A total of 800 activities at 600 locations are open to the public. Locations are opened in 7 out of 10 Flemish cities and municipalities. 200 locations are new to the offer. 48 castles and 45 mills will be opened and the doors of 100 private homes will be exceptionally opened to the public. The province of West Flanders is best represented with 211 activities in 51 municipalities, in Antwerp there are 203 activities, followed by 176 in East Flanders, 136 in Flemish Brabant and 65 in Limburg.
Mechelen is the host city for the 34th edition of Open Monuments Day, just as it was for the first edition in 1989. “Whoever walks through our city is witness to the many monuments”, says Alderman for Monuments and Buildings Koen Anciaux. “Culture and monuments are in Mechelen’s DNA, we have also invested a lot in recent years, with the support of Flanders and the province of Antwerp, to restore our heritage.”
Many activities are free, but for some you are asked to register because the number of visitors is limited. All info: www.openmonumentendag.be.