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Heritage Days 2024

On Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September 2024, from 10am until 5pm

Free entrance

HERITAGE DAYS OFFICIAL WEBSITE : https://heritagedays.urban.brussels/

 

Illustration : Axel Serveaux © urban.brussels

Every year, for a weekend, the Heritage Days let you rediscover Brussels and appreciate it through another lens, and they let you discover sites that are often difficult to access. For this 36th edition, Urban has carefully selected a theme that, despite its rich heritage, is still little-known to the general public, the period of 1970 to 2000. These days will be an invitation to look at a near past that is still very present in our daily lives: the city that was built and transformed from the 1970s until the beginning of the 21st century. Half a century of upheaval following successive crises, the effects of which we are still suffering, but also half a century of a city showing its resilience and a specific materiality we have inherited today. The “New Heritage” theme aligns with Urban’s awareness-raising policy and meets the need to inform and reflect on the past, so that we can better understand the future. It also integrates into the theme of “materiality” – the common thread running through Urban’s various actions throughout 2024 – which aims to reflect on our relationship with materials, our environment and the nature of our connection with architecture.

As part of Heritage Days 2024, Wittockiana will be focusing on the unique architecture of the museum, built in 1983. We will have the honour of welcoming Emmanuel de Callataÿ, the museum’s architect, on Sunday 15 September from 3pm to 5pm. He will be on hand to answer all your questions and share his experience in designing this exceptional venue.

Throughout the weekend, our team will be on hand to guide visitors through the museum’s architectural treasures. Guided tours will be organised, accompanied by monstrations of books from the Michel Wittock collection | King Baudouin Foundation. These special moments will allow you to explore the rich literary and artistic heritage preserved in the Wittockiana.

Photo : Constance Proux ©

Heritage Days 2024