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</image><item><title>03/04/2010 -> 04/04/2010 : MEDIEVAL MARKET (BOUILLON)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bouillon__medieval_market/en/E/58538.html</link><category>FESTIVITIES AND FOLKLORIC TRADITIONS</category><georss:point>49.7892158 5.0905007</georss:point><geo:lat>49.7892158</geo:lat><geo:long>5.0905007</geo:long><pubDate>Mer., 17 Mars  2010 10:29:54 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/58538.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; administration communale de Bouillon</font></div>Activities: &quot;Les M&eacute;n&eacute;triers&quot; (music and dance), &quot;Leodium&quot; (historical reconstruction), &quot;Lauvray Archerie&quot;, Dame Mathilde et and her games. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bouillon__medieval_market/en/E/58538.html</guid></item>
<item><title>30/01/2010 -> 16/05/2010 : « THE SECRET WORK OF GUSTAV-ADOLF MOSSA » EXHIBITION (NAMUR)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_namur____the_secret_work_of_gustav_adolf_mossa___exhibition/en/E/58520.html</link><category>ART</category><georss:point>50.462994 4.8626502</georss:point><geo:lat>50.462994</geo:lat><geo:long>4.8626502</geo:long><pubDate>Mer., 17 Mars  2010 10:30:48 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/58520.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; ADAGP, Paris 2010.</font></div>Gustav-Adolf Mossa is considered as the last French symbolist painter. His work which was recognised before the First World War was intentionally occulted by the artist himself. Come and discover &quot;The secret work of Gustav-Adolf Mossa&quot; at the F&eacute;licien Rops museum of Namur... Even if his nature is closed to Rimbaud's, he's fascinated by Baudelaire, Barbey d'Audevilly and Gautier and also takes his inspiration from their literature. The F&eacute;licien Rops museum welcomes an exhibition of this work which bears several similarities to the one of Rops, although half a century separates the two artists. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_namur____the_secret_work_of_gustav_adolf_mossa___exhibition/en/E/58520.html</guid></item>
<item><title>23/01/2010 -> 16/05/2010 : JENS OLOF LASTHEIN - SERGE CLEMENT - TJIENKE DAGNELIE  (MONT-SUR-MARCHIENNE)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_mont_sur_marchienne__jens_olof_lasthein___serge_clement___tjienke_dagnelie_/en/E/43288.html</link><category>PHOTOGRAPHY</category><georss:point>50.388243 4.405158</georss:point><geo:lat>50.388243</geo:lat><geo:long>4.405158</geo:long><pubDate>Mer., 17 Mars  2010 10:29:01 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/43288.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; JENS OLOF LASTHEIN</font></div>Exhibition of photos by Jens Olof Lasthein, Serge Cl&eacute;ment and Tjienke Dagnelie. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_mont_sur_marchienne__jens_olof_lasthein___serge_clement___tjienke_dagnelie_/en/E/43288.html</guid></item>
<item><title>07/03/2010 -> 06/06/2010 : "HOME SWEET HOME" - CARTE BLANCHE FOR NICOLAS BOVESSE AND MARINA BAUTIER (HORNU)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_hornu___home_sweet_home____carte_blanche_for_nicolas_bovesse_and_marina_bautier/en/E/57465.html</link><category>DESIGN</category><georss:point>50.4348577 3.8368066</georss:point><geo:lat>50.4348577</geo:lat><geo:long>3.8368066</geo:long><pubDate>Mer., 13 Janv. 2010 22:43:38 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/57465.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; N_Bovesse-GHI</font></div>Following the principle carte blanche launched a few seasons ago, Grand-Hornu Images invites the young Belgian designers Nicolas Bovesse and Marina Bautier to besiege together the North Wing of the Grand-Hornu. Following the example of Xavier Lust or Pierre Charpin, they will develop a scenography unveiling everything, including their creations, their sensibility and their universe.  ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_hornu___home_sweet_home____carte_blanche_for_nicolas_bovesse_and_marina_bautier/en/E/57465.html</guid></item>
<item><title>06/03/2010 -> 11/07/2010 : ONE SHOT ! (CHARLEROI)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_charleroi__one_shot__/en/E/58207.html</link><category>SPORTS</category><georss:point>50.4154981 4.445496</georss:point><geo:lat>50.4154981</geo:lat><geo:long>4.445496</geo:long><pubDate>Mer., 13 Janv. 2010 22:44:14 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/58207.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; Mathias_Monika Braschler</font></div>The B.P.S. 22, space for contemporary creation of the province of Hainaut (Charleroi), organises an important exhibition on contemporary art and football. The project One Shot! not only refers to next year's World Championship Football, but also broaches different aspects of this popular sport in relation to the many challenges of the modern world. The contacts between the football world (Zinedine Zidane) and the artists are also highlighted. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_charleroi__one_shot__/en/E/58207.html</guid></item>
