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INTERNATIONAL SKETCHWEEKEND WHERE TO SKETCH? 28. Fortified Bridge and medieval gardens of the Orange on the map Grund district 29. Panoramical views from the Plateau du Rham LUXEMBOURG 1. Place d’ Armes: city centre, with the Cour des Comptes 30. Plateau du Rham with ancient barracks and the 16 & 17 June 2018 and the Cercle Municipal towers of the Wenceslas Wall 2. Place Guillaume - "Knuedler": Saturday morning market, 31. Grund fortification walls #usklux2018 Petit Passage and Hôtel de Ville 32. Rives de Clausen, complex of the former Mousel 3. Palais Grand-Ducal and the Chamber of Deputies Breweries and neighbouring islets 33. Pfaffenthal district with the Odendahl Park, 4. Notre Dame Cathedral the Hospice, the Cloister and old military buildings. 5. Place de la Constitution with the Gëlle Fra 34. Vauban Towers in Pfaffenthal panoramical view 35. Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge "Pont Rouge" 6. Casino (Contemporary Art Forum) 36. Obergrünewald Fort, panoramic views of the city 7. Villa Vauban, art museum & garden 37. Museum Dräi Eechelen (Trois Glands) 8. City Park and Fondation Pescatore 38. MUDAM, Museum of Modern Art (arch. Pei) 9. Pfaffenthal Public Elevator 39. Place de l’ Europe, Philharmonie and European 10. Former Palace of Justice and rue du Nord institutions incl. the Court of Justice 11. MNHA National Museum of Art and History 40. The European Investment Bank (arch. Lasdun 12. Old Convent and Saint Michel church and Ingenhoven) 13. Corniche, with views of the Unesco Valley 41. Funicular (free of charge) 14. Bock, vestige of the castle with its network of 42. Sofitel Bar l’Observatoire, spectacular panoramic view Casemates 15. Plateau du St Esprit and its fortifications 16. Pont Adolphe, monumental stone arch You are welcome free of charge upon presentation 17. Place de Metz and the Spuerkeess with its of your badge at: characteristic tower 18. Plateau Bourbon and Hausmannian-style buildings Lëtzebuerg City Museum (14 rue du St Esprit) on avenue de la Liberté Villa Vauban (7) 19. Palais de l’ ARBED, (Luxembourg steel works), CASINO Luxembourg - Forum d’Art Contemporain (6) now BCEE MUDAM – Musée d’Art Moderne (32) organised by 20. Central Station with Pavillon du Grand-Duc 21. Rotondes 22. Pétrusse park 23. Petrusse skatepark 24. St Quirin Chapel (troglodyte) 25. Grund district on the banks of the Alzette 26. Grund’s monuments: Museum of Natural Sciences, With the support of Saint Jean church and Neumünster Abbey 27. Covered courtyard of Neumünster Abbey OFFICIAL PROGRAM EMERGENCY EAT & DRINK & DRAW Meeting points in yellow on the map 112 CHL Centre Hospitalier Luxembourg 2 Rue Pierre Fe- The blue squares on the map X. Exhibition "Urban Sketchers um Knuedler", Place derspiel, 1512 Luxembourg +352 44 11 31 33 www.chl.lu Guillaume II, from 15th of June until end of December. 1. Place d’Armes (various restaurants and terraces) TRANSPORT 2. Guillaume Brewery (French cuisine) SATURDAY 16/06 3. Cathy Goedert (tea room, sandwiches and pastries) I. 10 AM: Reception in the Casino (Contemporary Art If you come by car... 4. Casino Cafeteria Forum), 41, rue Notre-Dame, Luxembourg (6) P+R: Bouillon, Stade, Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg-Sud (+ 5. Coffee Interview II. 2:30 PM: Late arrivals meeting point MNHA, place du bus to the city centre) 6. Exki (take away sandwiches and salads) Marché aux Poissons (11) The car parks "Schuman","Bouillon","Stade" and "Glacis" 7. Alima Superieur On Saturday you can discover and sketch the old town are free on Saturdays and Sundays. 8. Coffee Knopes (excellent coffee and hot chocolate) centre, the Grand Duke’s Palace, the panoramic views For Kirchberg you can park on "Glacis" and walk over the 9. Rocas Coffee (bar, late opening) from the old fortifications or the brand new UNESCO Pont Rouge. 10. Vis-à-vis Coffee circuit under the guidance of some of our expert 11. Namur (patisseries and tea room) USKLUX members. The USK meal will take place in one If you come by train... 12. Madeira Stuff (on Sunday food > 2pm, drink > 5pm) of the old breweries of the city. The main station is 10 minutes walk from the city centre. 13. Konrad Café (bar and small restaurant, late opening) III. 6:30 PM: Drink & draw & group photo at the Rives Several buses connect the station with the centre (bus 14. Urban Bar (bar, late opening) de Clausen (26), 7 PM: USK meal at Big Beer Company stop: Hamilius/Monterey). On Saturdays all buses in town 15. Kaale Kaffi (tea room) (25) are free of charge. 