January 9th, 2018   A New Year’s toast to love and laughter and happily ever after …   Once again Carol Jay is opening her beautiful home to us for our New Year’s Reception (limit of 30 people).... Read More

Friday January 26 at 2:00 pm, Eugeen Van Mieghem Museum and Het Redershuis. On display in the museum are 200 of Van Mieghem’s paintings and drawings, portraying the lives of ordinary people around Antwerp’s port in the late 19th... Read More

You are what you write   Without knowing so, we convey a large amount of information about ourselves when we write. Of course there is knowledge in the content, but the way in which we write - our... Read More

Saturday February 17 at 3:00 pm, The Havenhuis is Antwerp’s latest architectural gem. This trendy building with roots in the past is the Port of Antwerp’s new headquarters, providing an innovative workplace for more than 500 people.  ... Read More

Our March speaker is an old friend. He talked to us quite a while ago about The Magical World of Perfumes. This time he will introduce us to some different fragrances and their unique stories. The meeting room... Read More

Behind the Scenes at the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library Hendrik Conscienceplein 4, Antwerp   Built in 1481, the Conscience Library spans more than five centuries of Antwerp and Flemish history. Today it contains more than 1.5 million volumes,... Read More

These days we hear and read a lot about asylum seekers and refugees but what do we really know about this topic? We have invited a staff member from Fedasil, the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum... Read More

  When German troops besieged and occupied Antwerp in 1914, a large community of German expats lived and worked here. The numerous German-owned businesses, schools, churches and charities showed how deeply-rooted these German expats were here. And their... Read More

Cherut is a Hebrew word meaning ‘freedom’ : the freedom to be yourself and to get the chance to discover who you really are.  Cherut Belgium is an independent organisation located in Antwerp offering help and support to... Read More

Wissekerke Castle A castle has stood at this site since the 10th century, but the present structure was largely built in the 15th century. Since then, it has been rebuilt and renovated; most of the architecture now is... Read More