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Contents 1 The Basics 2 Working 3 Studying/Training & Mobility Grants/Bursaries 4 Living 5 Personal experience/views 6 Useful Links 7 Suggested reads and books 8 Images 9 Comments

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The Basics

Population: 10 Million

Capital: Brussels

Minimum Wage Rate: €1,440 per month

Language: Dutch & French

Other Languages: German

EU Member: Yes

Current Government politics and support for culture: See Cultural Policy for general objectives and principles of cultural policy

Working

Who needs a visa to work there?:

Best places to look for / find culture jobs:

Also try:

Best places to look for volunteering and internships:

Studying/Training & Mobility Grants/Bursaries

Recommended university/college culture management courses

first degree:

postgraduate degree:

Recommended vocational and short-term culture management training:

National Grants or Bursaries For Mobility:

Living

Coolest places:

Places to avoid:

Weather:

Budget airlines?:

What to eat and drink:

Cost of living examples:

• A Beer: €1.49 PRICE PINT

• A Cappuccino: € ???

• A litre of milk: € ???

• Renting a 2 bedrooms apartment in an average town: € ???

Personal experience/views

Useful Links

Living & Working : BELGIUM EURES

LONELY PLANET

BELGIUM CULTURAL CONTACT POINT - DUTCH

CULTURAL CONTACT POINT - FRENCH

Web site of the Flemish Community http://www.cjsm.vlaanderen.be/cultuur/index.shtml

Consortium of Cultural Researchers http://srcvserv.ugent.be/srv/

Cultural Statistics - Flanders http://aps.vlaanderen.be/statistiek/cijfers/stat_cijfers_cultuur.htm

Flemish Centre for Cultural Communication http://www.cultuurnet.be/

Information on cultural activities in Flanders and Brussels http://www.cultuurweb.be/

Local cultural policy http://www.cultuurlokaal.be/

Socio-cultural Sector http://socius.be/

Youth International http://www.jint.be/

Business and legal advice for artistic professions http://www.kunstenloket.be/

Amateur arts http://www.vca.be/

Architecture http://www.vai.be/

Literature http://www.fondsvoordeletteren.be/

Music http://www.muziekcentrum.be/

Performing arts http://www.vti.be/

Visual, audiovisual and media art http://www.bamart.be/ http://www.vaf.be/

Portal of Cultural heritage http://www.erfgoedsite.be/

Support centres for cultural heritage http://www.faronet.be/

Portal of Museums in Flanders and Brussels http://www.tento.be/

Ministry of the French Community http://www.cfwb.be/

Observatory for cultural policies http://www.opc.cfwb.be/

Portal of the Directorate General of Culture http://www.culture.be/

General States of Culture / Etats généraux de la culture http://www.forumculture.be/

Music: Wallonia-Brussels Musique http://www.wbm.be/

Theatre: Wallonia-Brussels Theatre http://www.wbtheatre.be/

Literature: Guide to Belgian literature http://www.guidedeslettresbelges.be/

Portal of museums in Wallonia http://www.lesmuseesenwallonie.be/

Website for museums and society in Wallonia http://www.msv.be/

Website of Brussels museums http://www.brusselsmuseums.be/

Superior Council for the Audiovisual Sector http://www.csa.be/

Cinergie http://www.cinergie.be/

Cineuropa http://www.cineuropa.org/

Cinéacteurs http://www.cineacteurs.be/

Belgian Radio and Television Centre http://www.brf.be/

Eastern Belgian Festival http://www.ostbelgienfestival.be/

Agora, the Theatre of the German-speaking Community http://www.agora-theater.net/

Suggested reads and books

Images

Comments