheater, Place Sainctelette 20 1000 Brussels

PERFORMING ARTS

\ FLAGEY Place Sainte Croix / 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 641 10 20 / www.flagey.be

\ BOZAR - CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS Rue Ravenstein 23 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 507 82 00 / www.bozar.be

MUSIC 1st Laureate Queen Elisabeth Competition 2019 - Violin Thursday 23.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Quatuor Ébène, Pure Beethoven Saturday 25.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Soloists Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel Sunday 26.01.2020 at 11.00 am Belgian National Orchestra, Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Sunday 26.01.2020 at 3.00 pm Jonas Kaufmann tenor, Prague Philharmonia - Jochen Rieder conductor Sunday 26.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Chinese New Year Concert Monday 27.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Vox Luminis & A Nocte Temporis, Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Tears of Orpheus Saturday 01.02.2020 at 8.00 pm

Banff International String Quartet Competition Winner: Viano String Quartet (Canada/USA) Piknik concert Friday 24.01.2020 at 12.30 pm Swinging the Brain A concert conference on the power of music on the brain Saturday 25.01.2020 at 7.00 pm Vlaams Radiokoor, Hermes Ensemble, Muziektheater Transparant Revelations Tuesday 28.01.2020 at 8.15 pm Singing Molenbeek, children’s choir Zeno Popescu, dir. & Julien Libeer, piano Wednesday 29.01.2020 at 3.00 pm Brussels Philharmonic & Vlaams Radiokoor Beethoven 9 Friday 31.01.2020 at 8.15 pm Rabih Abou-Khalil Saturday 01.02.2020 at 8.15 pm

Frederica Canta guitar Sunday 02.02.2020 at 11.00 am

Kaaitheater - Iggy Lond Malmborg Physics and Phantasma photo Renee Altrov

DISCUSSION

\ KONINKLIJKE VLAAMSE SCHOUWBURG Rue de Laeken 146 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 210 11 12 / www.kvs.be

Colonialism then and now Bénédicte Savoy, Didier Houénoudé & Guido Gryseels Les Deutschlands Sunday 26.01.20 at 11.00 am

Dear Winnie, Jr.cE.sA.r, KVS & NNT Tuesday 28.01.2020 at 12.30 pm, Wednesday 29.01.2020 > Saturday 01.02.2020 at 8.00 pm

\ KAAITHEATER Place Sainctelette 20 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 201 59 59 / www.kaaitheater.be PERFORMANCE Iggy Lond Malmborg, Physics and Phantasma Friday 31.01.2020 & Saturday 01.02.2020 at 8.30 pm @ Kaaistudio’s, Rue Notre-Dame du Sommeil 81, 1000 Brussels

Forced Entertainment, Out of Order Friday 24.01.2020 & Saturday 25.01.2020 at 8.30 pm @ Kaaitheater, Place Sainctelette 20, 1000 Brussels

T H E AT R E

True copy, Berlin Tuesday 28.01.2020 at 8.30 pm

\ QUEEN ELISABETH MUSIC CHAPEL Chaussée de Tervuren 445 / 1410 Waterloo t. +32 (0)2 352 01 10 www.musicchapel.org Laboratory. Piano Recital. Beethoven’s Symphonies Josquin Otal, piano / Djorde Radevski, piano Thursday 23.01.2020 at 11.30 am Prestige. Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas II Louis Lortie, piano Friday 24.01.2020 at 8.15 pm

Prestige. 100% Mozart Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie Miguel da Silva, viola & conductor Lorenzo Gatto, violin Wednesday 29.01.2020 at 8.15 pm

\ THEATRE ROYAL DU PARC Rue de la Loi 3 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 505 30 30 www.theatreduparc.be The Atrides, inspired by texts by Euripides, Aeschylus, Seneca and Sophocles Tuesday 21.01.2020 > Saturday 25.01.2020 at 8.15 pm, Sunday 26.01.2020 at 3.00 pm, Tuesday 28.01.2020 > Saturday 01.02.2020 at 8.15 pm, Sunday 02.02.2020 at 3.00 pm \ THEATRE NATIONAL Boulevard Emile Jacqmain 111-115 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 203 53 03 www.theatrenational.be On est sauvage comme on peut, Collectif Greta Koetz Tuesday 21.01.2020 at 8.30 pm, Wednesday 22.01.2020 at 7.30 pm, Thursday 23.01.2020 > Saturday 25.01.2020 at 8.30 pm, Tuesday 28.01.2020 at 8.30 pm, Wednesday 29.01.2020 at 7.30 pm, Thursday 30.01.2020 > Saturday 02.02.2020 at 8.30 pm Histoire de la violence (Im Herzen der gewalt), Edouard, Louis, Thomas Ostermeier (DE>FR) Wednesday 22.01.2020 > Friday 24.01.2020 at 8.15 pm, Saturday 25.01.2020 at 8.30 pm, Sunday 26.01.2020 at 3.00 pm 39

