Culture

"Girl" given pride of place at the 2018 Cannes Festival

08 June 2018

Twenty-seven years after the success of "Toto the Hero", the film "Girl", by the Belgian director Lukas Dhont, won the prestigious Caméra d’Or during the closing ceremony of this y

Paris honours Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker

08 June 2018

Enthusiasts of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker's work should be in Paris this autumn.

French magazine calls Brussels ‘the new cool’

05 June 2018

The French magazine Les Inrockuptibles has put Brussels in the spotlight.

The revival of an established spot in Brussels

28 May 2018

The Royal Circus is to reopen its doors! For a while the Brussels Concert Hall had no owner and needed to close. However, in September the renovated Royal Circus will be up to its usual tricks.

In the Belgian footsteps of Karl Marx, born 200 years ago

24 May 2018

On 5 May 2018, Karl Marx would have been 200 years old. He visited Brussels in 1845, and stayed there until 1848.

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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