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The Atomium: from a symbol of the future to an icon of Belgitude

Interview with Henri Simons, Director of the Atomium & ADAM – Brussels Design Museum

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© Atomium. Photo: Christophe Licoppe

Bureau International des Expositions

Belgium celebrates this year the 60th anniversary of World Expo 1958 in Brussels. On this occasion, the BIE interviewed Henri Simons, Director of the Atomium and ADAM – Brussels Design Museum, who explains how this event has marked several generations and why it is still so popular today.

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