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Nestled between Brussels and Antwerp, Mechelen has often been overshadowed by its larger neighbours. Yet teaming up with the City of Mechelen, our line-up of 100 of the city’s most prominent people, places and projects proves the extent of its potential. From artists and creatives to critical thinkers and fighters, these are the powerhouses driving Mechelen forward one step at a time.

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We’re teaming up with Bulldog to select 100 essential people, places and projects in Belgian house music. From producers and DJs to record labels and festivals, these are the forces driving the homegrown house scene forward, one BPM at a time.

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We’ve joined forces with Leuven to highlight 100 local people, places and projects that contribute towards making the city what it is today. From artists and architects to producers and professors, these are the driving forces powering Leuven forward one ingenious initiative at a time.

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We've teamed up with This is Antwerp to bring you The Antwerp Hundreds, a 100-strong selection of local movers and shakers setting the tone for the neighbourhood of tomorrow.

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Czech Centre Brussels director Jitka Pánek Jurková’s five design reasons to visit Prague

Czech Centre Brussels director Jitka Pánek Jurková’s five design reasons to visit Prague

With their latest grand exhibition 100Czech: The Story of Czech design nearing its opening date, the Czech Centre’s director Jitka Pánek Jurková lets us in on the mastery that is Czech design, and its beautiful manifestations in Prague.

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15 reasons to visit Brussels’ Art & History Museum

15 reasons to visit Brussels’ Art & History Museum

We distilled the often overlooked gem of an institution that is the Art & History Museum into 15 essential points.

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11 things to do in Belgium this weekend

11 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Belgian design history in Brussels, urban re-imaginations in Ghent, and Sunday fun in Namur.

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10 things to do in Belgium this weekend.

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend.

Queer power and play in Antwerp, touching photography in Liège, and democratising symposiums in Brussels.

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15 things to do in Belgium this weekend

15 things to do in Belgium this weekend

B-boy battles in Charleroi, infinite flowers in Antwerp and democratic re-organisation in Ghent.

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20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Poetic performances in Brussels, experimental electronica in Antwerp and organ wunderkind André Brasseur in Namur.

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10 iconic Masters to see at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium before you die

10 iconic Masters to see at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium before you die

From Bruegel’s meticulous 16th century masterpieces to Broodthaers’ idiosyncratic 1960s installations, 10 essentials to see before the lights go out.

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MIMA’s Raphel Cruyt on opening a new museum

MIMA’s Raphel Cruyt on opening a new museum

The co-founder of MIMA discusses the young museum's location, its bottoms up approach and its name.

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Thomas Caron’s Ghent

Thomas Caron’s Ghent

26 local addresses and neighbourhood institutions from the former S.M.A.K. curator.

Neighbourhood life Area codes
Gallerist Roger Szmulewicz on Antwerp

Gallerist Roger Szmulewicz on Antwerp

Gallery Fifty One's owner Roger Szmulewicz shares his favourite Antwerp addresses.

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Rudi Vervoort on Brussels

Rudi Vervoort on Brussels

Seasoned politician and head of the Brussels Region, Rudi Vervoort reveals his favourite restaurants, record shops and public parks.

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Sarah Morris at Museum M Leuven

Sarah Morris at Museum M Leuven

Exhibiting at Museum M Leuven, Sarah Morris explores urban power structures with her abstract, bright and graphic paintings.

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Area codes: there’s a renaissance happening in Amsterdam

Area codes: there’s a renaissance happening in Amsterdam

We're taken on a tour of Amsterdamian Rhiannon Pickle's absolute-must city-side addresses...

MoMu director Kaat Debo on its first decade

MoMu director Kaat Debo on its first decade

Kaat Debo waxes fashionable about the first ten years of MoMu, Antwerp's prestigious fashion museum.

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The interview: Dirk Braeckman

The interview: Dirk Braeckman

Following the opening of his most extensive retrospective to date in Leuven's M Museum, we meet Dirk Braeckman, arguably Belgium's most prominent photographer, to talk analogue photography, eliminating colour and working against photography as a medium. Includes our visual review of the exhibition in the image gallery at the bottom of the page.

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The weekend 28.10

The weekend 28.10

With most of the country gearing up for a four-day weekend, the cultural calendar is full of things to do. Here, we highlight a festival, a concert, a two-night party, an urban retail trail and two exhibitions which we very much hope will be to your liking.

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The weekend 30.9

The weekend 30.9

Short on plans for this weekend? Sift through our hand-picked selection of film and art festivals, exciting exhibitions and booming all nighters to keep you busy.

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