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SIZED FOR eventsBe therewhen it happens1 Feb > 27 may 2012An intense journey between the conscious andthe unconscious. Rosemarie Trockel takes usthere through her drawings, ceramics, fabrics andother works. www.wiels.org7 Feb > 23 Sep 2012Maarten Toonder : the centenary of this Dutchcomic-strip master gives us a chance to take anironic look at society through the eyes of TomPuss and other animal creations.www.cbbd.be10 Feb > 20 May 2012Madness on canvas. Per Kirkeby and theforbidden paintings of Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948). The Danish painter-cum-sculptordevelops a passion for the craziest of GermanDadaists.www.bozar.be1 Mar > 20 May 2012Chéret’s Belle Epoque :a joyful retrospective of hisposters that transformedthe urban landscape withadvertisements for shows,seaside resorts, beautysoaps and drinks.www.museedixelles.be1 > 31 Mar 2012Ars Musica. Love high-quality contemporarymusic? This is one of the top 10 internationalfestivals of its genre. www.arsmusica.be3 Mar 2012Museum Night Fever : twenty or so museumsopen until the earlyhours with an off-beatprogramme of tableauxvivants, mad tours andmusic. For the young.www.museumnightfever.be22 Mar > 2012Weapons and armour of the Islamic world.Sabres, knives, breastplates, shields, helmets,suits of armour and a horse’s coat of mail, datingback to the 14th century.www.kmkg-mrah.be23 Mar > 1 Apr 2012Eurantica 2012 : Antique dealers from all overEurope come together once a year in Brusselswith items from all periods and places. Forcollectors and those who love beautiful things.www.eurantica.be1 Apr > 31 Dec 2012Fashion of the 18th century. Originalcollections for men andwomen. The age ofenlightenment didn’t onlyshine through the minds ofthe time.www.musees.bruxelles.be5 > 17 Apr 2012The Brussels International Fantastic FilmFestival (BIFFF 2012) : adrenalin-pumping filmsplus full fantasy entertainment programme. Don’tbe scared, visit www.bifff.netMid-Apr > early May 2012The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken open to thepublic for two weeks a year. Inside are exotictrees, plants and flowers, many from the Congo :fragrant, beautiful, magical. www.monarchie.be18 Apr > 22 Apr 2012Art Brussels : a contemporary annual art fairwith some of the finest creations of today frommore than 150 galleries from around the world.www.artbrussels.be14