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Europalia art2gether
With a free three-day arts festival from May 29 to 31, europalia presents a whole series of (socio-)artistic events around Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union and the values formulated therein, including freedom, pluralism and solidarity.
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Long live bamboo sticks
Bamboo is a technique developed by artist Antoon Versteegde. Bamboo sticks are connected with elastic bands to create large works of art. We look at some of his works, and also examine bamboo sticks ourselves to discover what makes them so strong. …
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Workshop: Weaving
During the Weaving Workshop we will weave with different materials. We explore typical weaving materials such as strips of fabric, buttons, beads and wool. Atypical materials such as rope and plastic can also be discussed.
First we consider the …
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Themed tour Hatsjoe… health: About health, hygiene and pandemics in Roman times
There is no denying that Covid-19 is having an unprecedented impact on our society. The Romans too were repeatedly plagued by ruthless epidemics. Based on the attributes of the Roman physician Galenus and the Goddess Hygieia, we take young and old …
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Prehistoric clothing workshop
Hunter-gatherers were already able to make well-fitting clothing from animal skins. The archaeological find that can tell us more about this is Ötzi, the oldest mummy ever excavated in Europe and extremely interesting because of the outfit in …
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Heldenflix: Workshop
Why are Netflix series so addictive? The answer lies in the earliest adventure novels and how well they have been preserved or not. In an interactive workshop we teach young people from the fourth to sixth year of secondary education to make …
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Tote bag design: Workshop
During a Tote Bag Design Workshop we will design a reusable bag ourselves. We will work with the younger participants with stamps to create a pattern for our carrying bag. For the older participants we start from hand lettering. This way, every …
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Macrame workshop
During a Macramé Workshop, participants get to know this classic craft technique that is now completely hip again. Macramé is a technique in which you knot different threads together. By changing threads and using different knots you …
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Workshop: Textile processing
During a Textile Processing Workshop we will work with old pieces of fabric, yarn, wool, buttons and beads.
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Workshop: Woodworking
During a Woodworking Workshop we get creative with wood and all kinds of disposable materials. The participants start building individually or in pairs under the guidance of our experienced teacher. We learn how to creatively process wood into …
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