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Discover hidden but indelible traces of our colonial history nearby, either on foot or by bike. Through these historical windows—perspectives, places, views, insights, keys, themes, periods, milestones—we are introduced to crucial and characteristic facets of the "decolonization story." This route aims to stimulate and invite you to pay more attention to

In 1917, the 'Fliegerschießschule Asch' (Asch Flying School) was established in the As and Genk area, a very advanced and modern training facility for its time. Take a walk around the grounds and learn about this little-known piece of history. Scan the QR code with ErfgoedApp start the tour or start the tour in

The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp reopens after 10 years of renovation. To mark this long-awaited reopening, the Schoonselhof invites you to take a walk past the graves of 15 famous and surprisingly unknown painters from the KMSKA collection. Discover the stories behind the grave monuments. Get to know

According to some estimates, World War II claimed between 50 and 70 million lives. The lives of countless others were completely disrupted. Here at the Schoonselhof cemetery in Antwerp, thousands of people who lived through the devastating conflict are buried: veterans and fallen soldiers from all over the world, victims of bombings, resistance fighters, and collaborators.

“Verba Volant, scripta manent!” - “Words fly away, but what is written remains.” The composer Cypriaan De Rore is undoubtedly one of the most important figures in the art of madrigal in 16th-century Italy. Even during his lifetime, his contemporaries gave him the title 'Omnium Musicorum Princeps' (The First