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Cercle royal Gaulois artistique et littéraire

Artistic club in Brussels, Belgium

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The Cercle Gaulois, in full the Cercle royal Gaulois artistique et littéraire (), is a Belgian club in Brussels that promotes art. The club has the aim of constituting a friendly, intellectual, artistic and literary meeting place, free of any political, cultural or philosophical tendency. Its current president is Philippe de Wouters d'Oplinter.

The club is located at 5, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, in the historic Vauxhall building in Brussels Park, behind the Royal Park Theatre.

History

The Cercle royal artistique et littéraire ("Royal Artistic and Literary Circle") was founded in Brussels on 23 November 1848. The Cercle de la Toison d'Or ("Circle of the Golden Fleece") was founded in Brussels on 23 December 1911, and its name was changed to the Cercle Gaulois ("Gallic Circle") on 13 June 1919. The Cercle Gaulois became the Cercle royal Gaulois ("Royal Gallic Circle") by authorisation of King Leopold III on 16 February 1937. In 1950, the Cercle royal Gaulois merged with the Cercle royal artistique et littéraire and changed its name to the Cercle royal Gaulois artistique et littéraire ("Royal Gallic Artistic and Literary Circle").

Functions

Today, the club serves many purposes. It organises concerts, exhibitions and conferences in which all forms of art are represented, including culinary art. Following a tradition that dates back to 1971, every Tuesday evening, a club member is appointed master of fine dining. This member creates a menu together with a head chef and presents it to the guests. At the end of the meal, this member is appraised.

Notable members

Comte Étienne Davignon
Armand Dedecker(died in 2019)
Albert Frère (died in 2018)
Baron Derrick Gosselin
Comte Pierre Harmel (died in 1977)
Tony Mary
Gérard Mestrallet
Diego du Monceau de Bergendal
Michel Tilmant
Karel Van Miert (died in 2009)
Alain Siaens
André Antoine
Comte Paul Buysse (died in 2023)
Vicomte Mark Eyskens

Gallery

File:CercleRoyalGaulois7303.jpg|Inside the club File:CercleRoyalGaulois7302.jpg|Salles des Cariatides File:Salon royal.PNG|Salon royal File:Salon bleu.PNG|Salon bleu

Sources

Remarks by Ambassador Korologos at the Cercle Royal Gaulois Luncheon Thursday, March 17, 2005
Assemblée générale de la Société de la Légion d’Honneur - 15 novembre 2006
Jan Puype, De elite van België - Welkom in de club, Van Halewyck

References

[http://www.cercle-gaulois.be/en/the-cercle/message-from-the-chairman/ Message from the President]
[http://www.cercle-gaulois.be/en/the-cercle/introduction/ Introduction]

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