MIAT Bornhemsche Gazet - Fata Morgana Bornem
Finally, 1227 copies of the Bornhemsche Gazet were printed at the MIAT (Museum of Industial Archeology and Textile - Ghent, Belgium). A campaign that did not miss its effect.
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(July 20th-21th 2007 Bornhemsche Gazet / Fata Morgana letterpress project for the Museum of Industrial Archeology and Textile (MIAT) in Ghent, Belgium, by Erik Desmyter, Patrick Goossens, Gilbert Decorte and Jos Pastijn. Video 4/4)
MIAT Page Layout Ghent - Fata Morgana Bornem
After the text had been set, the pages were made up. Jos Pastijn - the guy with the beard - was not a good lyer: part of his answer had to be censored. Lol.
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(July 20th-21th 2007 Bornhemsche Gazet / Fata Morgana letterpress project for the Museum of Industrial Archeology and Textile (MIAT) in Ghent, Belgium, by Erik Desmyter, Patrick Goossens, Gilbert Decorte and Jos Pastijn. Video 2/4)
MIAT Monotype Antwerp - Fata Morgana Bornem
Gilbert Decorte casting type with one of Patrick Goossens' Monotypes in Antwerp. Volunteers of the graphical section of the MIAT (Museum for Industial Archeology and Textile) in Ghent were taking the opportunity of helping Flemish national television's program Fata Morgana in order to obtain publicity for their museum activities.
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(July 20th-21th 2007 Bornhemsche Gazet / Fata Morgana letterpress project for the Museum of Industrial Archeology and Textile (MIAT) in Ghent, Belgium, by Erik Desmyter, Patrick Goossens, Gilbert Decorte and Jos Pastijn. Video 1/4)
MIAT Printing Ghent - Fata Morgana Bornem
After typesetting and page layout, we could print the Bornhemsche Gazet, more or less the way it was done on July 21th 1831, Belgian Independence Day. The press we used is 40 years younger, the Monotype Caster about 70, but who cares as long as we could advertise our Museum to some hundreds of thousands of possible visitors.
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(July 20th-21th 2007 Bornhemsche Gazet / Fata Morgana letterpress project for the Museum of Industrial Archeology and Textile (MIAT) in Ghent, Belgium, by Erik Desmyter, Patrick Goossens, Gilbert Decorte and Jos Pastijn. Video 3/4)
19th century letterpress printing of a newspaper at MIAT 2
19th century letterpress printing of a newspaper with a stop cylinderpress and metal type. The press is a Perreau & Brault manufactured in the 1870s in Paris and she is part of the antique press collection of the MIAT in Gent, Belgium. This antique press was restored by a group of volunteers at the MIAT (Museum of Industrial Archaeology and Textile) and she was used here for the first time to print 1200 newspapers (double sided so 2400 impression) of the 'Bornemsche Gazet' of 1831 for the 'Eén' television program Fata Morgana of Sunday 22 July 2007.
Erik Desmyter
19th century letterpress printing of a newspaper at MIAT 3
19th century letterpress printing of a newspaper with a stop cylinderpress
and metal type. The press is a Perreau & Brault manufactured in the 1870s in
Paris and she is part of the antique press collection of the MIAT in Gent,
Belgium. This antique press was restored by a group of volunteers at the
MIAT (Museum of Industrial Archaeology and Textile) and she was used here
for the first time to print 1200 newspapers (double sided so 2400
impression) of the 'Bornemsche Gazet' of 1831 for the 'Eén' television
program Fata Morgana of Sunday 22 July 2007.
Erik Desmyter
19th century letterpress printing of a newspaper at MIAT 1
19th century letterpress printing of a newspaper with a stop cylinderpress and metal type. The press is a Perreau & Brault manufactured in the 1870s in Paris and she is part of the antique press collection of the MIAT in Gent, Belgium. This antique press was restored by a group of volunteers at the MIAT (Museum of Industrial Archaeology and Textile) and she was used here for the first time to print 1200 newspapers (double sided so 2400 impression) of the 'Bornemsche Gazet' of 1831 for the 'Eén' television program Fata Morgana of Sunday 22 July 2007.
Erik Desmyter
Belgian Journey by Wil Mathijs
Belgian Journey is a charge against the Belgian colonization of Congo (Zaire) in Africa.
It is made by Belgian videomaker Wil Mathijs who deformed old 8mm footage from his grandfather. The film was made for the Museum for industrial archaeology and textiles (Miat) in Ghent, where it looped.
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The Ancient City of Tyre
This symposium explores on the ancient city of Tyre, founded in 2750 B.C. by the Phoenicians, who created an alphabet and the first democracy in the world with a parliament and senate elected directly by the citizens. Tyre is the legendary birthplace of Europa, the daughter of the King of Tyre, the namesake of Europe. The city and the civilization was left in ruins by Alexander the Great who went to war against the Tyreans.
