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Envisioning Europe: China Through Western Eyes

Submitted by houseeuropeanhistory on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 14:42

Professor Kerry Brown - “China Through Western Eyes: 800 Years of Cultural and Intellectual Encounter” - Envisioning Europe online lectures series

ORSTEN GROOM - SIEG MHUND KALUMNIATOR

Submitted by Galerie Daniel ... on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 12:02

“Man has the dangerous faculty of making others follow his example.” - Sigmund Freud

For the first time at Galerie Templon, young maverick painter Orsten Groom is presenting a series of canvases as spectacular as they are unclassifiable. The work offers a guttural, offbeat interpretation of history through the iconoclastic prism of images.

What’s on this week: 8-14 October

The event to beat this autumn is without a doubt a double exhibition of work by the British artistic genius David Hockney. Works from the Tate Collection , 1954-2017 takes the visitor on a journey through the long career of the 83-year-old artist, while David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring , is a...
Illustration shows energy bills and an electricity meter. (BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND)

Increases in gas and electricity prices raise concerns among Belgian consumers

The rise in gas and electricity prices in Belgium over recent months has begun to put a strain on some households. The increases have raised concerns and many questions, such as which households will have to pay more and when, what the impact will be on the different types of contracts, fixed and...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Sophie Lauwers pictured during the presentation of the expositions 'Paintings from Siena', 'The Yellow Side of Sociality. Italian Artists in Europe. Ars Narrandi in Europe's Gothic Age' in the Bozar Fine Arts museum in Brussels, Tuesday 09 September 2014. (BELGA PHOTO ERIC LALMAND)

Bozar board chooses Sophie Lauwers as new director

The board of directors at Bozar, the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, have proposed that the institution’s current director of exhibitions Sophie Lauwers become its new director. The proposal was made to deputy prime minister and minister of federal cultural institutions Sophie Wilmès this week...

More of the Senne river peeps through in Brussels

Part of the Senne river is seeing the light of day for the first time since 1996. Brussels has embarked on a project to uncover parts of the river in order to improve biodiversity and water quality. Brussels authorities covered over the river that runs through the capital in the 19th century to...

Twelve football clubs named in money laundering investigation

Twelve pro football clubs have been named in the ongoing investigations into match fixing, money laundering and tax fraud in Belgium. The federal investigation launched a few years ago has made significant progress on the financial side since sports agent Dejan Veljkovic ( pictured ) turned state’s...
KRUISHOUTEM, BELGIUM: Illustration pictured shows the entrance of restaurant Hof Van Cleve of Chef cook Peter Goossens. (BELGA PHOTO LIEVEN VAN ASSCHE)

Hof Van Cleve ranked 36th in world's top 50 restaurants list

Belgian restaurant Hof Van Cleve, led by chef Peter Goossens, located in Kruishoutem, East Flanders, has been ranked 36th on the popular list of the 50 Best Restaurants in the World, it was announced on Tuesday at a ceremony in Antwerp. The top place on the list this year was won by chef René...
Illustration picture shows two policemen on motorbikes during a speed control action of the federal police. (BELGA PHOTO JONAS ROOSENS)

Police launch 24-hour speed check marathon on Belgian roads

Intensive speed checks are scheduled throughout Belgium for Wednesday and Thursday, the federal police have announced. From 6.00, for 24 hours, officers from more than 100 local police zones, backed up by federal police, will conduct numerous checks and install temporary speed cameras on motorways...

Eurostar and Thalys plan to merge, with headquarters in Brussels

High-speed train operators Thalys and Eurostar are working on a merger, which will eventually see the brand name Thalys disappear. The new company will be headquartered in Brussels. Eurostar is based in London and runs high-speed trains from the UK to Belgium, France and the Netherlands. It is...

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