Projects & Research

Hop pickers and hop farmers from the two great Flemish hop regions

About the annual market tradition of the municipality of Zomergem

Interviews with people who experienced World War II as children

Border stories on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Belgian-French border

Finch sport in the southern Westhoek

There has been a Greek community in Belgium since the guest worker immigration of the middle of the last century, which today numbers about 25,000 people.

The 2011-2012 school year marked the 100th anniversary of the provincial agricultural and horticultural school De Wijnpers in Leuven.

Generations of bakers and their history

Life stories of Ghanaians in Ghent and East Flanders. 30 years of migration and integration

Along the entire Belgian coast, stories and testimonies were gleaned from a total of 27 fisherman's wives.

On the evolution of agriculture and rural life in the 20th century

Haspengouw is known as the fruit region of Belgium. The personal histories of fruit growers.

The "Texas of Flanders" along the "Golden River". This fancy name is related to the very distinct and typical flax industry that developed along the banks of the Leie and Mandel rivers from the 19th century onwards.

From good soil introduces you to the past of flower farms, tree nurseries and chicory growing through a number of tourist experience elements.

The talked-about history of the Geel family nursing home