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High Road to Culture in Flanders and the Netherlands
A novel about art, about cycling, but perhaps above all a story about the fear of an insignificant life.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Amina Belȏrf. We translated her poem ‘De nachtklok’.
Globe Aroma provides support to refugees, migrants and illegal immigrants in their art whilst giving them the opportunity to discover a wide range of cultural offerings in Brussels.
With its large collection of works from the Golden Age, the Mauritshuis is one of the most important museums in the Netherlands. Important but not without controversy.
On the eve of the First World War, three Dutch friends believed they could make the world a better place by walking around the globe and propagating socialism in Esperanto.
The post-war transformation of Brussels was a traumatising experience for a large proportion of its population.
Social and political changes are forcing Brussels to rethink its governance. But there is little room to manoeuvre.
The Royal Library of Belgium published a new reference work on its collection of Flemish and Dutch drawings from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.
Belgium’s largest coastal town has its own unique connection to the Irish author.
On a trip to Mechelen, Derek Blyth discovers lost mediaeval rivers, Beethoven’s Flemish roots and the world’s oldest carillon school.
An abandoned sixteenth-century chapel in Ghent was given a new lease of life thanks to internationally renowned artist Berlinde de Bruyckere.
When Sulaiman Addonia moved to Brussels, he felt thrown back into the time of Oliver Twist. But the author gradually changed, and with him his multi-layered view of the city.
Unique works of art all about reproduction processes: the wonderful paradox at play in the work of Dutch artist Jaya Pelupessy.
The city held the title in 2000 but did not make an overwhelming impression on the outside world.
This week's Friday Verses are written by Ann Bellemans. We translated her poem ‘Krater’.
De Keyser was a celebrity in Britain and in his native Belgium. He once owned the biggest hotel in London.
The Dutch writer has received the prestigious PC Hooft Prize 2022 for his extensive and diverse oeuvre. Portrait of a prolific writer with a mission.
The impending famine caused by the war in Ukraine recalls previous famines: in Ireland, in Ukraine itself, but also in the Low Countries.
Stefan Zweig’s reportages on his visits to Belgium have been translated into Dutch and collected into a small, beautifully illustrated volume.
International interest in Dutch sources is huge and, thanks to digitalisation, there are more texts available than ever. But human know-how is lagging behind technological progress.
Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, initiated a dynasty that would change the Low Countries forever.
The Dutch critics unanimously proclaimed her poetry debut a masterpiece.
In her debut novel, Katrien Scheir portrays the often very difficult position of women in a #MeToo situation.
How does one become a writer in a different language? We asked Sholeh Rezazadeh, who moved from Iran to the Netherlands and made her successful debut in 2021 with a novel in Dutch.
Portrait of a “bastard” who searches for his identity through art. ‘The stage is the only place where I get space.’
The American Protestant Church of The Hague was originally built for the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.
Thirteen Flemish artists and cultural organisations have been awarded an Ultima for their outstanding contributions.
