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The facade of the historic Hotel Métropole on Place de Brouckère in Brussels is once again free of scaffolding.
About 30 staff members at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (KBIN) in Brussels have written an open letter criticising the “toxic” management style of its director-general, saying co
Air-raid shelters from the second world war located under the Palais du Midi could be saved from demolition through an application for heritage status.
Belgian railway operator SNCB is bringing some of its most iconic locomotives and carriages together into one single historic train this weekend to mark its 100th anniversary.
Belgium’s national railway operator SNCB is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month with a programme of music and cultural act
The Africa Museum in Tervuren has begun work on digitising its archive of geological maps and documents relating to Congolese natural resources.
After the battle is a new video mapping experience at the Domain of Waterloo that brings to life the scientific, industrial and te
Today’s world leaders should heed the “mistakes” of the past or face the consequences, warns Count Henri d'Oultremont, on the eve of his 101st birthday on 31 May.
After years of sold-out theatres, bestsellers and storytelling evenings, Belgian historian Bart Van Loo rounds off his Burgundian Offensive with an enlightening podwalk.
