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Culture'Rubens fans' protest against TotalEnergies’ museum sponsorship
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CultureThe ‘Maid of Ghent’ has been the city’s symbol for 700 years
Sat 17 Oct
CultureRecognition for Flemish hops to encourage breweries to use local
Thu 15 Oct
CultureCactus Club in Oudergem closes after 40 years: “Partying in nightclubs is out of fashion”
Thu 15 Oct
CultureVase by Picasso’s daughter turns up at Flemish charity shop
Thu 15 Oct
ScienceFleming wins Emmy for AI technology: ‘Making Tom Hanks 20 years old again’
Thu 15 Oct
Culture‘Help non-native speakers with Dutch!’
Tue 13 Oct
CultureMedia Minister Van Achter rules out negotiations on VRT cuts
Tue 13 Oct
CultureStatement by the VRT trade unions
Mon 12 Oct
CultureGhent University honours Leonard Cohen with an international conference and a free exhibition
Sat 10 Oct
CultureAmerican sensation Sombr to perform on the Rock Werchter Main Stage next year
Tue 6 Oct
CultureNew Belgian date with Bryan Adams after cancellation of TW Classic
Tue 6 Oct
CultureContemporary art museum M HKA in Antwerp increases visitor numbers following threat of closure
Tue 6 Oct
Culture13th-century Christ mural in Ghent’s St Nicholas Church to undergo extensive restoration
Mon 5 Oct
CultureOstend launches second edition of popular ‘Lichtgolf’ light walk
Sat 3 Oct
CultureDesign Museum Gent reopens after four-year renovation
Thu 1 Oct
CultureFirst artworks arrive at new Kanal Museum in Brussels
Thu 1 Oct
Films & SeriesMona Mina Leon is first Belgian actress ever to be nominated for International Emmy
Fri 25 Sep
CultureLe Chat museum to open in Brussels in 2028
Tue 22 Sep
Noord-Amerika‘I crawled through a sea of flames’: remembering the fatal Sabena plane crash of 1946
Fri 18 Sep
CultureDanny's Belgian chicory gets first space outing
Sat 12 Sep
CultureLeuven starts academic year with an alcohol-free walking cantus
Tue 8 Sep
Culture“It’s just words, but turns into harassment, physical violence, discrimination”
Tue 8 Sep
CultureBelgian Beer Weekend in Brussels a hit with visitors from abroad
Mon 7 Sep
CultureArchaeologists in Ghent may have uncovered the remains of a medieval city gate
Sun 6 Sep
CultureWorking Limburg windmill opens as guesthouse
Wed 2 Sep
CultureHunt for wild yeasts on fruit trees in Brussels: “Yeasts allow us to brew Brussels beer”
Mon 31 Aug
CultureWestmalle Dubbel Trappist beer celebrates its 100th anniversary
Sun 30 Aug
Geheimen van het JustitiepaleisFacade of Justice Palace visible for first time in 40 years (VIDEO)
Fri 28 Aug
CultureArchaeologists discover medieval cemetery beneath Ghent Vlasmarkt
Thu 27 Aug
CultureLukas Dhont’s war movie ‘Coward’ is Belgium’s entry for the Oscars
Tue 25 Aug
Culture‘A pleasant alternative to a lager’, still Antwerp’s ‘Bolleke’ is becoming less and less popular
Mon 24 Aug
CultureAvoid Venice and visit Ghent, New York Times advises
Mon 10 Aug
Belgian diver retrieves Guinness from 19th-century shipwreck
Fri 7 Aug
Flemish musicians take to stage at one of Wallonia’s biggest festivals
Fri 7 Aug
ExhibitionsPlantin-Moretus Museum closes for major renovation
Mon 3 Aug
CultureGuido Nuyts wins Social Photography Grand Prix with a series on Antwerp's launderettes
Sun 2 Aug
Culture500 performances at TAZ (Theater Aan Zee) in Ostend
Tue 28 Jul
CultureCamping Congé: Discover the only campsite in Brussels this summer!
Mon 27 Jul
CultureAnnual centuries-old Penitential Procession held in Veurne
Mon 27 Jul
ScienceRecording of Belgium’s first transatlantic satellite phone call surfaces in VRT Archive (VIDEO)
Mon 27 Jul
CultureTongeren’s Roman Festival expands following success of first edition: “Gladiator fights on Market Square”
Sun 26 Jul
CultureNo large-scale fireworks at Tomorrowland next weekend, “limited pyrotechnics” instead
Thu 23 Jul
CultureSpectacular Aalst dance team heads to World Hip Hop Dance Championship in Phoenix (USA)
Thu 23 Jul
CultureGhent Festival reaches halfway mark
Thu 23 Jul
CultureMardi Gras festival celebrates 10th anniversary at Ghent Festival
Wed 22 Jul
Culture‘Tomorrowland festival-goers don’t always know what drugs they’re buying!’
Wed 22 Jul
CultureBrussels is the Tomorrowland base camp for international folk
Wed 22 Jul
CultureIt’s busy at the Ghent Festival!
