Education & Participation
Looking to explore WIELS and its exhibitions with family, friends, or a school group? We offer a range of options for everyone to experience this unique space: guided tours, hands-on workshops, discovery days, and more—all designed to spark curiosity and deepen your connection with contemporary art.
Are you a teacher? Visit the Guided Tour page.
Need more information? Reach out to us at publics@wiels.org.
Families & children
Family Fundays .
Visit WIELS together with your family during a Family Funday. Our enthusiastic guides will take you on an adventurous journey of discovery through our exhibitions. Together, you can interact with the exhibition through playful activities and captivating stories.
Free for children, included in the exhibition ticket for adults.
Free for children, included in the exhibition ticket for adults.
The "Friends" Free
For each exhibition, WIELS and artist Leia Walz create Friends. Soft, creative objects to accompany young visitors as they explore the exhibitions.
Stop by WIELS' reception to choose your Friend!
Stop by WIELS' reception to choose your Friend!
The Small Journey Free
Full of fun activities and surprising facts, these posters make a visit to our exhibitions even more fun. Take the whole family on a playful journey.
The Kets Workshops .
Every Wednesday, the Kets unleash their creativity, drawing inspiration from WIELS' exhibitions! Through creative workshops, they discover new artistic techniques, themselves and the world around them.
The group for the 2025-26 year is already full. The next registration period will take place in summer 2026.
The group for the 2025-26 year is already full. The next registration period will take place in summer 2026.
The Vedettes .
Every last Tuesday of the month, from 2 pm to 4:30 pm, seniors are invited to explore the current exhibition through a friendly guided tour, followed by a creative workshop—a moment that encourages expression, connection, and exchange around art.
With the support of the National Lottery, in collaboration with LDC Miro and Divercity. Registration (optional) via the Miro LDC center.
With the support of the National Lottery, in collaboration with LDC Miro and Divercity. Registration (optional) via the Miro LDC center.
School groups
Educational tools .
Bring the exhibitions into your classroom! Our educational resources are full of ideas and exercises to help you easily integrate the exhibition's themes into your programme.
School visits .
Are you a teacher or in charge of a kindergarten, primary or secondary school? Our team will adapt to each audience and spark everyone's interest during a captivating guided tour.
Optional: extend your guided tour with a creative workshop (+1 extra hour).
Optional: extend your guided tour with a creative workshop (+1 extra hour).
Prof Days Free
Once a quarter, WIELS invites teachers to discover its programme and educational offerings designed to inspire school groups through contemporary art. A unique opportunity to exchange ideas, meet new people and create new connections.
Culture a de la classe .
For one week, four classes will embark on a creative adventure, ‘Textiles: WIELS in thread and fabric’. The aim? To show that textiles are an art form accessible to all and to enable them to express their vision of shapes, colours and the body. On the programme: discovering exhibitions, meeting an artist and creating textile works.
An initiative by XLart ASBL in collaboration with the École du Vignoble, supported by Cocof and the FWB.
An initiative by XLart ASBL in collaboration with the École du Vignoble, supported by Cocof and the FWB.
