Come celebrate the 
cultural vibrancy and dynamism of the Matongé neighborhood, emblematic of the diversity of Ixelles!
The Look@Matonge festival offers you a rich program of activities, entirely free, starting from June 24th with the highlight being Saturday, June 29th. Enjoy 
concerts, guided tours 
, 
films, 
exhibitions, children’s workshops 
, and debates for everyone! 
See you on Saturday, June 29th, from 12 to 10 pm, in and around Chaussée de Wavre.
Program
Mozaïek @ Matonge
Get ready for a series of free workshops for children and youngsters (10+) entirely dedicated to art initiations!
(8/6), painting 
(15/6), and fashion & hairstyles 
(22/6).Target audience: Children 10+ (NL and FR)
Location: Mercelisstraat 19, Elsene Library
What & When:
- Sat 8 June from 12:00 – 16:00: Cinema workshop And… action! Together, we’ll create a short film with the Matongé neighborhood as our backdrop.
- Sat 15 June from 12:00 – 16:00: Painting workshop We’ll paint en plein air in Matongé and create artworks for our outdoor exhibition on 29 June.
- Sat 22 June from 12:00 – 16:00: Hairstyling & Fashion workshop Discover hair braiding and colorful fabrics with the best hairdresser and tailor in Matongé.
- Sat 29 June from 12:00 – 16:00: Expo at Rue Francart Featuring a painting workshop for children. Together, we’ll create a mural as part of our exhibition.
Kuumba: come and discover!
A Dutch-speaking and a French-speaking group will depart for the first time at 2 PM from the Charles Woeste statue, and a Dutch-speaking and an English-speaking group will depart a second time at 3:30 PM from the same place. 
Target audience: everyone
Location: Saint Boniface Square
What & When:
- Sat 29/06 at 2PM: start of the first two guided tours for Dutch and French speaking people
- Sat 29/06 at 3.30PM: start of the second two guided tours for Dutch and English speaking people
- Sat 29/06 from 2PM until 5PM: African boardgames and percussion animations
Contrechamp – Viva Matonge !
Get ready for a three-day cinema event! From June 27th to 29th, Cinema Vendôme will highlight productions by Belgian, African, and diaspora artists. 
The full program is available here. 
Target audience: everyone
Location: Cinéma Vendôme
What & When:
- 27, 28 and 29/06: film festival
Porte de Namur, Porte de l’Amour, Matonge Eza Ya Biso
This project brings a festive and participatory tribute to the emblematic neighborhood painting by Congolese artist Cheri Samba, led by sapeurs and musicians , orchestrated by Freddy Mutombo. Let’s talk about the future of Matonge, with an exhibition 
by Marie Lhoir as the cherry on top 
.
Target audience: everyone
What, When & Where:
- 29/06 between 2pm and 4pm: Vernissage exhibition by Marie Lhoir @ Glidji’s, Elsensesteenweg 192
followed by the recreation of the mural @ Disco Mambo, Waversesteenweg 70 - 29/06 at 6pm: Sapeurs performance
Opéra Mohumbu
Target audience: everyone
Location: big stage @ Chaussée de Wavre
What & When:
- Sat 29/06 from 4PM until 5PM: Concert
Medexmuseum
For this project of the Look@Matonge festival, the stories of local merchants and residents are woven into textile artworks and displayed in local shops. This not only creates an exhibition but a true experience! 
Additionally, at 3 PM, you can join the parade through the neighborhood with the Zinnode walk which ends in the Zinneke exhibition at the Medexmuseum 
and finally concludes at 7 PM on Tulip Street with an Indian concert. 
Target audience: everyone
What, When & Where:
- Sat 29/06: exhibition throughout the neighborhood in local shops
- Sat 29/06 at 3PM: participative parade through the neighborhood
- Sat 29/06 at 7PM: authentic indien concert @ Tulip Street
Musique magasin
The photographer Marie Lhoir created duo portraits of merchants and musicians, in collaboration with Muziekpublique, which organizes acoustic concerts in the participating shops 
.
The full program will be announced soon!
Target audience: everyone
What & When:
Public cible : tout le monde
Quoi & Quand & Où:
Gueladio @ Thiam Boutique – Chaussée de Wavre 133
Fredy Massamba @ Chez Chango – Chaussée de Wavre116
Marie Daulne @ Vendôme – Chaussée de Wavre18
Manou Gallo @ Chez Sabine – Galerie Matonge
Mansia Mbila @ Boutique couture Diaspora Africa – Rue Francart 22
Anne Niepold @ Maison Renardy – Chaussée de Wavre111b | concert à 10h30
Bao Sissoko @ Ô Sénégal VIP – Chaussée de Wavre114 | concert à 11h30
Emanuela Lodato & Vincent Noiret @ Festival Music – Galerie Porte de Namur | concert à 12h30
Hicham Bilali @ Le Laakam – Rue de Longue Vie 18 | concert à 13h30
Kaito Winse & Tim Winsey @ La Signare – Rue de la Paix 26 | concert à 14h30
Afro Music Show
The project showcases the best that the contemporary African and diaspora music scene has to offer, featuring both promising local talent and established names with none other than Kinshasa headliner MPR!
Target audience: everyone
Location: Big stage @ Chaussée de Wavre
What & When: TBA
