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ActivityCity Game: Quest of the Golden Key>An adventure to be experienced, an exciting city game that will plunge you into the 17th century, at the court of the Archdukes.
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Temporary exhibitionEXPO ‘CURIOSA – Charles V, Dürer and the Aztec treasure>While passing through Brussels, Albrecht Dürer, the famous painter and engraver from Nuremberg, had the chance to marvel at Aztec objects in the Coudenberg Palace.
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ChildrenUnderground Treasure HuntIn search of the treasure of the Golden Fleece. Little Charles V needs your help! He has forgotten the code to open his treasure chest…
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ChildrenApps for kids!Discover the Coudenberg Palace in a fun way with your smartphone or your tablet in hand. Children from 5 to 8 years old can go with little Charles V in search of the necklace of the Golden Fleece. For the biggest, from 10 to 15 years, an app will allow them to learn almost everything about the techniques and materials of construction of the site.
Past news
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ActivityFamily DayThe palace welcomes you in a festive atmosphere! Your budding adventurers, builders, archaeologists, historians and explorers can dive underground and immerse themselves in the prestigious past of Brussels and its palace, discovering the mysteries that make its history.
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ActivityUrban Archaeology Days: The Hôtel d’Hoogstraeten and its gardenThis visit proposes to discover the surroundings of the former Hôtel d’Hoogstraeten, which was occupied by an adviser to Charles V in the 16th century.
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ActivityNocturne – Visit by torchlight!Grab your torch and dive into the depths of the Place Royale to discover the remains of the Coudenberg Palace, with its network of arched passageways, halls and hidden rooms!
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InfosEXTRA - Visit to the excavation – FRIDAY 20th OF MAY>A visit to the excavation site in the garden of Hoogstraeten House is organised every Friday at 3 pm. Participants will thus be able to learn about the discoveries made from week to week by the digging teams.
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ActivityPanorama Mont des Arts>For nine days you can explore the Mont des Arts through seven surprising routes. From April 23rd to May 1st, a wide range of participating institutions will open their doors with a unique Panorama Programme.
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ActivityWAOUW treasure chests>You’d like to explore? Guess? Find? Create? Laugh? Tell tales? Just get into the Waouw! Chests with your parents, brothers and sisters or friends!
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ActivityMurder Mystery gameWould you dare to go down under the Place Royale to conduct an investigation in a breathless "Murder Party"? Go in search of testimonies and evidence hidden in the underground. Will you be able to unravel the mystery?
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ChildrenCoudenberg At Home: Games for ChildrenHowdy! You can't come to our palace for a while, but hey, we'll just come to you.
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ConcertUnderground concert: Maarten Stragier + Duo Calambur + Enrico Pigozzi & Julia SzprochThe promise of multiple discoveries: that of a major heritage of Brussels, buried under the cobblestones of the Royale Square, but also unexpected musical sensations.
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ConcertUnderground concert: BarrocoTout + Marylene Corro & Thibault DilleThe promise of multiple discoveries: that of a major heritage of Brussels, buried under the cobblestones of the Royale Square, but also unexpected musical sensations.
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ConcertUnderground concert: Conor Gricmanis & Jonatan BougtThe promise of multiple discoveries: that of a major heritage of Brussels, buried under the cobblestones of the Royale Square, but also unexpected musical sensations.
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Infosvisit.brussels passReceive your free visit.brussels Pass worth €40 to (re)discover Brussels. We are participating together with the BELvue museum!
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Temporary exhibitionOMMEGANG Behind the Scenes>The “Ommegang Behind the Scenes” exhibition offers the public the keys to understanding the event, retracing its highlights, its history and its evolution from 1348 to the present day.
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ActivityMurder Mystery Game Live – June 28Descend into the remains of Charles V's old palace under the Place Royale and conduct the investigation in a breathtaking "Murder Party".
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ChildrenWAOUW weekend>The palace welcomes you in a festive mood for a weekend of discovery, play and challenge with family and friends.
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ActivityUrban Archaeology Days>Discover the lapidarium and the Coudenberg museum from a distance.
