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Workshops, walks, visits and a shuttle bus, the Christmas programme in Grand-Hornu is once again worth a visit.
No matter whether you are young or old, there is always an activity for you.
The CID and MACS join together to welcome you in a warm Christmas atmosphere.
Our friends from RIZOM are also planning some great surprises for you to enjoy during the winter holidays in Grand-Hornu.
On the programme:
Storytelling tours of the exhibition "Léon Wuidar. À perte de vue"
Sundays 26 December and 2 January 2022
Thursdays 30 December and 6 January 2022
From 2pm
Together with the storytellers Magali Mineur and Christine Andrien, let yourself be guided on a storytelling tour, an opportunity to discover the playful works of Léon Wuidar in a different way.
From 6 years old
Information and bookings on +32 (0)65 613 902 or reservations@grand-hornu.be
Origami workshops
Tuesdays 28 December and 4 January 2022
From 2pm to 4pm
Inspired by the geometric compositions of Léon Wuidar, learn the art of traditional Japanese folding.
In the company of a professional origamist, discover the many possibilities offered by paper.
Free activity with entrance fee
Information and bookings on +32 (0)65 613 902 or reservations@grand-hornu.be
SLAM workshop. A moment of freedom
Wednesday 29 December from 2pm to 5pm
From 14 years old
Teenagers will be introduced to this unique style of writing and expression by trainer Alain Levêque.
The workshop will be preceded by a visit to the exhibition, Cosmos. Design from here and beyond, at 1 pm.
Free activity with entrance fee
Information and booking on +32 (0)65 613 902 or reservations@grand-hornu.be before 22 December 2021
Family Thursdays
Thursday 30 December and Thursday 6 January 2022
Visits to the exhibitions "Léon Wuidar. À perte de vue" and Tamara Laï. Silent Noise followed by a monogram-making workshop (11 am).
Storytelling tour of the exhibitions « Léon Wuidar. À perte de vue"and Tamara Laï. Silent Noise (2 pm).
Family visit to the exhibition Cosmos: Design from here and beyond. followed by an animation (4pm)
"The sun has an appointment with the moon"
Come and discover the most cosmic design exhibition of the moment through a visit adapted to the whole family. Following this visit, a creative workshop inspired by our wonderful solar system awaits you for a shared moment that will allow you to leave with your own galactic mobile.
Activities are free of charge with an entrance fee
Information and reservations on +32 (0)65 613 902 or reservations@grand-hornu.be
Shuttle: a day at the Euro Space Center in Libin
Wednesday 5 January 2022
Do you have what it takes to be a space hero?
Come and discover 9 different activities and train as a family as astronauts about to go on a mission into the cosmos.
Minimum age 8 years, minimum height 1m10
Price: 60 € for children and 65 € for adults
Meals not included Information and bookings on +32 (0)65 613 902 or reservations@grand-hornu.be before 26 December 2021
Big Bang of colours and Milky Way of glitter
Friday and Saturday 7 and 8 January 2022 from 2pm to 5pm
Workshop for children aged 5 to 12
After a guided tour of the exhibition Cosmos: Design from here and beyond, come and add colour and glitter to your own Milky Way.
A workshop to discover with your family that will let your imagination run wild...
Free activity with entrance free
Information and reservations on +32 (0)65 613 902 or reservations@grand-hornu.be
Shuttle: a day at the BigBang festival in Leuven
Saturday 8 January 2022
As part of its partnership with the Big Bang City Festival in Leuven, the CID offers you a visit to two exhibitions:
9am welcome coffee
9.30 am departure for Leuven
11.15 guided tour of the exhibition Imagining the Universe (M Leuven):
An exhibition on the astonishment of mankind at the Universe and its effect on the plastic arts and human thought up to the 18th century.
1pm - 3pm free lunch break
3pm guided tour of the exhibition: On the Edge of Time (University Library)
Modern and contemporary artworks and scientific objects highlight concepts such as space, time and the size of the universe.
Price: 30 € (Meal not included)