ANTWERP \ ANTWERP SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA KONINGIN ELISABETHZAAL Koningin Astridplein 26 / 2018 Antwerp t. +32 (0)3 213 54 06 www.antwerpsymphonyorchestra.be Filarmonica della Scala Riccardo Chailly, Beethoven Thursday 23.01.2020 at 8.00 pm

\ deSINGEL INTERNATIONAL ARTS CAMPUS Desguinlei 25 / 2018 Antwerp t. +32 (0)3 248 28 28 / www.desingel.be DANCE Daniel Linehan & Hiatus, sspeciess Friday 24.01.2020 & Saturday 25.01.2020 at 8.00 pm

Mahler 9 with Eliahu Inbal Friday 24.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Chamber music in the intimate setting of the Baroque gem AMUZ, surrounded by works by Jan Fabre Sunday 26.01.2020 at 3.00 pm Rachmaninov 3 with Lukás Vondrácek Sunday 02.02.2020 at 11.00 am

MUSIC Marc-André Hamelin, Skrjabin, Prokofjev, Schubert Thursday 23.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Novus String Quartet, Beethoven integrale Friday 24.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Antwerp Symphony Orchestra © Filarmonica della Scala

LYENN & ChampdAction, Vocal Tract (world creation) Saturday 25.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen : Happy New Year Ludwig! Adrien Perruchon - conductor, Yeol Eum Son - violin Sunday 26.01.2020 at 3.00 pm Vox Luminis & a nocte temporis, Lionel Meunier & Reinoud Van Mechelen Les Larmes d’Orphée Wednesday 29.01.2020 at 8.00 pm The Colorist Orchestra & Gabriel Rios Thursday 30.01.2020 at 8.00 pm

BRUGES \ CONCERTGEBOUW BRUGGE ’t Zand 34 / 8000 Bruges t. +32 (0)70 22 33 02 www.concertgebouw.be

\ KUNSTHUIS OPERA BALLET VLAANDEREN t. +32 (0)70 22 02 02 / www.operaballet.be BALLET Rasa [After La Bayadère], Daniel Proietto Saturday 25.01.2020 at 8.00 pm, Sunday 26.01.2020 at 3.00 pm, Wednesday 29.01.2020 > Saturday 01.02.2020 at 8.00 pm, Sunday 02.02.2020 at 3.00 pm @ Stadsschouwsburg Antwerp, Theaterplein 1, 2000 Antwerp

Chamber Music Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop The women in Peer Gynt Wednesday 22.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Orchestra - Brussels Philharmonic Grieg. Peer Gynt Friday 24.01.2020 & Saturday 25.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Young Curators - Young people present their take on Grieg’s Peer Gynt Friday 24.01.2020 from 8.00 pm and Saturday 25.01.2020 from 6.00 pm @ De Tank, Burg 4, 8000 Bruges

OPERA Der Schmied von Gent, Franz Schreker (1878-1934) Sunday 02.02.2020 at 8.00 pm @ Opera Antwerp, Frankrijklei 3, 2000 Antwerp

Peer Gynt Short film by Michiel Robberecht Sunday 26.01.2020 at 3.00 pm

DANCE

Yury Martynov Beethoven XS: Symphony no.3 Sunday 02.02.2020 at 3.00 pm

EVOL, ECCE Wednesday 29.01.2020 at 8.00 pm

Visits during the day The Concertgebouw opens its doors from Wednesday to Sunday to reveal its secrets. Visitors are invited to discover the space, architecture, art collection and sound-art collection via a Visitors’ Trail. Opening times on www.concertgebouwcircuit.be

MUSIC Flanders Symphony Orchestra Happy New Year Ludwig! Thursday 30.01.2020 at 8.00 pm Club Surround Flanders Symphony Orchestra Friday 31.01.2020 at 7.30 and at 9.00 pm Love song ChampdAction from Saturday 01.02.2020 at 2.00 pm

LIEGE \ OPERA ROYAL DE WALLONIE Place de l’Opéra / 4000 Liege t. +32 (0)4 221 47 22 / www.operaliege.be OPERA

Chamber music Baiba Skride Quartet Mendelssohn & Enescu Saturday 01.02.2020 at 8.00 pm

