RENE’ MAGRITTE was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. He created a style centered on the use of trompe l’oeil, a kind of painting, in which the concreteness of representation generates the illusion of reality. After classical studies, he joined the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. Popular interest in Magritte’s work rose considerably in the 1960s, and his imagery has influenced pop, minimalist and conceptual art. The house, where an extraordinary artist had worked almost 24 years of his life is now the museum. On the ground floor, the René Magritte Home Museum http://www.magrittemuseum.be/en/00_home_en.php presents the apartment, where the painter lived, while his biographical exhibition is spread over two other floors of the house.
JACQUES BREL was born in Brussels in 1929. Because of the poor results in the studies, he began working at his father’s factory. In Brussels, he proposed several cabaret performances, and in 1953 his first record. Although he recorded most of his songs in French and occasionally in Dutch, he became an influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers such as David Bowie.
Knokke Heist’s former school was recently restored. The structure has developed as a place for an extraordinary museum. The For Freedom Museum http://www.forfreedommuseumus.be/en makes you know about World War II in a more engaging way than many other museums.
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