Art & Culture

The event includes a free vegan coffee in a different coffee bar every morning of the week.

Monday, October 3, 2022

Brussels artist Lous and the Yakuza on cover of French Vogue

Lous and the Yakuza has been grabbing the attention of the French press for some time now, after her previous album 'Gore' topped the charts in France.

Monday, October 3, 2022

Hidden Belgium: Hilary Mantel’s Antwerp

She was shown around the Vleeshuis – originally a butchers’ hall in the heart of Antwerp – while working on her historical novel The Mirror and the Light. The third big fat novel in her prize-winning trilogy, it was based on the life of Thomas Cromwell.

Monday, October 3, 2022

Hidden Belgium: Arlequin

No one thought that record stores would survive the rise of the internet. But they did in Brussels. The city now has some of the best stocked dens of retro vinyl in Europe.

Sunday, October 2, 2022

The hunt for 13 November terrorists makes it to the big screen

'November,' one of this fall's most awaited films, will appear on cinema screens from Wednesday.

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Brussels festival targets positive representations of fat people

The programme includes talk groups dedicated solely to fat people, and also a live fat model drawing session on 7 October, a musical evening on 8 October featuring only fat female artists - including Barbara Butch - conferences and a big drag show.

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Hidden Belgium: The Bruges hotel where King Charles II of Britain held court

"This house was the Royal Palace of England, Scotland and Ireland where King Charles II held Court from 1656 until 1659."

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Golden Afro Artistic Awards return to the Brussels National Theatre this Saturday

“The objective of the ceremony is to give visibility to Afro-descendant artists in Belgium who desperately need it," says Director Nel Tsopo.

Friday, September 30, 2022

Hidden Belgium: Begonia fields

The farmers around Lochristi now grow these exotic plants through the summer and autumn months, and display them in the spectacular Gentse Floraliën flower show every five years.

Friday, September 30, 2022

Gangster in Paradise: American rapper Coolio dies at 59

Grammy Award-winning rapper Coolio, real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr, has died in Los Angeles. He was best known for the song Gangster's Paradise.

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Hidden Belgium: Oudenaarde’s tapestry museum

The skilled weavers of Oudenaarde incorporated strange and sometimes amusing details into the tapestries. You might spot a mythical beast, or a mermaid or even a secret erotic message.

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Over 120 local and foreign beers waiting to be discovered this weekend in Liège

"We will have the Westvleteren 12, voted best beer in the world, as well as beers with particular flavours, such as tiramisu."

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Museum Night Fever returns to Brussels in October

From 19:00 to 01:00, creativity will pulsate through exhibition halls around Brussels with concerts, DJ sets, and an afterparty in C12 nightclub.

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Food paintings and films at the eighth Smaakmeesters festival in Antwerp

The eighth Smaakmeesters culinary festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday in Antwerp.

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Art and Events in Brussels

During lockdowns, people posted photos of the view from their window while sharing intimate testimonies about their fears, hopes and lives in confinement. The collection is currently at the Atomium.

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Hidden Belgium: Kazematten Brewery

The city of Ypres was reduced to rubble by German artillery in the First World War. But underground kazematten (casemates) survived below the ancient ramparts built by Vauban in the 17th century.

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Hidden Belgium: The Monument to the Forestry Workers

A quiet trail in the forest south of Brussels leads to a massive stone dolmen surrounded by a circle of 11 standing stones.

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Making the invisible visible: Paris exhibition spotlights Arab queer culture

An exhibition of queer culture in the Arab world, featuring 23 artists, photographers, writers and illustrators, opens on Tuesday in Paris.

Monday, September 26, 2022

Robbie Williams to perform at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp

Monday, September 26, 2022

Pop culture and anime fans unite at Brussels Expo Centre

Around 58,000 fans of anime and pop culture travelled to Brussels’ Brussels Expo this weekend.

Monday, September 26, 2022