Bond in Motion
For the first time on the European continent, spectacular sets, making of models and about fifty original vehicles (motorcycles, cars, planes, submarines, hovercrafts, helicopters, ...), straight out of the 25 James Bond films, will be gathered in one place from December 9, 2022 to May 14, 2023 at Brussels Expo.
For the first time on the European continent, the "Bond in Motion" exhibition is a first for the city of Brussels and the Brussels Region. Brussels Expo will host this exceptional event, starting on December 9. Created in 1953 by Ian Fleming, brought to the screen in 1962 with the film James Bond vs, the James Bond saga is more alive than ever. If the most famous agent in the world has succeeded in many of his missions, it is often thanks to the vehicles designed by the ingenious "Q". From the early Aston Martin DB5 to the latest model, from the Lotus that turns into a submarine to motorcycles, boats and planes, "Bond in Motion" will give film enthusiasts the chance to step behind the scenes. In the 60 years of its existence, the creativity of the teams behind the James Bond adventure has never failed. "Bond in Motion" is an opportunity to discover not only the vehicles but also the secrets of their making through documents gathered for the first time. The realization of the cult scenes and the most extraordinary stunts will finally be revealed. Many other "non-automotive" objects will also be exhibited and will certainly cause some nice surprises.
Throughout the duration of the exhibition "Bond in Motion", animations, meetings and events will be organized around the 007 saga. More than an exhibition, "Bond in Motion" promises a real experience that will enthrall all audiences, from the youngest to the first time fans, from the crazy cinema fans to the technology enthusiasts and the adventure fans, without forgetting all those who want to live a family outing that touches all generations.
Many animations and various surprises (still classified top secret for the moment!) will be planned for young and old.
A 007 bar - restaurant and James Bond stores will of course be in the right place, ready to ready to satisfy the desires of visitors.
Brussels Expo
Laeken
Exhibition
Bond in Motion
Johnny Hallyday l'Exposition
Throughout 2000m2 of converted space, visitors will be immersed in an interactive retrospective of the star’s life; from his teenage bedroom to his Marnes-la-Coquette office rebuilt as an exact replica, to his life in America and Saint Barth, his final resting place.
Spanning over four decades, the exhibit “Johnny Hallyday. L’Exposition” will be punctuated with musical, scenic and personal memories, allowing visitors to relive Johnny Hallyday’s career, thanks to exceptional staging experiences, in a unique and fully immersive experience.
Brussels Expo
Laeken
Exhibition
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Johnny Hallyday l'Exposition
Bright Festival
Bright, the Brussels Festival of Lights, will bring some sparkle to your evenings from 16 to 19 February 2023.
For this new edition, Brussels' brightest event will illuminate three neighbourhoods: the Royal Quarter, the European Quarter and from the Sainte-Marie/Lehon Quarter to Avenue Louis Bertrand in Schaerbeek. The routes will be subtly punctuated by some twenty immersive and poetic works of art.
Alongside these artistic installations, the festival will feature an equally luminous fringe programme, consisting of evening events in the museums, guided tours and ephemeral installations by the event's partners. This edition also promises a magnificent spotlight, both literally and figuratively, on our region's rich Art Nouveau heritage.
Mark your calendar!
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
Bright Festival
Peter Lindbergh Untold Stories, when fashion photography becomes Art
A sublime retrospective that pays tribute to Peter Lindbergh. This exhibition represents his artistic vision that was built and nurtured through four decades of work, encounters and creativity. Every day for three years, Lindbergh spent his days and nights researching, editing, and assembling photos that would open up new interpretations and create a sense of surprise.
Previously hosted in Germany and Spain, Belgium now has the honour of presenting Peter Lindbergh's Untold Stories exhibition.
Designed to celebrate his legacy and offer a unique perspective on his work, the exhibition covers his entire career, from his beginnings in the 1980s to his death in September 2019.
