In Brussels, at the heart of European Art Nouveau, there will be a special lecture by Art Nouveau expert Prof. Dr. Werner Adriaenssens, Curator of Decorative Arts of the 20th Century, Royal Museums for Art and History. The talk will be followed by an open discussion, ‘Why digitise culture?’ featuring 3 key figures in Belgian digital innovation:

• Jef Malliet - Erfgoedplus.be, Provinciaal Centrum voor Cultureel Erfgoed, Hasselt
• Sandra Fauconnier - Collection and Mediatheque at Netherlands Media Art Institute
• Gert Nulens - IBBT/SMIT

The event will be held at the Belgian Comic Strip Centre, a masterpiece of Victor Horta’s Art Nouveau architecture. It is free for the public to attend, but places should be reserved in advance. TIME: 15.00 DATE: 30 September 2010ADDRESS: Belgian Comic Strip Centre, 20 rue des Sables (Zandstraat), B-1000 Brussels, Belgium Please contact Europeana's Marketing & Communications Team for more information, or to reserve a place.