{"id":10534,"date":"2025-09-19T11:55:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanhoutschellekens.be\/2025\/09\/19\/the-clarissen-monastery-in-the-spotlight-during-open-monument-day\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:39:27","slug":"the-clarissen-monastery-in-the-spotlight-during-open-monument-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanhoutschellekens.be\/en\/the-clarissen-monastery-in-the-spotlight-during-open-monument-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Clarissen Monastery in the Spotlight During Open Monument Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10534\" class=\"elementor elementor-10534 elementor-9300\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d8d07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2d8d07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4304244 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4304244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb8084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eb8084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Clarissen Monastery in the Spotlight During Open Monument Day<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3239c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3239c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>September 13, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae26afe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae26afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vanhoutschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0632-scaled.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_0632\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA1MzYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC92YW5ob3V0c2NoZWxsZWtlbnMuYmVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA5XC9JTUdfMDYzMi1zY2FsZWQud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/vanhoutschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0632-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10536\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanhoutschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0632-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vanhoutschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0632-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vanhoutschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0632-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vanhoutschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0632-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vanhoutschellekens.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0632-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae9dbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ae9dbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a66e14e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a66e14e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><p data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"720\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On Sunday September 14, 2025, the Clarissen Monastery in Turnhout opened its doors for the first time during Open Monument Day. Visitors had the opportunity to discover this remarkable building by Atelier Carli Vanhout \u2013 Paul Schellekens &amp; Assocs., a distinctive example of the Turnhout School, up close. <\/span><\/p><p> <\/p><h5 data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"766\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A First Step Towards a Vision for the Future<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"1097\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The day before, on Saturday September 13, an inspiring event was organised in the monastery around the future of this unique heritage. Heritage Noorderkempen, AR-TUR, the City of Turnhout and Modernism In the Kempen brought together residents, experts and interested parties to reflect on possible avenues for conservation and repurposing. <\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1347\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The program began with a guided tour led by Caroline Daemen (IOED Erfgoed Noorderkempen) and was followed by a screening of a documentary about <strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Centraal_Beheergebouw_van_Herman_Hertzberger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Centraal Beheer Building<\/a><\/strong> by Herman Hertzberger in Apeldoorn \u2013 an iconic office building that is now getting a second life thanks to innovative repurposing strategies.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1495\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This was followed by a panel discussion in which various voices shed light on the challenges and opportunities of the Clarissen Monastery:<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"1570\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stijn Adriaensens, Alderman for Urban Planning, <strong>City of Turnhout<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1622\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Edith Wouters, Artistic Coordinator <strong>AR-TUR<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1676\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sven Grooten, Architect-Partner <strong>B-Architecten<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1676\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Laurens Jan ten Kate, Architect-Director at <strong>Architectuurstudio Herman Hertzberger<\/strong> (Amsterdam)<\/span><\/span><p> <\/p><\/li><\/ul><h5 data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1774\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Heritage with a Future<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><p data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"2110\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Clarissen Monastery is not only an architectural masterpiece but also a tangible witness to the modernist wave that put Turnhout on the international map from the 1960s onwards. The question therefore arises: how can this masterpiece of the Turnhout School gain new meaning for future generations? <\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"2112\" data-end=\"2336\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the coming months and years, this conversation will continue with residents, heritage partners, designers and policymakers. 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rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/erfgoednoorderkempen.be\/project\/modernisme-in-de-kempen\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li>Architectuurstudio Herman Hertzberger: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahh.nl\/nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.ahh.nl\/nl<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li>B-Architecten: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/b-architecten.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/b-architecten.be\/<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Open Monument Day 2025: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openmonumentendag.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.openmonumentendag.be\/<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 13, 2025 On Sunday September 14, 2025, the Clarissen Monastery in Turnhout opened its doors for the first time during Open Monument Day. Visitors had the opportunity to discover this remarkable building by Atelier Carli Vanhout \u2013 Paul Schellekens &amp; Assocs., a distinctive example of the Turnhout School, up close. 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