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Renaissance Day

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Step back to years 1500’s

EN Plunge right into the heart of the Renaissance in Brussels!
The Museum will be presented from a different angle to guide you through history.

Programme:
• Renaissance music: Au ioly boys” by Ensemble Cannamella.
10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30

• Renaissance music: Secular music in Europe“
11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00
Travel round the European courts with cellist Pierre Fontenelle and soprano Clara Barbier Serrrano.
In Italy, home of the Renaissance, let yourself be carried away by the music of Giulio Caccini who served the Medici. In England, listen to the 16th century star John Dowland, whose compositions were covered by Sting in his album Songs from the Labyrinth’. In France, the duo will perform a song written by King Francis I.

• Throughout the day
10:30 > 17:00
On hand to accompany you as you discover our collections, our guides will welcome you dressed in the costumes of the Ommegang (an annual historical procession held in Brussels) in the museum’s rooms where various activities, including storytellers and fun game, await you.