Download the ErfgoedApp for free and select this tour at the Museum of Art & History.
ZAP! You’ve just been catapulted 200 years back in time to 19th-century Belgium! Choose your character and find your way through a world of long skirts and top hats. Back when photos were printed on glass, bicycles still had differently sized wheels, telephones had a funny little earpiece and dolls had porcelain heads.
Look for the requested objects in the display cases and scan them. This will help you answer quiz questions and learn all about the lives of children from the affluent European middle classes. Fortunately, the tour is also packed with lesser-known facts: what was life like for children growing up in poverty? Which 19th-century innovations do we still use today?
At the end of your tour, be sure to pop by the reception desk for a dip into the treasure chest!
🔍 Treasure hunt and fact trail for families with children aged 8 to 11 as part of Schatten van Vlieg/Trésors de la Mouche.
⏲️ Takes about an hour. You’ll need to download the ErfgoedApp (FARO), which you can do at the museum reception. Please bring your own device.
💶 Included in your admission ticket.
