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The Africa Museum in Tervuren has begun work on digitising its archive of geological maps and documents relating to Congolese natural resources.
After the battle is a new video mapping experience at the Domain of Waterloo that brings to life the scientific, industrial and te
Today’s world leaders should heed the “mistakes” of the past or face the consequences, warns Count Henri d'Oultremont, on the eve of his 101st birthday on 31 May.
After years of sold-out theatres, bestsellers and storytelling evenings, Belgian historian Bart Van Loo rounds off his Burgundian Offensive with an enlightening podwalk.
The Toy Museum in Brussels is selling off its collection in order to clear out the building it was housed in, which is owned by the French Community Commission, Cocof.
A rare copy of the Napoleonic Code, the basis for civil law in Belgium, France and other countries, has been sold by Brussels auction house Arenberg Auctions for €51,000.
The formidable figure of Mary of Hungary, the sister of Charles V and governor of the Low Countries, is finally honoured in Belgium in a major exhibition at the Royal Museum of Mariemont.
Dating back to Brussels’ 1958 World Fair, one of the capital’s most famous sights, the Mont des Arts’ musical clock, is ringing once more.
Initially announced for early September this year, the long-awaited refurbishment to the iconic Lion’s Mound, a centrepiece of the Waterloo battlefield, has still not got off the ground.
