De Gentse topstukkenwandeling: een bijzondere reis door de tijd

Gewapend met de ErfgoedApp neem ik ruim de tijd om de Gentse topstukkenwandeling uit te proberen. Deze erfgoedwandeling is het resultaat van een initiatief van Archief Gent, dat je aan de hand van zes topstukken uit het archief meeneemt op een reis door de tijd. Met veel nieuwsgierigheid begin ik

Altijd vrij, nooit vanzelfsprekend: V-bommen in Antwerpen

Op 4 september 1944 breekt eindelijk de langverwachte dag aan. Na een vier jaar lange bezetting die wel een eeuwigheid lijkt te duren, wordt Antwerpen eindelijk door de geallieerde strijdkrachten bevrijd. Wat de Antwerpenaren op dat moment niet beseffen, is dat de kwelling nog niet voorbij is. In de donkere

10 years of ErfgoedApp: Celebration! 🎉

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the ErfgoedApp . In that time, the app has become a public favorite, ideal for discovering heritage on location.

Crocus jitters: come play at the museum!

From March 1 to 9, the twelfth edition of Krokuskriebels will take place. Over 85 museums in Flanders and Brussels invite families with children with mental ages between 0 and 14 during the crocus vacation. Krokuskriebels provides a fun and active get-together for the whole family through numerous

Closer to Memling city walk with AI chatbot

Taking a walk through 15th-century Bruges? Thanks to the new Closer to Memling city walk, you can now travel back to Memling's time. What influence did the city have on his oeuvre? And in which neighborhood could you easily bump into him five centuries ago? Via fascinating audio fragments

Ask Oehoe

Have questions about 🏛️ heritage, 🎨 art or 🌳 nature? Ask them to Oehoe, the friendly chatbot in the ErfgoedApp! 💬 What can Oehoe do for you? ✅ Short and sweet answers to all your questions. ✅ Share stories about heritage places in your neighborhood. ✅ Available in 5️⃣ languages: Dutch, French, English, German and Spanish. 🌍 How

Discover the KMSKA and the South District with the ErfgoedApp

In the heart of Antwerp lies Het Zuid. This is where history and architecture meet, with the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) at its center. Curious about the stories behind this building and the history of the Zuid district? Take the ErfgoedApp to experience a walk through time. Outside the

Let the ErfgoedApp decide: the Boomerang tour for endless hiking inspiration

If, like me (Maaike of the blog Ga eens Wandelen), you hike a lot and like to discover new places, you are probably also often on the lookout for new hiking routes. I often get inspiration from hiking maps, hiking apps and even from Instagram. That's why I was thrilled when I found the Boomerang tour of the

Life as it is, through a historical lens

"The past is a foreign land, there they do things differently." This is how British novelist L. P. Hartley began his oeuvre The Go-Between. Those who actually stare into that giddy past soon realize that this phrase contains as much truth as lie. Yes, things were different, but as in a grade school poem, it seems

Boomerang tours in the ErfgoedApp: a field test

FARO's ErfgoedApp continues to innovate: since the beginning of May 2024, there are the new Boomerang tours. This feature allows users to start a customized heritage walk from any location. Within seconds, the app generates a personalized heritage itinerary full of interesting heritage sites waiting to be explored

Zoef! 🪃Werp the Boomerang!🪃Discover your neighborhood with the new update to ErfgoedApp!

Throw the boomerang! With the new update to ErfgoedApp , you're ready to explore the heritage in your neighborhood. Choose the tour size - S, M, L or XL - and let the algorithm do all the work. With a simple press of a button, it generates

Twenty Heritage Day activities with the app

What makes a house a (real) home? Seemingly a simple question, but appearances can be deceptive. For what does that sense of home consist of? Heritage Day, on Sunday, April 21, 2024, seeks out what makes the ordinary so special, past and present. A lot of activities use the ErfgoedApp. We have already selected the following items from the program

A beastly mess in Halle: Beast gang escapes

Oh no! In Halle, some animals have escaped from a traveling zoo. They have been hiding in facades, street names and many other places crisscrossing the city. Can you find all the animals again? With the ErfgoedApp as our guide, we start our search on Halle's Grand Place. Here

Traditions of an industrial town: the Pjeirefretters in Vilvoorde

Vilvoorde, Friday morning, 10:07 a.m. We get off the train and walk along the Stationlei toward the Heldenplein. Only a handful of people brave the crisp morning air. Beside us on the road, only a few 'steeds' pass us by. Our first real 'steed' would be