Among the slew of exhibitions marking the centenary of Art Deco in Brussels in 2025, BELvue Museum presents stunning works by predominantly Belgian artists that evoke a golden age of creativity in the interwar years. Art Deco. Style in a changing society not only shines a light on the movement’s...

Non-profit organisation Feed the Culture, which opened a food bank for people in the cultural sector during the pandemic, will have to close at the end of June due to a lack of subsidies. “We’re no longer receiving subsidies from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and have no prospect of receiving...

More live music is coming to Brussels metro stations under an updated initiative from public transport operator Stib. While the programme that allows for musicians to busk in metro stations has existed for some time, digitalisation of the application process and a more thoughtful design of...

Photographer Jo Voets turned his talent for street images and film stills to documenting whimsical miniature Atomiums he found gracing the front gardens of Belgian families. The surrealist tributes to the 1958 tourist attraction are captured in his book Atomania . It was during the long empty days...

I’m down to my underwear and standing in the middle of a shiny white high-tech machine as cameras simultaneously scan every surface of my skin. The imaging of each single mole is over in a flash. I join dermatologist Dr Carmen Orte Cano as she casts her expert eye over a single 3D picture of my...

A new immersive exhibition dedicated to the futuristic world of 19th century French writer Jules Vernes opens in the Horta Gallery in Brussels from 12 June. Jules Verne 200 lands in Brussels on the first stage of its international tour after launching in Barcelona. As an early celebration of the...

Brussels Muzieque presents a concert with the Chamber Jazz Consort and acclaimed jazz pianist Aaron Parks for an evening of music blending the refinement of classical with the freedom of jazz on 16 June. The unique collaboration – marking the season finale for the collaborative music platform – is...

Belgium’s postal service Bpost has launched a new system to combat parcel fraud, to ensure parcels are delivered to the right person. Under the new system, anyone wanting to receive a package will have to show a special six-digit code or QR to the delivery driver. Without this, the parcel will go...

Belgian consumer protection agency Test-Achats is filing a complaint against the global fashion retailer Shein for what it claims is the use of misleading techniques that encourage overconsumption. The complaint, drafted in collaboration with 24 other consumer organisations across Europe and...

Workers for Lidl supermarket chain are striking and blockading five distribution centres in Belgium to denounce what they describe as a workload that is "no longer sustainable" in the chain's stores, according to CNE union national secretary Myriam Djegham. The unions are calling for solutions to a...