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© OPT / Jean-Luc Flemal
Our selection of events that are not to be missed:
10/09/2009›02/05/2010 : THIS IS OUR EARTH 2. FROM KYOTO TO COPENHAGEN (BRUXELLES) © NV Tempora SA Around 200,000 people visited This is our Earth! The new edition, This is our Earth. From Kyoto to Copenhagen has been modified in order to adapt to the current situation and to frame the problems linked to global warming and biodiversity. Problems more far-reaching than sustainable development. With the support of the Swedish presidency of the European Union. |
14/10/2009›29/08/2010 : WHALES AND DOLPHINS (BRUXELLES) © I. R. des Sciences naturelles de Belgique Immerse yourself in the world of mammals, which have become fully adapted to life in the water: whales and dolphins. They have also come to symbolise endangered species. |
28/11/2009›28/03/2010 : JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, THE AMERICAN DREAM (BRUXELLES) © JFKlibrary The exhibition JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, THE AMERICAN DREAM is held in the magnificent setting of Tour et Taxis in Brussels.
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16/01/2010›18/04/2010 : FRIDA KAHLO Y SU MUNDO (BRUXELLES) © Collection Museo Dolores Olmedo The ultimate Mexican (self-)portrait, Frida Kahlo's disconcerting gaze stares out from the Museo Olmedo collection, the world's largest (private) collection of her work. 19 paintings, an etching, six drawings, and a number of photographs bear witness to her brilliant contribution to the symbolist and surrealist movements. And to her life, a hard one from the outset. A tragic bus accident at just 17 led to a series of operations throughout her life, at a time when medicine was just feeling its way. Several miscarriages and a turbulent married life with Diego Rivera, the great painter of the Revolution, contributed to her works' power and extraordinary beauty. |
04/02/2010›09/05/2010 : EL GRECO (BRUXELLES) El Greco, San Juan Evangelista © Toledo, Museo del Greco Regarded today as one of the founders of the Spanish School of painting, El Greco has not, however, always enjoyed that lofty status. The exhibition presents a fascinating overview of the painter's artistic development via a unique selection of outstanding works. After this visit to the Centre for Fine Arts the series will return to the Museo de El Greco in Toledo, which it will never leave again... |
11/02/2010›25/04/2010 : IMÁGENES DEL MEXICANO (BRUXELLES) © Museo Nacional de Arte, INBA The exhibition Imágenes del Mexicano, sums up the history of Mexico and its quest for identity in 150 portraits. We see the pre-Columbian period, colonialism, independence, and our own day through the eyes of Mexican and foreign artists. Portraits of unknown and famous Mexicans, images of ethnic minorities, and satirical works illustrate the heritage and aspirations of an ever-changing nation. Paintings by Bustos, Rivera, Siqueiros, and Kahlo; films by Eisenstein; and photographs by Modotti - not just images, but Mexico itself! |
