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River Jazz Festival

Brussels Autumn Jazz Festival A stream of music is coming your way to be shared with friends: the River Jazz Festival features 14 concerts, an exhibition and the River Jazz Night linking three (...)

{{{Brussels Autumn Jazz Festival}}} A stream of music is coming your way to be shared with friends: the River Jazz Festival features 14 concerts, an exhibition and the River Jazz Night linking three Brussels venues that have close associations with the ‘blue note': the Marni, the Jazz Station and the Senghor. Artists from Brussels, Belgium and Europe will bringing an entertaining fortnight to life, topped off by something new: dancing at the Jazz Station swing party. Whether they are at the start of their careers or celebrating 30 years of making music together, the artists on the bill vibrate with jazz as it is today. Urban, hints of tradition, contemporary, gipsy, instrumental and vocal (…). The concerts are being given in Ixelles, Etterbeek and Saint Josse until 10 December when the brilliant violinist Alexandre Cavaliere will be playing on three stages one after the other during a unique and unforgettable evening. At River Jazz you can be sure that music and Brussels are the life and soul of the party!

Théâtre Marni

Ixelles

Concert

River Jazz Festival

Music Chapel Festival The Americas

Flagey

Ixelles

Festival

Music Chapel Festival The Americas

22e Cinemamed

The Brussels Cinemamed Festival returns from December 2nd to 10th, 2022 for its 2 edition. Since 1989, Cinemamed invites the public to discover quality films by authors anchored in the Mediterranean landscape. The Festival will take place in a hybrid form, with screenings at Palace,Aventure, Bozar, as well as online with a selection of films on Sooner.be platform.

The Brussels Cinemamed Festival returns from December 2nd to 10th for its 22nd edition. Since 1989, Cinemamed invites the public to discover quality films by authors anchored in the Mediterranean landscape. Cinemamed is committed to promoting multiculturalism by highlighting essential themes. On the menu of this 22nd edition, you will discover strong and striking films in the Official Competition. But also in the RêVolution Competition, a glance at tomorrow that highlights youth and the challenges they face. In addition to these competitions, Cinemamed offers, as usual, a MeDoc section and a Panorama section, respectively featuring a selection of committed documentaries and films reflecting on the social and cultural realities of the Mediterranean countries. Cinemamed is also a place for reflection, exchange and meeting between people and cultures. Indeed, one of the objectives of Cinemamed is to encourage dialogue and to raise awareness. The festival's audience will be able to exchange directly with filmmakers, personalities from the film industry or various speakers during the screenings or debates organized. The Festival wants to address everyone, that's why the Cinemamed organizes screenings for the Brussels associative sector at a democratic price (2€ per seat). The proposed films deal with themes that are often essential for the associations and allow them to speak out on sometimes delicate subjects. In collaboration with many cultural centers in Brussels, the Cinemamed also offers about twenty free school screenings in different municipalities of Brussels. This year, you will find, as always, concerts, the med market as well as a multitude of events that make the warm and friendly atmosphere of the Cinemamed. Come and discover all the richness of the Mediterranean!

Discover the numerous guests and the members of the different juries of the 22nd Cinemamed on our website www.cinemamed.be.

