Photo : François Joseph Hart, médaille pour l’inauguration du chemin de fer Bruxelles-Paris, 1846.
Conferences: Paris-Brussels, Brussels-Paris. Historical Affinities
The History Committee of the City of Paris partners with the Petit Palais - Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris for a series of conferences on the relationships between Paris and Brussels.
Petit Palais - Musée des beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris
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To accompany the exhibition Brussels 1900, the History Committee of the City of Paris is offering, until April 2027, a series of conferences on the relationships, exchanges, and cultural and political dialogues between France, Belgium, their capitals, and the contemporary world in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Friday, November 27, 12:30 PM
The Origins of Belgium: Myths and Realities by Sébastien Dubois, Operational Director at the General Archives of the Kingdom, professor at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium)
- Friday, December 4, 12:30 PM
Paris, Brussels: Two Colonial Capitals by Emmanuelle Sibeud, professor at the University of Paris 8, and Amandine Lauro, professor at the Free University of Brussels (Belgium)
- Friday, February 26, 2027, 12:30 PM
Belgians in Paris in the 19th Century: A Community? by Henk Byls, researcher and lecturer at the Thomas More University of Applied Sciences (Belgium)
- Friday, March 12, 2027, 12:30 PM
A Contested Admiration: Culinary Contacts Between Brussels and Paris During the Belle Époque (1895-1914) by Peter Scholliers, professor emeritus at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)
- Friday, April 23, 2027, 12:30 PM
France-Belgium (1830-1914): A Tumultuous Relationship by Catherine Lanneau, professor at the University of Liège (Belgium)
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Our take on this event
History buffs are invited to uncover the deep-rooted dialogue between Paris and Brussels through a series of captivating lectures. You will discover how these two iconic cities have constantly influenced and challenged one another across two centuries of intertwined heritage.
