On Saturday 1 November, All Saints’ Day, Antwerp’s museums and heritage institutions will be open, while most other city services will remain closed.
Tag: Art
2028 to be Music Year in Antwerp
In 1993, Antwerp was Cultural Capital of Europe. This status was a catalyst for many events such as exhibitions and performances, but also gave Antwerp a boost. 2028 will be dedicated to music, new Alderwoman for Culture Lien Van de Kelder (Vooruit) says.
Kanal-Centre Pompidou to open in Brussels in November 2026
Brussels is preparing to unveil one of Europe’s most ambitious cultural projects: the KANAL-Centre Pompidou, a vast new museum of modern and contemporary art. Slated to open on 28 November 2026, the museum will be housed in the city’s former Citroën garage, an iconic industrial site along the Brussels-Charleroi Canal. When it opens, it will…
ANTWERP | MAS celebrates the universal language of dance with ‘Universal Tongue’, from 25 October 2025 to 4 January 2026
This autumn, the Museum At the Stream (Museum aan de Stroom, MAS) in Antwerp invites visitors to explore the universal language of dance with ‘Universal Tongue‘, a monumental video installation by Dutch visual artist Anouk Kruithof. On view from 25 October 2025 to 4 January 2026, the exhibition presents thousands of dance images from around…
SICILY | Syracuse – Catania – Palermo + Agrigento – Taormina – Cefalù
March 2025. We’re embarking on a train trip to Sicily. We fly from Brussels Airport to Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport with ITA Airways. Then we take an Intercity Notte sleeper train by Trenitalia from Roma Termini Railway Station across Italy to Syracuse. Yes, the train is loaded on a ferry to cross the…
SICILY | Palermo
March 2025. We’re embarking on a train trip to Sicily. We fly from Brussels Airport to Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport with ITA Airways. Then we take an Intercity Notte sleeper train by Trenitalia from Roma Termini Railway Station across Italy to Syracuse. Yes, the train is loaded on a ferry to cross the…
ANTWERP | Flemish government cancels €130 million new museum building for M HKA in Antwerp
The Flemish Government decided on Friday 3 October 2025 to cancel the construction of the new building for the Museum of Contemporary Art of Antwerp (Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, M HKA). The announcement was made by Flemish Minister of Culture Caroline Gennez (Vooruit).
Osaka wins, Brussels is 42nd: 2025 Yanolja Attractiveness Index for tourism
In 2025, Osaka in Japan has claimed the top spot in the Yanolja Attractiveness Index, overtaking Kyoto, also in Japan, (#3) and surpassing long-established tourism powerhouses such as Paris in France (#2), New York in the United States (#4), and Seoul in South Korea (#5).
PALERMO | Palazzo Butera in the Kalsa neighbourhood
March 2025. We’re embarking on a train trip to Sicily. We fly from Brussels Airport to Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport with ITA Airways. Then we take an Intercity Notte sleeper train by Trenitalia from Roma Termini Railway Station across Italy to Syracuse. Yes, the train is loaded on a ferry to cross the…
MOMU | ‘GIRLS. On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between’, 27 September 2025 to 1 February 2026
The Antwerp Fashion Museum, ModeMuseum or MoMu, presents ‘GIRLS. On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between‘, an exhibition that explores the beauty and complexity of girlhood. How has girlhood been represented? How is it remembered? And how does the idea of ‘the girl’ continue to shape visual culture and fashion?