Various places in Brussels

Brussels

Festival

22e Cinemamed

Expo Listening Through The Cracks

The exhibition zooms in and out of an unruly gathering of voices, imagining what some of those confabulations might sound like. There is some gossip, rumors are circulating, traveling through time and space. We move through fiction-telling and coded patterns, voices that shape (other) narratives while questioning the frame of proverbial tales, imaginaries, myths and memories. The ground is shaking beneath the multitude, opening up cracks through which testimonies are distorted, memories are glitched, myths are re-written. Listening through the cracks is an invitation to imagine different relations to time, embodying multifaceted future tenses and delving into the rhythms of an unwritten story. Born in Casablanca, Ghita Skali studied at Villa Arson in Nice (France) and attended the post-graduate programs of the Fine Arts academy in Lyon in 2016 and De Ateliers in Amsterdam from 2018 until 2020. Ghita Skali’s work takes as an initial impulse investigations around anecdotes which appeared in the media and have been later forgotten and / or erased. For example: the construction of an Eiffel Tower in Fez in Morocco, the imprisonment of a spy duck in Cairo, a suspicious cardiological device invented by the king Hassan II, the donkey tails of Rita McBride's sculpture stolen by the inhabitants of Monchengladbach in Germany or the declaration in 2014, of an Egyptian general of the Army pretending he invented a miraculous machine curing Aids. These intrigues and anecdotes left only fleeting traces but they reveal power relations based on mythologies, the reification of fictions and assumptions. They manifest many systems of belief and authority but also irony. Ghita Skali borrows among others the codes of the street interview, the conference, the documentary, the guided tour or the medical congress. In her approach, it is less a question of truth of the anecdote than to map out all the possible ramifications of this narration, the contradictions and dead ends of the many rumors that made it. https://www.ghitaskali.com https://www.instagram.com/ghita_skali Working nomadically between the Middle East, Europe, and North America, and currently based in Berlin, Basma al-Sharif - an artist and filmmaker of Palestinian heritage - explores cyclical political histories and conflicts. In films and installations that move backward and forward in history, between place and nonplace, she confronts the legacy of colonialism and the experience of displacement with satire, doubt, and hope. https://imanefares.com/artistes/basma-al-sharif Golnesa Rezanezhad is a visual artist and researcher based in Ghent. She works with various artistic mediums like drawing, painting, photography, and textile. She works through craftwork, mainly the one practiced by women, to look into women’s choices, everyday performances, and belongings. In recent years she has conducted a research practice in northern Iran with women rug weavers. Since rug and carpet weaving in Iran has been the main export of the country for a long time, especially in the pre-oil economy, understanding the practice and imaginations around rug weavers is a way for her to challenge the many misrepresentations about them and their craft. Golnesa has presented her research and artistic practice in various international academic and art institutes including Iran, the USA, Belgium, the UK, Austria and Portugal, among other places. https://cargocollective.com/golnesarezanezhad

Beursschouwburg

Brussels

Festival

Expo Listening Through The Cracks

Ideas Festival

Ideas Festival on the theme of "BETTER"

Full Circle has planned something special for their 10th Season: the very first Festival of Ideas, on the theme of BETTER. At a time of global challenges, Full Circle provides the opportunity to come together collectively to address some of the most topical issues of our time and engage with fresh thinking, new ways of seeing old problems and seeking solutions. A full weekend of mind-expanding talks with top names, inspiring thinkers and doers, debates and cultural experiences for all. The full programme will be revealed in November. In the meantime, the Mystery Weekend Pass is available at the Early Bird rate until 31st October.

Full Circle

Ixelles

Festival

Ideas Festival

Meet Czech Literature

A series of readings and literary events with Czech authors.

Featuring: Alena Mornštajnová (22 September, Planetarium of Brussels), Petr Hruška (12 October, Tropismes), Markéta Pilátová & Jáchym Topol (30 November, Passa Porta). Affiliated event: a conference on Czech literature after 1989 (5 December, ULB). More information: https://brussels.czechcentres.cz/en/program/setkani-s-ceskou-literaturou?locale=en

Various places in Brussels

Brussels

Festival

Meet Czech Literature

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Toâ de Sacha Guitry

Centre Culturel d'Auderghem

Auderghem

Theatre

Toâ de Sacha Guitry

KITSCH CATCH the Franco-Belgian golden age | Collection Barnabé Mons

Held in the Galerie of Le Botanique, the exhibition "KITSCH CATCH the Franco-Belgian golden age" reveals some three hundred documents from Barnabé Mons’ collection. Through photographs, videos, and original posters dating from the 1940s to the 1990s, the exhibition offers a fascinating immersion into the world of Franco-Belgian wrestling.