Thanks to the involvement and support of the city of Brussels and the collaboration of the Peter Lindbergh Foundation, these unpublished photos, videos and large formats will be on display for five months in the Espace Vanderborght in Brussels.
The Origins
2018 marked the beginning of a friendship between Bruno Pani (founder of the events agency Profirst and the social club TheMerode) and Peter Lindbergh, the iconic photographer from the 1980s to the present-day. Lindbergh revealed a human touch, capturing the fragility in the strength of models, marking his era and the emergence of
the Top Models. He collaborated with the leading glossy magazines of the day, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. He remains the only photographer to have captured the mythical Pirelli Calendar three times. Through his lens, the famous Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Helena Christensen, set the trend fora new expression of femininity - raw beauty.
In September 2019, Peter Lindbergh put down his camera for the last time, but the power of his cinematic-scale remains forever immortalised in each of the images that literally and figuratively pushed the boundaries of fashion photography. Before his death, Peter Lindbergh created a foundation with the aim of preserving his
work.
Since then, the Peter Lindbergh Foundation continues to promote his photographic heritage, notably through the Untold Stories exhibition, initially conceived in collaboration with the Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf.
Unpublished works
Untold Stories will unveil more than 150 works freely associated by the author to create a mise en abyme and a dialogue between the photos, superimposing the person who discovers, the person who poses and the person who is just passing by.
A monumental and immersive experience that combines barely known or completely unpublished photos with the artist's most iconic shots. Photography in motion, vibrating with the energy of portraits through which Peter Lindbergh helped elevate fashion photography to the rank of art.
Peter Lindbergh
Espace Vanderborght
Brussels
Exhibition
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Peter Lindbergh Untold Stories, when fashion photography becomes Art
PHOTO I BRUT #1 - collection Bruno Decharme & installation vidéo Angel Vergara
PHOTO | BRUT BXL is a project of exhibitions and multidisciplinary events coordinated by the Centre d’Art Brut et Contemporain La « S » Grand Atelier (Vielsalm) in collaboration with Bruno Decharme, collector and founder of abcd-art brut in Paris, and 4 partner organisations based in Brussels: CENTRALE for contemporary art, Botanique, Art et marges museum and TinyGallery.
In 2019, the annual summer photography festival Rencontres d’Arles held the exhibition PHOTO | BRUT collection Bruno Decharme & compagnie which was taken over in 2021 by the American Folk Art Museum in New York. In 2022, Bruno Decharme and Anne-Françoise Rouche have decided to reveal other facets of “raw photography” through recent discoveries of works by a hundred artists.
PHOTO | BRUT BXL collection Bruno Decharme includes exhibitions, installations, workshops, performances, two study days and new publications. The programme is based on the theme of “raw photography”. Through photographs, photomontages or photocollages, these creators, generally self-taught, reveal their personal universes through works produced outside conventional artistic circuits. This little-explored field of research on outsider art opens up a path towards innovative practices in the field of photography, thus contributing to renewing the way this medium is seen. This project thus questions the role of the collector, his or her power over the categorisation of creators, as well as photography.
In the context of the project PHOTO | BRUT BXL, CENTRALE presents nearly 200 photographs from PHOTO | BRUT collection Bruno Decharme & compagnie exhibited in Arles. True to its programming principles, the art center of the city of Brussels has also invited Brussels-based artist Angel Vergara for an open and unique dialogue with Bruno Decharme. His work is inspired by the continuous research on the power of the image through performances, videos, installations, paintings and drawings. He tests the limits of art and reality, and stretches the boundaries of reality and its perception. His research on how the contemporary image shapes the interconnected public and private spheres perfectly resonates with “raw” photography. Each piece of Vergara’s work is an attempt to shatter the image; it strives to have an impact on the aesthetic, sociocultural and political level. For this project he was inspired by filmed portraits that the director Bruno Decharme dedicated to the creators of his collection.
With the support of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
CENTRALE for contemporary art
Brussels
Exhibition
PHOTO I BRUT #1 - collection Bruno Decharme & installation vidéo Angel Vergara
Picasso & Abstraction
For the first time, the major stages that marked the links between Picasso's work and the history of abstract art is brought to light.