Don Carlos, Giuseppe Verdi Thursday 30.01.2020 at 7.00 pm and Sunday 02.02.2020 at 3.00 pm

Atelier Matinée Sunday family day Sunday 02.02.2020 at 10.00 am

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SHOPPING & TOURISM BOOKSHOPS LIBRAIRIE CANDIDE Place Brugmann 2 / 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 344 81 94 www.librairie-candide.be LIBRAIRIE FILIGRANES Avenue des Arts 39-42 / 1040 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 511 90 15 www.filigranes.be PASSA PORTA Rue Antoine Dansaert 46 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 226 04 54 www.passaporta.be LIBRAIRIE PEINTURE FRAÎCHE Rue du Tabellion 10 / 1050 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 537 11 05 www.peinture-fraiche.be STERLING BOOKS Rue du Fossé aux Loups 23 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 223 62 23 www.sterlingbooks.be TROPISMES LIBRAIRES Galerie des Princes 11 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 512 88 52 www.tropismes.com

M U S I C STO R E LA BOÎTE À MUSIQUE Coudenberg 74 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 513 09 65 www.classicalmusic.be

SHOPPING AREAS IN BRUSSELS From the cosy charm of the luxury boutiques uptown to the bubbling creativity of the avant-garde Belgian and international designers downtown, Brussels offers a whole range of shopping experiences. Follow the guide...

RUE ANTOINE DANSAERT AND ITS SURROUNDINGS The temple of fashion Stijl is not to be missed, hosting designers such as Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, Raf Simons, Kris Van Assche, Veronique Branquinho and Jean-Paul Lespagnard. Other boutiques located nearby are: Maison Martin Margiela, Valérie Berckmans, the concept store Hunting and Collecting, multi-brandshops A Suivre and ICON... The area has a great atmosphere and is full of animated bars and restaurants.

GALERIES ROYALES SAINT-HUBERT NEAR THE GRAND-PLACE Inaugurated in 1847, the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert was the largest, most beautiful commercial centre in Europe at the time, constructed with a technical prowess that attracted admiration from all sides. Situated close to the Grand Place, the elegant interior houses luxury boutiques, restaurants, an arthouse cinema, a bookshop, an unexpected exhibition space in the basement, co-working offices and a charming hotel. Visit www.grsh.be

SABLON This bustling square is surrounded by an incredible range of antiques dealers ranging from archaeology experts to specialists in 18th century French furniture, Art Deco glass, Art Nouveau sculpture, design and tribal art. Some of the best Belgian chocolate shops and restaurants can also be found here. Further down, vintage clothing and furniture is on offer in the Marolles area where the famous flea market of the Place du Jeu de Balle, one of the most colourful markets in the city, takes place every day.

PLACE BRUGMANN AND SURROUNDINGS This is a trendy, bohemian area full of exciting clothing and design shops such as Cachemire Coton Soie, Le Typographe, Graphie Sud, Scènes de Ménage, Elles, Lucia Esteves, Vintage Items, Bonnie and Jane and Homepage Furniture. Lively restaurants also make the area very welcoming at night.

BOULEVARD DE WATERLOO & AVENUE LOUISE The Boulevard de Waterloo, one of the main luxury shopping areas in Belgium, is home to the most illustrious boutiques, hosting designers such as Versace, Prada, Dior, Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Diane von Furstenberg, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Delvaux, Natan, Chanel, Gucci, Jimmy Choo and Carine Gilson Haute Couture Lingerie. The Avenue Louise area nearby, which includes Avenue Louise and Avenue de la Toison d’Or which runs from Porte Stéphanie to Porte de Namur, showcases top international brands.

F A V O R I T E C U LT U R A L SPOTS IN BRUSSELS Always surprising and never pretentious, Brussels welcomes a growing number of enthusiastic visitors each year. Referred to as the new Berlin for its vibrant art and music scenes, the city sparkles with its magnificent architectural heritage, UNESCO listed Grand-Place, richly stocked museums, Michelin-starred restaurants, animated cafés and charming parks. A combination of assets which makes Brussels hard to beat as a destination! SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF BRUSSELS • The Grand-Place from the balcony of a typical café • The gigantic Palace of Justice by Poelaert square with its view of the city’s main landmarks • The Atomium and its surroundings • The MIM Musical Instrument Museum located in the Old England building with its rooftop restaurant and terrace that offers a superb view towards the gothic spire of Brussels’Town Hall and towards le Monts des Arts. STUNNING ART NOUVEAU & ART DECO BUILDINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Art Nouveau style: • The Cauchie House • The Horta Museum • The Frison Horta Foundation • The Autrique House • The Belgian Comic Strip Centre... Art Deco style: • The van Buuren Museum • The Villa Empain with its majestic swimming pool • BOZAR Centre of Fine Arts; • The Flagey concert & cinema hall • The WIELS Contemporary Art Centre based in an old brewery...

