L'inauguration officielle était prévue pour le vendredi 10 février 2017 à 18h. Les nouvelles expositions du Mudam, le musée d'art moderne du Grand-Duc Jean à Luxembourg, qui ouvrent leurs portes au public le lendemain, le samedi 11 février. Cependant, la Princesse Stéphanie du Luxembourg a pu les découvrir à titre d'aperçu le jeudi 9 février. La grande-duchesse héréditaire a été guidée par les artistes britanniques Tony Gragg et Darren Almond qui y présentent leurs œuvres.

La belle-fille du grand-duc Henri et de la grande-duchesse Marie-Thérèse de Luxembourg portaient une robe noire et blanche imprimée avec une graine de fleurs, avec des manches transparentes. Ses cheveux tirés en queue de cheval, la femme de 32 ans avait orné de petites boucles d'oreilles.

Passionnée d'art, Stéphanie de Luxembourg est apparue aux anges lors de cette visite privée. Un privilège qu'elle doit au poste de présidente du conseil de Mudam, qu'elle assure depuis le début de 2016.

Ouvert en 2006, le musée d'art moderne Grand-Duc Jean, surnommé Mudam, a été construit par le célèbre architecte sino-américain Ieoh Ming Pei - l'auteur de la pyramide du Louvre à Paris - sur le site d'une ancienne forteresse, Le Fort Thüngen. Il abrite des collections permanentes d'art contemporain de renommée mondiale et propose des expositions temporaires.
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Architecture was this Friday at the heart of the program of their last day of visit to Germany.

They had begun their official visit to Germany, on Tuesday February 7th 2017, at the medieval castle of Wartburg in Thuringia . It is in another castle that the cloture the end of their German stay on Friday, February 10th at Oranienbaum in Saxony-Anhalt. Built at the end of the 18th century in the Baroque style for the Duchess Henriette-Catherine of Anhalt-Dessau, born Princess of Orange-Nassau, it is the work of the Dutch architect Cornelis Ryckwaert and is adorned with faience of Delft, whom Maxima, dressed in beige and garnet, did not fail to admire.


The royal couple had begun this fourth and final German day by visiting the Bauhaus Museum in Dessau. The Dutch sovereign and his wife were able to discover the permanent exhibition and discuss the impact of the Dutch art movement De Stijl on the German Bauhaus movement in the early 20th century. Another theme addressed in the morning, the management of water, especially in the context of floods.

Her Majesty wore Natan gold blouse with a Natan Burgundy Skirt. Accessories with a Fabienne Delvigne pill box,  three brooches come from the Argentinian jewelry designer Celedonio,  LK Bennett heels on her feet and a Natan clutch

The official inauguration was scheduled for Friday, February 10th 2017 at 6 pm. The new exhibitions of the Mudam, the Grand-Duke Jean's modern art museum in Luxembourg, which open their doors to the public the following day, Saturday, February 11th. However, Princess Stephanie of Luxembourg was able to discover them as a preview on Thursday, February 9th. The Hereditary grand duchess was guided by the British artists Tony Gragg and Darren Almond who present their works there .

The daughter-in-law of the Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg wore a black and white dress printed with a flower-seed, with transparent sleeves. Her hair pulled in ponytail, the 32 year old woman had adorned small earrings.

Passionate about art, Stéphanie de Luxembourg appeared to the angels during this private visit. A privilege that she owes to the position of chairman of the board of Mudam, which she ensures since the beginning of 2016.

Opened in 2006, the Museum of Modern Art Grand Duke Jean, nicknamed Mudam, was built by the famous Sino-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei - the author of the pyramid of the Louvre in Paris - on the site of an ancient fortress , The Fort Thüngen. It houses permanent collections of world-renowned contemporary art and offers temporary exhibitions.

"Every child deserves a safe childhood." It was in her words that Queen Mathilde began her speech, delivered in English , this Friday, February 10th 2017 at the Egmont Palace in Brussels. In the company of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs Didier Reynders, the wife of the King of the Belgians Philippe opened an international conference dealing with children and armed conflicts.

This was organized by Belgium on the occasion of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers. The Palais emphasized that the exchanges focused on "UN child protection policies and regional organizations such as the African Union, the European Union and NATO. The objective is to identify best practices and thus improve the protection of children in armed conflicts ".

Seven months earlier, on Monday, July 11th 2016, Mathilde of Belgium was already speaking on this subject , but in New York. As she flew to Big Apple with Didier Reynders, during a two-day working visit to the United Nations, she spoke about the plight of children in armed conflicts as honorary president of 'Unicef ​​Belgium. It is in this capacity, but also as "advocate of the SDGs", the objectives of sustainable development of the United Nations, that it concluded its speech this Friday, in these terms: "As an Attorney of the objectives of sustainable development And Honorary President of Unicef ​​Belgium, I am personally committed to continuing my efforts to improve the plight of children affected by armed conflict ".
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