16. Chocolate House 17. MNHA cafeteria and bars nearby SUNDAY 17/06 The Vel’Oh... 18. Bacchus Pizzeria IV. 10 AM: Meeting in front of the Museum Dräi Public bicycles of the City of Luxembourg - www.veloh.lu. 19. Epicerie Osada (open Sunday 11am - 5pm) Eechelen (Trois Glands) (37) Bus/train/tram station: 20. Vins Fins (wine library and small restaurant) RoutBréck-Pafendall or tram station: Philharmonie If you want to enjoy nightlife... 21. Scott's (pub, late opening) On Sunday we start the day on the Kirchberg plateau, Nightlife’ buses run every night from Friday to Saturday 22. Café des Artistes from where you can sketch the unique skyline of the and from Saturday to Sunday until 3h30, 23. Updown Bar city and the remarkable newer architecture of Luxem- www.vdl.lu/citynightbus 24. Nbistro / l’Encas Bar (burgers and more) bourg. From there you can take the funicular at the 25. Big Beer Company (food & beer) Routbréck-Pafendall station and walk to the Pfaffen- Information: MOBILITE CENTRAL +352 24 65 24 65 12, Rives de Clausen III. thal public elevator, from where you can venture back www.mobiliteit.lu 26. Cafeteria MUDAM in the city centre. 27. Schuman Brewery V. 2:30 PM: Late arrivals meeting point at the Pfaffen- CONTACT USK LUXEMBOURG 28. Paname (food & drinks) thal Public Elevator (upper side) (9) [email protected] 29. Bar des Rotondes (food & drinks) VI. 5:30 PM: Group photo on the stairs of the Hotel de 30. Kaempff Kohler (tea room, sandwiches and pastries) Ville at Place Guillaume (2) During the sketch weekend you can reach us 31. Sofitel - Bar l'Observatoire (fancy restaurant & bar) GENERAL INFORMATION on the following phone numbers: Ville de Luxembourg - www.vdl.lu Arnaud De Meyer +352 691 420 912 Luxembourg-City Tourist Office 30, place Guillaume II Jean-Paul Carvalho +352 621 217 306 L-1648 Luxembourg ville Tél.: +352 22 28 09 Béliza Mendes +352 621 365 499 [email protected] - www.lcto.lu Leen Van Bogaert +352 621 416 130 Luxembourg House 2 Rue de l’Eau, 1449 Luxembourg Isabelle Van Driessche +352 621 325 739 +352 26 26 26 27 - www.luxembourghouse.lu About Urban Sketchers Urban Sketchers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising the artistic, storytelling and educational value of location drawing, promoting its practice and connecting people around the world who draw on location where they live and travel. www.urbansketchers.org PANORAMIC SKETCHES FOLLOWING 4 URBAN FACTS Urban Sketcher’s manifesto pink on the map around the UNESCO protected district, if no rain, 1 We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we meet Isabelle Van Driessche at point A3-A5 on Saturday 16th see from direct observation. from 1:00 to 3:30 pm for info and orientation. 2 Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places A. Bock: (963) "the Birth of the City" we live and where we travel. Schlassbréck, castle remains and casemates 3 Our drawings are a record of time and place. A1 platform on the Bock Rock tower 4 We are truthful to the scenes we witness. A2 East end of the former Bock Castle 5 We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles. (follow the Corniche path to reach A3) 6 We support each other and draw together. A3 North end of the National Archive building 7 We share our drawings online. (take the stairs in front of the building to A3) 8 We show the world, one drawing at a time. A4 passage behind the National Archive building (sculptures in the gallery behind : arch. R.Krier) A5 St Esprit, lower platform: "rondelles"- "jardins de mémoire des Urban Sketchers Luxembourg roses" project. NB: no direct link A5-B1, 2 different platform. local chapter Access to B1 by Cité Judiciaire Urban Sketchers in Luxembourg share their drawings on their B. Viaduct: (±1860/1912) "the Railway time" blog: http://usk-luxembourg.blogspot.lu and on Flickr. B1 St Esprit, higher platform: Cité Judiciaire (access by the Cité Judiciaire courtyard : from A5 back to A3 Join USK-Luxembourg every first Sunday of the month to and up) NB: from A5 possibility to pass under the bridge to C1 sketch at a different location in Luxembourg! on the park side: nice views of the arches, but sloping C. Adolphe Bridge: (±1903/1925) "the Steel Industry" Once a month, USK Luxembourg and LUCA (Luxembourg C1 place de la Constitution: "Gëlle Fra" Center for Architecture) organize an urban sketching NB: to reach D1 go up straight ahead across the Old Town center session on Saturday afternoon. (rues Chimay, rue des Capucins, rue Pescatore) www.luca.lu D. Grande-Duchesse Charlotte Bridge: (1961/1963) "the EU" views on the Plateau of Kirchberg, EU HQ. Contact us by mail: D1 upper side, before the gateway [email protected] D2 public lift Pfaffenthal (free).
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