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Culture 21:59 09/05/2021 A classification procedure has been launched to protect rare mural paintings produced by Hergé, the world-known inventor of Tintin, when he was 15 years old and a member of a scout troop. In a small room, eight metres by three - a former garage on the grounds of the Institut Saint-Boniface in Ixelles - the walls are covered with original stencilled drawings: scouts on all fours or climbing rope, 35 galloping knights, American Indians and a large map of Belgium. These mural paintings, brownish-green, in poor condition, are now the subject of a classification procedure launched by the Brussels Region. But this doesn’t mean that protection is in the bag. The office of Pascal Smet, secretary of state in charge of heritage protection for the Brussels region, cautions that the objective of the procedure is to analyse the pros and cons. The opening of the procedure is not synonymous with classification.” ....
Culture 10:40 22/01/2021 For years, politicians have been talking about the classification of the Atomium, but the City of Brussels has always provided enough opposition to prevent the iconic structure from gaining protected status. However, the latest attempts may finally result in a positive outcome. Classifying a building is a legal issue. It ensures that a building is protected. According to Atomium director Henri Simons, all the ministers he has had dealings with on the issue over the years have thought about classifying the Atomium. However, Simons admits that it would be a symbolic rather than a useful act. He thinks that classification would complicate matters because it would be more difficult to manage a classified building. ....