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Monday · 3 min
Horta Museum chairs
As part of its series Art Nouveau versus Art Deco which examines Belgian design from 1850 to 1950 the Horta Museum is showing 31 chairs that demonstrate the many currents that inhabited Belgian design. It was much more than just Art Nouveau and Art Deco standing monolithic. The chairs on display show us how that century from the mid 19th to the mid 20th were years of constant reimagining. Museum Director Benjamin Zurstratten breaks it down for us. hortamuseum.be Through 10/01/27
Monday · 2 min
Tanto
Home delivered meals are a growing sector. There's a newcomer called Tanto that is purely local with Brussels' chefs cooking and ingredients that are grown or raised within 100 kms of the city. Founder Thomas Biessaux gives us the details. tantocuisine.com
October 11 · 4 min
Maison des Arts
La Maison des Arts in Schaerbeek is a truly hidden, hidden Brussels gem.A short dark alley takes you just steps from dusty Chaussée de Haecht and suddenly you are in a bucolic scene, a two hundred year old manor house with a lovely garden.. The manor house is celebrating its bicentenary with two shows (Au jardin & Habiter la Maison) featuring sixteen artists. In addition to the shows there is a complete schedule of family activities and could there be a murder mystery afoot with corpses popping up in the parlor and the library? We spoke with Belgo-Japanese artist Michiko Van de Velde about her contribution to the shows. Free entry. Through 15/11/26 lamaisondesarts.be
October 11 · 5 min
Alexandra Templeton
Home to citizens of over 184 countries, Brussels is replete with expats creating a deep cosmopolitan aspect to life here. We spoke with Alexandra Templeton, who has been in Brussels for 7 years, about her expat journey. www.allytfit.com
September 26 · 4 min
The White House in Jette
Almost 100 years ago, prolific Belgian architect Joseph Diongre designed a modernist masterpiece, a house known as the Withuis for its white façade. He designed everything from the architecture to the furniture and even the garden . The same family occupied the house for 91 years and the new owner has had the house completely restored. Until November 22 the public will be able to see it both inside and out during guided tours organized by Arkadia. Restoration architect Frédéric Goeminne tells us what was involved. www.arkadia.be
September 20 · 2 min
Butor Biennial
If you like art and nature and want to take advantage of the lovely autumn weather this is the perfect day long getaway. Butor is a new biennial outdoor art event taking place in the village of Molenbaix near Tournai. A twenty acre property with spectacular views is the location for over two dozen artworks from as many artists that examine or question the relationships between art and nature. Armed with a map the visitor follows a path through fields, a chapel, a barn, a pond, a church and even a football pitch. If you're feeling peckish after the 3 kilometre trail there is a starred restaurant on site. Through 4 October 2026 butor-biennale.be
September 16 · 3 min
Brussels Comic Strip Festival
The annual comic book festival is one of the most popular events in Brussels so the announcement that it would not be held this year was very bad news. For many years in the Royal Park and then in the Gare Maritime at Tour & Taxis the festival drew people from far and wide, but now it was off the schedule. Stepping in to save the day, Didier Wauters, Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs for the City of Brussels pulled together a coalition of the very willing. The festival will take place after all, but the location has changed; it's in the central city in and around the Bourse. Mr. Wauters gives us the details. https://www.lepietonnier.com/en/bd-comic-strip-festival/
September 6 · 4 min
Brussels International Film Festival
It's the ninth edition of the Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF) and team member Julie Van Houtte tells us about the wide-reaching, incredibly diverse, eclectic roster of films that will be screened over ten days for your pleasure. Through 12 September. briff.be/en/
June 28 · 4 min
Carte de Visite
Are you an artist who would appreciate exposure of your work to thousands of people at no expense to you or them? If so, Carte de Visite is for you. Every year, the City of Brussels takes over the sleek, modernist Vanderborght building downtown and turns it into a showcase for Brussels-based artists. If you would like to participate, go to their website and fill out the form. It's in French or Dutch - or use Google Translate! David Elchardus of the Department of Culture of the City of Brussels, shares some info with us. cartedevisite.brussels
June 19 · 6 min
Various Voices
From 24 to 28 June Various Voices, the European festival of LGBTQI+ choirs, will take place in Brussels. Over 350 concerts are scheduled over five days in various landmark venues. Organizer Walid Aissaoui gives us an overview of the very full program. https://various-voices.be/
