Culture Culture and Media Extra trains to and from this summer’s big music festivals Under the slogan “Travel in style to the festivals” at total of 76 extra services will be laid. Fri 14 Jun 16:48 East Flanders Discover 20 years of S.M.A.K. in Ghent! Ghent’s contemporary art museum S.M.A.K. is celebrating twenty years at its present location. To mark this anniversary S.M.A.K. is staging “Highlights for a... Thu 13 Jun 09:12 Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Culture and Media Scottish culture in the spotlight From Tuesday 11 until Friday 14 June the Made in Scotland festival brings some of the best of Scottish music and theatre to Brussels. Mon 10 Jun 12:18 West Flanders How Ostend rose from the ashes of the Second World War “Destruction and Reconstruction, Ostend 1944-1958” is the title of a fascinating exhibition that you can see in Ostend this summer. Thu 06 Jun 09:15 Culture and Media Thriller Queen Karin Slaughter launches new novel in Brussels first 5/6/19 - The American crime author Karin Slaughter was treated to a display with Belgian sniffer dogs ahead of the launch of her new tome at the Brussels pol... Wed 05 Jun 12:04 East Flanders Highlights for a Future: 20 Years at S.M.A.K. It’s exactly twenty years ago that Ghent’s contemporary art museum S.M.A.K. moved into a building of its own. To celebrate all available space has been set a... Wed 05 Jun 09:03 Flemish Brabant Two giants say “I do” in Halle The giants, Romeo and Juliette are well known in the world of folklore both in Halle (Flemiand in the surrounding area. Mon 03 Jun 17:39 Brussels Bust of Hergé unveiled in Brussels Born Georges Remi in 1907, Hergé was the man that created the interpreted reporter Tintin. Mon 03 Jun 16:46 Culture and Media Soccer player is new Mister Gay Belgium As a member of the jury the Mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever (Flemish nationalist), had the honour of announcing the winner of this year's Mister Gay Belgium.... Sun 02 Jun 10:46 Culture and Media Fleming receives the “Nobel Prize for Youth Literature” The Flemish author Bart Moyaert has received Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award at a ceremony held in the Swedish capital Stockholm. Tue 28 May 10:43 Culture and Media Prize for Dardenne brothers ‘Le Jeune Ahmed’ The Belgian film directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have taken the prize for the best director for their film ‘Le Jeune Ahmed’ (Young Ahmed) at this year... Sun 26 May 13:53 Culture and Media America’s Stella Chen wins Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin The Public Prize went to our compatriot Sylvia Huang. Sun 26 May 11:29 East Flanders Panamarenko’s airship on show for the first time since 2005! It’s twenty years since the Ghent contemporary art museum left the premises it shared with the Ghent Fine Arts Museum, the MSK, on the outskirts of the Citad... Update Thu 23 May 16:19 Culture and Media Musicians take audition to play on the metro 23/5/19 – The Brussels local transport company hopes to maintain high standards when it comes to musicians playing on the metro network. Thu 23 May 15:20 Culture and Media Sylvia Huang impresses the audience and the jury at the Queen Elizabeth Competition Sylvia Huang is the only Belgian competing in the -final of the Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin. Tue 21 May 17:38 Culture and Media Brel, Noordkaap, Nonkel Bob and Sœur Sourire are Belgians’ 6 choices for the EU Song Book The six classic songs that people in Belgium have selected for the very first ‘European Union Song Book’ have been announced. Tue 21 May 17:00 Culture and Media Can Belgian win Queen Elisabeth Competition? 20/5/19 - Sylvia Huang is the Belgian among the finalists of this year's Queen Elisabeth Competition. She's highly rated and stands a good chance of winning. Mon 20 May 15:10 East Flanders Join the celebrations at S.M.A.K. at next weekend's Happening! Ghent's contemporary art museum, the S.M.A.K., is currently celebrating its twentieth anniversary at its present location, a former festival hall in the Cita... Thu 16 May 09:44 Culture and Media Belgium’s Eurovision entry falls at the first hurdle 18-year-old Eliot’s rendition of the song “Wake Up” was not among the 10 song’s to go through from Tuesday evening’s first semi-final. Wed 15 May 10:32 Claus Gruyaert © Cedric Verhelst Antwerp Province Belgian Photobook comes of age in Antwerp Antwerp's photography museum FOMU is currently staging a landmark exhibition devoted to the Belgian photobook. Tue 14 May 16:07
