Join us! Heritage rescue events in Brabant
Join us in Brabant 24-28 August to celebrate cultural heritage!
Watch the award-winning documentary the Destruction of Memory, or bring the kids to virtually reconstruct St John’s Cathedral ‘s Hertogenbosch with Minecraft.
These public events are inspired by the First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis Course* and are made possible through a collaboration with the Province of North Brabant, Brabant Heritage, and the municipalities of Breda and ’s Hertogenbosch, with support from Brabant C, Mondriaan Foundation and the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW).
24 August: Film screening of the prizewinning documentary The Destruction of Memory, at the Chassé Theatre in Breda, followed by a discussion
Marielies Schelhaas Secretary General of the Netherlands Commission for Unesco, will lead a panel of experts in the protection of cultural heritage that includes Major Edwin Maes, Deputy Head of the Cultural Affairs Section of the Netherlands Ministry of Defense, and Corinne Wagener, Director of the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative.
Time: 15:00-17:30
Location: Chassé Theatre, Claudius Prinsenlaan 8, 4801 BC Breda
25 August: Rebuild St. John’s Cathedral with Minecraft
Make a virtual reconstruction of ‘s Hertogenbosch’s iconic cathedral and join a discussion of the importance of cultural heritage with the gaming historians and archeologists of the VALUE Foundation, at the Public Library (Bieb) of ‘s Hertogenbosch.
Time: 11.00 - 17.00 uur
Location: stadsBiEB Centrum, Hinthamerstraat 72, 's-Hertogenbosch
Admission is free, no registration required. More information
25 August: Immerse yourself in medieval fun at the ArcheoHotspot in the Groot Tuighuis, ‘s Hertogenbosch
Guides are there to help you play with toys and games from the Middle Ages along with newer games developed by the Heritage Department of ‘s Hertogenbosch. Dress up in medieval clothes and explore the city (digitally) as it was in the Middle Ages. Fun for kids and folks of all ages.
Time: 13:00-16:00
Location: Groot Tuighuis, Bethaniestraat 4, Afdeling Erfgoed ’s-Hertogenbosch
Admission is free, no registration required. More information
25 August: Closing ceremony for the First Aid to Heritage in Times of Crisis Course
To celebrate and congratulate the participants who have completed the 3-week course in heritage rescue, a closing ceremony will take place Saturday, 25 August in Den Bosch. Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) will attend.
Time: 13:00-16:00
Location: Stadhuis, Markt 1,‘s-Hertogenbosch
Admission is free, Registration required. Register here
Advance press registration for the closing ceremony is required by 23 August. Journalists may contact [email protected] to attend.
28 August: Documentary Heritage in small institutions, discussion and workshop at De Nieuwe Veste in Breda.
The destruction of documentary heritage is a particular concern of archives large and small around the world. Vincent Wintermans, Senior Policy Officer at the Netherlands Commission for Unesco will discuss UNESCO’s Memory of the World programme. Frank Bergevoet of the Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency (RCE) will place the discussion in the context of Dutch cultural heritage, followed by a workshop on the preventive conservation of archives. Organised in collaboration with the Breda Municipal Archives.
Time: 14:00- 17:00
Location: De Nieuwe Veste, Concertzaal, Molenstraat 6, Breda
Admission is free, registration required. Register here
During the European Year for Cultural Heritage, the Prince Claus Fund together with its partners, ICCROM, the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, and the Netherlands Commission for Unesco are giving a 3-week, international course ‘First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis’ (FAC). Twenty-four heritage, museum and humanitarian professionals from 23 countries are attending the training in Brabant. With support from our local partners: the Province of North Brabant, Brabant Heritage, and the municipalities of Breda and ’s Hertogenbosch, as well as from Brabant C, Mondriaan Foundation and the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW).
