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What do you think should be done with the Second World War bunker hidden under Place du Jeu de Balle? If you are like most of the capital’s residents, you didn’t even know it was there.
Belgium has robust, living folklore traditions, with more than 120 towns holding carnival festivities.
Jewish organisations in Belgium have sharply criticised the Aalst Carnival for continuing to include extreme stereotypes of Jewish men in its parade, which took place on Sunday afternoon.
A Brussels resident wants the city’s transport authority to move a bus stop in front of his stately art nouveau home in Schaerbeek.
The Brussels government has decided to designate both the Chinese Pavilion and the Japanese Tower as protected heritage.
Brussels’ annual Ommegang procession, which re-enacts Charles V’s visit to the city in 1549, is now inscribed on Unesco’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The Flemish Masters In Situ project has been extended for at least a year, giving more visitors the chance to see top works of 16th- and 17th-century art that are normally hidden away around
A remarkable collection of manuscripts assembled by Irish friars living in Leuven in the 17th century has been reunited, thanks to an international digitisation project.
Rapper Zwangere Guy is Brusseleir van ’t Joêr (Brusseleer of the Year) for 2019. The honour is bestowed every year during Weik van ’t Brussels.