These advertising documents introduce us to the unusual universe of a transgressive and exhilarating sport-spectacle. From the Bourreau de Béthune to the Ange Blanc, from the Boucher de Budapest to Chéri Bibi, KITSCH CATCH guarantees an extraordinary and compelling discovery. On the occasion of this exhibition, Le Botanique is pleased to present a new edition of Barnabé Mons and Jimmy Pantera’s book KITSCH CATCH. A sociologist of the bizarre, pop archivist, rock singer, and exhibition curator, 47-year-old Barnabé Mons lives and works in northern France. He has organised thematic exhibitions on pictorial psychedelia, fan art, deviant embroidery, and Franco-Belgian wrestling. For more information, visit his website confusion.space

Curator : Barnabé Mons

Botanique

Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode

Exhibition

KITSCH CATCH the Franco-Belgian golden age | Collection Barnabé Mons

On Display. Designing the shop experience.

As an object of design and architecture, the store shapes our urban landscape and permeates popular culture. A place of exchange and interaction, it plays a significant role in the diffusion of design and interior design trends during the 20th century. By combining small scale and ephemeral character, the store reveals itself as a favorable terrain for experimentation and expression of modernity. More than just a place, retail is a social marker and a space for innovation. Reflecting the evolutions of our society and an environment favorable to their representation, the store offers a look at modern and contemporary aesthetics. From Adolf Loos to Marc Newson via René Herbst or Ettore Sottsass, “On Display. Designing the shop experience” questions the use of design and architecture within a visual and furniture identity specific to the store.

Design Museum Brussels

Laeken

Exhibition

On Display. Designing the shop experience.

PHOTO I BRUT #2 Collection Bruno Decharme

PHOTO | BRUT BXL is a project of exhibitions and multidisciplinary events coordinated by the Centre d’Art Brut et Contemporain La « S » Grand Atelier1 (Vielsalm) in collaboration with Bruno Decharme, collector and founder of abcd-art brut in Paris, and 4 partner organisations based in Brussels: Botanique, CENTRALE for contemporary art, Art et marges museum and Tiny Gallery.

In the context of the project PHOTO | BRUT BXL, Botanique is delighted to host PHOTO | BRUT #2, Bruno Decharme collection. This exhibition will feature some recent works, offering an unprecedented insight into this unconventional form of photography. It follows the theme of its predecessor, questioning the same emotions and addressing the same questions. The accompanying texts by Barbara Safarova, author of the exhibition catalogue, reflect the collector’s own selections, while Bruno Dubreuil’s essay provides a different perspective.

Botanique

Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode

Exhibition

PHOTO I BRUT #2 Collection Bruno Decharme

Aventure urbaine - Le Messager

visit.brussels

Brussels

Guided tours

Aventure urbaine - Le Messager

Brussels Hoppy Tour

Discover monuments, history, and facts about Brussels through our urban hunt for beer tasting. Expect some fun and good beer !

The Brussels Hoppy-Tour is an urban treasure hunt to be performed with friends, family, colleagues, .... Reserve your date. Meet at the start point, located nearby the Grand-Place in Brussels, between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Walk to the streets of Brussels armed with your roadbook which will lead you to your hoppy rewards. Close the tour at your own rhythm, time does not matter. However, you must ensure that you are at the end of your adventure before 9 p.m. For more details visit our website: www.hoppy-tours.com

BAR L'ECUYER

Brussels

Guided tours

Brussels Hoppy Tour

Tram Experience

Embark on a unique gastronomic journey through Brussels!

After a well-deserved rest, the completely redesigned Tram Experience offers you a brand-new contemporary adventure through Belgian gastronomy. Originality, heritage and tingling taste buds are on the menu! This new season, Belgian cuisine is being reinvented by great chefs from all three of the country's regions. Come and (re)discover Belgian gastronomy in the unique and warm atmosphere of a tram as it travels through Brussels. Chef Lionel Rigolet** is once again doing us the honour of being the Tram Experience's patron! His rigour and his expertise as a chef, at the head of the prestigious Comme chez Soi, enable us to propose menus with perfect execution. Our chef caterer Thibault Granville (Taste Great) prepares and finishes the recipes on board. All aboard! RATES Table for 2 persons, 6 course menu : 210€. Table for 2 people, 7 course menu : 260€ (French) Table for 4 people, 6 course menu : 420€ (French) Table for 4 people, 7 course menu : 520€ (French)

