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Flemish Art Collection at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
(Royal Museum of Fine Arts,Antwerp,Belgium)
The collections of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent and the Groeninge Museum in Bruges have come together to form the Flemish Art Collection. The partnership aims to increase accessibility to the collections, whil...
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Rubens House
(Rubenshuis,Antwerp,Belgium)
Rubenshuis is Rubens former palazzo in the centre of Antwerp. The life of the great Baroque painter unfolds before visitors eyes and enables them to discover his multifaceted abilities as painter, architect, diplomat, collector and scientist.Some of Rub...
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Mayer van den Bergh Museum
(Mayer van den Bergh Museum,Antwerp,Belgium)
The Mayer van den Bergh museum is the collection of just one man and its paintings, statues, drawings and many other works have found a permanent home in an attractive 16th century-style building.A large number of magnificent works from the Middle Ages an...
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Royal Museum of Fine Arts
(Royal Museum of Fine Arts,Antwerp,Belgium)
Built in 1875 as part of a large refurbishment project for Antwerp, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts hosted the 1894 World Exposition. It houses many works from the 14th century onwards, including Flemish Masters Rubens, Van Dijck and Jordaens.Website: http:...
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Grote Markt
(Grote Markt,Antwerp,Belgium)
The Grote Markt (Town Square) of Antwerp may not be as large as that of Brussels, but it is certainly as grand. The Brabo Fountain, built in 1887 and located in the centre of the square, is a highlight.As was customary, the guilds built their headquarters...
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Cathedral of our Lady
(Cathedral of our Lady,Antwerp,Belgium)
Building of the Cathedral of Our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal) was begun in 1351 and has never formally been completed. It is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries, combining gothic, renaissance, baroque and rococo architectural styles in a uniq...
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Antwerp Zoo
(Antwerp Zoo,Antwerp,Belgium)
Laid out just outside the city walls in the mid-19th century, Antwerp Zoo is now at the heart of town next to the central station. The zoo houses more than 6000 animals of 750 species in modern open-plan enclosures.Recent additions have given the zoo mode...
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MoMu Fashion Museum
(Antwerp Fashion Museum,Antwerp,Belgium)
Since the breakthrough success of the "Antwerp Six" designers at the 1988 British Designer Show, Antwerp has become a key destination on the international fashion circuit. The city s long-awaited fashion museum, MoMu, displays the best in Belgian design.T...
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Ethnographic Museum
(Ethnographic Museum,Antwerp,Belgium)
Antwerp s Ethnographic Museum is the one of the newest additions to the city s already rich cultural landscape. The collection is an exquisite mix of objects from Asia, Africa, America and Oceania.An important part of the museum s collection dates from th...
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Brussels Roller Parade
(Brussels,Belgium)
Brussels roller-blading fanatics get their skates on every Friday during the summer for a head-spinning two-hour tour of the city.The meeting point is on Place Poelaert, right in front of the Palais de Justice, at 7pm. Thousands of skaters take on a ten-...
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Ecran Total
(Arenberg Galeries,Brussels,Belgium)
Take the chance to hide from the summer sun in the protective darkness of the Ecran Total (total sunblock, or total screen) cinema festival. Held at the Arenberg Galeries, the screenings include new releases, retrospectives, film classics and children s f...
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Urban Aperitifs
(Brussels,Belgium)
Every Friday in summer, Urban Aperitifs sets up stands for drink and nibbles, in a different location each week. Discover unknown pockets of Brussels while sipping a mojito. Locals mix with tourists, students and the elderly, everyone is welcome!Please ch...
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PleinOPENair Cinema
(Brussels,Belgium)
Come rain or shine, Brussels PleinOPENair festival offers free outdoor movie screenings every Friday and Saturday. There s plenty of entertainment before nightfall, but the festival s raison-d être is to show rare films, screened at unusual places that ...
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Espaces Speculoos Street Festival
(Brussels,Belgium)
In Brussels, summer has really arrived once the Espace Speculoos takes over the city s streets and squares. Named after a Belgian ginger biscuit loved by children, the festival features a formidable programme of street performers, jugglers, puppeteers and...
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Midis-Minimes Festival
(Eglise des Minimes,Brussels,Belgium)
The Minimes church in central Brussels is host to the annual Midis-Minimes Festival. It s the perfect opportunity to unleash your musical eclecticism, as the church echoes to the sounds of baroque, choral or jazz on weekdays throughout the summer.Website:...
