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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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Radio Word Forest: Listening to images with a story
What do you see in a sculpture? What would the artist have thought of when creating this image?
On the occasion of Antwerp Book City in 2004, the Middelheim Museum commissioned various youth authors to write a story for an image from the permanent …Translated by
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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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Word Up: Creative workshops and training
Word Up started ten years ago as a one-man business for giving language workshops (hence the name). It has now grown into an organization for creative workshops and targeted training with twenty freelance teachers.
Why Word Up?
Because creativity is …
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