<item><title>11/01/2010 -> 31/08/2010 : EXHIBITION "ATTIC LIFE" (LIEGE)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_liege__exhibition__attic_life_/en/E/58203.html</link><category>Event</category><georss:point>50.6453804 5.5649346</georss:point><geo:lat>50.6453804</geo:lat><geo:long>5.5649346</geo:long><pubDate>Mer., 17 Mars  2010 10:26:08 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/58203.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; www.viewallonne.be</font></div>Attic life inaugurates a new museum space and takes an unusual and playful look at a few hidden gems of the museum.Some atypical pieces are exhibited such as the hammer and mortar tub used by King Leopold I to lay the first stone of the Provincial Palace of Li&egrave;ge on 11 June 1849. The exhibition also holds musical creations that evoke a particular atmosphere. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_liege__exhibition__attic_life_/en/E/58203.html</guid></item>
<item><title>07/02/2010 -> 23/05/2010 : LE FABULEUX DESTIN DU QUOTIDIEN - THE FABULOUS EVERYDAY WORLD (HORNU)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_hornu__le_fabuleux_destin_du_quotidien___the_fabulous_everyday_world/en/E/58193.html</link><category>CONTEMPORARY ART</category><georss:point>50.434846 3.8368131</georss:point><geo:lat>50.434846</geo:lat><geo:long>3.8368131</geo:long><pubDate>Mer., 17 Mars  2010 10:32:28 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/58193.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; GHI</font></div>On the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the Grand-Hornu, the Mac's and Grand-Hornu Images jointly organise the exhibition &quot;Le Fabuleux Destin du quotidien&quot;.With a touch of humour, the exhibition trail takes us across the rooms of the two institutions where different &quot;objects&quot; of artists and designers show us the Fabulous everyday world... ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_hornu__le_fabuleux_destin_du_quotidien___the_fabulous_everyday_world/en/E/58193.html</guid></item>
<item><title>04/02/2010 -> 09/05/2010 : EL GRECO (BRUXELLES)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__el_greco/en/E/58164.html</link><category>ART</category><georss:point>50.8443176 4.3593582</georss:point><geo:lat>50.8443176</geo:lat><geo:long>4.3593582</geo:long><pubDate>Lun., 21 Déc.  2009 11:52:31 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/58164.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">El Greco, San Juan Evangelista &copy; Toledo, Museo del Greco</font></div>Regarded today as one of the founders of the Spanish School of painting, El Greco has not, however, always enjoyed that lofty status. The exhibition presents a fascinating overview of the painter's artistic development via a unique selection of outstanding works. After this visit to the Centre for Fine Arts the series will return to the Museo de El Greco in Toledo, which it will never leave again... ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__el_greco/en/E/58164.html</guid></item>
<item><title>29/01/2010 -> 18/04/2010 : MERYON/CANALETTO. THE ETCHER'S LOOK ON THE CITY (LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_louvain_la_neuve__meryon_canaletto__the_etcher_s_look_on_the_city/en/E/58147.html</link><category>PRINT</category><georss:point>50.6701372 4.6099229</georss:point><geo:lat>50.6701372</geo:lat><geo:long>4.6099229</geo:long><pubDate>Lun., 21 Déc.  2009 12:31:59 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/58147.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; Mus&eacute;e de Louvain-la-Neuve.</font></div>Charles Meryon and Canaletto are two different etchers who cast an original and timeless look on partly disappeared aspects from two of the most mythical cities in the world: Paris and Venice. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_louvain_la_neuve__meryon_canaletto__the_etcher_s_look_on_the_city/en/E/58147.html</guid></item>
<item><title>11/02/2010 -> 25/04/2010 : IMÁGENES DEL MEXICANO (BRUXELLES)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__imagenes_del_mexicano/en/E/58139.html</link><category>ART</category><georss:point>50.8443176 4.3593582</georss:point><geo:lat>50.8443176</geo:lat><geo:long>4.3593582</geo:long><pubDate>Lun., 21 Déc.  2009 11:24:50 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/58139.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; Museo Nacional de Arte, INBA</font></div>The exhibition Im&aacute;genes del Mexicano, sums up the history of Mexico and its quest for identity in 150 portraits. We see the pre-Columbian period, colonialism, independence, and our own day through the eyes of Mexican and foreign artists. Portraits of unknown and famous Mexicans, images of ethnic minorities, and satirical works illustrate the heritage and aspirations of an ever-changing nation. Paintings by Bustos, Rivera, Siqueiros, and Kahlo; films by Eisenstein; and photographs by Modotti - not just images, but Mexico itself! ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__imagenes_del_mexicano/en/E/58139.html</guid></item>
