Opening weekend
On Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October, the exhibition ‘Threading Landscapes: Art at Park Abbey’ will open its doors with a festive celebration. During this opening weekend, you are very welcome to explore the exhibition and take part in one of the activities for all ages.
Practical information
Saturday 24 October
Throughout the day
| Time | Type | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 am–8 pm | exhibition | Free admission to the Threading Landscapes exhibition and the abbey rooms | PARCUM Museum |
| 10 am–8 pm | foyer | Foyer with abbey beer and De Wikke farm shop (open until 5 pm) | Tithe Barn |
| 10 am–5 pm | workshop | Family workshop on textile upcycling, felting, sewing, weaving, … with KOKO-Kollectief | Tithe Barn |
| 10 am–5 pm | guide | Abbey experts provide information about the restoration | PARCUM Museum |
Activities
| Time | Type | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 am | concert | Peace Carillon – music in collaboration with artists (LIVE) | Neerhof |
| 11 am (1h) | performance | Maria Angelica Medina – Conversation Piece | Museum – Room A |
| 2.30 pm | concert | Singing Molenbeek – in collaboration with Laure Prouvost | Museum |
| 3.30 pm | concert | Peace Carillon and Singing Molenbeek choir ensemble | In front of the church |
| 4 pm | performance | Singer Amina Szecsödy – in collaboration with Hana Miletic | Church |
| 5 pm | performance | Ana María Caballero – poetry reading | Museum – Room D |
| 5.30 pm | concert | Musa Horti concert | Church |
| 7 pm | concert | Musa Horti concert | Church |
Sunday 25 October
Throughout the day
| Time | Type | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 am–5 pm | exhibition | Free admission to the Threading Landscapes exhibition | PARCUM Museum |
| 10 am–5 pm | workshop | Family workshop on textile upcycling, felting, sewing, weaving, … with KOKO-Kollectief | Tithe Barn |
| 10 am–5 pm | foyer | Foyer with abbey beer and De Wikke farm shop | Tithe Barn |
| 10 am–5 pm | guide | Abbey experts provide information about the restoration | PARCUM Museum |
Activities
| Time | Type | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 am | music | Peace Carillon – music in collaboration with artists | Neerhof |
| 12 pm | music | Peace Carillon – music in collaboration with artists | Neerhof |
More information about the activities
Threading landscapes exhibition
What makes a place what it is? In Weaving Landscapes, 24 contemporary artists take you on a journey in search of the genius loci — the spirit of place — of Park Abbey.
Admission to the exhibition is free during the opening weekend.
Performances
Hana Miletić — new work
Artist Hana Miletić has created a polyphonic composition inspired by the historic choir and songbooks of the Premonstratensian nuns of Gempe. During the opening weekend, you can attend the unveiling of this new work with singer Amina Szecsödy.
Ana María Caballero — Concerning Unknown Women (2026)
American-Colombian artist Ana María Caballero works at the intersection of poetry, performance, moving image and conceptual installations. For Park Abbey, she created Concerning Unknown Women (2026), a new work rooted in the abbey’s historic archives.
The result is a new body of poetry, which the artist herself will perform during the opening weekend.
María Angélica Medina — Pieza de conversación
Since the 1970s, Colombian artist María Angélica Medina has been continuously knitting one and the same artwork. During the opening weekend, she will continue working on it. At the same time, she invites visitors to sit beside her and engage in conversation.
In this way, Pieza de conversación grows not only as a work of art, but also as a living space for exchange and connection.
Workshop for families
Take a seat at the Koko Kollectief Table and join us in embroidering the landscape of our dreams. Starting from an engraving of Park Abbey, we draw inspiration from our surroundings and from one another. What might a landscape look like when we create it together?
Come and embroider, sew or collage on a large artistic tablecloth. Throughout the opening weekend, this will grow into a collective work of art in progress.
Musical programme
Musa Horti
The resident ensemble Musa Horti presents a series of concerts featuring a repertoire specially curated around the themes of Threading Landscapes.
Peace Carillon
The Peace Carillon also contributes to the musical programme, with compositions written by participating artists.
Singing Molenbeek
The children's and youth choir Singing Molenbeek moves through the spaces of PARCUM Museum.
During this musical journey, visitors discover choral pieces that reflect the many cultural voices and stories brought together in the exhibition.
Restoration experts
The architects who worked on the restoration for 15 years will share insights into the restoration campaign and the discoveries made in the monastery. They will be present at various locations throughout the abbey, providing information throughout the day.
Foyer
In the atmospheric Tithe Barn, we are opening a temporary pop-up foyer where meeting and connection take centre stage.
Visitors can enjoy an abbey beer specially brewed for the occasion by Braxatorium Parcensis Abbey Brewery, as well as a tasty bite from De Wikke, an organic horticultural project where people who face barriers to the regular labour market grow organic and often forgotten vegetables together.
Do you have a question?
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