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Magritte Gallery In a pared down decor, exhibition of reproductions of the artist’s original works or works inspired by them, along with lithographs and sculptures.
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Coudenberg 76/78 - 1000 Bru www.magritte-gallery.com 4
Musée Magritte Museum 200 of the painter’s works covering more than 2500 m² of exhibition space. The most important and most varied collection in the world.
Rue des Brigittines 1 - 1000 Bru CONTACT Sandrine Tielemans s.tielemans@brigittines.be www.brigittines.be 9
Rue de la Régence 3 - 1000 Bru Tel.: +32 (0)2 508 32 11 PRESS CONTACT Barbara Porteman Tel.: +32 (0)2 508 34 08 barbara.porteman@fine-arts-museum.be www.musee-magritte-museum.be
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Palais de Justice (Law Courts) A masterly and monumental structure, which looks down onto the working-class district: city of symbols and contrasts. Les Marolles This district has always been the centre of the cheeky banter and spirit of Brussels; the daily flea market held there offers perfectly eclectic and slightly surreal stalls.
Gare de la Chapelle and Skate Park des Ursulines Present-day surrealists display their work in the open air to share their “tag & trash “ creations on even the smallest section of wall available in the area around la Chapelle railway station. Stunts, tricks and acrobatics provided by teenagers on skateboards.
The Editions Jacques Brel The whole world of the Great Jacques who used to celebrate offbeat Brussels in songs. Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés 11 1000 Bru Tel.: +32 (0)2 511 10 20 www.jacquesbrel.be
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At n° 207 Rue Haute This façade with its surreal floors used to house the very first Toone puppet theatre. 7
La Fleur en Papier doré The café where the Belgian surrealists used to get together and which has kept all its original cachet.
Rue des Alexiens 55 - 1000 Bru Tel.: +32 (0)2 511 16 59 www.fleurenpapierdore.be
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Les Brigittines cultural & arts centre Just next to an Italo-Flemish Baroque-style church, an arts centre dedicated to voice and movement and to modern dance in particular.
Manneken-Pis The symbol of Brussels’ rebellious and surrealist spirit. Greenwich The Greenwich, a listed café, which is worth the trip for its decor as well as for the fact that Magritte often used to play chess there with other figures of surrealism in Brussels. Rue des Chartreux 7 - 1000 Bru www.greenwich-cafe.be
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The Zinneke (mongrel in Brussels dialect) On the corner of rue des Chartreux, he lifts his leg: irreverent but so likeable!
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Le Cirio Built in pure Art Nouveau style, le Cirio has always played host to numerous artists. EdouardLéon-Théodore Mesens and Marcel Lecomte, from the surrealist group of Brussels, were regulars here. Rue de la Bourse 18/20 - 1000 Bru
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Galeries Saint-Hubert Théâtre Royal des Galeries In 1951, René Magritte painted a fresco on the ceiling of the auditorium here, reminiscent of the very famous Magrittian skies. Théâtre des Galeries Galerie des Princes 6 - 1000 Bru www.trg.be
Museum of Letters and Manuscripts On display in the Arts section of the permanent exhibition are documents written by surrealist artists such as Magritte, Dali, Max Ernst, Chagall, Bellmer and Delvaux. Galerie du Roi 1 - 1000 Bru www.mlmb.be
Off map: René Magritte House-Museum Magritte painted most of his emblematic works in the dining room of the rented apartment where the couple used to live on the ground floor. Rue Esseghem 135 - 1090 Bru Tel./ Fax : +32 (0)2 428 26 26 PRESS CONTACT André Garitte www.magrittemuseum.be
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Surrealist guided walks www.visitbrussels.be www.voiretdirebruxelles.be
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