{"id":8653,"date":"2025-09-09T11:49:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T11:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actrust.be\/2025\/09\/19\/turnhout-modernism-on-the-road-to-european-recognition\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:22:39","slug":"turnhout-modernism-on-the-road-to-european-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actrust.be\/en\/turnhout-modernism-on-the-road-to-european-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Turnhout Modernism on the Road to European Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8653\" class=\"elementor elementor-8653 elementor-8443\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049fd6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"049fd6e\" 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-ea8bdfe 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turnhout Modernism on the Road to European Recognition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d6cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2d6cbc\" 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 3, 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-a615c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a615c48\" 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:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MODSUS-scaled.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODY1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FjdHJ1c3QuYmVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA5XC9NT0RTVVMtc2NhbGVkLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MODSUS-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8654\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MODSUS-scaled.webp 1920w, https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MODSUS-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MODSUS-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MODSUS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MODSUS-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MODSUS-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d86d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"57d86d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-d9bf3b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9bf3b4\" 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-a9857ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9857ef\" 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><div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Heritage Noorderkempen, together with several partners, has submitted a dossier to Creative Europe to put the modernist heritage of Turnhout and the Kempen on the international map. The application is part of the broader project Modernism in the Kempen (MIK) and focuses on preserving, sustaining, and revaluing a unique architectural movement with deep roots in the region. <\/div><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"> <\/div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Even before the post-war boom period, architects like Jozef Schellekens and Eug\u00e8ne Wauters laid the foundation for a modernist approach that was ahead of its time. Their work formed the basis on which later generations could build. <\/div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">In the decades following the war, Turnhout grew into a hotbed of progressive architecture. Remarkably, in this relatively small city, several modernist firms were active simultaneously\u2014with notable names such as Carli Vanhout and Paul Schellekens, Paul Neefs, Rudi Schiltz, and Lou Jansen. Their achievements\u2014including Master Meubel, the Warande, Parkwijk, and the Sint-Victor School\u2014not only shaped the cityscape but also reflect a broader European design language centered on light, functionality, and social vision.  <\/div><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"> <\/div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Today, this heritage is under pressure. Many buildings are vulnerable and not always recognized or protected. Moreover, restoration often requires specialized knowledge and commitment from owners. Therefore, efforts are being made at both the Flemish and European levels for more support and recognition.   <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\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-c0f38af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0f38af\" 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-7dd4c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dd4c55\" 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>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><i>Two Levels of Commitment<\/i><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Flemish Level<b> <\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>The city of Turnhout has asked the Flemish Minister Ben Weyts for substantive and financial support for the development of a heritage management plan around modernism in the Kempen. This plan must be flexible, participatory, and sustainable, providing a framework for preservation and revaluation. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\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-60a94fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60a94fb\" 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:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-scaled-1.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-scaled.Webp\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODY0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FjdHJ1c3QuYmVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA5XC9UdXJuaG91dHMtTW9kZXJuaXNtZV9BNC0yLTEtc2NhbGVkLTEud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-scaled-1-768x1086.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-scaled-1-768x1086.webp 768w, https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-scaled-1-212x300.webp 212w, https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-scaled-1-724x1024.webp 724w, https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-scaled-1-1086x1536.webp 1086w, https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Turnhouts-Modernisme_A4-2-1-scaled-1.webp 1358w\" 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-05011f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05011f1\" 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-bc2d4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc2d4aa\" 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>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">European Level<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>In addition, an application was submitted to Creative Europe. This focuses on international cooperation around sustainability, repurposing, and heritage tourism. The initiative aims to bring together partners from different countries, exchange knowledge, and position the modernism of Turnhout and the Kempen within a European network.  <\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> <\/div>\n<div>This project builds on more than ten years of preparation:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">2012: initial inventory, exhibition, and cycling routes with, among others, AR-TUR, KU Leuven, and Artesis University College.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">2018: archival research in collaboration with Architects In Motion, VAi, and IOED Heritage Noorderkempen.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">2022\u20132023: Erasmus+ study trips, public activities, and the publication Walking Along Modernist Architecture in Belgium with a route through Turnhout.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">2024\u20132025: launch of the international partnership on sustainability within the framework of Creative Europe.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> <\/div>\n<div>With these Flemish and European initiatives, the organizers hope not only to secure Turnhout modernism for the future but also to promote it as an inspiring example of both Flemish and European heritage.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> <\/div>\n<div>The decision on the Creative Europe dossier is expected by the end of 2025.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\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-aad70cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aad70cc\" 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-faebe4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"faebe4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;16:9&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Huis-Schellekens.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"faebe4e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Schellekens House\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODY0OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FjdHJ1c3QuYmVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA4XC9IdWlzLVNjaGVsbGVrZW5zLndlYnAiLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmYWViZTRlIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Huis-Schellekens-768x494.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"494\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/actrust.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VG-Parklaan-146-191120-scaled.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"faebe4e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"_VG Parklaan 146 - 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