News

• [Europe] New videos from the Open Churches network!

  Videos to present the Open Churches network and its actions.

  Monday 20 March 2023

• The new 2022-2023 brochure has arrived! [Belgium]

  Lighter, easier to carry, it lists all the members of the network in Belgium!

  Saturday 04 June 2022

• The 2021 Open Church Days have opened the tourist season!

  A look back at a weekend of culture, history and openness.

  Thursday 17 June 2021

• Weekend open churches in Luxembourg

  In 57 churches in Luxembourg. The first weekend in June is traditionally the weekend of the open churches. Everyone who is interested in the religious heritage is invited.

  Saturday 05 June 2021

• The 2021-2022 brochure map is available free of charge from our 500 members!

  The perfect pocket-sized tool to have when you are looking for an unusual visit, alone or with your family, in your area or further afield.

  Monday 26 April 2021

• The 2021 edition of the Open Church Days is being prepared...

  On 5 and 6 June, the 14th "JEO" will be held throughout Belgium. In 2019, more than 500 places of worship will offer a weekend of rich and varied activities to an unusual public. In 2021, with the theme "Church, red thread", let's try to beat this record! Online registration is extended until 31 March.

  Thursday 21 January 2021

• We adapt the Open Churches Days

  In spite of the health crisis and its share of restrictions, the four national entities of the Open Churches network have found different ways to continue to promote the religious heritage and to open it up to as many people as possible.

  Friday 05 June 2020

• The new open churches – brochure 2020-2021 has been released

  Discover our new brochure with almost 500 sacred places to discover in Belgium, France and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

  Monday 01 June 2020

• The exhibition "The Unusual in Religious Buildings" is to be seen in Moha until 14/10/19

  Discover our exhibition "The Unusual in Religious Buildings" at Our Lady of the Rosary church in Moha (Wanze) and enjoy this church adorned with stained glass windows in a thousand colours, which celebrates precisely the centenary of its reconstruction.

  Wednesday 16 October 2019

• Masterful Art!

  Experience the Flemish Masters in 45 churches, chapels, monasteries, beguinages, castles and town halls, from Bocholt to Nieuwpoort. From 1 June to 30 September 2019

  Friday 05 July 2019

• Open Churches days 2019 - "Emotions"

  During the first weekend of June, Open Churches annually put our religious heritage in the spotlight. For this 12th edition, we propose to you to experience "Emotions".

  Saturday 01 June 2019

• 6 new routes "In the heart of the Ardennes"

  11 welcoming rural churches open their doors to you to share their history, treasures and unique atmosphere. Original and inspiring destinations for your family excursions.

  Friday 31 May 2019

• Duillio Donzelli exhibition and discovery tours in Meuse

  From May 11, 2019, discover the painter and sculptor Duilio Donzelli with an exhibition at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Lacroix-sur-Meuse and bus tours through the department

  Saturday 11 May 2019

• The spirit of the surroundings around Lierneux

  A rural tour around 11 churches and chapels in the Liège Ardennes. This itinerary for bike, motorcycle or car, gives pride of place to the region. It takes you through a gentle and rounded country ...

  Wednesday 01 May 2019

• Conference "Taking care of tomorrow"? Religious heritage management in practice

  The fifth edition of the conference on responsible management of religious heritage will take place on 23 April 2019 in the Sint-Jozef Colomakerk in Mechelen

  Tuesday 23 April 2019

• The exhibition "Unusual Churches" circulates from church to church

  Do not forget to book our travelling exhibition and its 56 "unusual" photos for your church. An invitation to (re)discover the religious heritage with new eyes...

  Monday 01 April 2019

• Meeting volunteers who work for religious heritage

  A series of very touching filmed interviews conducted by the Diocese of Arras and the Nord de France Open Churches

  Wednesday 13 March 2019

• Collaboration PARCUM-CRKC and Open Churches

  For several months now, the links between PARCUM-CRKC and Open Churches have been strengthened...

  Thursday 15 November 2018

• A new meeting place in the cathedral of Antwerp officially inaugurated

  Visitors to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp will now be able to eat six days a week in the bistro of the religious building. "De Plek", located in a chapel at the back, is run by the social economy organization Sense.

  Saturday 09 June 2018

• The European Torch of Religious Heritage in Mont-devant-Sassey (France)

  Saturday 02 June 2018