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The expo-event Art Truc Troc, organised by the cultural council Wolu-Culture in collaboration with Artdynamik and in co-presentation with Bozar, will take place on the 27th, 28th & 29th of January 2012.

Truc Troc has a unique and original concept. During the exhibition, visitors are invited to barter items, services, materials, travels or any other proposal that may suit the artist in exchange of a work of art. So there is no question of money!

The visitor once seduced by a work, will write its barter and its coordinates on a post-it that he will place next to the work. The artist can then choose to contact him or not. There will be over 300 various artists who will come and trade their art pieces in an exhibition room of over 1600 m². The list of the exhibitors is available on www.tructroc.be.

History

The first Truc Troc was inaugurated in 1975 by the artists My Rijck and Charline Mahy at Chateau Malou (Woluwe-Saint-Lambert). Thirty years later, this unusual event is recreated at Bozar, and since then, the Cultural Center Wolu-Culture assumes the role of curator of this exhibition.

Practical details

• When? 27-28-29 January 2012
• How much? 5 €
• Where? Bozar: Rue Ravenstein, 23 – 1000 Bruxelles
• Internet? www.tructroc.be

How to reach from hotel BLOOM?

Metro: Take metro at Botanique, a bit further in the street

• Line 1 & 5 : Stops Gare Centrale & Parc
• Line 1 & 2 & 5 & 6 : Arts-Loi

Tram: Take the tram in front of the hotel

• 92 – 94: Stop Bozar

Don’t miss the 7^th Art’n Bloom! this Saturday, October 22 at Hotel BLOOM! It’s strictly fashionista!

Art’n BLOOM! is an extraordinary event that takes place 2 to 3 times a year on the first floor of Hotel BLOOM! For one day only, the hotel and meeting rooms become a non-permanent exhibition where young and upcoming talent get a free platform to display their work in an original way. The 7^th edition will – like last year – offer an exciting smorgasbord of fashion talent.

Don’t miss:

• - More than 18 rooms taken over by young and upcoming fashion designers, photographers and other artists
• - About 8 meeting rooms with more renowned brands, designers and artists from Brussels, Antwerp, London, Paris…
• - Musical performance and special guest decoration in the lobby
• - After-party with DJs in SmoodS – living room, kitchen and music

Get the details and updated news on our website or Facebook page!

ING Cultural Centre and the Belgian Royal Museums of Fine Arts are pleased to present an exhibition of 120 paintings, sculptures and drawings illustrating the poetic nature of Miró’s work. This will be in collaboration with the Joan Miró Foundation of Barcelona from 24th March till 19th June 2011.

 The emphasis is put on the masterpieces of the Spanish painter dating from the Second World War and the famous Constellations painted during the war.

 His paintings are abstract, figurative and very well controlled. Thanks to his sensibility Miró developed a masterpiece made of figures and symbolic colors representing a kind of poem.

This exhibition is part of the “Surrealist Spring at the Mont des Arts” project. On presentation of the exhibition ticket, you will receive a discount on the entrance fee for the Magritte Museum within availability limits and during the Joan Miró exhibition period.

 For more information about go to www.ing.be (only 15 minutes walking from the hotel)

In the Recyclart arts bar, you can discover an exhibition of childhood with lots of pictures and photographs from a special project entitled Young Me, Now me.

The idea is that you take an old picture of yourself and you bring it, you will see that lots of things have change since then.

The comparison between past and present can be astonishing.

This exhibition will take place on 23th February @ Recyclart Bar.

For more information have a look at www.recyclart.be

On the 26th of February, Museum Night Fever will offer you for the 4^th time an amazing night! 19 Brussels museums and over 500 young people have used their creativity to conceive an astonishing programme: games,pop/rock/folk concerts, fashion shows, dance, performances… and an incredible afterparty at BOZAR.

The MNF pass (8€ for presales and 12€ for the tickets bought on the day itself) gives you the access to the 19 museums, the afterparty and the opportunity the use the STIB shuttles which circulate between the 19 different museums.

For more information about the participating museums, the prices and the programme see www.museumnightfever.be