Culture

Utopia in Belgium

11 October 2018

The historical museum dedicated to the Plantin-Moretus family of printers in Antwerp will shortly be exhibiting a unique map of Utopia.

Angèle releases her ‘brol’

11 October 2018

'Brol' is simply a colloquial Belgian word to describe a set of disparate objects or disorder, it is also the title of the first album by the singer Angèle.

Vienna welcomes Bruegel

05 October 2018

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is currently exhibiting a major retrospective of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, until 13 January 2019.

Has anyone seen the "Panorama du Caire"?

07 September 2018

This monumental 14 x 114 metre canvas by Belgian painter Emile Wauters seems to have disappeared from the archives of the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels (RMAH).

A(nother) Belgian in New York!

06 August 2018

The Belgian Ivo van Hove, with the help of choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, will be directing a new version of the famous musical "West Side Story" in New York starting next winter.

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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