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Curtius Circus 3

This third edition of Curtius Circus confirms the importance of a collaborative approach between the first-year students in the Advertising Masters at the ESAL (Royal Academy of Fine Arts) and the Entertainment Department of the Museums of the City of Liège.

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Exhibition: the Peace of Fexhe

For more than 800 years, Liège was the capital of an independent principality that was headed by a prince-bishop. All states have significant texts. The former principality of Liège was no exception to this rule. Presented by some historians as the "constitution" of this principality, the Peace of Fexhe played a determining role in the history of Liège, as it attempted to define the limits of the powers of the prince-bishop, especially as they related to matters of justice, and those of his subjects.

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A reform, a book: Luther and the Palatine Bible

In 1517, Martin Luther spoke out against the doctrine of indulgences promoted by Rome in his 95 theses. Five hundred years later, the city of Liège – in collaboration with the Network of Libraries and Artistic Collections of the University of Liège and the Luther, Liège 2017 not-for-profit association – presents this exhibition, which is based on a key piece: the Palatine Bible, Luther's German translation of the Bible. Other pieces complement the presentation, helping to explain Lutheranism, its challenges, dissemination and reception, etc.

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EXHIBITION: BLACK DRAWINGS OF COMMUNISM

Covering almost half a century of cartoons, "Black Drawings of Communism" highlights the caricatures that were published in the Belgian communist press. Occasionally cutting, they mock the Church, the United States, militarism, the law and even employers. This is an opportunity to discover the political history of Belgium during the twentieth century from another angle.

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Grand Bazaar 2017

For the 2017 edition, the theme of the exhibition is “New species – New tribes”.
The public will be able to discover unpublished pieces, which are the result of the daily work done by the participants in their workshops.
For this new edition, the walls of the Grand Curtius museum will welcome unpublished and original pieces. In addition to this exhibition, the partners have planned free entertainment for adults and children.