The Royal Palace's summer exhibitions brought in 70,000 visitors, announced the Royal Palace's communications department on Monday. Last year, only 42,000 visitors walked along the corridors of the Royal Palace, largely attributed to coronavirus restrictions that required the palace to let fewer people in per time slot.
"We are pleased to have been able to welcome more visitors this year," said the Palace.
The summer exhibitions at the Royal Palace in Brussels pictured on Wednesday 20 July 2022. Credit: Belga / Nicolas Maeterlinck
Every year, the Royal Palace opens its doors to the public for its summer exhibitions, which centre around science and culture, to allow the public to discover more about Belgium's federal heritage. This year, three temporary exhibitions were organised.
Themes of the exhibitions
'Securing the future' was the first exhibition, which showed how science and the arts play a crucial role in the future of the planet.
Works from the federal collection and instructive panels presented projects from science policy departments, while the exhibit explored a range of themes, such as policy responses to global warming. Other themes included maritime research, polar missions, digitalisation of the collections, and observations of the earth.
Queen Mathilde of Belgium, King Philippe - Filip of Belgium and State Secretary for scientific policy Thomas Dermine pictured during a royal visit to the summer exhibitions at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Wednesday 20 July 2022. Credit: Belga / Nicolas Maeterlinck
'Baudoin, being king,' was the second exhibition from the Royal Dynasty and Cultural Heritage Association. The exhibit allowed visitors to discover important events of his reign, as well as archives, documents, and objects on display for the first time.
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In a separate room, the travels and visits of King Philippe in 2021 and 2022 were displayed.
Finally, the 'Science & Stones' exhibition at the technology education centre, Technopolis, featured Lego blocks. Visitors could discover Lego constructions by the artist Dirk Denyoelle, which aimed to demonstrate cities that are beneficial to residents, that a circular economy and the planet aren't a utopia, but a vision within reach.
Moreover, mosaics consisting of Lego blocks represented famous scientists, such as Pythagoras, Newton, Da Vinci, and Marie Curie.
