Culture

Flemish police series 'Professor T.' goes international

05 October 2016

The Flemish police series 'Professor T.' has caught international attention: both the French TF1 and the German ZDF are looking to make their own version of the television series.

Rediscover Félicien Rops at the Arc du Creusot

22 September 2016

From 24 September to 16 December 2016, an exhibition is devoted to Félicien Rops (1833-1898) at the Arc du Creusot in Burgundy.

Refurbishment for the Paul Delvaux Museum

15 September 2016

Good news for all art enthusiasts visiting the Belgian coast: the Paul Delvaux Museum at Sint-Idesbald has recently reopened its doors to the general public, after a thorough rearrangement of its exhi

Online visit of the Museum of Natural Sciences

13 September 2016

Since Tuesday 13 September, the Google Arts & Culture platform, in collaboration with some of the most popular natural science institutions in the world, enable visitors, in just a few seconds, to

Silver Lion for Fien Troch

10 September 2016

At the international Venice Film Festival, Belgian director Fien Troch has been awarded a Silver Lion for her film Home.

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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