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00:01:33 1 History
00:02:19 1.1 Middle Ages
00:04:12 1.2 Early modern period
00:06:14 1.3 19th century
00:07:34 1.4 20th century
00:08:09 2 Geography
00:08:26 2.1 Neighbouring municipalities
00:08:36 2.2 Climate
00:09:01 3 Demographics
00:09:11 3.1 Population
00:10:17 4 Tourism
00:10:26 4.1 Architecture
00:11:54 4.2 Museums
00:13:03 4.3 Restaurants and culinary traditions
00:15:23 4.4 Festivities
00:16:48 4.5 Nature
00:17:13 5 Economy
00:18:12 6 Transport
00:18:28 6.1 Road
00:19:12 6.2 Rail
00:20:08 6.3 Public transport
00:20:24 6.3.1 Trams
00:21:15 6.3.2 Buses
00:22:53 6.4 Cycling
00:23:23 7 Sports
00:24:38 8 Notable people
00:28:27 9 International relations
00:28:38 9.1 Twin towns – sister cities
00:28:50 10 See also
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- Socrates
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Ghent (; Dutch: Gent [ɣɛnt] (listen); French: Gand [ɡɑ̃] (listen)) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest municipality in Belgium, after Antwerp and Brussels. The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. It is a port and university city.
The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,205 km2 (465 sq mi) and has a total population of 560,522 as of 1 January 2018, which ranks it as the fourth most populous in Belgium. The current mayor of Ghent, Mathias De Clercq is from the liberal & democratic party Open VLD.
The ten-day-long Ghent Festival (Gentse Feesten in Dutch) is held every year and attended by about 1–1.5 million visitors.
Liège
Liège (French pronunciation: [ljɛʒ]; Dutch: Luik, [lœyk] ( ); Walloon: Lidje; German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium; Limburgish: Luuk; Luxembourgish: Léck) is a major city and a municipality in the European country of Belgium. It is located in the province of the same name, Liège, of which it is the capital and is part of the Walloon (French-speaking) region of Belgium.
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse River, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands and with Germany. At Liège the Meuse river meets the river Ourthe. The city is part of the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It still is the principal economic and cultural centre of the region.
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Johan Grimonprez
A talk by artist and SVA faculty member Johan Grimonprez (MFA 1992 Fine Arts). Grimonprez has created curatorial projects that have been exhibited at such museums as the Hammer Museum (Los Angeles) The Museum of Modern Art (New York City) and the Pinakothek der Moderne (Munich), and his works are included in the permanent collections of museums such as the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art (Kanazawa, Japan), Centre Georges Pompidou and the Tate Modern. His award-winning films include dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997) and Double Take (2009).
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Ghent
00:01:32 1 History
00:02:18 1.1 Middle Ages
00:04:06 1.2 Early modern period
00:06:04 1.3 19th century
00:07:21 1.4 20th century
00:07:55 2 Geography
00:08:10 2.1 Neighbouring municipalities
00:08:20 2.2 Climate
00:08:44 3 Tourism
00:08:53 3.1 Architecture
00:10:16 3.2 Museums
00:11:23 3.3 Restaurants and culinary traditions
00:13:37 3.4 Festivities
00:14:59 3.5 Nature
00:15:22 4 Economy
00:16:25 5 Transport
00:16:40 5.1 Road
00:17:23 5.2 Rail
00:18:17 5.3 Public transport
00:18:33 5.3.1 Trams
00:19:22 5.3.2 Buses
00:20:54 5.4 Cycling
00:21:23 6 Sports
00:22:37 7 Notable people
00:26:29 8 International relations
00:26:39 8.1 Twin towns – sister cities
00:26:50 9 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Ghent (; Dutch: Gent pronounced [ɣɛnt] (listen); French: Gand pronounced [ɡɑ̃] (listen)) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the second largest municipality in Belgium, after Antwerp. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. It is a port and university city.
The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding towns of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 260,467 inhabitants in the beginning of 2018, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,205 km2 (465 sq mi) and has a total population of 594,582 as of 1 January 2008, which ranks it as the fourth most populous in Belgium. The current mayor of Ghent, Daniël Termont, leads a coalition of the Socialistische Partij Anders, Groen and Open VLD.
The ten-day-long Ghent Festival (Gentse Feesten in Dutch) is held every year and attended by about 1–1.5 million visitors.
