March 2016 Eurostar Metropolitan Magazine - page 72

BRUSSELS
VESPA:70YEARS
Invented in 1946byEnricoPiaggioandCorradino
d’Ascanio, theVespa (Italian forwasp) isa true
designclassic, riddenallover theworld.Expect
agleaming line-upof scooters, from lovingly-
restored50sbeauties toshinyprototypes.
26March–10April,Autoworld, 1000,€3–€9,
autoworld.be
/
Inventéeen 1946parEnrico
PiaggioetCorradinod’Ascanio, laVespa («guêpe»
en italien) s’est imposéecommeunclassique
dudesign.Admirezunecollection rutilantede
scooters,desmodèlesannées50 restaurésavec
amourauxprototypesflambantneufs.
LILLE
BRAÏTOU-SALA :
L’ÉLÉGANCED’UN
MONDEENPÉRIL
Tunisian-
bornAlbert
Braïtou-Sala
arrived
inParis
aged 16 in 1901andbecame
oneof the leadingportrait
artistsof the interwaryears.
HispaintingsofParisian
highsocietycapture the
gaietyof
lesAnnéesFolles
.
19March–5 June, free
under 18s–€9,MuséeLa
PiscinedeRoubaix,59100,
roubaix-lapiscine.com
/
enTunisie,AlbertBraïtou-
SalaarrivaàParisen 1901à
l’âgede 16ansetdevintun
desgrandsportraitistesde
l’entre-deux-guerres.Ses
toilesexquisesde lahaute
sociétéparisiennecapturent
lagaietédesAnnées folles.
LILLE
LEESCRATCHPERRY
The Jamaicanduband reggaemaestro takes
to thestagefivedaysafterhis80thbirthday.A
restless innovator (aswell asanextra-terrestrial
and ‘part-elf’,heclaims),he’ll beappearingwith
FrenchdubgroupZenzile.
25March,€19–€22,
L’Aéronef,59000,aeronef-spectacles.com
/
Cinq joursaprèsavoir soufflésesquatre-vingts
bougies, lemaîtredudubetdu reggae jamaïcain
montesur scène. Infatigablenovateur (et
extraterrestre«àmoitiéelfe»,selonsesdires),
il seproduiraavec legroupededubZenzile.
BRUSSELS
MIMA
Abrand-newmuseum
isopening in thecity:
Molenbeek’sMillennium
IconoclastMuseumof
Art,akaMIMA.Housed
inacanalside former
brewery, itwill celebrate
street art,graphicdesign
andurbansubcultures.
Opens24March,
€7.50–€9.50,MIMA, 1080,
mimamuseum.eu
/
Un
toutnouveaumusée
ouvresesportes : le
Millennium Iconoclast
MuseumofArtde
MolenbeekouMIMA.
Hébergédansune
anciennebrasserieau
bordducanal, il explore
streetart,graphismeet
sous-culturesurbaines.
This2FOR 1offer is subject to conditionsandvalid inyourdestination city,fivedays from the travel date statedonyouroutbound ticket.Findoutmoreoneurostar.com
Agenda
Brussels&Lille
BRUSSELS
MUSEUM
NIGHTFEVER
Cultural heavyweights,
includingBozarand the
MaisonduRoi,open late
forBrussels’ annual cultural
night out,withafter-parties
aplenty.
5March, free, various
venues,museumnightfever.be
/
Quelque25poids lourds
culturels,dont lesBozaret la
MaisonduRoi,participeront
à lanocturnebruxelloise
annuelle,suiviedenombreux
événements tarddans lanuit.
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