June 19 · 3 min
Van Buuren Museum - Interior Landscapes
One of Brussels' brightest jewels, the Van Buuren Museum and Gardens, is hosting a show that is a dialogue between the works of Anto Carte and Gustave van de Woestyne, two celebrated Belgian XXth century artists who barely knew each other but whose works reflect each other's at various levels; spiritually and physically. Curator Manon Magotteaux gives us her insight on this felicitous synergy. Through 27 September 2026 https://www.museumvanbuuren.be/en/
June 14 · 3 min
Marché Saint Géry
The Halles Saint-Géry was built in 1881 as a meat and egg market. Over the years it has served a number of purposes, mostly cultural. Now it is going back to its roots as a food market but with cultural events such as the Brussels Jazz Weekend. Project Leader Lucile de Calan shares the details with us https://en.hallessaintgery.be/event/le-marche-saint-gery-2/
June 6 · 2 min
Val Saint-Lambert at Design Museum Brussels
It's the 200th anniversary of legendary Belgian crystal and glassworks Val Saint- Lambert and there are events in various cities. In Brussels Design Museum is putting on a small but gorgeous exhibition focussed on the mid 20th century. Museum Director Arnaud Bozzini discusses what made the company so special. designmuseum.brussels/en/
June 6 · 2 min
Ixelles Museum renovation latest
The Musée d'Ixelles has been closed for close to ten years, denying us the pleasure of seeing its superlative collection of Belgian art. Recently the museum held an information day to give us the latest news. Museum Director and Conservator Claire Leblanc spoke with us about the important changes that have been made during this closed period and gives us hope since she announced that the museum will reopen in March of 2027. https://ixellesmuseum.be/
May 31 · 3 min
Post Colonial
Post Colonial?, the current temporary exhibition at the House of European History is an illuminating look into the centrality of colonialism in European history, how it has over five centuries shaped lives and how it continues to have an impact and a global legacy right up until the present day. The centuries-old issues are made to feel immediate to the visitor by personal stories of colonized people presented via video witnessing. We spoke with curator Kieran Burns who explains how colonialism continues to have an impact and a legacy to the present day. https://historia.europa.eu/en/exhibitions-events/temporary-exhibitions/postcolonial On until 14 March 2027 Open seven days a week Free entrance
May 23 · 4 min
Designing Childhood
Designing Childhood, a current show at Design Museum Brussels retraces the evolution of furniture for children through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a history that will surprise you. Museum Director Arnaud Bozzini unveils the story for us. https://designmuseum.brussels/en/ Photo courtesy of Magis
May 17 · 4 min
Venice biennale 2026: The Belgian Pavilion
It Never SSST, the Belgian pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale is particularly vibrant this year as it features live performances for the first time. Miet Warlop, this year's exhibiting artist transforms the Belgian pavilion into a charged arena where language, music and collective disorientation collide. We speak with pavilion curator Caroline Dumalin. For those who can't make it to Venice from May through November this year, the entire project will relocate to KANAL next winter. http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2026/belgium
May 9 · 4 min
Picture Perfect: Beauty Through a Contemporary Lens
Bozar's exhibition Picture Perfect: Beauty Through a Contemporary Lens takes on the increasingly hot button issue of the specificity of beauty. What is beauty and who decides? Is there room for different ideals? How are some people pressured into undergoing certain procedures and how are some people changing the norms? Curator Christel Tsilibaris leads us through this thorny landscape. https://www.bozar.be/en/watch-read-listen/picture-perfect Through 16 August 2026
May 4 · 3 min
I Am Here
"I am here - je suis là - ik ben hier" is a free trilingual exhibition at Espace Vanderborght exploring self-representation from traditional portraits to selfies. Organized by the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), it features interactive installations examining identity, media, and social media culture. Art Historian Margaux Van Uytvanck tells us what to expect. Free. Through 30 May
April 26 · 32 min
On the Page: the Writers Festival of Belgium podcast #14: Dave Keating
In this podcast Writers Festival of Belgium’s Alia Papageorgiou talks to Dave Keating a long time journalist in Brussels, usually covering EU US relations as a newscaster, he talks through how his levels of anger and passion towards the new status quo between the two continents birthed his book ‘The Owned Continent, How to free Europe from American military, economic, and cultural dependence. Enjoy

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