<item><title>16/01/2010 -> 18/04/2010 : FRIDA KAHLO Y SU MUNDO (BRUXELLES)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__frida_kahlo_y_su_mundo/en/E/58138.html</link><category>ART</category><georss:point>50.8443176 4.3593582</georss:point><geo:lat>50.8443176</geo:lat><geo:long>4.3593582</geo:long><pubDate>Lun., 21 Déc.  2009 11:47:24 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/58138.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; Collection Museo Dolores Olmedo</font></div>The ultimate Mexican (self-)portrait, Frida Kahlo's disconcerting gaze stares out from the Museo Olmedo collection, the world's largest (private) collection of her work. 19 paintings, an etching, six drawings, and a number of photographs bear witness to her brilliant contribution to the symbolist and surrealist movements. And to her life, a hard one from the outset. A tragic bus accident at just 17 led to a series of operations throughout her life, at a time when medicine was just feeling its way. Several miscarriages and a turbulent married life with Diego Rivera, the great painter of the Revolution, contributed to her works' power and extraordinary beauty. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__frida_kahlo_y_su_mundo/en/E/58138.html</guid></item>
<item><title>28/11/2009 -> 28/03/2010 : JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, THE AMERICAN DREAM (BRUXELLES)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__john_fitzgerald_kennedy__the_american_dream/en/E/57801.html</link><category>HISTORY</category><georss:point>50.8644346 4.3499017</georss:point><geo:lat>50.8644346</geo:lat><geo:long>4.3499017</geo:long><pubDate>Lun., 21 Déc.  2009 11:31:34 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/57801.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; JFKlibrary</font></div>The exhibition JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, THE AMERICAN DREAM is held in the magnificent setting of Tour et Taxis in Brussels.The exhibition retraces the history of the 35th president of the United States of America and the Kennedy clan. After the decease of senator Edward Moore Kennedy, brother of the assassinated present, on 25 August, the exhibition will pay tribute to the three Kennedy brothers: John, Robert and Edward Moore.The public has the opportunity to discover one of the riches periods in the history of America. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__john_fitzgerald_kennedy__the_american_dream/en/E/57801.html</guid></item>
<item><title>03/10/2009 -> 11/04/2010 : CHIENNE DE GUERRE! - ANIMALS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR (BRUXELLES)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__chienne_de_guerre____animals_in_the_first_world_war/en/E/57917.html</link><category>HISTORY</category><georss:point>50.8412082 4.3921112</georss:point><geo:lat>50.8412082</geo:lat><geo:long>4.3921112</geo:long><pubDate>Mer., 17 Mars  2010 10:17:17 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/57917.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; MRA</font></div>When the First World War started in 1914, the animal played an important role in European society because it was a source of wealth as well as a work force. After the battle the animal lost this privileged position. The conflict was thus a turning point in the relation between man and animal.An exhibition on animals in the Great War does not only illustrate this change. By telling the common story of man and animal in the trenches or in the occupied zones, it's an illustration of the conflict itself. And it brings our history into view. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__chienne_de_guerre____animals_in_the_first_world_war/en/E/57917.html</guid></item>
<item><title>19/09/2009 -> 25/04/2010 : EUROPALIA.CHINA - 5 MUSEUMS + TRAIL "L'EMPIRE DU MILIEU EN RÉGION DU CENTRE" (WALLONIE)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_wallonie__europalia_china___5_museums_+_trail__l_empire_du_milieu_en_region_du_centre_/en/E/57811.html</link><category>ART</category><pubDate>Jeu., 22 Oct.  2009 13:43:50 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/57811.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; Harmony and peace/Photo NAMOC</font></div>On the occasion of Europalia, the art, culture and history of China are highlighted. In Hainaut five museum participate. From Charleroi (Photography museums) to Tournai (Museum for History and decorative arts), China is all we can think of.In the &quot;R&eacute;gion du Centre&quot;, Binche (International Carnival and Mask museum), La Louvi&egrave;re (Centre for Engravings and Prints) and Mariemont (Royal Museum of Mariemont) have taken advantage of their geographical proximity to work out a common educational trail: &quot;L'Empire du Milieu en region du Centre&quot;. It consists of original and lively activities, thought out by the educational services (on demand for groups). ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_wallonie__europalia_china___5_museums_+_trail__l_empire_du_milieu_en_region_du_centre_/en/E/57811.html</guid></item>
