The Heritage Fund also aims to raise public awareness and visibility for its collection and to provide access to it for the general public through its publications. It ensures that scientifically innovative information is communicated in an accessible manner. Below is a list of published work, classified in function of publication date.
On 21 June 2024, the Joseph Schepers-Germaine Lijnen Fund, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, hosted a colloquium exploring the deep connection between art and memory. Artists, historians, and cultural experts gathered to discuss how art preserves, reflects, and shapes both personal and collective remembrance. Art serves not only as a bridge between the past and present, it strengthens people individually and socially. This publication captures the event’s key insights, highlighting how memory fuels artistic practice and how art, in turn, helps us understand who we are and where we come from.
Prior to his reign, the first King of the Belgians served as an officer in the Russian army and married a British princess. Less well-known is that the period Léopold spent in Paris during the First Empire, following the fall of Napoleon, was decisive in shaping his character. In Paris, he learned about politics and diplomacy and had his first sentimental experiences. Léopold’s letters to Louise Cochelet reveal a fiery young man who valued friendship, but who was already marked by a certain disenchantment with life.
The Wolfers Collection comprises over 150 masterpieces and numerous archives of Philippe and Marcel Wolfers. It has become one of the most important collections of work by Philippe Wolfers, who is internationally recognised today as one of the leading figures of Belgian Art Nouveau and a pioneer of Belgian Art Deco. Richly illustrated, the publication sheds particular light on the rise, development and later decline of the Wolfers family jewellery business.
