Culture and Media Arno at the VRT: "Glad to be back on stage!" Rock singer Arno was back performing last week during a concert session organised by VRT. The singer, who has been receiving treatment for cancer, said he w... Sun 16 Jan 10:56
Culture and Media Queen Mathilde at PARTS dance school Queen Mathilde today visited choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s school of dance PARTS in the Brussels borough of Vorst. The contemporary dance schoo... Wed 12 Jan 14:00
Culture and Media Visitors returning to Brussels’ Museum of Fine Arts According to figures released on Tuesday visitor numbers at Brussels’ Museum of Fine Arts were up by 11% in 2021 compared with 2020. Tue 11 Jan 16:04
Culture and Media Stromae bursts into song in French TV newscast After a lengthy interview, seated in a French TV News studio, the Flemish singer Stromae burst into song. Stromae sang his new single “L’enfer” (The Hell) i... Tue 11 Jan 15:27
Copyright Jules Césure Culture and Media Aalst man wins international street art competition Nigel Leirens from the East Flemish city of Aalst has taken first prize in an international street art competition. Mon 10 Jan 16:17
Sofie Silbermann Media Flemings’ trust in the media grew in 2021 In its annual report that was published earlier on Friday, the Association of Flemish Journalists (VVJ) says that 2021 was a good year for the news media in ... Fri 07 Jan 16:45
Culture and Media Naked giant goes up for sale The auction has opened for a naked giant that has been standing along the E17 motorway in Waregem (West Flanders) for two decades now. Hervé Missiaen bought... Tue 04 Jan 09:47
Nicolas Maeterlinck Culture and Media Cultural sector to reopen after Council of State ruling: "Measures were disproportionate" The Council of State has reversed the government's decision to close the cultural sector completely. Update Wed 29 Dec 2021 17:17
Culture and Media Cultural sector protests closures Workers from the cultural sector and their supporters gathered on the Kunstberg in Brussels today at 2PM. The still-standing demo was staged to protest the ... Update Sun 26 Dec 2021 17:56
VRT Culture and Media “There’s something to be said for some civil disobedience” Workers from the cultural sector and culture lovers are gathering at the Kunstberg in Brussels at 2PM for a still-standing demonstration to protest the gover... Sun 26 Dec 2021 12:34
Copyright Amaranthe Culture and Media World’s best chamber choir sings ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ Amaranthe, a women’s choir from Oudenaarde in East Flanders, is the world’s best chamber choir and has posted its new version of the Christmas evergreen ‘Hav... Sat 25 Dec 2021 10:33
Rob Laughter - Unsplash Culture and Media Cultural sector to oppose closure measure Artists and staff working in Belgium’s cultural sector have called for resistance to the government measures that close down the sector on Sunday as part of ... Thu 23 Dec 2021 16:33
Culture and Media Belgian movie shortlisted for Oscar Best International Film “Un Monde”, the movie released in English as “Playground”, has made it onto the shortlist for an Oscar in the Best International Film category. Wed 22 Dec 2021 15:03
Culture and Media World’s smallest book sold for 3,500 euro in Brussels A copy of the smallest book in the world is being auctioned in Brussels. The tome measures 5mm by 5mm and was printed by the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz in th... Update Sun 19 Dec 2021 11:56
Culture and Media “Be yourself!” is the theme of this year’s “Warmest Week” fundraiser The VRT’s annual event designed to raise awareness of worthy issues and raise funds for worthy causes “The Warmest Week” officially got underway on Saturday ... Sat 18 Dec 2021 16:32
Culture and Media Belgian superstar Stromae ready to reconquer the globe Brussels megastar Stromae has announced the release of a new album and plans to undertake a European tour. The singer-songwriter still has the ambition of c... Thu 09 Dec 2021 11:48
Radio 2 Culture and Media Great seal of Baldwin IV returns to Bruges A seal stamp belonging to Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, is returning to Bruges for the exhibition “Tales from the Underground – Bruges in the Year 1000” at ... Thu 09 Dec 2021 10:30
Culture and Media ‘An Italian in the Low Countries’ at the Plantin-Moretus Museum The exhibition “An Italian in the Low Countries” has just opened at the Plantin Moretus Museum up in Antwerp. It takes the visitor to the mid-1500s in a tim... Sun 05 Dec 2021 11:04
Culture and Media Sol LeWitt at the Jewish Museum The Jewish Museum in Brussels is showing work by the American artist Sol LeWitt. Four large murals have been created thanks to the work of art students from... Sun 05 Dec 2021 10:43
Culture and Media Tongeren gears up for ‘Imperium Romanum’ exhibition Work on a new exhibition has started at the Gallo Roman Museum in Tongeren (Limburg). A hundred and fifty photographs taken by Austria’s Alfred Seiland will ... Tue 30 Nov 2021 11:20
