Beguines – Not Ordinary Women
Finissage of the exhibition “Begin van de Begijnen – Begin the Beguine”, in the presence of artist Aroa Chao, as part of Europalia Spain, organized by the Spanish Embassy.
📅 Sunday, October 26 🕚 At 11:00 AM (following the 10:00 AM mass) 📍 House of Compassion – Beguinage Church, Brussels City Centre
🎤 Talk by Roel Jacobs, Brussels city guide and author of the book A History of Brussels
Theme: Beguines – Not Ordinary Women
Who still remembers:
- How and why the beguines came into being?
- How original, powerful, and revolutionary this women’s movement was (12th – 20th century)?
- How significant the impact of the beguine movement was on society then… and now?
- That the beguinages of Brussels and Mechelen were the largest in the Low Countries?
