Culture

Laura Groeseneken to represent Belgium at Eurovision

09 October 2017

It's official. Belgium has announced the name of its 2018 Eurovision Song Contest entrant. Laura Groeseneken, a 27 year-old from Flanders will fly the country's flag in Lisbon.

Frédéric François, now Knight of Arts and Letters

06 October 2017

At the end of September, the Italian-Belgian singer Frédéric François was presented with the insignia of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Embassy.

Moscow gets acquainted with Bruegel

06 October 2017

A multimedia exhibition on the work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder will continue in Moscow until 31 January 2018.

Stromae makes a film for the Olympic Games 2024

04 October 2017

Things have recently been rather quiet on the Stromae front, however, the artist has apparently had his hands full with a new audio visual project.

Belgian animated films are on a roll!

26 September 2017

Geoffrey Coppin has won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for the animated film "The Jungle Book".

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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