Welcome to the third edition of Summer Pop: three consecutive weekends of free cultural, sporting and artistic activities in different neighbourhoods around the city.
Don’t miss the final three dates of the free festival Les Estivales de la Woluwe at the park’s kiosk. The concerts feature local musicians and are also designed for younger audiences.
Culture
16:41 27/05/2021
Our pick of the best activities in and around Brussels – and online – for the coming week
One of Europe’s biggest art markets, Art Brussels, has postponed its normal April run to June and spread itself across the country – and the world – for Art Brussels Week. The galleries that would normally descend on Tour & Taxis for the massive event are staying put, opening their doors to visitors for extended hours and featuring solo shows by select artists. There are walking tours in Brussels, Antwerp and Knokke, and an Off Programme section that flags up interesting exhibitions in other local venues. The online viewing room lets potential buyers check out artworks in international galleries.
Working
19:38 19/04/2021
Police inspector Eric Claessens has started a hunger strike following what he describes as years of harassment and threats of termination. He is being targeted by police officers and even his superiors, he says, because he filed a complaint against fellow officers for brutality in 2013.
Claessens, 49, was a Brussels metro and railway officer that year when he was involved in the arrest of a man for public urination. In custody, the man was severely beaten by Claessens’ fellow officers. Claessens was tasked with transporting the man to the hospital, and a colleague told him that “what happens among us, stays among us”.