Erfgoed Noorderkempen is looking for reinforcements
December 22, 2025 Erfgoed Noorderkempen is expanding its operations and is currently looking for two new architectural heritage consultants. With these recruitments, the organization aims to further strengthen its support for owners, local authorities and heritage actors in the region. As an architectural heritage consultant, you will contribute to the preservation, management and future-oriented development […]
Reprint and translation of the book ‘Turnhout School’ – Funding is secured!
November 20, 2025 On Sunday, June 22, 2025, Architects in Motion and Master Interior organized a unique benefit event for a select number of invitees in the Schouwburg of Cultuurhuis De Warande in Turnhout, focusing on architectural archives and heritage. In collaboration with AR-TUR and Erfgoed Noorderkempen, partners, heritage enthusiasts, and involved designers were invited […]
Painting Exhibition Jozef Schellekens – Turnhout, 1961
December 2, 2025 A glimpse of modernism in its most human form From September 8 to 13, 1961, the upper floor and hall of the old town hall of Turnhout were transformed into a space for – among other things – the exhibition of the paintings of architect Jozef Schellekens.With wall curtains, spotlights and specially […]
Preliminary Research on Exterior Joinery
November 14, 2025 In collaboration with: Remmen bv, Glaswerken Vanheertum bvba,Schilderwerken Van Gorp bv, Erfgoed Noorderkempen,Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed In order to preserve and restore the original exterior woodwork of Jozef Schellekens’ semi-detached house, Steenweg op Mol 64-66, the Architectural Conservation Trust (ACT) is commissioning Remmen bv to carry out a technical preliminary study. This study, […]
Launch within the Iconic Houses Network
November 3, 2025 The Jozef Schellekens and Carli Vanhout houses have recently been included in the international network of Iconic Houses – an organization that unites the most important 20th-century architect-designed houses worldwide. View the houses on their website:Carli Vanhout HouseJozef Schellekens House In their monthly newsletter, our houses were welcomed as new members of […]
World Architecture Day – a Meaningful Day for our Heritage
October 6, 2025 Each year, on the first Monday in October, World Architecture Day is celebrated worldwide. The day was established in 1985 by the Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA) to highlight the social role of architecture.After all, architecture is more than the design of buildings – it is a discipline that directly affects our […]
The Clarissen Monastery in the Spotlight During Open Monument Day
September 15, 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 closely discover this remarkable building by Atelier Carli Vanhout – Paul Schellekens & Ass., a distinct example of the Turnhout School. A First Step towards a […]
Turnhout Modernism on the Road to European Recognition
September 3, 2025 Erfgoed Noorderkempen, together with a number of partners, has submitted a file to Creative Europe to put the modernist heritage of Turnhout and the Campine region on the international map. The application is part of the broader Modernism in the Kempen (MIK) project and focuses on preserving, making sustainable and reevaluating a […]
The Digitisation of Vanhout – Schellekens Archives
September 9, 2025 We have begun digitising the archives of provincial architect Jozef Schellekens and the Atelier Carli Vanhout – Paul Schellekens & Ass. These unique collections contain building plans, sketches, photographs, correspondence and other documents that paint a rich picture of modernism and the Turnhout School in the twentieth century. Under the guidance of […]
The 2025 Visit from Holy Sepulchre
June 25, 2025 This year we were once again delighted to welcome the 5th year Architecture & Interior students from the Holy Sepulchre Institute in Turnhout. Under the guidance of their teachers Liesbet Paulussen, Daan Buys and Justine Piedfort, they paid an inspiring visit to the residence of Jozef Schellekens and the studio residence of […]