As of 14 June 2015, the Royal Mariemont Museum is exhibiting part of an exceptional collection of Coptic textiles, comprising over two hundred pieces collected by Maria Luise Fill and Robert Trevisiol and recently donated to the King Baudouin Foundation.
Discover these amazing masks, used for male initiation ceremonies. They form part of the Belgian Jesuits’ ethnographic heritage. By lending its support to this exhibition, the Heritage Fund hopes to increase awareness of forgotten ethnographic collections.
The Brussels tapestry Le Jugement Dernier from the Worcester Art Museum (USA) has been able to be restored thanks to the René and Karin Jonckheere Fund. The tapestry is on show at the MRAH before being returned to Worcester.
As part of the exhibition « Les Plaisirs des Jardins au XVIIIe siècle » at the Château de Seneffe museum, visitors can discover four terrines and a trompe-l’œil acquired by the Léon Courtin – Marcelle Bouché Fund. This earthenware demonstrates the interest in everything relating to gardens, flora and fauna during the Age of Enlightenment.
