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At the table! Eating with Muslims, Jews and Christians: Expo
For many people, religion largely determines what you can or cannot eat and how something should be prepared. But food or its abstinence also plays an important role in celebrations, traditions and rites of passage. In this exhibition, PARCUM …
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PlayZone Europe: Temporary exhibition
Belgium will become President of the Council of the European Union in the spring of 2024. Mechelen is organizing a major cultural and social festival Construct Europe to put this presidency in the spotlight.
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Support: If you are having psychological difficulties or want to support others
The app offers action tips and concrete knowledge to strengthen your own well-being and that of others.
- In the app you can work on self-care.
- You learn to recognize signals when someone has psychological problems.
- You will find information and tips …
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Visit the new Damien Museum with your class - educational offer for 3rd stage primary education and 1st stage secondary education
Father Damien (1840-1889), the greatest Belgian, lived two centuries ago. His message of connection, respect and solidarity across borders remains very topical. The renovated Damiaan Museum, a contemporary and interactive experience center, takes …
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Open card. Region under the microscope: Project
The project encourages residents, visitors, volunteers, etc. to discover, investigate and map the wide area around De Helix. Since 2015, De Helix has been organizing a whole series of activities with many different people and groups, of all ages. …
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GUM for teachers: Educational offer
Schools can go to the GUM for interactive tours and workshops about scientific thinking and the way you do science. The GUM challenges a critical view and stimulates scientific literacy. What exactly does a scientist do? Is a researcher allowed to …
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War, occupation, liberation: Permanent exhibition
On May 9, 2019, the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, site of the War Heritage Institute, will open the doors of its brand new permanent exhibition on Belgium and the Second World War. With more than 1,000 collection items …
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If it is over there, it is here, series II: Life stories about perpetrators of mass violence
Despite numerous peacekeeping missions and international courts, the post-Cold War period is characterized by large-scale crimes. This mass violence is characterized by the large number of civilian deaths. These citizens are victims because they …
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Guided Tour: iPad Tour, Living a Life
In 1942 the Nazis set up their SS Sammellager in the Dossin barracks in Mechelen. For thousands of Jews and Gypsies, this assembly camp was the starting point for a deportation without return. Today Kazerne Dossin (the former Jewish Museum of …
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A Giraffe in the Rain (short): lesson and DVD
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Behind closed eyes - Spencer: lesson and DVD
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Spencer perpetrator and victim of the war in Liberia at a time. As a 18 year old he has behind him a life of a child soldier and he must learn normal life again. A tool he learns that killing people is not normal. The program will …
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The Wooden Camera: lesson and DVD
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It's just after the end of apartheid in Cape Town. Two boys found a bag containing a gun and a video camera. One of the guys grabs the video camera; the other gun. The 14-year-old Madiba hides his camera in a wooden box and …
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