DIY-Lab: Hoe deed men dat vroeger

Find out what it’s like to be a scientist! During the DIY Labs, you can conduct your own research under the supervision of real experts. Each festival day there will be different DIY Labs. Step into the Mariënburgkapel, slip into a white lab coat, and get cracking on the best experiments.

Everything was better in the past, you often hear people say. But when it comes to handwriting, nothing could be further from the truth. Find out why palaeographers struggle to decipher medieval manuscripts or step into the shoes of Franciscus Cornelis Donders and replicate his 150-year-old brain research.