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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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Become a Styrofoam architect
The students get to work like real architects: after a short introduction to force distribution and strength theory, they learn the different techniques to design and construct an apartment building with our super fun Styrofoam cutters. But their …
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Better understanding the (Post)colonial period in Congo: Gastles
As a journalist I wrote the book The Children of Eastern Congo . A personal look back on 25 years of reporting in the region, but especially the story of child soldier Isaac and human rights activist Rebecca. Recently I started making reports …
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Spaghetti Bridges: Building and Testing
Building spaghetti bridges is a workshop where children have to make a bridge that spans a certain width using only uncooked spaghetti and a heat glue gun. The group that builds the bridge that can support the most weight without breaking is …
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Eyewitness: Lecture
An eyewitness can irreplaceably evoke an image of the past. In the person of an eyewitness, the memory of the war becomes real. In this way, past and present are connected. Huis Over Grenzen can provide an eyewitness on both a historical and …
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