STIB Poelaert stop

Brussels

Animations

Tram Experience

Chocolate workshop, making chocolates

Discover the wonders of Belgian chocolate and learn how to make these tasty treats at the biggest chocolate store in Brussels. Enjoy a 1-hour workshop with the guidance of expert chocolatiers and have a go at making amazing handmade chocolates yourself. The experience begins with a warm welcome from your guides and a delicious hot chocolate. While you drink, listen to a short but fascinating introduction into the world of Belgian chocolate and learn an array of chocolate making secrets. After the intro, the real fun begins with a demonstration of chocolate tempering on a marble table. It’s then time to have a go yourself and make your own chocolate treats with the help of expert chocolatiers. Spend the hour making your very own personalized and tasty mendiants, truffles, lollipops and more. You’ll also taste the ruby chocolate, a newly discovered cocoa bean that is 100% natural but which creates incredibly pink chocolate treats! At the end of the experience, package up your chocolates and take them home with you to share with friends, or enjoy alone! Of course you will not become a true chocolate maker in only one hour but I will share with you a little bit of the magic of my job!

Elisabetta Passafaro, Master chocolatier Patricia Lafargue, Pastry chef

Belgian Chocolate Makers

Brussels

Courses and workshops

Chocolate workshop, making chocolates

Coudenberg Sound Box Fest: Scherzi Musicali + Agnès Clément

A double concert with Nicolas Achten & Scherzi Musicali and Agnès Clément, Sunday 4th of December. Early baroque and late romantic music for harp and other instruments.

Coudenberg Sound Box Fest is back! Three live concerts, under the direction of curator Matteo Gemolo, are intended to be itinerant, allowing the audience to explore the rich acoustic variety of the different rooms that make up the underground route of the Palais du Coudenberg and, at the same time, to visit the whole of these spaces steeped in history. From ancient music of the 14th century to contemporary compositions, passing through baroque, jazz, folk and electronic music, the subtle and invisible links between these different styles will be revealed by internationally renowned musicians from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Programme: 04.12 at 18:30 SCHERZI MUSICALI : Nicolas Achten, baryton, harpe double, chitarrone & direction / François Dambois, liuto grosso, chitarrone, chitarrino / Lies Wyers, lirone Music from the manuscript Codex 704 of the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels: Io che dal ciel cader (La Pellegrina) - Giulio Caccini Vedrò il mio sol - Giulio Caccini Serenissima Donna - Anonyme* Signor che del peccato - Anonyme* Non curi la mia piant'o fiamm'o gelo (La Dafne) - Jacopo Corsi Ard'il mio petto misero - Giulio Caccini Che farò, che dirò - Anonyme* Intenerite voi lagrime - Jacopo Peri Il ciel di te non hà maggior gratia - Anonyme* Con questa bella mano - Anonyme* Fuor de l'humido nido - Anonyme* Valle nemiche al sol - Anonyme* Amor ch'attendi - Giulio Caccini *Florence, ca. 1600 -- AGNES CLEMENT, harp Féérie - Marcel Tournier Petite Suite extraits - Alexander Borodin La danse du Moujik - Marcel Tournier La Mélancolie - Felix Godefroid Ballade Fantastique d’après Le Coeur Révélateur d’Elgar Poe- Henriette Renie Practical information: When: Sunday 4th, 11th and 18th of December 2022 Where: Coudenberg Palace, Place Royale 10 1000 Brussels Prices: Adults: €20 / - 25 years or + 65 years: €15 / - 12 years: free Standard subscriptions 3 concerts: €50 / Subscriptions 3 concerts - 25 years / + 65 years: €40 Tickets via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/460664619277 of info@coudenberg.brussels

Coudenberg Palace

Brussels

Concert

Coudenberg Sound Box Fest: Scherzi Musicali + Agnès Clément

Tram Museum + ride hitorical vehicle

At the Brussels Tram Museum you can find a vast collection of vehicles that have spent their lifetime in the streets of the city, vehicles from a period that spans over a century. During our opening season you can make a trip with one of our historical vehicles. You can relive the atmosphere of the early 20th century on the Avenue de Tervuren and in the Sonian Forest. On Sundays and public holidays: A line of old buses will allow you to discover different districts between the Museum and the Central Station via Montgomery and the Cinquantenaire and the European Quarter,... Please consult the opening hours of the museum and the tram departure times on the website of the Brussels Urban Transport Museum!

