citizens of bxl, you can vote in the city's architecture prize. but it's a brutal choice, they're all great! 🤓 brusselsarchitectureprize.be/fr/vote/

One last St Catherine on her feast day, a 16C Flemish roundel now in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow. At her feet is the Emperor Maxentius, who ordered his pagan philosophers to convince her out of her Christianity. Unfortunately for him she converted them all, and so he put 200 of them to death.

looks promising #weirdo

Frituur Antwerpen Hand-cut fries in beef tallow A dying phenomenon

marsupilami was of course created by a 🇧🇪 😁 #franquin

Pierre Jean Van der Ouderaa (Belgian, 1841–1915), The King in Thule, 1896. “The King in Thule” is a German poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), written in 1774. “There stood the old carouser, And drank the last life-glow; And hurled the hallowed goblet Into the tide below.”

I hope this deal helps, I hope my Belgian friends will forgive me for initially thinking it was a frite not a pen he is holding.

charles aznavour's twin brother

L'image du dimanche : le bel hommage de Dominique Bertail à Hergé dans Madeleine, Résistante T.4 L'attitude et l'expression de Madeleine sont formidables. ☺️

Seals on the beach at sunrise in Ostend, Belgium.

the library

Not stars in the night sky but rather clusters of offshore wind turbines in the Southern North Sea, and the ships steering their course around them. Yesterday's image of the day from Copernicus, acquired by a Sentinel-1 satellite on 15 October 2025.

1st stop in Gent = MSK (Museum of Fine Arts) for a photo exhibition of seascapes by Stefan Vanfleteren. Absolutely stunning work, highly recommended.

dressed for the weather! from the photo exhibition at the museum of european history on how people connect with their ancestors. this man re-enacts a dacian, a pre- roman people from what is now romania. entry is free.

the house of spiderman

250 iconic Blake & Mortimer pages stolen from a Brussels vault, sold for millions, and still missing. A decade-long saga of art, greed, and mystery fascinates collectors worldwide. www.parismatch.com/culture/livr...

These 16th-century Antwerp volumes still carry inked titles on their fore-edges—a reminder that they once stood the other way around on the shelf. A small detail, but a wonderful glimpse into how early readers organised their libraries. #BookHistory #OldBooks

can someone explain why the Belgian GP race program covers looked Like This for several years

Guess who will sit here

The Hollywood Reporter stelt enkele strips voor die het rijp acht voor een film- of tv-versie. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

1964 - Quelques pilliers de l’Age d’or du journal de Spirou et de la bande dessinée Franco-Belge : Morris (Lucky Luke), Franquin (Gaston, Marsupilami, Spirou, idées Noires), Roba (Boule et Bill), Peyo (Schtroumpfs) #spirou #gaston #marsupilami #schtroumpf #bouleEtBill #luckyluke

In Brussel hebben ze een lollepotstraat, hoe leuk is dat! In Haarlem hebben we er een paar opgegraven. Het Nederlandse woord klinkt wat geheimzinnig en zelfs een beetje grappig , het Franse woord zegt duidelijk wat het is…🤣 Voor meer over lolleptten: nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/332145/…

Brussels wildlife.

9 novembre 1943, il y a 82 ans, la résistance belge distribue le « Faux Soir ». Quand l’humour devient une arme contre la collaboration. Un court fil sur cet exploit 🧶👇/1

in case you feel very 🇧🇪 today, brico has a cleaning rag for you 😁

Vandaag pas geleerd: voor 3 euro koop je in een Belgische kaartautomaat voor een maand Rail+ en je reist per direct met 40% korting in daluren of voor 24 euro voor een heel jaar dalkorting met de trein in België. Praktisch

Belgium will fry anything except bicycles

What is the best commune in Brussels? No seriously, I need you to tell me! For the annual Brussels Notes rankings, I'm asking people to tell me why their Brussels commune is better than the rest (or not) So, tell me!

so glad they left that little autobus sign on the wall in st-guidon 🙂

Delirium luchtballon te zien in Zelzate🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪 * * * * * * #zelzate #vlaanderen #oostvlaanderen #delirium #belgie #belgië #belgique #belgium #treurtrip

Chimneyscapes of Brussels

Dis que tu travailles en Belgique sans dire que…

In Belgium the addition of bread leads to 180 degree rotation:-)

Last week we visited the expo "Ontheemd" (Displaced) which details the flight of the Belgian Refugees from their country during the First World War. It's fascinating, and on display in and around the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ieper / Ypres until next year.

Euro-patriotism?

Spotted some fun graffiti using classic Belgian comics characters on the enclosure around a building site in Brussels Brussels has proper “official” commissioned murals on buildings around the city but this is likely rogue agents having a laugh

look how they match real antique furniture with this comic by Franquin 🤩. to see at the design museum right now. (excellent giftshop of course!)

De 100 zichten op het Noordstation in Brussel. Geniet ervan voor een nieuwe kantoortoren de gevel en het spelende licht weer verbergt.

Trick or treat #Belgium

A century ago, Irène Van Der Bracht (1891-1941) became the first female professor in Belgium, at the University of Ghent. Read more about this pioneer on Bestor: NL: bit.ly/4oEh51c FR: bit.ly/4302wNf

Victor Horta, l’un des fondateurs de l’Art nouveau, avait donné à Bruxelles ses plus beaux chefs-d’œuvre. Mais après la guerre, tout change. Délaissé, Horta voit son œuvre perdre de son éclat. Il finira par détruire une grande partie de ses plans et de ses dessins. Fil 🔽

Just a lovely evening in, from a book of hours Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1520. A roaring fire, family playing cards, cosy benches with pillows, child playing with a hobby horse, chased by a puppy, a late visitor arriving. Lovely. ica.themorgan.org/manuscript/p...

looking at you, avenue louise businesses.

I'm sure this is how it went down

Finjan in Antwerpen op 't Zuid. Wat een aanrader om lekker te eten! De vermelding in de GaultMillau over het beste pitarestaurant in Belgie is niet gelogen. Perfect combineerbaar ook met een bezoek aan het KMSKA en café De Hopper.

Buy leather gloves Gloves were part of being properly dressed They were sign you noticed the details One of the few glovemakers remaining is Ganterie A. Boon in Antwerp

thank you @lesoir.be for showing only bsky and not twitter 🤩

There's going to be an exhibition of Metal Hurlant art at the Musée de Bande Dessinée, Brussels from the end of November.

antwerp 😟