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Twenty Heritage Day activities with the app

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. Many activities use the ErfgoedApp. We have selected the following from the program

A beastly mess in Halle: Beast gang escapes

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? Using the ErfgoedApp as our guide, we start our search on Halle's Grand Place. Here

Traditions of an industrial town: the Pjeirefretters in Vilvoorde

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 'steed's' drive by. Our first real 'steed' would be

In the shadow of the mines: landscape art in Genk

In the shadow of the mines: landscape art in Genk

Today, Genk is mostly known for its mining history, but did you know that the city was also known in the past for its natural resources? Today we step into the footsteps of famous landscape painters from the 19th and 20th centuries who felt completely at home in the former marshland. However, we must

Young people bring 15th-century art to life with ErfgoedApp

Young people bring 15th-century art to life with ErfgoedApp

This fall, Leuven's city festival is dedicated to Dieric Bouts: all over the city, this 15th-century painter will be highlighted. All initiatives are being bundled under the title New Horizons. Leuven gave young artists and organizations the opportunity to explore Bouts from ever-changing perspectives, thus creating new

The 142-meter stone man

The 142-meter stone man

Looking for a fun family outing? Climb the old Waterschei coal mountain and follow the Steenmannetjespad. Along the route to the top of the slag heap, stone men formed from stacked basalt stones show you the way. Along the way, 'Steentje' tells you all about the heritage and nature of the area. Try

The Royal Army Museum: in the footsteps of knights and soldiers

The Royal Army Museum: in the footsteps of knights and soldiers

At the foot of the triumphal arch in Brussels' Cinquantenaire Park lies the Royal Museum of the Army and Military History. We went to take a look at the immense museum in the European heart of Brussels, using two tours in the ErfgoedApp. The Middle Ages: a time of heroic