A major exhibition opening in 2027 and a recently published book are placing LGBTQIA+ narratives at the centre of Belgian art history, arguing that queer stories have long been present in artworks but have often been overlooked, ignored or reinterpreted through a heterosexual lens.
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Design Museum Gent reopens with new wing and expanded exhibitions
Design Museum Gent, in Ghent, reopened on 3 October 2026 following years of renovation and expansion. The redevelopment includes a new museum wing, restored historic buildings, redesigned collection displays and spaces dedicated to experimentation and public participation.
ANTWERP | KMSKA explores Ossip Zadkine’s ties to Belgium in new exhibition
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) will explore the Belgian connections of sculptor Ossip Zadkine in a new exhibition opening on 31 October 2026. ‘Ossip Zadkine and Belgium‘ runs until 18 April 2027, bringing together works by the artist, his wife Valentine Prax and Belgian contemporaries and pupils.
QUEER ARTS | WOEKER brings trans and gender-diverse art and activism to Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven, Hasselt, and Bruges
A new arts and activism platform will put trans and gender-diverse artists in the spotlight across Flanders this November. WOEKER runs from 13 to 29 November 2026, with events in Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven, and Hasselt, as well as some activities in Bruges. The initiative coincides with Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance.
REVIEW | ‘Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City’ exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk (until 4 April 2027)
5 September 2026. Inspired by a review in De Standaard of ‘Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City‘ exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk, Thanh and I travelled to the nominal capital of the Netherlands. To make it a proper excursion, we added a lunch a at Michelin-starred MOS Amsterdam and some walking around.
The Space Walk brings the history of space exploration to Antwerp streets
Antwerp is turning into an open-air space exhibition this autumn, with a free 4.5 km walking route taking visitors from the first artificial satellite to future missions to the Moon and Mars. The Space Walk runs from 24 October to 22 November 2026, with ten stops exploring key moments in space exploration, Belgian contributions to…
ANTWERP | KMSKA fine arts museum puts Belgian abstract artist Guy Vandenbranden in the European avant-garde
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) is placing Belgian abstract artist Guy Vandenbranden (1926–2014) in the wider context of the European avant-garde in a new exhibition marking the centenary of his birth. Running from 16 October 2026 to 17 January 2027, the exhibition traces his artistic development and explores his connections with fellow…
BRUSSELS | Brussels Airlines brings ‘AfriConnections’ exhibition to Gare Maritime, Tour & Taxis
After stops in Kinshasa, Abidjan, Yaoundé and Dakar, the 2026 tour concludes in the Belgian capital After travelling across the African continent with stops in Kinshasa, Abidjan, Yaoundé, and Dakar, Brussels Airlines’ travelling contemporary African art exhibition ‘AfriConnections‘ has arrived in Brussels for the fifth and final stop of its 2026 journey. The exhibition brings…
Taiwan tourism: Visitor numbers rise as the island attracts more international travellers
The Philippines in 1996-1997, China in 2000, Vietnam in 2009, Japan in 2013 and 2025, South Korea in 2014 and 2024, Taiwan in 2017 (the starting point of Trip By Trip), Singapore in 2018, Hong Kong and Macau in 2023, Bangkok in Thailand and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia in early 2026. I like travelling to…
ANTWERP | Contemporary art museum M HKA one year on: audience remains as museum sets new course
One year after the decision to scrap plans for a new building, Antwerp’s contemporary art museum M HKA is setting out a new course for the museum. Visitor numbers have remained stable, its artistic programme has continued and on 1 October 2026 the museum submitted its plan for 2026–2028.