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Elckerlijc, a fifteenth-century play: Lesidee
What do you do if you are suddenly told that you are going to die very soon? The fifteenth-century play Elckerlijc , which literally means 'everyone', aims to answer that question. The full title is Den Spyeghel der Salicheyt van Elckerlijc. How that …
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Classics in the classroom: Gezelle for new generations of readers
Article in which the author shares experiences and tips about a project in which young readers are encouraged to read old texts and in particular texts by Guido Gezelle.
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Ida Gerhardt (1905-1997), Collected poems: Lesson idea
Ida Gerhardt (1905-1997) studied classical languages and became a secondary school teacher. According to many critics, she was the greatest 20th-century poet in our language area. The main themes of her work are nature, love and religion. Her …
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Make a pleated collar
In the seventeenth century, artists showed off their ruffs. Discover in this video how to make such a pleated collar yourself.
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Reinout van Montalbaen and the history of the Four Heemskinderen: Lesson
A Ros Beiaardommegang is held in Dendermonde every ten years, which has been recognized by the UNESCO as an intangible world heritage site. It depicts the story of the Four Heemskinderen, who are constantly at loggerheads with their uncle …
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The Plastic Design Collection: Teaching Package
Using this manual, teachers, educational staff and animators can visit the museum and work with children and young people. You will find the necessary information and tools to prepare for a visit to the Design Museum Brussels and to further …
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Museum Escape: Escape from the museum
By always looking carefully at the works of art, you can solve JOS's riddles and escape from the museum. With each new turn, you get a new question and discover a new work of art!
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Hadewijch, Songs: Lesson Suggestion
Beguinages emerged throughout Western Europe around the end of the eleventh and beginning of the twelfth century. These beguinages were inhabited by communities of religious women who wanted to keep their personal belongings and therefore did not …
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Literature Museum: Online Teaching Packages, Writers Gallery & More
Literature lover? Read more about your favorite authors and books and wander among writers and stories in the Literature Museum.
In addition to a visit to the museum on site, the Literature Museum also offers online teaching packages . With the …Translated by
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Lucebert (1924-1994), Collected poems: Lesson idea
Lucebert, pseudonym of Lubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk (1924-1994), was the Emperor of the Vijftigers or Experimentals, the poets who brought innovation to Dutch poetry after the Second World War.
The so-called Movement of Fifty (1949-1954) attempted to …
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Martinus Nijhoff (1894-1953), Collected poems: Lesson idea
Martinus Nijhoff (1894-1953) wrote essays, plays, librettos and translations. But he was first and foremost a modernist poet, who expressed universal feelings and thoughts in classical but simple verse in parlando style. His poems belong to the …
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J.C. Bloem, Collected poems: Lesson idea
JC Bloem (1887-1966) is the poet of desire. He has expressed the failure of every life and the transience of everything in simple and timeless poems. His work can be called classic in every respect. The way he expressed these eternal themes, they …
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