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After a break of a few years, Open Monuments day Flanders
participates again in the International Heritage Photographic
Experience with the project ‘JEF moNUment’. OMD Flanders
and the PhotoMuseum of Antwerp, the two originators of
this project, want to encourage young people from age 6 to
18 to look at and to appreciate the Flemish patrimony. The art
of Photography is after all a way of (better) looking at things.
JEF moNUment doesn’t focus on the aspect of competition, but
sees the educational framework as a priority. On the website
of the originators the participators could find some ‘tips and
tricks’ for taking pictures of monuments and other heritage
in an original way. There was also a manual for teachers
available at the websites. This way the project could also be
integrated in school context. During Open Monuments day
the PhotoMuseum of Antwerp organized free JEF monumentworkshops.
All the participants were invited to the exhibition
of the results in the museum and could participate in special
guided tours.
As subject for their photo’s, the participants could choose from
the wide range of heritage that was open on Open Monuments
day. The theme of OMD, and also of JEF monument, was ‘the
20th century’. The jury, with representatives of the heritage
sector and of the photographic sector, chose the most creative
and original results with the best technical quality. |
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