Brussels | Wikipedia audio article
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Brussels
00:02:53 1 Toponymy
00:03:02 1.1 Etymology
00:03:42 1.2 Pronunciation
00:04:39 2 History
00:04:51 2.1 Early history
00:05:55 2.2 Middle Ages
00:07:18 2.3 Early modern
00:10:17 2.4 Late modern
00:12:27 2.5 20th century
00:13:56 2.6 Contemporary
00:15:02 3 Geography
00:15:11 3.1 Location and topography
00:16:23 3.2 Climate
00:17:07 4 Brussels as a capital
00:18:39 5 Municipalities
00:21:24 6 Brussels-Capital Region
00:21:33 6.1 Political status
00:22:44 6.2 Institutions
00:23:57 6.3 Agglomeration of Brussels
00:25:00 7 French and Flemish communities
00:26:20 7.1 Common Community Commission
00:27:53 8 International institutions
00:28:58 8.1 European Union
00:30:56 8.2 Eurocontrol
00:31:28 8.3 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
00:32:30 9 Demographics
00:32:39 9.1 Population
00:33:36 9.2 Nationalities
00:35:09 9.3 Languages
00:40:26 9.4 Religions
00:42:51 10 Culture
00:43:00 10.1 Architecture
00:48:40 10.2 Arts
00:51:47 10.3 Folklore
00:53:29 10.4 Cultural events and festivals
00:55:07 10.5 Cuisine
00:57:08 10.6 Shopping
00:58:44 11 Sports
00:59:57 11.1 Cycling
01:00:32 11.2 Association football
01:01:52 12 Economy
01:04:25 13 Media
01:05:28 14 Education
01:05:37 14.1 Tertiary education
01:07:13 14.2 Primary and secondary education
01:08:05 14.3 Libraries
01:08:29 15 Science and technology
01:09:02 15.1 Healthcare
01:09:39 16 Transport
01:09:48 16.1 Air
01:10:34 16.2 Water
01:12:02 16.3 Train
01:13:37 16.4 City public transport
01:14:03 16.4.1 Metro
01:14:57 16.4.2 Trams and buses
01:15:57 16.4.3 Ticketing
01:16:38 16.4.4 Other public transport
01:17:24 16.5 Road network
01:19:49 17 Security and emergency services
01:20:00 17.1 Police
01:21:05 17.2 Fire department
01:21:57 18 Parks and green spaces
01:22:58 19 Notable people
01:23:07 20 International relations
01:23:17 20.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:23:30 21 Rankings
01:23:47 22 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Brussels (French: Bruxelles [bʁysɛl] (listen); Dutch: Brussel [ˈbrʏsəl] (listen)), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (in which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated and the richest region in Belgium in terms of GDP per capita. It covers 161 km2 (62 sq mi), a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of 1.2 million. The metropolitan area of Brussels counts over 2.1 million people, which makes it the largest in Belgium. It is also part of a large conurbation extending towards Ghent, Antwerp, Leuven and Walloon Brabant, home to over 5 million people.Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and the home of numerous international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions (the two other capitals are Luxembourg and Strasbourg) and its name is sometimes used metonymically to describe the EU and its institutions. The secretariat of the Benelux and headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels. As the economic capital of Belgium and one of the top financial centres of Western Europe with Euronext Brussels, it is classified as an Alpha global city. Brussels is a hub for rail, road and air traffic, sometimes earning the moniker Crossroads of Europe. The Brussels Metro is the only rapid transit system in Belgium. In addition, both its airport and railway stations are the largest ...
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Brussels (French: Bruxelles [bʁysɛl] (listen); Dutch: Brussel [ˈbrʏsəl] (listen)), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (in which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated and the richest region in Belgium in terms of GDP per capita. It covers 161 km2 (62 sq mi), a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of 1.2 million. The metropolitan area of Brussels counts over 2.1 million people, which makes it the largest in Belgium. It is also part of a large conurbation extending towards the Flemish cities of Ghent, Antwerp and Leuven, home to over 5 million people.Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and the home of numerous international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions (the two other capitals are Luxembourg and Strasbourg) and its name is sometimes used metonymically to describe the EU and its institutions. The secretariat of the Benelux and headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels. As the economic capital of Belgium and one of the top financial centres of Western Europe with Euronext Brussels, it is classified as an Alpha global city. Brussels is a hub for rail, road and air traffic, sometimes earning the moniker Crossroads of Europe. The Brussels Metro is the only rapid transit system in Belgium. In addition, both airport, which is based in the Flemish region and railway stations are the largest and busiest in the country.Historically Dutch-speaking, Brussels saw a language shift to French from the late 19th century. French is now spoken by about 75% of the population. Brussels is bilingual in Dutch and French, as Dutch is spoken by a large part of the population as the first or second language, and is the majority language of Belgium. Brussels is also increasingly becoming multilingual. English is spoken as a second language by nearly a third of the population and a large number of migrants and expatriates speak other languages.Brussels is known for its cuisine and gastronomy, as well as its historical and architectural landmarks; some of them are registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Main attractions include its historic Grand Place, Manneken Pis, Atomium, and cultural institutions such as La Monnaie and the Museums of Art and History. It is also a capital of the comic strip.