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Cercle Royal Gaulois Artistique Et Littéraire
The ''Cercle Gaulois'', in full the ''Cercle royal Gaulois artistique et littéraire'' (), is a Belgian club in Brussels that promotes art. The club has the aim of constituting a friendly, intellectual, artistic and literary meeting place, free of any political, cultural or philosophical tendency. Its current president is Philippe de Wouters d'Oplinter. The club is located at 5, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, in the historic Vauxhall building in Brussels Park, behind the Royal Park Theatre. History The ''Cercle royal artistique et littéraire'' ("Royal Artistic and Literary Circle") was founded in Brussels on 23 November 1848. The ''Cercle de la Toison d'Or'' ("Circle of the Golden Fleece") was founded in Brussels on 23 December 1911, and its name was changed to the ''Cercle Gaulois'' ("Gallic Circle") on 13 June 1919. The ''Cercle Gaulois'' became the ''Cercle royal Gaulois'' ("Royal Gallic Circle") by authorisation of King Leopold III on 16 February 1937. In 1950, the ''Cercle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Members Club
Private members' clubs are Club (organization), organisations which provide Social club, social and other facilities to members who typically pay a membership fee for access and use. Most are owned and controlled by their members even to this day. Some were originally gentlemen's clubs to which members first had to be elected; others are more modern commercial establishments with no class or gender bar, typically offering food, drink, comfortable surroundings, venue hire and business facilities, in return for members paying subscription or membership fees. History The first gentlemen's clubs, mostly established in the West End of London from the late 17th century onwards, were highly exclusive, offering aristocratic and wealthy men a refuge from work and family. The eligibility of potential members depended on their class and gender, with women banned from joining any of them. Early clubs also provided an environment for gambling, illegal outside of members-only establishments. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |