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Science & technology: Zwijsen Academy
Jacotte Brokken will start the day with an inspiring lecture about science, while Nicholas Arnst will end the day with a magical performance.
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Weaving workshop
Are you booking an educational program at Visitor Center De Wissen, or are you visiting the site for a walk? Make it a day trip and expand your activity with a workshop in the renovated weaving workshop.
In the renovated weaving workshop, your …
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Dinorama, a fascinating look into the world of dinosaurs: Expo
A fascinating exhibition about dinosaurs and other extinct reptiles. These animals appeal to the imagination of children. They no longer exist, but they once lived on our planet, when humans did not yet exist. It seems like something magical. …
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The Little Prehistory: Workshop
If you opt for this playful and interactive workshop, tailored to children from six to eleven years old, depending on the weather conditions, we will introduce you to the hunter-gatherers (until 10,000 years ago) or the farmers. The first workshop …
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Sea in sight: Exhibition
Ready to discover what lives in the sea? Animals with very strange shapes or spines… Animals that look like plants… And where do all those beautiful shells come from?
If you want to find out who they are and how they live, visit the new …
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Exploring the carillon of the University Library in Leuven
Did you know that the carillon is a Flemish invention (anno 1510!) and that Leuven belongs to the worldwide top with five carillons? Discover all about this enormous instrument with your class during a visit to the library tower. The carillon in …
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Expedition tool
There's more to a song than you think, namely… instruments. Instruments are needed to make music. Have you ever blown on a trombone, a clarinet or a flute? Also the stringed instruments should not be missing: cello, violin, guitar… …
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Megadrummer orchestra
The group discovers the ten basic rhythms using:
- blocks,
- sticks,
- to call,
- castanets,
- pots,
- pans
- our own body.
After this search, we puzzle together into one big whole and make our own beat. Some dance steps will not be missing.
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Rubbish recycling orchestra
A pep bottle, beer bottle, crown cap, old ladle, plate, glass, PVC tube… We sort the waste and discover how we can reuse waste to craft our own musical instrument. Hammer, nails, drills, screws, etc. are our best friends and we close the …
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The Soundmaker
In recent months, the former F-Experience Museum in Heuvelland has been transformed into De Klankmakerij. You compete with each other on the basis of hands-on assignments and sound games. Anyone who has gone through all the stages of the …
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Birds, how do you recognize them?: Exhibition
Do you know why the wren never sits still? And what is a seagull doing in the city? In the bird room of De wereld van Kina you can see more than 100 Belgian birds. Each in their diorama, mimicking the bird's natural environment. Take your time to …
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Kei-Cool: An exhibition about rocks and minerals
Can rocks melt? And how do tectonic plates shift?
You will learn this and much more in this permanent exhibition in The World of Kina:
- take the elevator to the core of the earth and discover how the earth is constructed;
- plate tectonics, …
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