Open Churches Day: Nearly 500 churches welcome visitors
This Saturday and Sunday, nearly 500 churches across Belgium will open their doors to visitors for the 18th edition of Open Churches Day. A variety of activities will highlight the country’s remarkable religious heritage over the weekend, including dance performances, exhibitions and guided tours.
The initiative seeks to engage people from all walks of life and encourage them to rediscover the cultural and historical significance of churches. Organised by the non-profit association Open Churches, the event aims to make ecclesiastical heritage accessible to all, while also breathing new life into these buildings as part of community life. The organisation also supports efforts to redefine the role of places of worship in modern society.
Landmarks
Churches are significant not only to believers, but also to local residents who feel a connection to these landmarks in their neighbourhoods regardless of faith, to tourists in search of unique stories and to many visitors with a passion for history and heritage.
The first Open Churches Day took place in 2008. Since then, it has become a flagship event that officially marks the start of the tourist season in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Open Churches Days are held each year on the first weekend in June. Information on participating churches and the full programme of activities can be found at openchurches.eu.
FR : https://openchurches.eu/fr
NLD : https://openchurches.eu/nl
ENG : https://openchurches.eu/en
Contacts // Contacten // Kontakten
Belgium, Sweden, Netherlands and other european countries : +32 479 62 33 55 • info@openchurches.eu France : +33 (0)3 21 21 40 08 • info@eglisesouvertes.fr
Grand-Duché du Luxembourg : +352 44743 340 • oppekierchen@ewb.lu
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FR : L’asbl Eglises Ouvertes, c’est un réseau européen d’édifices religieux qui s’engagent à ouvrir leurs portes en dehors des heures de culte et à offrir un accueil de qualité.
Ce sont des lieux publics. Tout en chacun peut y entrer, que ce soit pour des raisons spirituelles, patrimoniales ou touristiques.
Le réseau comprend plus de 500 membres en Belgique mais aussi en France, dans le Grand-Duché du Luxembourg, en Suède et aux Pays-Bas. Vous êtes gestionnaire d’un édifice religieux et désirez en savoir plus sur le travail de notre association ? Contactez-nous !
Belgique, Suisse et autres pays européens : +32 479 62 33 55 • info@openchurches.eu France : +33 (0)3 21 21 40 08 • info@eglisesouvertes.fr
Grand-Duché du Luxembourg : +352 44743 340 • oppekierchen@ewb.lu
NLD : De VZW Open Kerken is een Europees netwerk van religieuze gebouwen die zich ertoe verbinden hun deuren buiten de erediensten open te stellen en een kwalitatief onthaal te bieden.
Dit zijn openbare plaatsen. Iedereen kan deze betreden, of het nu gaat om spirituele, historische of toeristische redenen.
Het netwerk telt meer dan 500 leden in België, en ook in Frankrijk, het Groothertogdom Luxemburg, Zweden, en Nederland.
Bent u beheerder van een religieus gebouw en wilt u meer weten over het werk van onze vereniging ? Neem contact met ons op !
• info@openchurches.eu // +32 479 62 33 55 ENG : The translation is coming...
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