Culture

Has anyone seen the "Panorama du Caire"?

07 September 2018

This monumental 14 x 114 metre canvas by Belgian painter Emile Wauters seems to have disappeared from the archives of the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels (RMAH).

A(nother) Belgian in New York!

06 August 2018

The Belgian Ivo van Hove, with the help of choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, will be directing a new version of the famous musical comedy "West Side Story" in New York starting next

The city festival PLAY takes over Kortrijk

19 July 2018

23 June saw the launch of the PLAY City Circuit for contemporary Art, an original municipal event that takes place throughout the centre of Kortrijk.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z use Belgian choreography in their latest video

05 July 2018

The two American megastars Beyoncé and Jay-Z have just given their fans a huge surprise by releasing their first joint album, "Everything is Love".

Amazingly beautiful restoration of the original Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

28 June 2018

The Van Eyck brothers would undoubtedly be ecstatic about the restored lamb, the main character in their world-famous polyptych altarpiece.

A country of legends and thrills

The constant contact with other peoples and cultures hasn't been without its effects in terms of art and culture, both in the past and the present day. A true crossroads of the major influences of art, Belgium has always been home to a large number of artists and frequently establishes itself as the place for innovation for new movements.

Belgium has preserved much evidence of the greatest architectural and artistic movements. The Middle Ages saw cathedrals and belfries spring up, monuments that still grace the Belgian cities of art. Countless châteaux pepper the countryside and Belgium is the country with the most châteaux per km². As for Brussels, in the 20th century, it became the capital of Art Nouveau. All this explains the country's incredible architectural wealth.

The splendid works of the old Flemish painters such as Pierre-Paul Rubens, Pierre Brueghel, Jan Van Eyck, Antoine Van Dyck, along with more recent artists like Paul Delvaux or René Magritte, are now exhibited in museums all over the world.

The ultimate hub for comics, Belgium is home to the largest concentration of comic book authors in the world. They continue the tradition of Hergé (Tintin), Peyo (Les Schtroumpfs), Edgar P. Jacobs (Blake et Mortimer), Morris (Lucky Luke), Bob De Moor (Barelli, Cori le Moussaillon), Willy Vandersteen (Bob et Bobette) and many more!

Today, many Belgian talents are making a name for themselves. This is particularly the case on the international music scene with Stromae, Milow, Selah Sue and Hooverphonic. On the big screen, a new generation of directors and actors are frequently recognised with awards including the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Oscars in Hollywood.

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