Guided Tours Programme 2018-2019

THE ARTS SOCIETY BRUSSELS

Guided Tours Programme 2018-2019

Sunday, 14 October 2018 at 15h30

Theodoor Van Loon – Bozar, Brussels

A CARAVAGGIST PAINTER ACTIVE IN ROME AND BRUSSELS

An exceptional exhibition of the painter Van Loon, a contemporary of Rubens who worked in Brussels. Our guide is also exceptional.

For bookings, send email to brussels@theartssociety.org - deadline Sept 30. Payments to be made into Bridfas account BE51 3100 5407 5162.

Sunday, 13 January 2019: 15h30 - BERLIN, Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels

Before the February lecture "German Art and Film between the wars (1919-1939) come and gain more insight on this pivotal moment in history.

The exhibition 'Berlin 1912-1932' highlights this key period. With a Belgian view of the German art scene in min, it pays special attention to an everyday reality that was marked by crisis and utopia, ravage and euphoria, misery and decadence. Known as the 'Golden Twenties', this gripping era comes alive again through more than 200 major artworks by Otto Dix, Raoul Hausmann, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Kazimir Malevich, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Max Beckmann, George Grosz, Hannah Höch...

Discover an impressive  collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, films and architecture, and experience one of the most fascinating chapters of our history.

Price: Members €20 non-members €25  Deadline for inscription: 23 December 2018

Sunday, 20 January 2019: 15h30 - Museum of Fine Arts, Gent (last day)

The Ladies of the Baroque - Women painters in 16th and 17th century, Italy

During the 16th and 17th centuries, women artists in Venice, Rome, Naples and Bologna undeniably shared a common ground that earned them their own place in the Baroque aesthetics. These women chose to dedicate themselves to painting and, consequently, to compete with accomplished male artists and their studios.

They were the daughters, sisters or wives of well-known artists, or in some cases nuns. Their works displayed a conceptual and formal coherence that formed a sharp contrast to the diverse styles of the period. By using bold treatments and brilliant pictorial devices, they circumvented - delicately when needed, forcefully if possible - the rules and practices imposed by the Counter-Reformation, a movement advocating a spiritual renewal within the Catholic Church.

'The ladies of the baroque' shows how these painters tackled the restrictions of their time in inventive ways. To that end, the MSK has brought together an exceptional selection of works from both prestigious museums such as the Galleria degli Uffizi (Firenze), the Gemäldegalerie (Berlin) and the Galleria Borghese (Rome), as well as finds from important private collections.  Many of these works have been on public display only occasionally or are presented now for the first time.

Price: Members €20 non-members €25  Deadline for inscription: 6 January 2019

For those interested: Meet for lunch in the city centre and follow a free-guided walk to the Museum.

Sunday, 10 March 2019

Victor Horta’s Palace of the Beaux Arts. A work in Progress? Bozar, Brussels

2018 is the year of Victor Horta, however in 2019 the Bozar is holding a retrospective for the 90th anniversary of his major Art Deco masterpiece.

The building finished by his pupil de Brunfaut, will hold no secrets for you.

Price: Members €20 non-members €25

Sunday, 7 April 2019  Bernad van Orley, Bozar, Brussels

Bernard Van Orley (ca.1488 - 1541) was one of the pivotal figures of the Renaissance in the Low Countries. BOZAR and other prominent Belgian institutions are teaming up for the first major monographic exhibition devoted to this 16th century artist. Van Orley was a painter at the court of Margaret of Austria and Mary of Hungary and was inundated with commissions. As a young man he was already at the head of one of the biggest workshops of his time. He painted religious subjects, and also designed wall tapestries and stained glass windows. In this exhibition, special attention is paid to his portraits that place him at the centre of an important network of political advisors, influential clergymen and humanist thinkers. His work was in constant dialogue with that of contemporaries such as Albrecht Dürer and Raphael. 
From all over the world works by Van Orley will travel back to the place where they were once created, to be reunited in one historic exhibition. A unique opportunity to (re)discover this Brussels master.

Price: Members €20 non-members €25

Price:  All guided visits - Members €20: non-members €25 unless you have a Museum Pass in which case the fee for a guide will be €10 or €15 respectively.

Please send an email to brussels@theartssociety.org and pay the fee(s) to the account n° BE51 3100 5407 5162 indicating the name(s) of the participants.

N.B. Save the dates, first come, first served!  Don't wait till the last minute.