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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

17 April 2023

Iris Festival returns to Brussels in May

On the 6th and 7th of May, the Brussels-Capital Region celebrates its 34th anniversary with the Iris Festival. A long array of events and activities await […]
17 April 2023

US Library of Congress lists Madonna, Maria Carey and Super Mario as cultural heritage

Madonna’s “Like a Virgin”, Mariah Carey’s seasonal staple “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and Daddy Yankee’s reggaeton blockbuster “Gasolina” are among 25 audio recordings […]
13 April 2023

Cartography exhibition dedicated to the Kazakh history opens at the European Parliament

Amid the commemorations of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the EU and the Republic of Kazakhstan, a cartography exhibition opened in the European Parliament, […]
12 April 2023

How we discovered the 8th continent

We’ve all learned in school there are 7 continents: Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. One would imagine that a continent is […]
12 April 2023

Ever wondered how airport codes are assigned?

You see them everywhere, when booking your flights, on your boarding pass, on your luggage tag, whether you notice it or not, there is always a […]
12 April 2023

European Commission calls for experts to safeguard cultural heritage in Ukraine

The European Commission has published a call for experts to safeguard cultural heritage in Ukraine. This is an addition and a follow-up to the first set […]
12 April 2023

Royan’s Holy concrete and more

I never thought I could fall in love with concrete or even find it aesthetically pleasing, but Notre-Dame de Royan changed that. The church strives up, […]
12 April 2023

Did you know which cities were once the capital of Portugal?

Portugal has had 5 capital cities throughout its almost 900 years of history. Before the Presidents of the Republic and the Prime Ministers, there were many […]
11 April 2023

Serge Gainsbourg’s home in Paris to open to the public in September

Some people have such an impact on our general heritage that they go into the history books as being true legends. Because of the language issue, […]
10 April 2023

Kazakhstan’s Sounds of Turan blows the roof off at Bozar

Sounds of Turan at Bozar Palais de Fine Arts last Friday in Brussels brought the thunder and beauty of Kazakh music to the heart of Europe. […]
10 April 2023

39th edition of Art Brussels to welcome visitors from 20 April

From the 20th to the 23rd of April, the 39th edition of Art Brussels will take place at Brussels Expo. More than 150 galleries from all […]
7 April 2023

Popular movies and tv series increasingly influence where people travel

We’ve all done it at least once in our lives. Going to a certain place just because we saw it on tv. For me, it was […]
6 April 2023

Embracing our Animal Shadows

Many colourful gems can be discovered in small galleries run by  passionate individuals wishing to give art its space, and Sybille Mathiaud and co-artist’s Bénédicte van […]
6 April 2023

Brussels museums to welcome visitors every Thursday night this spring

The Brussels Museum Nocturnes are back in the capital of Europe from April 13th to May 18th, 2023. Every Thursday, six Brussels museums will open their […]
5 April 2023

Incredible museum buildings around the world

From the Louvre Pyramid in Paris to both Guggenheims in New York and Bilbao, many of the world’s best-known architecture has been commissioned for museums. Here […]
4 April 2023

Villa Windsor will open to the public in 2024

As far as series go, The Crown is most certainly one of those recent titles which we will be seeing over and over again. To compare […]