Get started yourself
In Bokrijk, you can not only admire numerous demonstrations, you can also work as a ‘craftsman’ yourself every day in one of the 6 workshops: you will be introduced to the basic techniques of a trade and learn to make your own pot from clay, bake rolls, make a leather bracelet, print a gym bag or shopping bag according to your own design …
A workshop costs € 5.
Bread workshop
Bread ... the basic food of man. Once a week, the woman baked bread in the bakehouse with grain that the farmer had harvested himself and that had been ground into flour by the miller. Knead your own roll and learn the tricks of this traditional trade. Daredevils can experiment with extra ingredients. And of course you can also eat your own baking ... if you dare!
Pottery workshop
Pottery is one of the oldest crafts in the world. Discover how pots used to be turned and take a seat at a turntable yourself. Perhaps you are a pro at this old technique? Afterwards, you will take home a unique piece of pottery you have made yourself. You can participate in this workshop from 1m24 and it is best to wear sturdy footwear.
Please note: the pottery workshop is only available on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and Flemish school holidays
Textile workshop
On the grounds of Hooghuis Tessenderlo you will discover everything about BKRK Textile and in the studio barns you can get started yourself! Hip to the gym class or shopping in style? With a tape and textile paint you can make your own design and transform your gym bag or shopping bag into a unique item.
Leather workshop
Nothing was lost from slaughtered animals. The leather they provided was one of the most valuable materials in the countryside. Discover how leather was processed and used. Want to get started yourself? Make your own money pouch or a personalized bracelet with authentic leatherworking techniques.
Wood workshp
Without modern equipment, making a beam from a tree and a house from a beam would have been much more difficult than it is now. More than wood, nails and hammers are all you need to get started yourself. In the wood workshop you can make your own bird feeder from wood.
Beekeeping workshop
Bees are important! Will you lend them a hand in your garden, on your balcony or terrace? In a new studio, linked to building culture and beekeeping, you can put together a special bee hotel yourself. Experiment with hollow stems, straw, twigs, cardboard, pine cones, ... and let your creativity run free.
