Schools and Associations
The BPS22 mediation team aims to create the perfect conditions for introducing children, teenagers, and community audiences to contemporary art. This introductory encounter is devised to help people learn to be moved and to reflect, both individually and collectively. It offers an opportunity to create lasting connections between the museum and audiences who may be less familiar with the cultural sphere.
Educational intentions
Exhibition until 31.08.2025
Albedo brings together around sixty works created by Belgian artist Hervé Charles between the early 1990s and 2025. The exhibition takes over the entire museum and features a substantial selection of photographs and videos (some on a very large scale).
Charles’s work is organised into thematic series, each one exploring a particular aspect of his recurring subject matter. Clouds, volcanoes, oil spills, algal blooms, glaciers, waterfalls, storms, forest fires, and the effects of mining form the main terrains of his aesthetic inquiry.
The title Albedo – Latin for “whiteness” – refers to the measure of a surface’s ability to reflect solar radiation. The darker the surface, the lower its albedo. Conversely, lighter surfaces have a higher albedo and help limit atmospheric warming. Alongside its aesthetic investigation of natural phenomena and disasters, the exhibition also raises environmental concerns and reflects on often dramatic real-world events.
The exhibition invites visitors to consider fundamental questions: What defines beauty or ugliness? What is the role of the artist? Is beauty always positive? Can an image of disaster be both beautiful and tragic?
With younger visitors, we will explore phenomena such as cloud formation, the geography and mechanics of volcanoes, and the origins and consequences of oil spills and algal blooms. We will also clarify the difference between natural disasters and those intensified by human activity.
With older visitors, we will delve deeper into the photographic medium: What distinguishes artistic photography from reportage, sensationalist press photography, or advertising images? How does photography relate to reality and representation? After all, is a photograph ever a raw depiction, or is it always a form of interpretation?
Petit musée
The Petit Musée is an educational space where artworks from the collection are displayed at children’s eye level. Separate from the more serious themes explored in the main exhibition, it offers a welcoming environment where young audiences (starting from nursery age!) can be guided through specific artistic themes or practices.
Free Guided Tours
To facilitate this encounter, BPS22 mediators organise visits and workshops tailored to each group. During these visits, our guides accompany groups in discovering the exhibitions through observation, contextualisation, and exchange.
Free Workshops
Upon request, the visit can be followed by a practical or reflective workshop. This choice is made by the mediation team based on the parts of the exhibition that elicited the most reactions or questions, with the aim of extending the reflection.
Practical Information
Free visit and workshop for schools and community groups (booking required).
Museum open Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Upon request, groups can be welcomed from 9:00 am.
Visit Duration:
Guided tour: 1 hr - 1 hr 30
Guided tour + workshop: 2 hr 30 - 3 hr
Teachers and chaperones must be present for the entire duration of the activity.
> Your contact at BPS22 for any requests and reservations:
Mario Lancini - email hidden; JavaScript is required - +32 71 27 29 82
> Your contact for PECA coordination in the Hainaut South Zone:
Julie Bouniton - email hidden; JavaScript is required - +32 477 64 87 89