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From Dresses to Dollar Bills: Texture Connects Past and Present of Flemish Flax
27 June 2024
From dresses to oil, dollar bills to cellos, the uses of flax are almost endless. The flax industry that developed on the banks of the river Leie brought unprecedented prosperity to southern West Flanders. At the Texture Museum in Kortrijk, you can take a contemporary look at exactly how this indust
Fran Van Coppenolle’s Colourful Sculptures Lift You Up
2 October 2023
Bathrobes, fleece blankets, plastic bottle tops, and wooden or steel beams: there’s potential in almost everything Fran Van Coppenolle finds. She makes multicoloured, seemingly weightless sculptures with them, that often float in space. ‘I do everything I can to take away the gloom.’
#9 – Wool Trade Left Its Mark on Power and Architecture in Medieval Flanders
13 July 2021
In this episode of the History of the Netherlands, we are taking you on an epic adventure throughout medieval Flanders via the story of wool. In the 13th century, wool was the most important commodity in Flanders, with Bruges as the epicentre of the wool trade. The industry determined the political,