Patrick lives and works in Brussels, Belgium, his day job dedicated to protecting the environment, his spare time to writing fiction, poetry and art reviews. He grew up in Germany, Australia, Japan and England, and studied Physics and Philosophy in the UK, French language and civilization in France and Mexican literature of the 20th century in Mexico. His short stories have appeared in Coffin Bell, Night Picnic Press, Beyond Words, The Brussels Review, and in 101 Words. His poetry collection, Urban Enigmas, will come out as a chapbook in 2025, produced by Dipity Press.
As the Louvre embarks on major €800 million renovation works, set for completion by 2031, the museum has already unveiled a new pricing plan and tourists hoping […]
A mechanical engineering student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a new AI-based method for physically restoring damaged artworks – a potential breakthrough in art […]
For the first time in over 50 years, Australia is getting a new major airport. The Western Sydney International Airport will be opening in late 2026 […]
On Monday 16 June, Paris’s famous Louvre museum has unexpectedly closed its doors for multiple hours on end. During a routine internal meeting, gallery attendants, reception, […]
Accents are an integral part of our identity, often revealing our country of origin or upbringing. Despite their rich diversity, accents can sometimes be confusing or […]
The waiting is over. This Friday 13 June, after extensive preparations, Brussels’ Art & History Museum in the Cinquantenaire Park is proudly opening two new galleries […]
Brussels’ flagship museum BELvue does not only tell visitors all they ever wanted to know about Belgium – it also offers fascinating temporary shows. ‘Art Deco […]
A brand new music and tourism festival is coming to the world’s fifth most dangerous country (according to the Global Peace Index’s 2024 ranking), in new […]
Starting on 12 June 2025, the ‘Jules Verne 200’ experience will set up shop in the Horta Gallery in the Belgian capital. During the exhibition, visitors […]
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have presented their plans for AquaPraça, a floating cultural plaza that physically invites visitors to […]
The disused Spoorweghaven dock in Rotterdam might soon welcome the biggest floating housing development in Europe. Danish maritime architecture studio MAST and construction company BIK Bouw […]