Tue 21 Jul
CultureDisplay with French fireworks in Brussels on National Day to go ahead, despite the drought, strike and grievances
Tue 21 Jul
CultureWaterstones to open second English-language bookshop in Brussels
Mon 20 Jul
RegionEast FlandersFunding secured for restoration of St Bavo’s Abbey ruins in Ghent
Sun 19 Jul
Films & SeriesKnokke Off, Wil most popular Belgian media on Netflix
Fri 17 Jul
TomorrowlandTomorrowland’s fire prevention measures are not enough, says expert
Fri 17 Jul
CultureOldest surviving vinery welcomes visitors after restoration of Huis Beaucarne in Ename
Sun 12 Jul
RegionWest FlandersMichelin-star chef Tim Boury launches new type of Picon and Rodenbach
Sat 11 Jul
CultureMeet Flemish straw harvesters doing it the traditional way
Thu 9 Jul
SportBelgium gears up for quarter-final against Spain and World Cup glory
Wed 8 Jul
CultureCode Yellow heat warning extended until Saturday night
Tue 7 Jul
CultureHarry Potter exhibition with original film costumes opens at Brussels Expo on 16 July
Sun 5 Jul
Culture3D reconstruction brings Walraversyde fishing village to life in Ostend
Sat 4 Jul
CultureBerliner doughnuts make comeback on Flemish beaches
Thu 2 Jul
CultureGhent’s much-loved arthouse cinema Studio Skoop reopens under new owner Lumière
Thu 2 Jul
CultureBelgian influencer Celine Dept overtakes MrBeast as the world’s most-watched YouTuber
Thu 2 Jul
CultureOmmegang brings Renaissance splendour back to the streets of Brussels
Thu 2 Jul
CultureBrussels Ommegang brings history and pageantry to the streets of the capital
Wed 1 Jul
CultureKing Leopold III’s rare Bugatti on display at the Zoute Grand Prix next fall
Tue 30 Jun
Vandalized World War I gravestones in Houthulst slowly being repaired
Fri 19 Jun
Home NewsOver a third of Belgium’s population has non-Belgian roots
Thu 11 Jun
CultureBunker Day is a tremendous success: 10,000 visitors explore bunkers across the country
Mon 8 Jun
CultureBrussels crowns “Best Boulet” or Meatball of the capital!
Mon 8 Jun
CultureTwo new horse-mounted shrimp fishers at Oostduinkerke: how do you become a mounted shrimp fisher?
Mon 8 Jun
CultureEisden Mine Worker’s House Museum welcomes its 175,000th visitor
Sun 7 Jun
Music‘She’s a pop star in half her country’: The New York Times discovers Pommelien Thijs
Fri 5 Jun
CultureAntwerp Fashion Festival draws the international press to Belgium, Walter Van Beirendonck and co give Paris a miss
Thu 4 Jun
CultureAfter three years of restoration in Brussels, work by Flemish master Dieric Bouts returns to Granada
Tue 2 Jun
CultureBruges Belfry light show returns in July projecting a new story!
Tue 2 Jun
CultureAtlantic Wall Raversyde (Ostend) welcomed 3 millionth visitor
Sat 30 May
CultureSpend the night under the wings of a restored Starfighter!
Mon 25 May
Films & SeriesThirteen-minute standing ovation for Flemish film Coward at Cannes
Fri 22 May
Full Foto van Vlaanderen study published after debate over demographic data
Wed 20 May
CultureFlanders to turn abandoned American Theater into cultural hub
Wed 20 May
Manneken Pis wardrobe on the move ahead of museum renovation
Mon 18 May
CultureBozar board members resign amid Israeli conductor controversy
Wed 13 May
Mass WWI grave found during golf club excavations
Wed 13 May
CultureBelgium reach Eurovision final with Dancing on the Ice
Wed 13 May
CultureWatou arts festival returns with 85 artists and poets
Mon 11 May
CultureBruges’s new city art gallery BRUSK opens on Friday
Fri 8 May
CultureQueen Mathilde visits BRUSK, Bruges’s new city art hall
Tue 5 May
CultureRihanna wears dress inspired by Flemish architecture at Met Gala
Tue 5 May
CultureSecond Michelin star for The Jane and Cuines 33
Mon 4 May
CultureNew Flemish commission to facilitate restitution of art looted by the Nazis
Sat 2 May
CultureArchaeological research reveals what medieval villages in Flanders looked like
Sat 2 May
CultureAmerica 250: Nile Rodgers to headline semiquincentennial celebrations at Brussels Jubel Park
Wed 29 Apr
CultureAmerican donates his grandfather’s Red Star Line ticket to Antwerp museum: “I owe my life to it,” Steve says
Wed 29 Apr
CultureFloraliën flower show opens on Friday: how do growers ensure thousands of flowers bloom right on time?
Wed 29 Apr
CultureQueen Mathilde to name new azalea at the Floraliën in Ghent
Mon 27 Apr
CultureEurovision Song Contest: ‘You don’t ask footballers if they lose sleep over it either’
Mon 27 Apr
ScienceFleming Chris Umé, world-famous for deepfakes, says: ‘We must question everything we see’
Mon 27 Apr
Culture'Postcolonial?' explores Europe’s global culture of exploitation and its consequences to this day
Sat 25 Apr