Brussels’ iconic statue Manneken-Pis dons a new custom-made outfit to honour Brussels Museums ’ 30th birthday. It was designed by stylist Matteo Neri-Lindfors ( pictured below ), aka Lion Ascendant Connasse , who specialises in dressing queens and queers. Featuring details symbolising the nonprofit...

Brussels’ flagship railway museum Train World has been visited more than one million times since it opened to the public in 2015 – but visitor numbers are in sharp decline, according to the latest figures. Set in Schaerbeek’s scenic station, the museum brought together Belgium’s railway heritage...

The Brussels municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert will launch a tender to find a new owner for the former premises of Cook & Book, the defunct cultural and gastronomic complex next to Roodebeek metro station. Once a thriving hub of activity, and especially popular with young families, the...

Etterbeek municipal council has approved a new tax regulation targeting operators of shared bicycles, scooters and mopeds. The measure will come into force on 1 January 2026 and aims to offset the costs incurred by the municipality for the management of public space and mobility, said municipal...

Belgian rail operator SNCB has been handed an extra €417,000 in funding for achieving some - but not all - of its targets in 2024, it has announced. These additional funds will be invested entirely in projects aimed at improving wellbeing at work. An annual assessment of the SNCB's performance,...

Flemish budget cuts will result in €20 million less in funding for initiatives in the Brussels region, namely in the areas of education, childcare and non-profit organisations. Flemish minister-president Mathias Diependaele (N-VA) announced earlier this week that €1.5 billion must be saved...

Environmental organisations such as the non-profit We Are Nature Brussels have criticised plans to build a new stadium for the Union Saint Gilloise (USG) football club on the Bempt site in Forest. The group argues that the plan is not justified on environmental grounds and that alternatives for a...

Domestic workers in the service voucher sector in Brussels are planning a series of actions in protest for better pay. Workers in Flanders and Wallonia reached a collective labour agreement last month that came with a wage increase of €0.77 per hour, but the ongoing lack of government in Brussels...

Don Bosco College in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert had to close its doors for two days this week due to a problem with its toilet drainage system. A specialist company has been tasked with replacing a general drainage pipe that was completely blocked over a length of nearly 20 metres. The school was able to...

Not only was American artist John Baldessari a giant of a man standing over 2m tall, he was a towering figure in the world of contemporary art. The California native died in 2020 aged 88, a pivotal leader of conceptual art who influenced generations of postmodernist artists. John Baldessari...