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Royal Palace Opening
(Palais Royal,Brussels,Belgium)
Belgium s royal family now lives in Laeken, but the former Royal Palace is used as official offices and to host functions and can be visited during summer months. Admire the palace s Throne Room, Great Gallery and Hall of Mirrors.Since 2003, the royal cou...
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Tom & Charlotte At The Museum
(Brussels,Belgium)
Tom and Charlotte, two lovable cartoon characters and very big museum fans, have concocted a whole range of activities for families who are visiting Brussels this summer. Every Wednesday afternoon in July and August guided tours, interactive games and sci...
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Midi Funfair
(Gare du Midi,Brussels,Belgium)
The popular Midi Funfair sets up camp every year in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels. A cheerful mix of sounds, lights and smells forms an intrinsic part of Brussels in summer.Visitors can enjoy traditional Belgian specialities such...
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Le Gazon
(Brussels,Belgium)
Le Gazon, meaning grass, are über-trendy open-air parties for those in the know, which take place most Saturdays in July and August at a different location each time. Well-known international DJs often make an appearance, as well as home-grown talent.Set...
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Brussels-on-Sea
(Bassin Béco,Brussels,Belgium)
Brussels-on-Sea, on the banks of the Willebroek Canal, is a full-blown, albeit temporary, seaside resort. Watch as straw huts and barbecues, mojito-sipping oiled-up beach beaux and bikini-clad babes spring up in the midst of Belgium s capricious summer.Br...
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The Tall Ships Race
(Antwerp,Belgium)
The Tall Ships Race brings historic ships to a host of European port cities, starting in Antwerp in 2010. Watch massive pirate-style ships with billowing white sails from the vantage-point of docks around the North Sea and Baltic coasts.When the ships do...
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Milow (Unplugged) at Het Depot
(Martelarenplein 12,3000)
Event details from Last.fm »
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Klara Festival
(Brussels,Belgium)
Brussels Klara Festival is a classical music event that attracts musicians, composers and enthusiasts from all over Europe to enjoy over 60 performances around the city. Venues include traditional concert halls as well as train stations, squares and stre...
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Drive-in Movies
(Esplanade du Cinquantenaire,Brussels,Belgium)
During the long summer evenings in Brussels, blockbuster movies are shown outdoors in their original language versions on Fridays and Saturday at the Esplanade du Cinquantenaire. Just drive in, and enjoy your favourite film on a 400-metre square screen.Th...
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Meyboom Celebration
(Place du Grand Sablon,Brussels,Belgium)
An unseasonably late maypole (or Meyboom ) is raised in Brussels, on the anniversary of a wedding which took place in 1213. A posse of costumed giants accompanies the pole on its journey from the Sablon to the Grand Place.According to legend, a wedding p...
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Rubens Market
(Grote Markt,Antwerp,Belgium)
Antwerp hosts an annual market in honour of the city s most famous resident and painter of curvaceous 16th-century lovelies - Rubens. Traders dress in period costume to peddle their wares, turning the Grote Markt into one of the master s works.In the 16th...
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Jazz Middelheim
(Middelheim Park,Antwerp,Belgium)
Back in 1981, Jazz Middelheim s organisers decided to bring jazz to a wider audience by transposing the genre from late-night smoky bars to afternoon in the open fields. Ever since, world-class performers have been invited to Antwerp s Middelheim Park.In ...
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Urban BBQ
(Mont des Arts,Brussels,Belgium)
Urban BBQ is an outdoor meat-grilling feast held on Brussels Mont des Arts. Not your average beer and sausage do, the event sees Belgian chefs (some Michelin-starred) whip up gourmet titbits for visitors to enjoy around a huge communal table.Website: h...
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Boterhammen in het Park
(Warande Park,Brussels,Belgium)
Sandwiches In The Park, or Boterhammen in het Park, is a music and kids animation festival held in the Warande Park, in Brussels city centre. Shows are mostly in Flemish but the friendly atmosphere makes the festival accessible to all.The full programme...
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Museum Night
(Antwerp,Belgium)
During the Museum Night every year, Antwerp s museums and churches extend their hours and open their doors late. Visitors can enjoy their permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, as well as surprise concerts in a magical setting.Please visit Antwe...
