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The Return, 1940, oil on canvas, 50 x 65 cm. © Charly Herscovici, with his kind authorisation - c/o SABAM-ADAGP, 2009

Magritte Museum

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Celebrated Surrealist painter René Magritte gets his very own museum. Located on Brussels' place Royale in an extension of the Fine Arts Museum complex, the Magritte Museum features hundreds…

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Belgian Centre of Comic Strip Art, Brussels. Courtesy of Visit Flanders

Belgian Centre of Comic Strip Art

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The Belgian Centre of Comic Strip Art is dedicated to cartoons, celebrating artists such as Bruxellois Hergé, creator of Tintin. New comic strip art appears alongside rare originals. Check out…

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The Grand'Place, Brussels. Courtesy of Jon Martin

Grand'Place

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Bursting with Gothic façades, the Grand'Place is one of Europe's largest city squares. Don't miss the gloriously asymmetric Town Hall and adorned guild houses. This is the historic heart of…

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The infamous Manneken-Pis, Brussels. Courtesy of Visit Flanders

Manneken-Pis

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This bizarre little statue of a peeing boy is the most popular tourist attraction in Brussels, just off the Grand'Place. Famously touted as a glorious example of Belgian humour and capacity…

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MIM - Musical Instrument Museum, Brussels. © MIM

Musical Instrument Museum

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This wrought-iron and glass Art Nouveau building, designed by Victor Horta, is home to MIM, Brussels' musical instrument museum. Located off the Mont des Arts, the converted department store…

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The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. Courtesy of Brussels Tourist Office

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

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The Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels- the Museum of Ancient Art and the Museum of Modern Art - form the country's most important museum complex. Watch out for work by the Belgian…

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Annemie Verbeke, Parcours de Stylistes. Credit: Modo Bruxellae.

Fashion Designers Trail

Oct 2010 (biennial)

You could explore Brussels via its restaurants and chocolate shops, but you could take an equally delectable journey and embark on a fashion designers trail. Explore the city while feasting…

Apples. Photo by Ben Evans, © Whatsonwhen

Marché du Midi Market

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The Marché du Midi is Brussels' largest food market, a haven of fresh fruit, vegetables, North African herbs and spices, olives, cheese and fish, big enough to provide a whole Sunday morning's…

Calling all chocoholics...

Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate

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In a country famed for its chocolate, this museum is a mouth-watering must-see. The converted house of the Dukes of Brabant on the Grand Place offers a tour through chocolate-making history…

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Fuse, Brussels. Photo by Kris Deplaedt, © Fuse

Fuse

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Fuse is Belgium's premier techno club, regularly welcoming international DJs to the Marolles district. Laurent Garnier, Luke Slater and Carl Craig have all mixed in this intimate club. Crowds…

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Atomium, Brussels. Courtesy of the Belgian Tourist Office

Atomium

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Halfway between design and architecture, the Atomium is a 102-metre-high representation of iron crystal molecules, designed for the 1958 World Fair. Reopened in 2006 after extensive…

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Sablon Nights

26 - 28 Nov 2009 (annual)

During Sablon Nights, explore one of Brussels' most beautiful districts. Stroll past the best spots and spectacular illuminations in the city's antiques quarter during this magical event.…

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Belgian Cinema Fête

17 - 20 Dec 2009 (annual)

The Belgian Cinema Fête showcases Belgian filmmakers' works, with six days of screenings, talks, readings and concerts at Le Palace. All films must be produced within the last year, so there…

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Winter Wonders

27 Nov 2009 - 3 Jan 2010 (annual)

Brussels' mammoth event, Winter Wonders, features one of Europe's best Christmas markets. There are 240 wooden chalets dotted around the Place Sainte Catherine and the Grand'Place, an…

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Mini-Europe, Brussels. © Mini-Europe

Mini-Europe

21 Mar 2009 - 3 Jan 2010 (annual)

Located at the foot of the Atomium, Mini-Europe faithfully reproduces the cities and sights of Europe. Wander past the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben, watch the gondolas go sailing by in Venice or…

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The Mandarin's Three Dreams

22 Oct 2009 - 14 Feb 2010

The Mandarin's Three Dreams is ING Cultural Centre's blockbuster autumn exhibition. Run in parallel to the Europalia Festival of which China is the guest of honour, the event examines Mandarin…

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© Europalia China

Europalia Festival

8 Oct 2009 - 14 Feb 2010 (biennial)

The biennial Europalia Festival (established in 1969) spans the whole of Belgium, with many key events taking place in Brussels. These include a series of concerts, film screenings, literary…

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Anima

Feb 2010 (annual)

The Anima international animated film festival has a packed programme of feature films, cartoons, competitions, retrospectives and workshops.

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Brussels Electronic Music Festival

Mar 2010 (annual)

Brussels' BOZAR welcomes its first Electronic Music Festival. Over 30 DJs, musicians and VJs perform throughout the venue over a weekend. Expect famous figures spinning alongside newcomers…

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Living it up at the Gay Pride; Photo courtesy Belgian TO

Brussels Gay Pride

May 2010 (annual)

Brussels Pride started out as Pink Saturday in the 1980s and is now the starting point of the gay and lesbian summer.


Highlights

Fashion Designers Trail

Brussels

Oct 2010 (biennial)

Sablon Nights

Place du Grand Sablon

26 - 28 Nov 2009 (annual)

Belgian Cinema Fête

Le Palace (ex-Kladaradatsch)

17 - 20 Dec 2009 (annual)