Tram Museum

Woluwe-Saint-Pierre

Exhibition

Tram Museum + ride hitorical vehicle

Guided tour City Hall of Brussels, inner rooms

The City of Brussels Town Hall is without doubt one of most beautiful in the country! Even internationally, few cities can boast such a majestic and ancient town hall! Its age and architectural grandeur make it an unmissable site in Brussels!

This Gothic-style edifice built in the 15th century, is sublimated by the decor of the Grand-Place, often described as the most beautiful square in the world... Do you know why the wing on the right of the tower is shorter than the one on the left, and why the entrance is asymmetrical? It' s simply due to the fact that the building was built in several phases during the 15th century... did you know that the building still has some original features, but that it also has many additions and restored elements? As you can see, a guided tour is essential if you want to know everything there is to know about this building, which has been the nerve centre of political and administrative life for more than 600 years, and still is to this day! In the company of a guide, you'll learn more about the context of the different periods of construction of the building, by observing the main façade overlooking the Grand-Place and the inner courtyard. Then you’ll step inside the Town Hall to marvel at its various rooms and galleries (Council Chamber, College Chamber, Wedding Chamber, Gothic Chamber, Portrait Gallery, Grangé Gallery, etc.), and all the decorations and works of art they contain. To admire this masterpiece, buy your ticket online or head to one of our tourist offices (BIP, 2-4 rue Royale or the one on the ground floor of the Town Hall itself, on the Grand-Place, on its right-hand side when you face the building). Be advised, tickets are only available 5 days before your visit. Every Wednesday: 13:00: French 14:00: English 15:00: Dutch Every Sunday: 10:00: English 11:00: Dutch 12:00: French 14:00: French 15:00: English 16:00: English Exception: There are no visits when the Town Hall is hosting major events. The schedule of visits changes during the Flower Carpet and Flowertime (August). Please contact the organisers of these two events: info@flowercarpet.be Plan your visit: Tickets on sale online Price: €8 Children under 12 years old: free when they’re accompanied by a paying adult. Practical information: the visit begins in the interior courtyard and lasts 55 minutes. INFO & Reservation for PRIVATE GROUPS Duration: 1.00 hour Language: Dutch - English - French - German - Spanish Indicative price for a group of maximum 25 people Additional information: Entrance tickets of the Town Hall are included in the price. City Hall is open to private groups on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays between 9 am and 7 pm and on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 3 pm and 7 pm. Given the triple character of the rooms (political, administrative and public), all requests must be approved by the protocol service. Please send us an email with the requested date and time of your visit to : boxoffice@visit.brussels Or fill in our form by reading our general conditions

City of Brussels Town Hall

Brussels

Guided tours

Guided tour City Hall of Brussels, inner rooms

Coudenberg Sound Box Fest: NOXWODE + Two Envelopes

A double concert with Conor Gricmanis & NOXWODE and Two Envelopes, Sunday 11th of December. Stylus fantasticus and new music for period instruments and percussions.

