In March 2026, Antwerp’s fashion museum MoMu will unveil a landmark exhibition to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of a moment that changed the trajectory of Belgian fashion forever.
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SOUTH KOREA | Jeju City during Tamna Culture Festival
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 on Air 2025 balloon festival from 4 to 7 September
Antwerp is set to host an even bigger and bolder edition of Antwerp on Air, the city’s unique air festival that transforms rooftops and façades with monumental inflatable art. From 4 to 7 September 2025, the centre of Antwerp will once again be filled with eye-catching installations, including the return of a giant inflatable King…
Antwerp launches Rainbow Routes in lead-up to Antwerp Pride 2025
The 18th edition (since 2008) of Antwerp Pride takes place from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 August 2025 in Antwerp. This year’s theme is “Do not just march! Listen. Understand. Commit”. Prides are a mix of celebration – parties – and activism and advocacy. For the 2025 edition, the organising committee focuses on belonging. Belonging…
ANTWERP PRIDE 2025 | Pride Information Center at the Stadsfeestzaal on the Meir
The 18th edition (since 2008) of Antwerp Pride takes place from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 August 2025 in Antwerp. This year’s theme is “Do not just march! Listen. Understand. Commit”. Prides are a mix of celebration – parties – and activism and advocacy. For the 2025 edition, the organising committee focuses on belonging. Belonging…
BUSAN | Shinsegae Centum City Department Store, Gwangalli Beach, Busan Tower
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…
Visit Antwerp in a day or two
On 22 June 2025, Annabelle Thorpe named in The Guardian our hometown of Antwerp in Belgium as one of the ‘Five of the best European city breaks for summer‘. Thank you for that shoutout. But ask myself. How to visit Antwerp? And how long?
Car-free and customer-first: Antwerp rethinks Meir and Kammenstraat shopping areas
Antwerp’s shopping landscape is on the verge of a historic transformation. At the heart of the city’s commercial district, the Meir continues to affirm its status as Belgium’s retail powerhouse, drawing more than 300,000 visitors every week, surpassing even Brussels’ famed Nieuwstraat / Rue Neuve.
GYEONGJU | Woljeonggyo Bridge – Gyeongju National Museum – Eupseong Fortress – Shopping
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 | Design team selected for Meir redevelopment
The City of Antwerp and District of Antwerp selected the design team Sweco, Bau & lighting designer Atelier Jeol to work out the redevelopment of the important shopping axis Meir and surroundings (Leysstraat, Jezusstraat and Twaalfmaandenstraat) in an initial preliminary design. The city and district followed the advice drawn up by the professional jury on…