Bozar is staging the largest exhibition ever devoted to Roger Raveel, one of Belgium’s greatest artists of the 20th century.

Bozar is staging the largest exhibition ever devoted to Roger Raveel, one of Belgium’s greatest artists of the 20th century.

How do you make people feel like they are attending a real festival in person rather than online? That was the challenge facing the Passa Porta Festival, which kicks off on 21 March. A biennial hosted by the Passa Porta house of literature in Brussels, it usually takes place across the capital, inviting readers to hear both new and established voices as well as visit its landmark performance venues. “The idea is that Passa Porta really permeates the city,” says Ilke Froyer, director of Passa Porta.

How do you make people feel like they are attending a real festival in person rather than online? That was the challenge facing the Passa Porta Festival, which kicks off on 21 March. A biennial hosted by the Passa Porta house of literature in Brussels, it usually takes place across the capital, inviting readers to hear both new and established voices as well as visit its landmark performance venues. “The idea is that Passa Porta really permeates the city,” says Ilke Froyer, director of Passa Porta.

This week:

- Major authors from at home and abroad at Passa Porta Festival

- Belgium postpones easing of coronavirus measures

- Memorials to be held on fifth anniversary of terrorist attacks

- Spotting Raveel: Retrospective of Belgian artist who broke with all conventions

- Our pick of Brussels’ best activities – online and off – for the coming week

This week:

- Major authors from at home and abroad at Passa Porta Festival

- Belgium postpones easing of coronavirus measures

- Memorials to be held on fifth anniversary of terrorist attacks

- Spotting Raveel: Retrospective of Belgian artist who broke with all conventions

- Our pick of Brussels’ best activities – online and off – for the coming week

This week: music festivals, scaffolding, Zoom fatigue and Belgian beer. Join Alia, Niall, Gwendolyn and Paul for a chat about the week's news and life in Belgium.

This week: music festivals, scaffolding, Zoom fatigue and Belgian beer. Join Alia, Niall, Gwendolyn and Paul for a chat about the week's news and life in Belgium.