Since 1 April 2026, the exhibition ‘Drifting Belgians‘ has been on view at the Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp. In this exhibition, visual artist Mashid Mohadjerin explores the stories of Belgian migrants who, in the 1920s, disguised beneath white sheets, attempted to cross into the United States via Canada.
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FLANDERS | Six heritage organisations receive new official recognition mark
In September 2025, he Flemish Minister of Culture, Caroline Gennez (Vooruit), has officially recognised six collection-managing organisations: Archief Lier, the University Archives of KU Leuven, Kunstenbibliotheek & Muziekbibliotheek in Ghent, Liberation Garden in Leopoldsburg (Bourg-Léopold) HEY Museum in Knokke-Heist and Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen (Malines, Mechlin)
‘Freedom’ by Erwin Olaf enters final days at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
On 2 April, I went to Amsterdam in the Netherlands with the EuroCity Direct to interview Ype Driessen of Fotostrips.nl on his first textual novel ‘Vanilla‘. I decided to combine it with a cultural activity.
ESTONIA | How to spend a day in Tallinn
August 2025. We’re travelling to the Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and more specifically their respective capitals Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. Are they interconnected by rail? Yes, but not in the most straightforward or userfriendly way possible. The Rail Baltica project should remedy this. Unsurprisingly though, this megaproject faces political and budgetary hurdles. It…
ANTWERP | ‘Plantin’s Plants’ exhibition at Museum Plantin-Moretus until 2 August 2026
In 2026, the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp is celebrating the 500th birthday of Carolus Clusius (1526-1609), a doctor and botanist from the Low Countries. With that in mind, the museum is inviting you to come and see the most attractive botanical images from the 16th to the 20th centuries from its own collections, with the…
ANTWERP | M HKA opens new season with exhibition on censorship and artistic resistance
The Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp or M HKA opens its new exhibition season today with a programme focused on censorship, artistic freedom and political expression. At the centre of the season is the international group exhibition we refuse_d, which brings together fifteen artists whose work explores resistance, persistence and the necessity of artistic expression.
ANTWERP | Rubens House appoints two design teams
The Rubens House museum in Antwerp is taking a significant step in the museum’s ambitious renovation. Following an international architectural competition, architects Origin & Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven were appointed to restore the artist’s residence, the gardener’s cottage, the Kolveniershof, and the adjacent renovation.
Rubens House artworks shine in prestigious international museums
Three artworks from the Rubens House or Rubenshuis collection in Antwerp are travelling to leading museums abroad.
ANTWERP | Queer spring season announced at Arenberg
The Arenberg theatre venue in Antwerp is gearing up for a vibrant spring packed with queer performances, talks and parties, inviting audiences to celebrate creativity, diversity and unapologetic self-expression. From internationally acclaimed drag to intimate talks and large-scale queer nights, the coming months promise a strong and varied programme.
ROYAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ANTWERP | ‘The Fall of Alba’s Citadel. Image and Memory in Turbulent Times’, from 6 February to 17 May 2026
From 6 February to 17 May 2026, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp or Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen (KMSKA) presents ‘The Fall of Alba’s Citadel. Image and Memory in Turbulent Times‘, an exhibition that explores how power, conflict and propaganda have shaped the image and memory of Antwerp’s citadel over more than…