Culture

Tintin is back in business with the European Space Agency

06 April 2022

The most famous Belgian comic strip character has just made his first parabolic flight (way of creating a microgravity situation) with the European Space Agency (ESA).

Margaux Vranken, a great Belgian jazz hope

06 April 2022

Margaux Vranken has varied and extensive musical training: classical training (piano and music theory), chorister at the Chœur des Jeunes de l'Opéra Royal de la Monnaie, and jazz piano at the Con

The Dupuis publishing house celebrates its 100th birthday

31 March 2022

Having founded his printing works in Marcinelle in 1828, which was to become a jewel of Charleroi industry, Jean Dupuis created his own publishing house in 1922 and launched Les bonnes soirées, an ill

Armel Job returns with Un père à soi

29 March 2022

Armel Job has just published a new novel, Un père à soi, which tells the story of Alban, a very orderly man, who one day receives a disturbing phone call from a woman who gives him an envelope contain

A gripping thriller in the heart of the Belgian capital

23 March 2022

For her third thriller, after "Meurs mon ange" and "La parole du chacal", Clarence Pitz has chosen her native city, Brussels, as the setting for her latest novel "Ineffaçables

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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