Culture

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.

The Maurice Verbaet Center: an exceptional setting for Post-war Belgian art

27 June 2018

Based in the centre of the Antwerp urban area, since 2011, the Maurice Verbaet Center has housed the largest collection of post-1945 Belgian art ever assembled in Belgium.

Prizes awarded for Belgian animated films

21 June 2018

Nienke Deutz's 'Bloeistraat 11' has come away with the ‘Crystal for a Short Film’, one of the main prizes at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France.

The Smurfs have been around for 60 years and are taking over Brussels

15 June 2018

An aeroplane covered in Smurfs, an interactive exhibition and a Smurf fresco: Brussels is currently basking in the 60-year anniversary of the little blue creatures.

Festival Scope launches Belgian cinema collection

15 June 2018

You can now enjoy French-language Belgian films, each with English subtitles, on the Festival Scope website until 30 June.

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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