What’s on in Belgium this week, from music festivals to exhibitions and award-winning documentaries. See you there!
Exhibition: When We See Us at Bozar
Runs until 10 August Brussels
The exhibition title is a reference to Ava DuVernay’s Netflix mini-series about the Central Park Five, a group of Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape in 1989. By flipping the original title, “When They See Us”, on its head, the curators of the exhibition, Koyo Kouoh and Tandazani Dhlakama from Cape Town’s Zeitz MOCAA museum, emphasise a sense of agency, shifting the focus onto the featured artists’ own lives and experiences. Bringing together over 200 artworks by no less than 156 Black, African and diasporic artists, the show at Bozar presents an extraordinary overview of Black figurative painting from the early 20th century up through the present day – touching upon historical events including the U.S. civil rights movement, African independence movements and Black Lives Matter.
Night out: Horst Club at Asiat Park
From 8 to 9 March Vilvoorde
Photo Simon Leloup
Horst is first and foremost known as a cutting-edge festival merging art, architecture, and music. For those who find the wait between editions far too long, there now is the Horst Club, a 24-hour playground fiesta sprawled over three different dancefloors. What’s more: The Horst Club Kitchen will open its doors multiple times throughout the night, and there’s even brunch on the Sunday morning. You won’t find a more complete club night (and day) anywhere else.
Music: Kraak Festival 2025 at Het Bos
Saturday, 8 March Antwerp
Spring is coming closer, and this means Kraak festival is around the corner once more, this time with its 5th edition at Antwerp’s Het Bos. The Belgian record label has been supporting experimental & DIY music for over two decades, at home and across borders. As always, expect a surprising, sound-bending and eclectic line-up, from Spanish composer Carme López not shying away from Galician bagpipes to DJ Hyppocampo (pictured) known for digging up rare and forgotten gems including carnivalesque funfair tunes and rager party songs.
Documentary: Les Miennes / Y(our) Mother at Centre Culturel Jacques Franck
Sunday, 9 March, 20h00 Brussels
Born in Belgium with Moroccan origins, director Samira El Mouzghibati delicately weaves personal and universal narratives while reconnecting with her roots. In Les Miennes / Y(our) Mother, she explores her own family’s painful past and complicated relationships, including a tragic accident that alienated her sisters from their mother. The intimate film that won Best Documentary at the Magritte Awards will be on view at Centre Culturel Jacques Franck in St. Gilles.