<item><title>10/09/2009 -> 02/05/2010 : THIS IS OUR EARTH 2. FROM KYOTO TO COPENHAGEN (BRUXELLES)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__this_is_our_earth_2__from_kyoto_to_copenhagen/en/E/57555.html</link><category>ENVIRONMENT</category><georss:point>50.8644286 4.3499202</georss:point><geo:lat>50.8644286</geo:lat><geo:long>4.3499202</geo:long><pubDate>Ven., 02 Oct.  2009 20:12:43 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/57555.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; NV Tempora SA</font></div>Around 200,000 people visited This is our Earth! The new edition, This is our Earth. From Kyoto to Copenhagen has been modified in order to adapt to the current situation and to frame the problems linked to global warming and biodiversity. Problems more far-reaching than sustainable development. With the support of the Swedish presidency of the European Union. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__this_is_our_earth_2__from_kyoto_to_copenhagen/en/E/57555.html</guid></item>
<item><title>14/10/2009 -> 29/08/2010 : WHALES AND DOLPHINS (BRUXELLES)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__whales_and_dolphins/en/E/56433.html</link><category>ANIMALS</category><georss:point>50.8367156 4.3760772</georss:point><geo:lat>50.8367156</geo:lat><geo:long>4.3760772</geo:long><pubDate>Lun., 09 Nov.  2009 10:36:43 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/56433.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; I. R. des Sciences naturelles de Belgique</font></div>Immerse yourself in the world of mammals, which have become fully adapted to life in the water: whales and dolphins. They have also come to symbolise endangered species. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_bruxelles__whales_and_dolphins/en/E/56433.html</guid></item>
<item><title>19/03/2010 -> 28/03/2010 : EURANTICA "BRUSSELS - FINE ART  ET  ANTIQUES FAIR"  (LAEKEN)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_laeken__eurantica__brussels___fine_art___antiques_fair__/en/E/19304.html</link><category>ANTIQUES</category><georss:point>50.899255 4.338649</georss:point><geo:lat>50.899255</geo:lat><geo:long>4.338649</geo:long><pubDate>Mer., 17 Mars  2010 10:18:24 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/19304.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; http://www.eurantica.be</font></div>The largest art and antiques fair in Belgium, Eurantica Brussels will take place in in Hall 5 of the Brussels Exhibition Centre. 150 antique dealers and art galleries of international renown selected by a committee of experts will enhance this special edition of the fair with the quality of their objects and displays. The layout in 3 separate areas - Classic Antiques, 20th Century, and Extra-European Art &amp; Archaeology - will give this fair a more distinctive cohesion, diversity, eclecticism and elegance.This year's edition is &quot;The Palaces&quot;. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_laeken__eurantica__brussels___fine_art___antiques_fair__/en/E/19304.html</guid></item>
<item><title>25/03/2010 : EURANTICA "BRUSSELS - FINE ART  ET  ANTIQUES FAIR"  (LAEKEN)</title><link>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_laeken__eurantica__brussels___fine_art___antiques_fair__/en/E/19304.html</link><category>ANTIQUES</category><georss:point>50.899255 4.338649</georss:point><geo:lat>50.899255</geo:lat><geo:long>4.338649</geo:long><pubDate>Mer., 17 Mars  2010 10:18:24 +01:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <div><img src="http://images.opt.be/images/elto/19304.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><font style="font-size: 90%; color:#CCCCCC">&copy; http://www.eurantica.be</font></div>The largest art and antiques fair in Belgium, Eurantica Brussels will take place in in Hall 5 of the Brussels Exhibition Centre. 150 antique dealers and art galleries of international renown selected by a committee of experts will enhance this special edition of the fair with the quality of their objects and displays. The layout in 3 separate areas - Classic Antiques, 20th Century, and Extra-European Art &amp; Archaeology - will give this fair a more distinctive cohesion, diversity, eclecticism and elegance.This year's edition is &quot;The Palaces&quot;. ]]></description><guid>http://www.opt.be/informations/events_laeken__eurantica__brussels___fine_art___antiques_fair__/en/E/19304.html</guid></item>
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