From the first Cubist experiments of 1907, carried out on the fringes of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, to his later work, which is sometimes situated on the borders of action painting, this surprising relationship is shown in a subtle chronological and thematic exhibition, where more than one hundred exceptional works reveal the artist's pendulum movement between abstraction and the figurative over the decades.
Another major theme of the exhibition is the artist's studio, a true formal laboratory, and shows Picasso's creative process through various series of drawings and prints, allowing the viewer to understand how he works and reflects on the representation of the chosen motifs.
The exhibition, with its sharp and innovative theme, invites the viewer to appreciate Pablo Picasso’s extraordinary creativity and his ability to constantly reinvent himself.
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Brussels
Exhibition
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Picasso & Abstraction
Kidorama, 200 year of children's fashion
Children’s fashion is healthier than ever. More inclusive, more environmentally friendly, with an emphasis on handmade items: new labels appear each year. But dressing a child is not always easy! Through a trajectory that is both thematic and chronological, this new exhibition casts its eye on current fashion in the light of children’s wear since 1820.
Children’s fashion is healthier than ever. More inclusive, more environmentally friendly, with an emphasis on handmade items: new labels appear each year. But dressing a child is not always easy! Fashion is first and foremost a social phenomenon and children also care about what they wear.
Through a trajectory that is both thematic and chronological, this new exhibition casts its eye on current fashion in the light of children’s wear since 1820.
By delving into its collections, recently enriched by Belgian items as well as several prestigious loans, the museum raises questions about issues such as construction of gender, the development of mixed or unisex fashion, imitation of adult fashion as well as the growing interest in the luxury industry for kids. More than just a fashion exhibition, Kidorama tells the story of the place of the child and the development of his/her personality within our society.
An exhibition to enjoy through children’s eyes!
The exhibition is of course aimed at adults but also at children, discover all the activities of the museum on our website (interactive modules, coloring book ...)
Museum of Fashion & Lace
Brussels
Exhibition
Kidorama, 200 year of children's fashion
Magical Theatres
The paper theatre, miniature theatre or table top theatre was once a source of pleasure for young and old. These days, it has sunk into oblivion. The "Magical Theatres" exhibition brings back to life the magical world of this toy, its fantastic colourful decors and its small paper actors.
The Halle Gate opens the doors onto a world full of stories, from Shakespeare plays to the tales of the Grimm Brothers.
These delightful works of art, that appeared two centuries ago, reflect the magnificent European theatre stages and give insight in the private world of 19th-century families. The exhibition reveals complete theatres from this period and wonderful uncut original paper stages. Creations by contemporary artists are also on display. Visitors will be amazed by virtual dramatisations. Younger visitors are guided by a paper puppet, Puss in Boots.
The Magical Theatres exhibition is situated on the third floor of the magnificent Halle Gate Museum building. In a permanent presentation, this vestige of the second surrounding wall of Brussels reveals the period in which the city was fortified and offers impressive panoramic views from its rampart walk. The annual temporary exhibitions focus on different aspects of day-to-day life in the past and present, and often find their inspiration in the European Ethnology collections of the Royal Museums of Art and History.
Halle Gate – RMAH
Brussels
Exhibition
Magical Theatres
Fantastic Brussels
Hotel Métropole
Brussels
Show
Fantastic Brussels
175 - Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
The Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert are celebrating their 175th anniversary!
The perfect time for an exhibition dedicated to its history, its origins, its relationship with the city and the life of Brussels and of Belgium, thanks to its theatres, its cinema, its restaurants and cafés, its shops and its residents. Some 150 documents, plans, photos, from the modern day and times gone by, as well as works of art, all connected to its central location in the capital. You will also be able to find out more about all the plans that the Galeries have to look forward to, including projects relating to urban planning and heritage, right in the heart of Brussels as well as abroad
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Exhibition
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175 - Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
