While showcasing its outstanding collection of Asian treasures, Mariemont Museum offers visitors a unique and immersive experience that fuses history, art and the senses. Sensing the Buddha is not only a fascinating exploration of the art and iconography of the religion and tradition, it invites...

One in 10 people are estimated to be a carer for a family member, which includes caring for a person living with a psychiatric illness. Beyond the diagnosis, daily life with a mental disorder continues to be extremely challenging, taking a toll on parents, children and siblings. The Bulletin’s...

Dutch-speaking television and radio service VRT has won its case against the municipality of Schaerbeek – and will not have to pay €1 million in commercial property tax that the commune had demanded each year. The dispute dates back to 2008, when Schaerbeek took the public service broadcaster to...

Two young lionesses born in Ukraine in 2023 have found temporary refuge at the Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette in Hainaut province. The sisters are now recovering in quarantine from their long journey, more than 1,300km across Poland and Germany. The lionesses, named Lira and Amani, came from the...

Travellers hoping for an overnight train from Brussels to Prague next summer could be disappointed, as construction works, a complex timetable procedure in Germany and a lack of coordination between Germany and its neighbouring countries are casting doubt on the future of the overnight connection...

Workers at the troubled Filigranes bookshop in Brussels say they want to propose solutions for saving the chain, which was put up for sale by its parent company. The company, Intell, applied for transfer of ownership to a court-appointed authority on 17 September. Various attempts to restructure...

The Jewish Museum of Belgium will close for several years in order to undergo “a true metamorphosis”, according to the museum’s management. An ambitious renovation and expansion project is expected to take at least three years, with the reopening of the museum currently scheduled for 2028. The...

The country’s keenly-awaited municipal and provincial elections are fast approaching and a final push to get people out to vote includes a series of English-language debates in key Brussels communes. Following federal and regional elections on 9 June, Belgians will again be called to the polls on...

Thousands of Molenbeek residents will be getting a corrected election summons letter after the first one directed them to the wrong polling station. The mistake was the result of a coding error by the private firm hired to issue the letters, according to mayor Catherine Moureaux, and as many as 15,...

A public inquiry into Brussels' region-wide mobility plan Good Move will need to be redone due to municipalities’ procedural errors, according to Brussels state secretary for planning and heritage Ans Persoons. The new inquiry comes after a ruling from Belgium’s Council of State, which had been...