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Hear Here sound art tour in Leuven Belgium

Hear Here: Leuven’s walking tour of sound art is a timely lesson in listening

Strung up above the courtyard of Leuven arts centre Stuk, a cobweb of 180 ceremonial bells and instruments await a human trigger to begin their gentle yet mesmerising sound. Handclapping, footsteps and voices can all set off the AI-driven and site specific work Dhvāni ( pictured above ) by Indian...
Michelin restaurants Belgium - Kobe Desramaults - Belga

Thirteen new Michelin-starred restaurants in Belgium and Luxembourg

The 2025 edition of the culinary bible has awarded 13 restaurants in Belgium and Luxembourg their first Michelin star. They join a galaxy of gastronomic dining establishments following the announcement of the awards at Handelbeurs in Antwerp. In total, the new gourmet selection recommends 790...

Renovating as an expat: Top tips from a Brussels architect firm

Renovating your house or apartment can be a daunting experience, especially if you're an expat. The rules, written and unwritten, are different than those you've grown up with, the local habits can be weird and hard to grasp, and language differences only add to the challenge.

That old social circle that could have offered some advice now live far away and that awkward but handy DIY-uncle will not be flying in to rescue you. Finally, your new friends are probably expats too, and equally clueless as you are.

National strike on 29 April: Public transport, services and flights affected

A new national strike on 29 April will cause severe disruption to public transport, government services and flights at Zaventem and Charleroi airports, according to local media. The widespread union action will also bring some businesses to a standstill, while some public hospitals are due to offer...

New corpse flower in bloom at Meise Botanic Garden, opening hours temporarily extended

A new titan calla lily – a huge flower with a scent like a rotting corpse – is now in bloom at Meise Botanical Garden. The garden has extended its opening hours on Sunday and Monday for visitors to admire the extraordinary plant, which flowers for less than 72 hours. Tours are running until 20.30 (...

Put metro line 3 on hold until Brussels' finances improve, says federal minister

Plans to build metro line 3, upgrading an existing tram line and extending it to Schaerbeek and Evere, should be delayed until the Brussels region's budget is in a healthier state, according to the Belgian federal minister overseeing the project. "If you have budget problems, you have to make...

No chance to watch Brussels' peregrine falcon nests this year

The chance to watch livestreams of peregrine falcons breeding in nests at Brussels’ cathedral, the church of Saint Job in Uccle and the ULB university campus will not be possible this year via due to “administrative” issues, the project’s creator has announced. The three webcams at these locations...

Filigranes moves into Mayfair department store

Brussels’ flagship bookshop Filigranes has moved to Mayfair – not London – but the grand building formerly home of BMW and now housing the Mayfair concept store, at Boulevard de Waterloo 25, just under a kilometre away from its old Avenue des Arts location near Arts-Loi metro. This means that the...

Broadcaster RTBF plans 12% budget cut by 2028

French-speaking radio and television service RTBF is aiming to make a total of €132 million in cost savings between now and 2028, cutting its annual budget by 12% by 2028 or €55 million per year, under a plan approved by its board of directors. This budget decrease will be achieved by €4.1 million...

Twice as many Brussels residents as Walloons and Flemish want to move region

Brussels residents are twice as likely to want to leave the region and settle elsewhere in Belgium than people living in Flanders and Wallonia, according to the latest Immoweb barometer. One in five residents of the capital surveyed said they wanted to move to another province – twice as many as in...

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