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Primary School Animations and Workshops

Primary School Animations and Workshops

  • Duration: 1h30
  • Group size: no groups in excess of 15 children
  • Price: 85 euro per group for a visit during the week (95 euro on weekends) + 3 euro per child
  • Conditions: reservation required no later than 3 weeks before the chosen date
propagande
Tell me, what is Propaganda (only in French)

What is propaganda, how and whom does it affect, what is its purpose and how far can it lead? All these questions will be addressed in a fun and visual way through the activities offered in our “interwar” and “Second World War” sections.

Tips for further use will be given to the teacher at the end of the animation to allow him/her to continue the reflection in class.

Audience: 10-14 years old

salle 14-18
Once upon a time, the Great War

The 14-18 war told interactively by means of puzzles, period photos, objects to discover in the showcases.

Audience: 8-12 years old

arms and armour
The Little Knight

Immersion in the Middle Ages through collection items presented in our "Arms and Armour" gallery. How did warriors fight in this period? Were the knights the only ones to fight ? How were they equipped? What weretheir hobbies?

Audience: 7-12 years old

zaal 40-45
Children During the War

Living from day to day in times of war... Not easy for adults! Children are also affected by the restrictions imposed by the occupier. The school is under surveillance, the contents of the supper plate change, the toys go to war. Children will discover the daily life of their peers during the interwar period and the Second World War.

Audience: 8-12 years old

Luchtvaarthal
Mission Rainbow

"Seeing without being seen", here is the motto of this animation discovering the fascinating world of colour and camouflage.

Audience: 7-12 years old

workshop bête
Beastly

Rendezvous with Léo, the Belgian lion, on the trail of animals in the Army: mascots, war heroes, suppliers of raw materials for the manufacture of equipment or loyal friends, animals have always played a crucial role in military operations.

Public: 6-12 years old (this activity does not require reading or writing skills)

Hall air
On the Wings of the Wind (temporarily unavailable)

Children will trace the history of aviation in a fun way using puzzles and manipulations.

Audience: 8-14 years old