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Indefinite strike across Belgian prisons begins

An indefinite strike across Belgian prisons began on Monday as unions condemning overcrowding and a lack of solutions. While the strike has no set end, “we're probably in for a week,” predicted Gregory Wallez, general secretary of the CGSP Justice union. Unions activated the strike notice after a...

Saturday school, tunnel raves and giant ducks: Which April Fools' headlines were in fact real?

News outlets in Belgium ran a number of joke headlines in keeping with April Fools tradition but, as Belgium excels in surrealism, other news stories that seemed to be part of the gag were, in fact, real. La Libre announced that French-speakers would have to go to school on Saturday mornings - a...

D Festival showcases best in contemporary dance in Brussels

The D Festival is a vibrant showcase of the contemporary dance scene in Brussels, and the 12th edition from 3 to 13 April is no exception. A total of six performances, including five new works, explore various aspects of human experience, from migration and identity to emotional challenges...

Talk on Modern Indian Art

Submitted by yttap on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 09:38

Join us for a fascinating illustrated talk on Indian Modern Art.
Wednesday 17 April in the conference room, Maison Communale of Woluwe Saint Lambert, Tomberg - complimentary drinks from 19h30. Talk begins at 20h00.

https://theartssociety.org/events/story-indian-modern-art

HMV music shop is coming to Brussels

British retailer HMV is opening a new music shop in Brussels on 12 April in the City2 shopping centre on Rue Neuve. HMV has shops in the UK, Ireland, Japan and Antwerp, Belgium. It was founded in 1921, when it was known as His Master's Voice, after the famous Francis Barraud painting. Brussels will...

Several injured after sightseeing bus crashes in Brussels

Several people were injured over the weekend when a tourist bus crashed into a tree along the Brussels canal near the Van Praet bridge. Fire brigade spokesman Walter Derieuw said 22 people were injured, three of them seriously but none in mortal danger. The Tootbus sightseeing bus crashed into a...

Tongeren: ‘Antiquity in Colour’ is a must see-exhibition at the Gallo-Roman Museum

Famed as the oldest city in Belgium, Tongeren boasts a long and illustrious history. The former Roman administrative capital draws on its ancient heritage at the Gallo-Roman Museum, a highlight of any visit.

Not only is it the prime archaeological museum in Flanders, it is the only Belgian museum ever to win the most important European museum prize, ‘The European Museum of the Year Award’.

FEATS 2024 - Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies

Submitted by adrian-veale-bats on Mon, 04/01/2024 - 10:13

FEATS - the annual festival of English-speaking amateur theatre from continental Europe takes place in Antwerp this year from 17 to 20 May (Whit weekend).

Twelve competing plays over the four evenings, plus a Fringe of performance, talks, walks and improv over the Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoons.

All in the fanstastic Zuiderpershuis venue in the Antwerpse Zuid.

Charleroi Airport announces six new routes for the summer season

Six new routes have been added to Brussels South Charleroi Airport’s summer schedule for 2024, the airport has announced. The launch of the high season from 31 March to 27 October sees destinations in Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sweden, Italy, Croatia and a Portuguese town in the Azores...

The Day the Sky Hung Low

Submitted by Harlan Levey Pr... on Fri, 03/29/2024 - 14:38

The Day the Sky Hung Low, Ella Littwitz’s second solo exhibition at Harlan Levey Projects, revisits the deserted geography around the Dead Sea, which has inspired her practice for nearly a decade.  It is in this inhospitable setting that she finds extreme geography, geologic forces, and characteristics in the shifting landscape that inform her work as they lead her to reflections on the political, social, historical and cultural realities in the region. 


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