Belgian Days in Riga
The Belgian Embassy in Riga is proud to announce the upcoming event «Belgian Days in Riga» which will take place between 14 and 24 November 2013.
During these days everybody will have possibility to attend a variety of events ranging from Comic Strip contest, short film preview, design exhibition, culinary workshops, special Belgian menus, to classical painting exhibitions and baroque music concerts. They all will be devoted to Belgian culture and cuisine.
The main goal of Belgian Days in Riga is to make Belgian culture, traditions more visible in Latvia and strengthen the cooperation between our two countries-Latvia and Belgium.
The program:
| 14/11-29/11 | Comic Strip contest 2013 “Brussels sprouts” and exhibition of best works |
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| Latvian Art Academy, Kalpaka bulvāris 13 and restaurant “3 Pavari”, Torņa iela 4 |
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| www.komikss.lv |
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| Free admission |
| 15/11
15/11-24/11 | Culinary workshops with participation of Belgian cook Joric Duys and restaurant “3 Pavari” (Admission fee) Belgian menu at restaurant “3 Pavari” |
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| Restaurant “3 Pavari”, Torņa iela 4 |
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| www.tamlabambusaugt.lv |
| 16/11-29/11 | Exhibition of Emerging Flemish design from Belgium “De Invasie/Riga” |
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| Latvian Art Academy, Kalpaka bulvāris 13 |
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| www.lma.lv |
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| Free admission |
| 19/11 | Belgian Short film program “Short Belgian” |
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| Cinema “ K.Suns”, Elizabetes iela 83/85 |
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| www.2annas.lv |
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| Admission fee |
| 21/11 | Autumn Salon – Variété evening dedicated to Belgium by students of Latvian Academy of Culture Intercultural Relation (Latvia-France) Program |
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| Eduarda Smiļģa Teātra muzejs, E.Smiļģa ielā 37/39 |
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| www.lka.edu.lv |
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| Free Admission, event held in French |
| 23/11-2/02 | Impressions and Parallels: Belgian and Latvian Painting from the Collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art. First Half of the 20th Century. Works of Belgian Art Nouveau graphic artist and painter Armand Rassenfosse |
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| Art Museum Riga Bourse, Doma laukums 6 |
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| www.rigasbirza.lv |
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| Admission fee |
| 22/11 | Public lecture on Belgian artist Armand Rassenfosse by Nadine de Rassenfosse |
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| Art Museum Riga Bourse, Doma laukums 6 |
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| www.rigasbirza.lv |
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| Free admission |
| 23/11 | Belgian Pecha Kucha Night with introduction of Bert Pieters (founder of the “De Invasie”) |
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| Latvian Art Academy, Kalpaka bulvāris 13 |
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| www.sampling.lv |
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| Free admission |
| 24/11 | Baroque choir music concert from “Collegium Vocale Ghent” |
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| 18:00 at St. John’s Church in Riga, Jāņa iela 7 |
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| www.music.lv/bachfestival/index.asp?pageId=825 |
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| Admission fee: 3-7 LVL (www.ticketparadise.lv) |
