European Arts & Culture

European Arts & Culture

Our monthly What’s on in Europe guide directs you to mainstream cultural events and exhibitions in Europe, while our What’s on calendar keeps you in touch with arts abroad and the museums Europe offers in Spain. You can also add your own event to our listings.

Traveling around Spain? Read about Toledo and its museums, check out what's beyon flamenco and bulls in Seville, or read the top ten things to see in Madrid.

Arts & Culture - Essential Articles

28/05/2012 Entertaining kids in the Netherlands

Looking for Kabouters, sprookjes, fun parks, zoos, nature parks beaches, restaurants to visit with your children? You've come to the right place.

26/03/2012 Tim Burton's monster carousel comes to Paris, avoids London press

Peopled with lonely little monsters, dancing corpses and boggle-eyed creatures from the underworld, Tim Burton's cult universe comes to Paris with a show that journeys through his life's work.

14/03/2012 What's New in France and Spain for 2012

What's New in France and Spain for 2012 Travel writer Rick Steves highlights positive changes to expect in France and Spain in 2012.

09/12/2011 O’zapft is! German Festivals in 2012

Festivals in Germany From the Berlinale to Oktoberfest, check out Expatica's exclusive listings of German festivals that are worth planning your holiday around.

04/05/2012 Remembrance Day in the Netherlands

Remembrance day and Liberation day in the Netherlands What is behind Remembrance Day and a guide to what's on to mark this day (4 May) and Liberation Day (5 May).

28/11/2011 Who's that with Santa?

St Nicholas or Sinterklaas The origins of St Nicholas/Sinterklaas and his helper in Dutch-speaking Belgium Zwarte Piet and in French-speaking Belgium, Père Fouettard, are the source of some confusion. Natasha Gunn looks into the origins of these seasonal gift-givers.

07/11/2011 Meet the Gauls -- minus the dolmens

GaulHEAD Drawing on three decades of archaeology, "Les Gaulois" debunks popular myths about the Celtic tribes who peopled modern-day France before the Roman invasion.

01/10/2011 Germany: Recommended reading and viewing

germany-head Moving to Germany? Consider these books and films to get a feel for Germany past and present.

03/05/2012 What's on in Europe for May

Queen Elizabeth II at National Portrait Gallery This May, an Amsterdam concert is performed with child-sized boots, exorcism meets trance in Paris, Switzerland showcases its wines, and 60 Queen Elizabeths arrive in London.

13/09/2011 Museums in Brussels

royalmuseumBEhead From the modern art museum to the Belgian Museums of Fine Arts, great museums are one of the many things to do in Brussels. Pick your museum in Brussels with this helpful list.