Sunday, January 17, 2010

Museums: Europalia China Art Festival Opens in Brussels

Every Wednesday morning I am planning a museum outing in Brussels with my friend, Karen. Last week we visited the BOZAR, the Center for Fine Arts, for the Son of the Heaven exhibit. The exhibit represented Immortal China and is devoted to the emperors. On display were some of the most beautiful works of art selected from 5,000 years of China's glorious past.

I so enjoyed the exhibit on Wednesday that we took the girls to another Chinese exhibit on Saturday at the Orchid Pavilion. The exhibit highlighted the theme of Colorful China and displayed the origins and significance of calligraphy in the Chinese culture.

Brussels in known for its fantastic collection of museums. I hope to visit as many as I can on my Wednesday mornings before I pick up Kate from school.