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…
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Leuven and East Brabant named European Capital of Culture 2030
Leuven (Louvain) and the East Brabant reference region have been named European Capital of Culture 2030 by the European jury. The announcement was made at the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels, where Leuven’s bid, presented under the banner LOV2030 – Leuven & Beyond, triumphed over its Belgian rivals Namur (Namen) in Wallonia and Sint-Jans-Molenbeek…
ANTWERP | FelixArchief and Kunstkaai join forces on art deco
On Sunday 14 September, the FelixArchief opened the exhibition ‘100 Years of Art Deco in the Archive, 1925–2025‘ as part of Open Monument Day 2025. The show highlights the rich history of art deco in Antwerp and can be visited free of charge until 8 January 2026. Students from Kunstkaai are also working on the…
SICILY | Palermo Cathedral
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 SUMMER 2025 | 540,000 visitors at municipal museums
During July and August 2025, Antwerp’s museums and heritage institutions welcomed more than 540,000 visitors. With a varied offering of exhibitions, permanent collections and activities, there was plenty to experience.
INDIA | Skyscanner sees rise of ‘shared experiences’ as travel trend
In its ‘Travel Trends 2025 Report‘, Skyscanner sees collective travel experiences as the trend of 2025 (and beyond?). It also sees people from India travelling more.
ANTWERP | Restoration of Rubens’ Enthroned Madonna completed at KMSKA
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp or Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten (KMSKA) has completed the restoration of Peter Paul Rubens’ ‘Enthroned Madonna Surrounded by Saints‘, one of the highlights of its collection. The two-year project took place in the Rubens Gallery itself, in the specially created Studio Rubens, where visitors were able to…
ANTWERP | Museum Plantin-Moretus highlights 300 years of women’s stories in ‘Women’s Business / Business Women’
From Saturday 13 September 2025, the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp will present ‘Women’s Business / Business Women‘ or ‘Vrouwenzaken / Zakenvrouwen‘, an exhibition that tells the stories of three centuries of women who lived and worked in the historic printing house and family home.
JEJU ISLAND | Museum of Sex and Health in Seogwipo
Autumn 2024. Ten years after my first trip to Seoul in 2014, I am returning to the Republic of Korea, better known as South Korea. Not solo this time, but with Oriol, who has never been to Korea. On the itinerary: flying with Qatar Airways to Incheon via Doha, the capital Seoul, the historic city…
ANTWERP | Rubens House opens Kolveniershof for shared use
The Rubens House in Antwerp is temporarily providing space to young, creative organisations in the buildings on Kolvenierstraat. In the future, the Kolveniershof, located behind Rubens’ garden, will be restored together with the artist’s residence.