“My novels tend to confront characters with unfamiliar cultures and adapt to other languages and codes. From that point of view, Tervuren is a great resource,” says Spanish author Jon Echanove in this interview with Tervuren+. In this interview, we turn to Echanove’s writings, life in Tervuren, and latest novel, El Aprendiz, published by Penguin’s […]
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AfricaMuseum Probes Belgium’s Congo Legacy
A major exhibition at the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren exposes the brutal reality concealed within the colossal 1913 Congo Panorama painting, challenging Belgium’s colonial narrative and exposing the era’s ‘fake news’.
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Park Road Reopens from 1 December
From Monday 1 December, the Kastanjedreef — a key artery through Tervuren — will reopen, allowing traffic to pass through the park after months of disruption linked to construction of the F29 cycle highway.
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Tervuren to remain in the dark
Tervuren’s street lighting will continue to switch off at midnight. Town officials recently rejected a proposal by French-speaking councillor Serge Liesenborghs (TervurenUnie+Volt) to keep public lighting on until 1am, notably to cover the last tram 44. Liesenborghs wanted at least the areas already equipped with LED lighting to remain lit. The issue has dragged on […]