Coudenberg Sound Box Fest is back! Three live concerts, under the direction of curator Matteo Gemolo, are intended to be itinerant, allowing the audience to explore the rich acoustic variety of the different rooms that make up the underground route of the Palais du Coudenberg and, at the same time, to visit the whole of these spaces steeped in history. From ancient music of the 14th century to contemporary compositions, passing through baroque, jazz, folk and electronic music, the subtle and invisible links between these different styles will be revealed by internationally renowned musicians from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Programme: 11.12 at 18:30 NOXWODE: Conor Gricmanis - baroque violin / Miriam Nohl - viola da gamba / Lisa Kokwenda Schweiger - harpsichord Sonata No.1 in D minor for Violin - Jacquet de La Guerre Sonata in C major for Gamba - Marin Marais Sonata Duodecima for violin - Isabella Leonarda --- TWO ENVELOPES: Lisa Kokwenda Schweiger - harpsichord / Jacob Vanneste - percussions Nichts als Trennung - Jesse Broekman 4 Klangstudien - Frederik Neyrinck The song that wants to soar - Liliia Iskhakova Lynched Franky, Franky's Funeral - Julia Emmery Practical information: When: Sunday 11th of December 2022 Where: Coudenberg Palace, Place Royale 10 1000 Brussels Prices: Adults: €20 / - 25 years or + 65 years: €15 / - 12 years: free Standard subscriptions 3 concerts: €50 / Subscriptions 3 concerts - 25 years / + 65 years: €40 Tickets via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/460691038297 or info@coudenberg.brussels

Coudenberg Palace

Brussels

Concert

Coudenberg Sound Box Fest: NOXWODE + Two Envelopes

Brussels Tourist Tramway

Tram Museum

Woluwe-Saint-Pierre

Guided tours

Brussels Tourist Tramway

Dolto : Lorsque Françoise paraît

Centre Culturel d'Uccle

Uccle

Theatre

Dolto : Lorsque Françoise paraît

Coudenberg Sound Box Fest: ClubMediéval + Halehan

A double concert with Thomas Baeté & ClubMediéval et Halehan, Sunday 18th of December. Medieval music and folk from the low countries.

Coudenberg Sound Box Fest is back! Three live concerts, under the direction of curator Matteo Gemolo, are intended to be itinerant, allowing the audience to explore the rich acoustic variety of the different rooms that make up the underground route of the Palais du Coudenberg and, at the same time, to visit the whole of these spaces steeped in history. From ancient music of the 14th century to contemporary compositions, passing through baroque, jazz, folk and electronic music, the subtle and invisible links between these different styles will be revealed by internationally renowned musicians from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Programme: 18.12 at 18 :30 CLUBMEDIEVAL: Jonatan Alvarado, voice / Marie-José Jeanin, gothic harp / Thomas Baeté, fiddle and voice Fuit in Bruxella quidam adolescens – Goswin de Bossut Quant voi le felon tens fine – Perrin d’Angicourt Biau Gillebert, dites, s’il vos agrée – Henri III de Brabant et Gilbert de Berneville Playsance or tost - Nicolas de Picquigny Estampitta Isabella – London Manuscript Fuiés de moy, amie – Johannes Alanus/Wenceslas de Bohème (in Codex Reina) Quant de la belle me parti – Willem van Maelbeek Adieu vous di – Willem van Maelbeek --- HALEHAN All songs are written by Alexandre Lambrecht (Halehan) The Hermit Bad Copy Gratitude We Become Strangers Humi Bloom Whirlwind Faith Practical information: When: Sunday 18th of December 2022 Where: Coudenberg Palace, Place Royale 10 1000 Brussels Prices: Adults: €20 / - 25 years or + 65 years: €15 / - 12 years: free Standard subscriptions 3 concerts: €50 / Subscriptions 3 concerts - 25 years / + 65 years: €40 Tickets via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/460693485617 or info@coudenberg.brussels

Coudenberg Palace

Brussels

Concert

Coudenberg Sound Box Fest: ClubMediéval + Halehan

Toâ de Sacha Guitry

Centre Culturel d'Uccle

Uccle

Theatre

Toâ de Sacha Guitry

Christmas at Maison Louise Restaurant & Wine Bar

Celebrate the magic of Christmas with family and friends at Maison Louise Restaurant & Wine Bar.