FAMOUS MUSEUM-HELD MASTERPIECES @ Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium: • Pieter Bruegel the Elder Fall of the Rebel Angels • Hieronymus Bosh Adoration of the Magi • Pieter Paul Rubens Four Studies of a Moor’s head • Jean-Louis David The Death of Marat • Salvador Dali The Temptation of Saint Anthony • Francis Bacon Pope with owls ... @ Magritte Museum: • René Magritte The Empire of Light … @ Art & History Museum: • The Chimú offering-bearer • The mysterious Art Nouveau sphinx • The bas-relief of a winged-spirit (Nimrud, Iraq) • The attic red-figure kantharos (Greece) • The Merovingian drinking horn • The Stavelot portable altar • The beautiful tile ensemble depicting a hunting scene (Isfahan, Iran)… OFFBEAT MUSEUMS AND PLACES IN BRUSSELS • The Art & Marges Museum for outsider art • The MIMA – Millenium Iconoclast Museum of Art • The underground Coudenberg Palace • The Fashion & Lace Museum • La Bellone - House of Performing Arts • The Petit Sablon garden • Sixty murals of comic strips around the centre of Brussels… 45

TO U R I ST I N F O R M AT I O N DESKS VISIT.BRUSSELS - BIP (Brussels Info Place) Rue Royale 2-4 / 1000 Brussels - Town Hall of Brussels Grand-Place / 1000 Brussels www.visitbrussels.be / www.agenda.be VISIT FLANDERS Grasmarkt 61 / 1000 Brussels t. +32 (0)2 504 03 90 www.visitflanders.com WALLONIE BELGIQUE TOURISME Petite Rue au Beurre 6 / 1000 Brussels t. + 32 (0)2 899 04 78 www.walloniebelgiquetourisme.be

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Dalí Image René Magritte: Black magic (detail), 1945. © Ch. Herscovici, with his kind authorization c/o SABAM, Belgium 2019 / Image Salvador Dalí: The Temptation of St. Anthony (detail), 1946. ©Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, (SABAM & SOFAM), 2019. Photos: J. Geleyns – Art Photography. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, © Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. É.R. | V.U.: Michel Draguet, rue du Musée | Museumstraat 9, 1000 Bruxelles | Brussel.

Magritte

11.10 2019 > 09.02 2020 #expodalimagritte @FineArtsBelgium fine-arts-museum.be

CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS BRUSSELS

EXPO

06 DEC. ’19 — 19 APR. ’20

KEITH HARING PALAIS DES BEAUX-ARTS BRUXELLES PALEIS VOOR SCHONE KUNSTEN BRUSSEL Rue Ravensteinstraat 23 1000 Brussels +32 2 507 82 00 / bozar.be

AFRICAN ART AT THE VAN BUUREN MUSEUM Van Buuren Museum and Gardens, 41 Avenue Léo Errera in 1180 Brussels

19.01.20 - 01.03.20

It is on the initiative of Isabelle Anspach, curator of the Van Buuren Museum, that this emblematic home of Art Deco will host its very first exhibition of African art. Didier Claes, president of Bruneaf, vice-president of Brafa and curator of the exhibition, presents us with a remarkable and expertly chosen selection of major African works of art so in tune with the soul of the museum that they create an expressive connection that is nothing short of stunning.

The beauty and astounding quality of the masks and sculptures on display all come from two Belgian collections. Fruit of a common passion, this introductory journey offers us a perspective on the adventures of two sets of friends on a quest to discover an ancestral world that is as rich as it is complex. Opening hours: Afternoons from 14:00 to 17:00. Closed on Tuesdays Exhibition entrance fee: €10 (Adults) €8 (Senior citizens), €7 (Groups of 10 or more), €5 (Students), free (Children under the age of 12) Guided tours (by appointment): 60 € en semaine 80 € le week-end Contact: Isabelle Anspach, conservatrice Tel.(Monday-Friday, 09:00-13:00): +32 2 343 48 51 Email address: info@museumvanbuuren.be Mobile Isabelle Anspach: +32 475 62 49 62

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‘La feria de Bruselas que recorre la historia del arte.’

ART PASSIONS (CH)

‘Une des plus belles foires du monde à une heure de vol de Genève.’

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‘Diversity in all its splendour; elegance without pretension and of course the warm Belgian hospitality so appreciated by exhibitors and guests.’

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