What makes a house a (real) home? Seemingly a very simple question, but appearances can be deceiving. Because what constitutes that feeling of home? Heritage Day, on Sunday, April 21, 2024, explores what makes the ordinary so special, both in the past and present.
Many activitiesuse the ErfgoedApp. From the program, we have selected a few ErfgoedApp, games, and walks that challenge you to go exploring. Will you join us?
Anarchy in Leuven. At home in the underground
Activists, anarchists, creative types, homeless people, and idealists created their own home in Leuven at Villa Squattus Dei, Plan Z, AC De Molotov, the squatted ACCO printing house, or the Chaos bar on Aarschotsesteenweg. The buildings were...
Digital heritage tour—Exploring Berlaar with street names as your guide
Baron Tibbaut, Emiel Hertecant, Father Penne, Father Christiaens... Well-known figures for those who live in Berlare. Or are they? Who were all these people and what did they do to have a street named after them in our municipality? You will discover...
Brilliant secrets in the neighborhood where DIVA is at home
DIVA museum is located in the historic center of Antwerp. For more than 500 years, the neighborhood where DIVA is located has been a place where goldsmiths and jewelers lived, worked, and sold their products. It was in these streets that Antwerp built its reputation...
At home in Berchem
On Heritage Day, Erfdeel Kluisbergen launches the new Heritage Walk
The home of the Belgian Draft Horse
If anything or anyone is 'at home' in Vollezele, it is undoubtedly the Belgian draft horse. In addition to delving into history in the museum with touchscreens, interactive displays, and relevant literature for sale, visitors can also take a walk...
Nostalgia for home. Living and life in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Everyday objects can turn a house into a home. We sometimes become attached to them and later look back on them with nostalgia. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of post-war Belgium or before... with objects from our local history collection.
Coming home to St. James's Church
Pilgrimage is a search for yourself, for your destination, for connection. Coming home is the moment when you reap the rewards of your pilgrimage. You feel enriched, changed, fulfilled. You have new insights, experiences, and encounters...
Bike tour ‘Children and Keikoppen, a borderline case’
For centuries, there has been a subtle or obvious rivalry between the people of Ypres and Poperinge. The Ypres 'kindjes' and the Poperinge 'keikoppen' feel most at home in their own city, but they have more in common than they might think...
Traces of Islam in Leuven
What does Vesalius have to do with Islam? How did it come about that a few Muslims were admitted to the municipal hospital in the 1920s? And where did the first mosque open its doors? Leuven is a vibrant city with many philosophies of life, and Islam...
Franske's room
What does it mean to live in a care facility? Franske was the first to move into assisted living in Ghent, in a house just a stone's throw from the Guislain psychiatric hospital. Franske's room explores the concepts of 'home' and 'feeling at home'...
Zemst - Would you prefer stunning virtual or live demos at De Semse?
Explore the lush green landscape of Zemst and discover our characteristic homes and historic buildings via https://desemse.be/zemst-prachtig-virtueel/. During this digital journey, the initial focus is on our religious...
Liksems on the home front
In Diksmuide, you will find the family-friendly exhibition Liksems in the Verhalenschat (Story Treasure) at Toerisme Diksmuide. A place where many historical stories have found a new home. The exhibition shows how the frontline landscape evolved into a peaceful...
DIGI-TOUR | Cabin, farmhouse, cottage
Dive into the history of housing this Heritage Day at the Maaseik Museums!…
Exploring ‘At home in the Cité’
When you say Beringen, you say coal mine. 'Thuis in de Cité' (At home in the Cité) is a walk in the neighborhood of Beringen-Mijn. Along winding streets and green squares, you will discover ErfgoedApp best-kept secrets via the ErfgoedApp . Both the present and the past offer the neighborhood...
Experience Putte!
Delve into the rich history of the municipality of Putte and experience fascinating stories through unique audio clips and accompanying photos. Putte is alive, and that includes the occasional fun, exciting, strange, or funny story. Use the ErfgoedApp
Closed/open doors: in dialogue with Bruges philosophies of life
Are you curious about the religious and philosophical beliefs that Bruges has to offer? This ErfgoedApp offers you a glimpse behind doors that often remain closed. At nine stops, you will meet Anglicans, Hindus, Muslims, Orthodox Christians, Protestants, and more.
Feel at home in Sint-Joris-Weert: explore the Pier Slot route
On Sunday, April 28, 2024, at 10 a.m., we will inaugurate the new heritage route in Sint-Joris-Weert, a borough of Oud-Heverlee. The route passes six historic sites in Sint-Joris-Weert, including the Pier Slot spring.
Short stories from the Great War
This 5 km walk runs along the Kempische Heuvelrug and the valley of the Kleine Nete and can be done with a guide in a group or individually at your own pace using your smartphone via the ErfgoedApp. At various...
Artists around your home
Get out of the house and discover Beerse from a different angle. Beerse has an artistic side, which you can discover in places in your own neighborhood.
Come on in and make yourself at home!
The pastor and his maid welcome you to the former rectory, now the Zuiderkempen Regional Museum.
Isidoor, at home in Roeselare
Nature is wondrous and magical, elusive and incomprehensible due to its simplicity and complexity at the same time. Drawing is translating that perception into your own handwriting. It is the first step. But often intuition and drawing itself take over...
Curious about more activities in the ErfgoedApp?You can find an overview here. Can't wait until Heritage Day? Then browse through the full range of tours in the ErfgoedApp erfgoed.app.
