Brussels 23.01.2025 The Brussels Fine Arts and Antique Fair – BRAFA – is becoming ready to unveil its 70th show. This anniversary edition promises to be a milestone, celebrating seven decades of quality, excellence and eclecticism. Since its beginnings in 1956, the Fair, which was previously known as the Foire des Antiquaires, has enlarge its…
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BRAFA 2024: Delvaux art encounter
Brussels 25.01.2024 In the context of BRAFA 2024, the Paul Delvaux Foundation has embraced the opportunity to take part in the Year of Surrealism and to bring into limelight the great master’s paintings. In a dedicated space, the Foundation will be offering an insight into the artist’s world through a selection of masterpieces from its…
Michel early departure: blames for egoism
Brussels 09.01.2024 President of the European Council Charles Michel’s, 48,(pictured) announced his plans to run as a candidate for the European Parliament in the elections in May-June. This decision has evoked widespread criticism of the Euro-centrics pointing at his egoism and neglect of public interest. Over the weekend, after the Xmas holidays Michel surprised many…
EP president Metsola ahead of EU Summit
Strasbourg 14.12.2023 Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, called on Europe to show leadership on enlargement, support to Ukraine and EU´s long-term budget at the European Council. Addressing the December European Council in Brussels, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola raised e.g. the following topics in her speech: “We find ourselves at the threshold of…
Iran: EU diplomat trial rises suspicion
Brussels 10.12.2023 The trial against Swedish national and EU employee Johan Floderus started on December 9, Saturday. Floderus, a 33-year-old Swedish citizen and EU diplomat, has been held captive in Iran Tehran’s Evin prison, for the past 18 months, prompting his family to draw attention to the severe conditions he faces. “As EU, we have…
BRAFA: Triumph of Muses
Brussels 05.02.2023 The inspiration reigns at this new edition of BRAFA. Since opening its doors on Sunday, January 29, the Fair has attracted flows of visitors from Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, England and even from the other side of the Atlantic, from the United States. “There is a real sense of general…
BRAFA 2023: encounter with masterpieces
Brussels 27.01.2023 The Brussels Antique Art Fair (BRAFA) welcomes collectors and art lovers from January 29th to February 5th, 2023, at Brussels Expo in Art Nouveau style setting The theme has been chosen as a sign of appreciating of Volume Architecture association, celebrating this year 20 years of collaboration with the BRAFA. The Fair is…
Vatican hopes to recover Caravaggio masterpiece
The Vatican has called a conference of exerts in an attempt to recover “the world’s most wanted painting”, a Nativity by Caravaggio brutally stolen from a Palermo church allegedly by the Mafia 39 years ago, the day after it was phrased in a TV show about ‘forgotten‘ art treasures. Recently the investigators made a trip to…
Bansky self-destructive art performance
The Bristol street artist’s iconic Girl with a Balloon artwork was shred into pieces moments it went under the hammer at Sotheby’s. The piece sparked a intense bidding when it came up for auction at a sale at the London auction house yesterday. It was listed at £300,000 but it soon more than doubled the estimate…
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