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We make short weekly radio reports about life in Brussels - and we help other people make podcasts, too. Hear our work every Sunday at 1pm on BRUZZ (98.8FM) in Brussels.

  1. Sexisme Pépouze

    15 DEC

    Sexisme Pépouze

    Author Myriam Leroy has come up with a very interesting way of dealing with cyberbullying. It involves getting one's artist friends together and doing a show. The show is at the politically engaged that's what x said Gallery in the Marolles. Rébecca Prosper, co-director explains how it works. https://thatswhatxsaid.com/en/ 6 Dec - 26 Jan

    5 min

  2. 7 DEC

    Changemakers

    Changemakers, a new exhibition at the  Parlamentarium deals with the various approaches and strategies used by contemporary art to address social and political issues that concern European citizens. The selection of pieces from the European Parliament’s Contemporary Art Collection focuses on artists whose respective careers attest to a certain attitude of rebellion against political and social situations that could limit or threaten freedom of thought and expression. Curator Oscar Muñoz Sanchez gives us the details. Through 16 February 2025 (Brussels) https://art-collection.europarl.europa.eu/en/exhibitions/changemakers/

    4 min
  3. L'Ouvroir

    1 DEC

    L'Ouvroir

    L'Ouvroir is a social workplace that provides jobs for people with disabilities. When the Bourse (the old stock exchange building) was restored l'Ouvroir saved almost 6 cubic meters of solid oak flooring from the building and brought together artists and those with disabilities to create new functional or decorative objects. They will be on display (and for sale) this week. Director Damien Logghe gives us the details. 29 November to 8 December 2024 https://www.l-ouvroir.be/

    3 min

  4. 24 NOV

    Brussels Cultural Hotlist 100

    The 2025 edition of the Brussels Cultural Hotlist 100 Guide is out and publisher Guy de Bellefroid tells us about some of the over 20,000 events taking place in Brussels in 2025. https://www.fondationpourlesarts.be/fr

    3 min

  5. 17 NOV

    Correspondance

    Sang Hoon Degeimbre, one of the most celebrated contemporary Belgian chefs, whose starred and acclaimed restaurant l'Air du Temps has reached a top position in general esteem, has opened a new  restaurant, in Brussels this time, at the newly restored Gare Maritime at Tour & Taxis. It's called Correspondance in a nod to its travel location and is conceived as a combination of a bistro and a brasserie. We spoke with San Degeimbre opening night and he explained his concept. www.correspondance.brussels

    3 min
  6. Faubourg 21

    10 NOV

    Faubourg 21

    Two 19th century mansions on the Boulevard Marnix have been restored and renovated and joined together to create what they are calling the smallest grand luxury hotel. Architect Julie Scandolo tells us what meticulous work was necessary to modernise the structures while preserving and restoring the original elements. https://origin.eu/en/projects/marnix

    2 min
  7. Flower Carpet designer Océane Cornille

    2 NOV

    Flower Carpet designer Océane Cornille

    The 2024 flower carpet is the stuff of memories but in case you missed it here's Océane Cornille, this year's carpet designer, to tell us how, as a street artist , she took on the task of designing a flower carpet, a very different medium. Her carpet was also the first to use dahlias rather than begonias and that affected her design as well. https://www.brussels.be/flower-carpet

    4 min
  8. Women in Design

    2 NOV

    Women in Design

    The Design Museum Brussels is holding two concurrent exhibitions on women in design. One, in conjunction with the Vitra Design Museum is entitled Here We Are! Women in design, 1900 - Today and the other one is Untold Stories - Designers femmes en Belgique 1880-1980. Curators Nina Steinmüller and Katerina Serulus tell us what to expect. designmuseum.brussels

    4 min
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We make short weekly radio reports about life in Brussels - and we help other people make podcasts, too. Hear our work every Sunday at 1pm on BRUZZ (98.8FM) in Brussels.

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  • Creator
    podcasts.brussels
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    500
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Brussels in English

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