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Why Should You Come to Belgium ?

Why Should You Come to Belgium ?. Museums. There are 2 new museums open in Belgium- The Magritte Museum and the Hergé Museum. The Magritte Museum is now open in Brussels. The museum holds 200 works from Rene Magritte.

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Why Should You Come to Belgium ?

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  1. Why Should You Come to Belgium?

  2. Museums There are 2 new museums open in Belgium- The Magritte Museum and the Hergé Museum. • The Magritte Museum is now open in Brussels. The museum holds 200 works from Rene Magritte. • The Hergé Museum is now open in Louvain-la-Neuve. The museum celebrates the creator of Tin-Tin.

  3. The Magritte Museum

  4. These are some of Rene Magritte’s paintings.

  5. The Museum Hergé

  6. Tin-Tin Created By Georges Prosper Remi (Hergé)

  7. Liege-Guillemin's Railroad Station • The new railroad station was designed by Santiago Calatrava Valls. He is a Spanish architect and sculptor. The railroad station goes to other famous European cities like Holland and Cologne.

  8. Liege-Guillemin's Railroad Station

  9. Mardi Gras! • In Belgium, Mardi Gras there is known as the Carnival of Binche. What makes the carnival unique are the Gilles. Gilles are clown-like performers and are mostly recognized by their bright costumes, wooden clogs, and their wax masks. There are at least 1,000 Gilles in the carnival. The Gilles march through Binche while beating on drums with sticks to scare away evil spirits. Later during the day, they carry a basket of oranges and throw them out to the crowd. The oranges are considered good luck.

  10. Het einde!

  11. Created by: Hannah Klein

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