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MERCATORLEZING XL: MAP-Mercator - een blik achter de schermen van het toekomstige cartografiemuseum - Lecture by Ward Bohé and Bram Vannieuwenhuyze
Sint-Niklaas,
BelgiumOrganisation: STeMThe new cartography museum ‘MAP-Mercator’ will open its doors in Sint-Niklaas in December 2025.
On a total area of 1,150 m², some 400 maps, atlases, globes and instruments, including four Flemish masterpieces, will be presented in an innovative, multimedia experience context. The museum asks the question ‘What is a map?’ and further explores why and how maps were/are made and used. For each theme, links are made to the use of maps today. Visitors are even invited to use advanced techniques to design a map of their own lives. Scientist and professor of historical cartography Bram Vannieuwenhuyze and project coordinator and curator Ward Bohé immerse you in the story of ‘the making of’. How does a thematic exhibition plan come about? What criteria do we use when selecting objects? What know-how is behind digital presentation techniques? You will get answers to these and many other questions. And, of course, we serve up a solid preview of what it will all look like.Venue: Museumpaviljoen - STeMLanguage: DutchTime schedule: 20.00URL: https://www.museasintniklaas.be/activiteiten/mercatorlezing-[...]
