This ‘arts laboratory’ recently moved from its old graffitied central Brussels location to Molenbeek. It hosts art installations and theatre productions, cutting-edge gigs and parties with DJs, and has a daytime veggie-friendly cafe staffed by long-term jobseekers.
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The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
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6. Église Notre-Dame des Riches Claires
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