Culture

A century of comic strips

10 October 2024

The Belgian Comic Strip Centre is celebrating its 35th birthday with a new exhibition, looking back a century into the past.

Colourful 13-century murals discovered at Park Abbey in Leuven

03 October 2024

A restoration campaign for the 1129 Norbertine Abbey in Heverlee, near Leuven, uncovered a striking and colourful find.

A new academy for magicians in Belgium

12 September 2024

Belgian magician Maxime Mandrake is launching a veritable wizardry academy in Brussels.

Over 60,000 visitors for comic strip festival

12 September 2024

More than 60,000 visitors took to the Comic Strip Festival in Brussels for all kinds of exhibitions and other activities.

Belgian artist featured at Ruhr Triennial

04 September 2024

Berlinde De Bruyckere, a Belgian artist known for her sculptures and installations, is featured in the latest Ruhr Triennial.

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 Peter Paul Rubens, Pieter Bruegel, 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 de scheepsjongen), Willy Vandersteen (Suske en Wiske) and many more!

Today, many Belgian talents are making a name for themselves. This is particularly the case on the international music scene with Angèle, 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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