Brussels, Het goudblommeke in papier
La Fleur en Papier Doré, Cellebroersstraat / Rue des Alexiens 53-55, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
'Het Goudblommeke in Papier' (French: La Fleur and Papier Doré) is one of the most famous cafés in Brussels, located on Cellebroersstraat, and was protected as a monument in 1997 by Monuments and Landscapes. According to a memorial plaque in the facade from 1843 onwards, the house belonged to the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent a Paolo; it was their first Brussels location. The building was recently restored by Henri Partoes.
In October 1944, the anarchist poet, actor, art dealer Geert (Gerard) Van Bruaene (1891-1964) rented the premises to start an artist café with his partner Marie-Jeanne Cleeren. It became a meeting place for the Brussels surrealists and later for the editorial meetings of the art magazine 'Tijd en Mens' (with editor-in-chief Jan Walravens). Van Bruaene counted many famous artists among his clients, including René Magritte, Louis Paul Boon, E.L.T. Mesens, Pierre Alechinsky, Louis Scutenaire, Irène Hamoir, Camille Goemans, Paul Collinet, Simon Vinkenoog and Hergé. In addition, Van Bruaene also held several art galleries: Le Cabinet Maldoror located in the Ravenstein hotel, A la Vierge Poupine (together with Paul van Ostaijen), l'Agneau Moustique and Au Diable par le Queue.
Author Hugo Claus celebrated his first marriage here with the actress and model Elly Overzier (also known as Elly Norden) on 31 May 1955. They married in Ghent on 26 May 1955 and five days later the wedding was celebrated in Het Goudblommeke in Papier in the presence of fifty friends, including Jan Walravens, the painters Roger Raveel, Albert Saverys, Karel Appel, Corneille, Jan Cox, Albert Bontridder, Maurice D'Haese, Simon Vinkenoog, Lucebert, Louis Paul Boon and some Parisian and Roman friends. Van Bruaene acted as a parodicating officer of the civil registry, took over the ceremony at the town hall, completely decorated with a broad ribbon held together with the tooth of an elephant.
In 2006 the café went bankrupt. There was a fear of survival, but a few concerned citizens got the necessary money together to take over and renovate the café. They founded a limited liability cooperative. On September 15, 2007, during the Heritage Day, the historic café opened again. The building is owned by the CPAS of Brussels, which rents the building to the cooperative.
Source: Wikipedia (Dutch).
Brussels, Het goudblommeke in papier
La Fleur en Papier Doré, Cellebroersstraat / Rue des Alexiens 53-55, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
'Het Goudblommeke in Papier' (French: La Fleur and Papier Doré) is one of the most famous cafés in Brussels, located on Cellebroersstraat, and was protected as a monument in 1997 by Monuments and Landscapes. According to a memorial plaque in the facade from 1843 onwards, the house belonged to the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent a Paolo; it was their first Brussels location. The building was recently restored by Henri Partoes.
In October 1944, the anarchist poet, actor, art dealer Geert (Gerard) Van Bruaene (1891-1964) rented the premises to start an artist café with his partner Marie-Jeanne Cleeren. It became a meeting place for the Brussels surrealists and later for the editorial meetings of the art magazine 'Tijd en Mens' (with editor-in-chief Jan Walravens). Van Bruaene counted many famous artists among his clients, including René Magritte, Louis Paul Boon, E.L.T. Mesens, Pierre Alechinsky, Louis Scutenaire, Irène Hamoir, Camille Goemans, Paul Collinet, Simon Vinkenoog and Hergé. In addition, Van Bruaene also held several art galleries: Le Cabinet Maldoror located in the Ravenstein hotel, A la Vierge Poupine (together with Paul van Ostaijen), l'Agneau Moustique and Au Diable par le Queue.
Author Hugo Claus celebrated his first marriage here with the actress and model Elly Overzier (also known as Elly Norden) on 31 May 1955. They married in Ghent on 26 May 1955 and five days later the wedding was celebrated in Het Goudblommeke in Papier in the presence of fifty friends, including Jan Walravens, the painters Roger Raveel, Albert Saverys, Karel Appel, Corneille, Jan Cox, Albert Bontridder, Maurice D'Haese, Simon Vinkenoog, Lucebert, Louis Paul Boon and some Parisian and Roman friends. Van Bruaene acted as a parodicating officer of the civil registry, took over the ceremony at the town hall, completely decorated with a broad ribbon held together with the tooth of an elephant.
In 2006 the café went bankrupt. There was a fear of survival, but a few concerned citizens got the necessary money together to take over and renovate the café. They founded a limited liability cooperative. On September 15, 2007, during the Heritage Day, the historic café opened again. The building is owned by the CPAS of Brussels, which rents the building to the cooperative.
Source: Wikipedia (Dutch).