Liz Newmark, a British/Belgian multilingual freelance journalist and editor, came to Brussels in 1996 ‘for a couple of years’, but now does not want to leave. Passionate about Brussels, Belgium, cycling, cinema, travel and architecture, she works for myriad EU environment, business and Belgian publications. One career highlight was her interview with BBC World News on plastic bags.
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 […]
This year, Bruges will be celebrating the Flemish Community Day with a special tribute to its iconic Belfry, a monument which has stood watch over the […]
How to celebrate one’s 600th anniversary? Belgium’s oldest university marks the occasion with a multitude of exhibitions, lectures, and other events throughout the year. The art […]
The UK government has unveiled the shortlisted designs for a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II destined for a site in the capital’s St James’s Park, a […]
With Eurovision 2025 just around the corner, the excitement and anticipation grow as fans get all ready to see the participants shining on stage in Basel, […]
Most of us take respect for our human rights for granted, but unfortunately, human rights abuses have been proliferating and not only in far too many […]