Date: June 5, 2018 Venue:  Café Imperial, in the  Paleis op de Meir Time: 11.30 for aperitif and canapes outside in the courtyard; 12.00 lunch inside. Cost: €40 for members; €50 for guests. Sign up with Kathryn... Read More

Where: Diva: Antwerp’s new Diamond Museum Suikerrui 17-19, Antwerp. When: Thursday June 21 at 2:30 PM   Diva, Antwerp’s new Diamond Museum, has just opened! As a special outing, ABIW will visit the museum on Thursday June 21... Read More

It’s that time of the year again. Hard to believe as this year has passed by so quickly. Our Tea-in-the-garden event always conjures up polite conversations, cucumber sandwiches (without the crusts), Victoria sandwich cake, porcelain teacups and saucers... Read More

We are most grateful to Carol Ribbens for so generously hosting our summer barbecue again this year. The menu will include a variety of meats and salads as well as some of Carol’s own delicious summer desserts. In... Read More

The Committee hopes to see many of you at our AGM, which this year will be at the Theater Hotel on September 11 (please note that this is the second Tuesday of the month). We will meet in... Read More

ABIW Day Trip to Dunkirk on Saturday, September 29, 2018   Christine De Brabandere has very kindly offered to be our guide for the day and has put together the following schedule: Leaving Antwerpen at 8 am sharp:... Read More

With more than 3,500 graves, Schoonselhof is the largest of Antwerp’s cemeteries. Due to the significant number of gorgeous grave stones and monuments it is often referred to as Antwerp’s Père Lachaise. Our guide, Tamara Engels, PhD in... Read More

  Healthy Eating Who does not want to eat healthy? Unfortunately our appetite gets in the way. Besides, this week you read in the newspaper that food X is good for you and the next week that it’s... Read More

For over two centuries food has been sold from boats on Thailand's rivers and canals. Since the early 20th century, there’s been a shift to selling food from stalls on city streets. The popularity of street food skyrocketed... Read More

Built in 1927, De Roma started life as a cinema, then broadened out to include live shows and community activities. With 2000 seats, it was Antwerp’s largest movie theater. And many big names, including Cliff Richard and Paul... Read More