A few of the associations with whom we will work
La Fonderie
The Brussels museum of Industry and Labour was created following the initiative of La Fonderie, Centre for economical and social history of the Brussels region, and located in the Halle des Tourneurs, workshop of the former “Compagnie des Bronzes de Bruxelles”. It presents temporary exhibitions, which evoke the economical, social and industrial life of Brussels and its inhabitants based on a historical analysis and an original approach.
A few examples of exhibitions: Fabrique d’Art (on the work of the Compagnie des Bronzes); Tour et Taxis; En avant pour le suffrage universel; Molenbeek, récits de ville…
ARAU, what is it?
L’ARAU (Atelier de Recherche et d’Actions urbaines) is a group of Brussels residents organised as a non-profit association, which examines urban developement projects, both public and private, and attempts to improve them from the point of view of local residents, by suggesting more housing, more mixed-function buildings, a more varied mix of social classes and devotion of public space for the use of active citizens. Our overall objective is to promote the city as a place where people want to live.
Daarkom
Daarkom est un lieu où des personnes avec des cultures et des antécédents divers peuvent se rencontrer et apprendre à se connaître. Dialogue et rencontre entre hôtes, visiteurs et passants fortuits en font une maison chaleureuse et vivante, porteuse d’une dynamique rafraîchissante, susceptible de déplacer des montagnes et de contribuer à dessiner l’avenir de notre vivre ensemble.
Daarkom opte pour une offre variée : théâtre, littérature, musique, expositions, cinéma, débat, l’art de la vie quotidienne… Daarkom souhaite offrir à des artistes, des auteurs, des créateurs et des experts des opportunités de s’exprimer à propos de ce qui occupe leurs esprits dans le cadre de l’histoire interculturelle et le faire savourer à tout un chacun.
Het Archief en Museum van het Vlaams Leven te Brussel, werd opgericht op 22 september 1977. Het is de enige Nederlandstalige instelling in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest die de maatschappelijke relevantie van het Vlaams cultureel erfgoed en de integratie van het Nederlandstalig maatschappelijk leven, in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest verzamelt, bewaart, inventariseert en ontsluit.
La Bellone, Maison du Spectacle, est vouée aux arts de la scène (théâtre, danse, opéra, cirque, performance…) et située au cœur de Bruxelles. Le centre névralgique de ses activités est une cour couverte d’un toit de verre, abritant une façade baroque, construite à l’aube du XVIIIe siècle par Jean Cosyn, architecte-sculpteur de la Grand-Place. Forum des arts de la scène, vitrine destinée à les mettre en valeur, et lieu de mémoire vivante, La Bellone propose des services permanents, notamment à travers son centre de ressources sur le théâtre, et organise des manifestations, moments de rencontres privilégiées avec les artistes. Elle édite différentes publications, dont le magazine Scènes, et abrite plusieurs associations liées au spectacle vivant.
Boghossian Foundation
One of the main priorities of the Boghossian Foundation is to create a Center of art and dialogue between the cultures of the East and the West in the famous Villa Empain, Brussels.
This center is intended to enrich the reciprocal discovery of the East and the West in order to answer to several complementary ambitions: cultural, artistic, educational, and scientific as well as functions of animation, highlighting the bonds that can reinforce this dialogue.
Brussels studies
Brussels Studies is an online academic journal with wide-spread dissemination intended to promote research centred on Brussels-related issues, without discrimination as to discipline or language.
Brussels Studies offers researchers a specific channel for the presentation of research results concerning a subject related to the realities of Brussels which represent a significant challenge for the city and its region.
Brussels Studies offers its readers articles which are accessible to a non-specialised public, pertaining to important subjects studied and debated in the world of research. Brussels Studies thus wishes to support the intervention of academic research results in the public debate regarding Brussels.
Brussels Studies is an online academic journal with wide-spread dissemination intended to promote research centred on Brussels-related issues, without discrimination as to discipline or language.
Brussels Studies offers researchers a specific channel for the presentation of research results concerning a subject related to the realities of Brussels which represent a significant challenge for the city and its region.
Brussels Studies offers its readers articles which are accessible to a non-specialised public, pertaining to important subjects studied and debated in the world of research. Brussels Studies thus wishes to support the intervention of academic research results in the public debate regarding Brussels.
All academic disciplines and subject areas will be accepted. Examples include: economics, employment, status of Brussels, institutional processes, political life, city planning, housing, social mobility, the environment, energy, sustainable development, demography, immigration, multiculturalism, health, quality of life, history, culture, heritage, tourism, etc.
Brussels Studies is a project supported by the Brussels Capital-Region, which has granted it complete independence, and specialists from a variety of universities in Brussels and abroad are seated on the steering committee.
VVF Brussel
VVF-Brussel is an independent non-profit institution and a branch of the Vlaamse Vereniging voor Familiekunde (Flemish Genealogical Society). Its work area is the whole of the Brussels capital region (the nineteen municipalities).
VVF-Brussel:
• organises activities related with genealogy and heraldry in the Brussels capital region;
• stimulates the study of the family, organises training and encourages the reconstruction of a family-history;
• advises its members with their personal family survey;
• contributes to the preservation and security of the family archive and historical documents;
• supports, advises and supervises acknowledged socio-cultural and educational organisations.
BRIO Brussel
Aside from performing research projects, BRIO has also developed this website as a virtual information and documentation centre, a central hub for scientific research, policy information, publications and statistics regarding Brussels. The BRIO Search function helps you filter through the abundance of data to locate the most relevant source of information. This database provides an overview of all scientific data on Brussels: research publications and analyses, but also internal research reports and theses, primary sources and statistics.The BRIO Search function provides quick and easy access to this wealth of information.If a digital version of the document is available, you can download it immediately – in other cases, an external link leads to further information. The BRIO Search function is, in other words, both a bibliography and a virtual library for Brussels.
Citeculture
Depuis plusieurs années déjà, la politique culturelle de la Ville de Bruxelles tend à renforcer, développer et soutenir les différents lieux décentrés qui y sont rattachés.
C’est assurément dans cette logique que des moyens supplémentaires ont été octroyés, depuis 2010, au dynamisme mis en place dans le Centre Culturel de la Cité Modèle depuis huit saisons.
Cette saison 2011-2012 s’articule autour de neuf festivals piliers : A Cappella, rock, danse contemporaine, musique classique, Arts urbains, Diabolus in musica, humour, les nuits cœur d’Afrique et bien sûr, le Festival Country de Bruxelles qui clôturera ce programme éclectique à la fin du mois de juin.
Entre ces dates phares, pas de place pour la monotonie, des matchs de la ligue d’impro amateur aux conférences d’exploration du monde en passant par les jam sessions, les répétitions de la fanfare Jour de fête ou les mercredis des oreilles vertes…chacun y trouvera son compte.
ULB Germe
GERME is a research group of social scientists (trained in sociology, anthropology and/or political science) studying processes of inclusion and exclusion in the context of diverse societies that are marked by social inequalities. Although initially mainly focussing its research activities on racism, migration, exclusion and ethnicity, researchers based at GERME are now working on a wide range of topics. These include – without being exhaustive – citizenship practices, multiculturalism, migrant integration policy, urban policy, gender relations, xenophobia, labour market inclusion, education, culture, religion, political participation, social networks and social stratification. In our research work there is a firm emphasis on processes of ethnicisation and racialisation, on the reproduction of social inequalities and on relations between ethno-cultural minority and majority groups.
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