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Castle of the Dukes of Brabant

The Castle of the Dukes of Brabant is situated in the heart of Turnhout.The castle dates from the 12th century and was repeatedly rebuilt.In the time of Mary of Hungary, regent of the Netherlands it was a "Court of plaisanterie".In the 18th and 19th century the castle fell into disrepair.The county bought the building around the turn of the 20th century the town and went after the First World War under the leadership of provincial architect Jules Taeymans a thorough restoration about.Today the court housed there.In the large courtroom murals hang from Charles Tree which the court at the time of Mary of Hungary proposals.The corridors and rooms are decorated with historic relics.The pond is a statue of Najade the goddess of all rivers and springs, designed by Rik Poot.

St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church is a church from the 15th and the 18th century with a 19th-century pulpit, a choir stalls (1713) and confessionals from 1740.The church stands on the Grand Place of Turnhout.The church is a restored church organ from 1662, built by Jean Le Royer, a descendant of a 17th-century organ builder family.Previously the church was surrounded by a walled cemetery.If this latter were the Patriots and Austrians buried killed on 27 October 1789 (Brabant Revolution).

Taxandria Museum

The Taxandria Museum is a historical and archeological museum in Turnhout.In the museum one encounters with the past of the region and there are objects and documents from the daily life of the Kempen ancestors.The initiative is a collection of objects to build Kempen, was taken from 1903 through Taxandria, Historical and Archaeological Circle of Antwerp Kempen.In 1980 the collection was donated to the city.Since 2004, the Museum Taxandria part of the urban service TRAM41 (Turnhout Route for Archives and Museums), which is also the National Museum of Playing Cards, the Beguine Museum and City Archives Turnhout covers.

The Warande Cultural Center

is the cultural center of the city of Turnhout and was one of the first cultural centers in Flanders.It includes a theater, a multipurpose theater and concert hall (the cubic) and several smaller project and stage areas.The Warande also houses the public library of Turnhout, numerous cultural projects.In 1962 the architects Vanhout, Wauters and Schoeters appointed to design a cultural center next to the castle of the Dukes of Brabant.Five years later construction started on 28 October 1972, the Warande officially opened.In 2010 started reconstruction work on the original building, which is the cours must prepare for 2012 the year of Turnhout the cultural capital of Flanders.

Opendoek Festival

Open Canvas is the festival of Turnhout.The festival since its inception in 1992 organized annually and focuses on independent films, documentaries and world cinema.With more than 70 films and 40,000 visitors per Opendoek edition is the most important Belgian film festival for alternative cinema.At the festival include the Canvas Award and Audience Award presented respectively by a festival jury, consisting of actors, directors, authors and journalists and visitors to the festival.Besides measuring Opendoek itself by publishing educational material and the organization of a film project week educational function to.It is the express intention of the widest possible audience.

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