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The Mont des Arts (French, pronounced [mɔ̃ dez‿aʁ]) or Kunstberg (Dutch, pronounced [ˈkʏnstbɛr(ə)x] ⓘ), meaning "Hill/Mount of the Arts", is an urban complex and historic site in central Brussels, Belgium, including the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), the National Archives of Belgium, the Square – Brussels Meeting Centre, and a public garden.
Victor Horta began designing the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels following World War I, in a more geometric style than his previous works, similar to Art Deco. The Belgian Parliament initially denied funding for the plans. [3] With the founding of the Société du Palais des Beaux-Arts in 1922, the project was revived.
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels (French: Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles [akademi ʁwajal de boz‿aʁ də bʁysɛl] (ArBA-EsA); Dutch: Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Brussel [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˌaːkaːˈdeːmi voːr ˈsxoːnə ˈkʏnstə(ɱ) vɑm ˈbrʏsəl]) is an art school in Brussels, Belgium, founded in 1711.
This institution was founded on 1 September 1801 by Napoleon [1] [4] and opened in 1803 as the Museum of Fine Arts of Brussels (French: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Dutch: Museum voor Schone Kunsten van Brussel), occupying fourteen rooms of the former Palace of Charles of Lorraine, known as the "Old Court". [5]
The museum was founded on 1 September 1801 by Napoleon [1] [2] and opened in 1803 as the Museum of Fine Arts of Brussels (French: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Dutch: Museum voor Schone Kunsten van Brussel), occupying fourteen rooms of the former Palace of Charles of Lorraine, known as the "Old Court".
Erected in 1848 at the centre of the Place du Musée, the statue of Charles Alexander of Lorraine was part of a series of sculptural works honouring great figures of Belgian history. Originally designed for Brussels Park , then for the Place Royale/Koningsplein , it had been ordered to the sculptor Louis Jehotte , also author of a statue of ...
The gardens, begun in 1924, originally covered 26 a (28,000 sq ft) and now cover 1.5 ha (3.7 acres). They are divided into three parts. The first, and oldest, is a Picturesque Garden by the landscape architect Jules Buyssens that recalls the spirit of the Roaring Twenties and shows the geometrical ideas of
The Kunstenfestivaldesarts (KFDA) is an annual international multi-genre arts festival that takes place in several locations in Brussels, Belgium.The festival, founded in 1994 by Frie Leysen, is a celebration of the arts by both the Flemish and French-speaking Belgians, which hosts a variety of international artists each year.