Culture and Media Extra trains to and from this summer’s big music festivals Under the slogan “Travel in style to the festivals” at total of 76 extra services will be laid. Fri 14 Jun 16:48
East Flanders Discover 20 years of S.M.A.K. in Ghent! Ghent’s contemporary art museum S.M.A.K. is celebrating twenty years at its present location. To mark this anniversary S.M.A.K. is staging “Highlights for a... Thu 13 Jun 09:12
Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Culture and Media Scottish culture in the spotlight From Tuesday 11 until Friday 14 June the Made in Scotland festival brings some of the best of Scottish music and theatre to Brussels. Mon 10 Jun 12:18
West Flanders How Ostend rose from the ashes of the Second World War “Destruction and Reconstruction, Ostend 1944-1958” is the title of a fascinating exhibition that you can see in Ostend this summer. Thu 06 Jun 09:15
Culture and Media Thriller Queen Karin Slaughter launches new novel in Brussels first 5/6/19 - The American crime author Karin Slaughter was treated to a display with Belgian sniffer dogs ahead of the launch of her new tome at the Brussels pol... Wed 05 Jun 12:04
East Flanders Highlights for a Future: 20 Years at S.M.A.K. It’s exactly twenty years ago that Ghent’s contemporary art museum S.M.A.K. moved into a building of its own. To celebrate all available space has been set a... Wed 05 Jun 09:03
Flemish Brabant Two giants say “I do” in Halle The giants, Romeo and Juliette are well known in the world of folklore both in Halle (Flemiand in the surrounding area. Mon 03 Jun 17:39
Brussels Bust of Hergé unveiled in Brussels Born Georges Remi in 1907, Hergé was the man that created the interpreted reporter Tintin. Mon 03 Jun 16:46
Culture and Media Soccer player is new Mister Gay Belgium As a member of the jury the Mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever (Flemish nationalist), had the honour of announcing the winner of this year's Mister Gay Belgium.... Sun 02 Jun 10:46
Culture and Media Fleming receives the “Nobel Prize for Youth Literature” The Flemish author Bart Moyaert has received Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award at a ceremony held in the Swedish capital Stockholm. Tue 28 May 10:43
Culture and Media Prize for Dardenne brothers ‘Le Jeune Ahmed’ The Belgian film directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have taken the prize for the best director for their film ‘Le Jeune Ahmed’ (Young Ahmed) at this year... Sun 26 May 13:53
Culture and Media America’s Stella Chen wins Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin The Public Prize went to our compatriot Sylvia Huang. Sun 26 May 11:29
East Flanders Panamarenko’s airship on show for the first time since 2005! It’s twenty years since the Ghent contemporary art museum left the premises it shared with the Ghent Fine Arts Museum, the MSK, on the outskirts of the Citad... Update Thu 23 May 16:19
Culture and Media Musicians take audition to play on the metro 23/5/19 – The Brussels local transport company hopes to maintain high standards when it comes to musicians playing on the metro network. Thu 23 May 15:20
Culture and Media Sylvia Huang impresses the audience and the jury at the Queen Elizabeth Competition Sylvia Huang is the only Belgian competing in the -final of the Queen Elizabeth Competition for violin. Tue 21 May 17:38
Culture and Media Brel, Noordkaap, Nonkel Bob and Sœur Sourire are Belgians’ 6 choices for the EU Song Book The six classic songs that people in Belgium have selected for the very first ‘European Union Song Book’ have been announced. Tue 21 May 17:00
Culture and Media Can Belgian win Queen Elisabeth Competition? 20/5/19 - Sylvia Huang is the Belgian among the finalists of this year's Queen Elisabeth Competition. She's highly rated and stands a good chance of winning. Mon 20 May 15:10
East Flanders Join the celebrations at S.M.A.K. at next weekend's Happening! Ghent's contemporary art museum, the S.M.A.K., is currently celebrating its twentieth anniversary at its present location, a former festival hall in the Cita... Thu 16 May 09:44
Culture and Media Belgium’s Eurovision entry falls at the first hurdle 18-year-old Eliot’s rendition of the song “Wake Up” was not among the 10 song’s to go through from Tuesday evening’s first semi-final. Wed 15 May 10:32
Claus Gruyaert © Cedric Verhelst Antwerp Province Belgian Photobook comes of age in Antwerp Antwerp's photography museum FOMU is currently staging a landmark exhibition devoted to the Belgian photobook. Tue 14 May 16:07
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