This summer, the Science Policy PPS, BELSPO, will be honoured for the seventeenth time to present an exhibition Science and Culture in the Royal Palace. Together with the ten Federal Scientific Institutions (FSI) and three partners strongly linked to the theme of the exhibition, in particular the Koninklijk Conservatorium van Brussel, the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles and the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, this edition will be set to music.
The exhibition Music, Sound & Imagination takes place in the illustrious Grand Gallery of the Royal Palace, under the allegorical ceiling paintings of Charles-Léon Cardon (1850-1950). The paintings represent the different phases of the day, from dawn to dusk. The painter, collector and patron Cardon played a role in the presentation and arrangement of the national collections in the current Royal Museums of Fine Arts and the Royal Museums of Belgium (RMFAB) and the Royal Museums of Art and History (RMAH), at the time of Minister of Science and Arts, Jules Destrée. He also donated several works, including the Musical Instruments of Evaristo Baschenis (Coll. RMFAB, inv. 3893).
This summer, this space comes alive with music and sound from dawn to dusk. The exhibition is divided into 3 acts: music & royal family, music & science and music & space. Animals, stars, universe, works of art, documents and models dialogue with scores, sound fragments and musical instruments. Feeling inspired already? Have fun exploring!
In collaboration with the Royal Palace in Brussels, the Science Policy PPS (BELSPO) and the Federal Scientific Institutes (FSI) are reviving an initiative designed to spark public enthusiasm for art and science. By showcasing the federal cultural and scientific heritage, the public is invited to marvel and be inspired.
Partners
State Archives of Belgium, Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy of
Belgium, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, Royal Belgian
Institute of Natural Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Royal Museums of Art and History, Royal
Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and Royal Observatory of Belgium.
And also: Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles and Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel.
EXHIBITION
Science Policy PPS - BELSPO
Katia Dewulf, Overall coordination
Florence Bellière & Ilse Dauwe, Exhibition Coordination
Federal Scientific Institutions & partners
PRESS & COMMUNICATION
Royal Palace
Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Science Policy PPS - BELSPO
Federal Scientific Institutions
SCENOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS
Royal Library of Belgium
Royal Museum for Central Africa
FPS Foreign Affairs
Belgian Senate
TRANSPORT
Maene
Potiez-Deman
GRAPHIC DESIGN
D-Visu, Exhibition panels
Sandra Van Roy, Website - royal.belspo.be
We warmly thank our host, the Royal Palace, for providing such a prestigious exhibition
venue
and for its support at many levels, such as
logistics and communication.
We are grateful for the collaboration of all the partners and institutions
involved
and above all for the dedication
of the many individuals who contributed to the creation of this exhibition.