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ActivitySummer Palace Concerts – June 12 to 20June will find Bozar in the courtyard of the Coudenberg Palace for the Summer Palace Concerts, an eclectic series of open air performances.
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ActivityWebinar: 500th Anniversary of the Coronation of Charles V>Register for the webinar "500th Anniversary of the Coronation of Charles V: Dreams and Nightmares of an Empire". Thursday November 5th, November 19th and December 3rd, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
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ChildrenKunstberg Stage Mont des Arts>A holiday course where illustration will act as a basis to discover, in a cheerful and offbeat way, some of the well or little-known architectural treasures of 5 Mont des Arts museums.
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Temporary exhibitionBernardi Bruxellensi Pictori>In parallel with the BOZAR monographic exhibition, Coudenberg Palace invites you to make a journey through 16th century Brussels in a time-capsule featuring enlarged pictures and projections from that period.
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InfosBEM18>Three days of installations, live performances, interactions and contemplations in Coudenberg Palace.
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Temporary exhibitionGiants!>Since time immemorial, men have imagined gigantic beings - some benevolent some, terrifying. This exhibition highlights all the facets of these characters, both biblical and legendary heroes, so much more imposing than ordinary people.
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ActivityAmandine and the beggar>1568 – a religious war with a backdrop of political rivalries decimated the Spanish Netherlands and ruined lands that had been the richest and most industrialised in Europe. In the midst of this disaster, two people who should have been separated by their social status would survive these dramatic events through their rare and precious friendship: a beggar and a young aristocrat.
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ActivityMuseum Night Fever 2018Passionate about digital and generative art, Michaël Verlinden's light interventions take place in the remains of the Coudenberg Palace. Immerse yourself in a playful and interactive universe with installations with a minimalist aesthetic.
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Temporary exhibitionBEM17 presents the exhibition SynestheticS>Sound & visual art, installations & live performances at Coudenberg Palace – Brussels
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ActivityBrussels Poetry FestBrussels Poetry Fest is a niche festival, completely dedicated to the contemporary avant-garde, not afraid to start a dialogue with the mainstream. On Sunday afternoon a special international program was developed for the BELvue museum and Coudenberg Palace.
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Temporary exhibitionExhibition/Tour: Remigio Cantagallina>Remigio Cantagallina, an Italian traveller in the southern Netherlands
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ActivityGuided tour Remigio Cantagallina>Guided tour of Remigio Cantagallina’s exhibition with a guide wearing a 16th century costume.
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ActivityEnjoy a picnic at the museum!Ever been to a picnic at the museum? Then now is the time! Or more precisely, on Friday 18th August at Coudenberg Palace. Sign up now for the Waouw treasure chests and bring a little something to eat along!
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ActivitySacred and profane chants of the RenaissanceA capella concert, exploring the sacred and profane chants of the Renaissance and of the time of Charles V in particular
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ActivityStone, Mortar, Chisel!Discover the archaeological site from the perspective of materials and construction techniques.
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InfosMuseum Night Fever23 museums coming out of their usual context for an evening. Coudenberg Palace used to be one of the most splendid princely residences in Europe. We will bring this past back to live. Not like an archaeologist, most deeply. Like a voice muffled by the past and that suddenly surfaces again.
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Temporary exhibitionA Renaissance Banquet>During the Renaissance, the art of dining took a new turn and spectacular preparations are reflected in sumptuous feasts to rival the surroundings and impress the guests.
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Temporary exhibitionVesalius, physician of Charles V>The exhibition paints the destiny of two leading figures that were atypical of the Renaissance: Vesalius, court physician and pioneer in the world of medicine, and Charles V, the sovereign of an empire on which the sun never set.
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Temporary exhibitionLife in the Royal Quarter 1800-2000>Life in the Royal Quarter 1800-2000. From Coudenberg to Mont des Arts.
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Temporary exhibitionOmmegang>The Ommegang, which these days takes place against the magnificent backdrop of the Sablon and the Grand-Place, is a festivity adored by the inhabitants of Brussels.