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Taste Antwerp Culinary Festival
(Het Zuid neighbourhood,Antwerp,Belgium)
In August, foodies descend upon Antwerp s Zuid neighbourhood (by the docks) for the three-day Antwerp Taste Festival. Twenty-five renowned restaurateurs and caterers offer tasty titbits of their own creation, at very democratic prices. Local produce will ...
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Laus Polyphoniae
(Antwerp,Belgium)
Within the mammoth Festival van Vlaanderen lies the intimate Laus Polyphoniae, an exploration of baroque and polyphonic music. Intimately linked to the city of Antwerp, the festival uncovers and breathes new life into music collections lying dormant in mu...
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Fiesta Latina
(Avenue Louise,Brussels,Belgium)
Fiesta Latina gets hips gyrating on and around Brussels Avenue Louise, with parades, live concerts, dancing and the odd mojito or two... The programme also includes dance groups, DJ floors and a mercado latino with Spanish, Caribbean and Latin American s...
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Brussels Summer Festival
(Grand Place,Brussels,Belgium)
Brussels grand buildings, squares and parks serve as concert halls when the Summer Festival takes over the Belgian capital. This annual extravaganza s varied programme spans hip hop, folk, reggae and electronic music, street performances, stand-up comedy...
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Brussels Flower Carpet
(Grand Place,Brussels,Belgium)
As if the Grand Place - one of the world s most beautiful squares - was not spectacular enough, every two years the Belgians cover it with a carpet of flowers.The enterprise involves considerable time and effort, when you think that over 300 square metres...
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lokerse feesten at Lokerse Feesten
(Grote Kaai,)
Event details from Last.fm »
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Khuda at De Rots
(Melkmarkt 11,2000)
Event details from Last.fm »
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Totaalfestival at Markt
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Contempt at Carlo Levi
(Rue Saint-Léonard, 48,4000)
Contempt
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Event details from Last.fm »
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Neeka at Mezz
(Keizerstraat 101,4811 HL)
Singer-songwriter Neeka wordt ook wel de Joni Mitchell van België genoemd. Met haar melancholische folksongs speelt ze al sinds 1999 een prominente rol in de folkscene van onze zuiderburen. Met haar vierde prachtplaat Robin is Neeka klaar om ook buiten d...
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Laus Polyphoniae
(Antwerp,Belgium)
Within the mammoth Festival van Vlaanderen lies the intimate Laus Polyphoniae, an exploration of baroque and polyphonic music. Intimately linked to the city of Antwerp, the festival uncovers and breathes new life into music collections lying dormant in mu...
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Taste Antwerp Culinary Festival
(Het Zuid neighbourhood,Antwerp,Belgium)
In August, foodies descend upon Antwerp s Zuid neighbourhood (by the docks) for the three-day Antwerp Taste Festival. Twenty-five renowned restaurateurs and caterers offer tasty titbits of their own creation, at very democratic prices. Local produce will ...
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Rubens Market
(Grote Markt,Antwerp,Belgium)
Antwerp hosts an annual market in honour of the city s most famous resident and painter of curvaceous 16th-century lovelies - Rubens. Traders dress in period costume to peddle their wares, turning the Grote Markt into one of the master s works.In the 16th...
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Jazz Middelheim
(Middelheim Park,Antwerp,Belgium)
Back in 1981, Jazz Middelheim s organisers decided to bring jazz to a wider audience by transposing the genre from late-night smoky bars to afternoon in the open fields. Ever since, world-class performers have been invited to Antwerp s Middelheim Park.In ...
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Museum Night
(Antwerp,Belgium)
During the Museum Night every year, Antwerp s museums and churches extend their hours and open their doors late. Visitors can enjoy their permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, as well as surprise concerts in a magical setting.Please visit Antwe...
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Horses on Fire at Café Video
(Oude Beestenmarkt 7,9000)
Event details from Last.fm »
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Mötley Crüe at Grote Kaai
(Grote Kaai,9160)
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Punkrock Summerblast at SOJO
(Een Meilaan, 35,3010)
Event details from Last.fm »
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Slayer at 013
(Veemarktstraat 44,5038 CV)
SLAYER POSTPONES UK/EUROPEAN TOUR
It is with immense disappointment that Slayer must postpone its UK and European tour that had been set to kick off on November 18 in the UK, and take the band on 19 dates through Europe, ending on December 17 in Germany....
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Converge at Muziekcentrum TRIX
(Noordersingel 28,2140)
Event details from Last.fm »
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