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If archaeology is all about discovering the past, then the Aalter-Woestijne project must rate as one of the most successful digs ever carried out in Flanders.
Whether you want to watch a 1930s Hollywood musical, a 1920s German silent movie, a gritty documentary from the 1970s or just about any period and style film in pristine conditions, you'll f
With a new decade about to start, it’s worth pausing a moment to consider the flavour of the past 10 years.
The Ardennes town of Bastogne welcomed around 100,000 people this weekend to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the
The First World War centenary years saw media attention around the world turn to Ypres and the battlefields of West Flanders. With that attention brought a huge increase in tourists.
A remarkable collection of manuscripts assembled by Irish friars living in Leuven in the 17th century has been reunited, thanks to an international digitisation project.
Belgium is marking the 100th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi occupation during WWII with a year-long calendar of events.
Archaeological work being done behind Sint-Baafs Cathedral in Ghent has turned up some 800 intact skeletons, many of them children.
One of the surprise crowd-pleasers at last year’s International Francophone Film Festival (Fiff) was the animation Leopold, King of the Belgians.