Le Louise Hotel Brussels

Ixelles

Animations

Christmas at Maison Louise Restaurant & Wine Bar

Le Sablier de Noël

Place de la Chapelle

Brussels

Show

Le Sablier de Noël

Nouvel An à Maison Louise Restaurant & Wine Bar

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with family and friends at Maison Louise Restaurant & Wine Bar.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with family and friends at Maison Louise Restaurant & Wine Bar. The menu is signed by Isabelle Arpin and executed by Adwin Fontein. We offer a 4 course menu at 110€ / person. * Net price excluding drinks

Le Louise Hotel Brussels

Ixelles

Animations

Nouvel An à Maison Louise Restaurant & Wine Bar

Ramsès II de Sébastien Thiéry

Centre Culturel d'Auderghem

Auderghem

Theatre

Ramsès II de Sébastien Thiéry

Centre Culturel d'Uccle

Uccle

Theatre

Ramsès II de Sébastien Thiéry

Visit Atomium - Mini-Europe - Design Museum Brussels

Renovated as a major national event between 2004 and 2006, the Atomium - which was not intended to survive Expo 58 for which it was the flagship construction - is today, with over 600,000 visitors per year, the most popular tourist attraction in the capital of Europe, an art center and an international symbol of Brussels and Belgium. - The combined Atomium ticket includes entrance to Mini-Europe and Design Museum Brussels (150m away) - The purchased ticket remains valid between 10am and 5.30pm of the chosen date, regardless of the time of booking. - The time of reservation on the ticket does not allow priority in the queue. - During holiday periods, waiting time in the queues might be longer due to higher visitor numbers. Wearing a mask is not compulsory, but is strongly recommended inside the monument.

Atomium

Laeken

Animations

Visit Atomium - Mini-Europe - Design Museum Brussels

Noël à Bruxelles : notre sélection de marchés alternatifs, créatifs et solidaires

Que l’on soit à la recherche d’un marché traditionnel, de cadeaux hors de sentiers battus ou d’un marché engagé, éthique et durable, à Bruxelles, il n’y a pas qu’une manière de préparer Noël !

Noël à Bruxelles : notre sélection de marchés alternatifs, créatifs et solidaires marche de Noel Be Here

What to do in Brussels: our cultural selection of the week

Brussels is bursting with cultural activities, you won't know what to choose! Every week, we offer you a selection of cultural nuggets and must-sees (exhibitions, concerts, guided tours and other discoveries....)

What to do in Brussels: our cultural selection of the week Circus & Performing Arts

From Art Nouveau to contemporary architecture, discover Brussels with style

Architecture is on everyone's lips in October and several major events offer you the opportunity to unleash your inner urban explorer and traverse the capital’s various architectural eras (Art Nouveau, Art Deco, neoclassicism and contemporary architecture).

From Art Nouveau to contemporary architecture, discover Brussels with style Banque Nationale - Nationale bank - © visit.brussels - Jean-Michel Byl

Art: 7 exhibitions not to be missed this fall in Brussels!

This year again, contemporary art amazes us with its diversity. Packed fuller than ever, the new season's programme is diverse and enthralling: let's take a look at the unmissable exhibitions coming up over the next few weeks!

Art: 7 exhibitions not to be missed this fall in Brussels! Yoshinori Mizutani, de la série Tokyo Parrots, Tokyo, 2013 © Yoshinori Mizutani courtoisie IMA gallery

Yoshinori Mizutani, de la série Tokyo Parrots, Tokyo, 2013 © Yoshinori Mizutani courtoisie IMA gallery

Go for a stroll in the Canal district

Street art, industrial wastelands, urban farms and alternative music... Here is our 6-stop itinerary to immerse yourself in this lively, arty and slightly underground neighbourhood for a day.

Go for a stroll in the Canal district quartier-canal-phare-canal

Brussels’ most extraordinary museums

What if, to change things up a bit, you treated yourself to a visit of a with an original or even unusual atmosphere? This is your chance to make some new discoveries in some fascinating locations !

Brussels’ most extraordinary museums

Cosmopolitan and vibrant, jazz asserts itself in Brussels

Brussels, European capital of jazz? Brussels and jazz have always had a special bond. In this article we try to detect its very special DNA.

Cosmopolitan and vibrant, jazz asserts itself in Brussels Jazz Station

The collections of Brussels’ museums: permanent treasures

the large permanent collections of our capital's museums are bursting with secrets, surprising objects and masterpieces to be rediscovered. We think we know them like the back of our hand, but in addition to the many surprises they have in store for us, they tell us a lot about the cultural history of Brussels.