Visiting experience.brussels with your family? Explore the exhibition's various worlds in a modern and interactive way, thanks to our educational booklets. Young and not so young will discover Brussels through challenges, puzzles and other activities.
Visiting the expo with your family?
Booklets
Around the World in 19 Communes
- 8 > 12 years old
An interactive activity that presents the Brussels-Capital Region, and the diversity of its inhabitants.
Price: €2 | Available in French, Dutch and English
“Around the world in 19 communes” lets children develop their general knowledge and gain a better understanding of the diversity of the region’s neighbourhoods.
Set off to encounter the multitude of cultures that make up Brussels’ great mosaic of cultures: 183 nationalities – from near and far – live here and share customs and traditions… it’s a round-the-world tour without ever leaving Brussels! Thanks to this activity, you will learn all sorts of interesting things about the people make Brussels such a multicultural region.
Each child gets a booklet that resembles a suitcase. Armed with their luggage, they set off to meet the people of Brussels and complete challenges. Each challenge lets them collect globe-trotter stickers and work out the key code to their suitcase!
Useful information: the booklets are on sale 7 days a week from the exhibition’s ticket office for €2, and participants who complete all the challenges will get a little reward!
The Explorer
- 8>12 years old
An expedition that is full of surprises and reveals the unexpected sides of our region: its fauna and flora, its hills, waterways and streams, its inhabitants and its legends.
Price: €4 | Available in French, Dutch and English
After this exploration that lasts just under two hours, your little budding explorers will know everything there is to know about Brussels. Armed with their booklet, they will have fun discovering the geography of Brussels, learning about the inhabitants and birds that can be found in the region, and also exploring the European Union in Brussels. They will (re)familiarise themselves with the region's history and legends and the etymology of certain places. This activity alternates cleverly between moments of play, drawing, searching for information and crafts.
Useful information: the booklets are on sale 7 days a week from the exhibition’s ticket office for €4, and participants who complete all the challenges will get a little reward!
eB! Quiz
- Teenagers
A challenging activity in a modern and interactive exhibition!
Price: €2 | Available in French, Dutch and English
The eB! Quiz covers a wide range of fascinating issues. Brussels’ geography, history, environment and institutions, as well as its status as the capital of Europe, are revealed around every corner.
How did a provincial town become the capital of 500 million Europeans? Which subway lines run under the old medieval wall? What is the highest point in the region? Why did a word that means 'bastard' become a compliment? Which inhabitants of Brussels received the Nobel Prize? You will discover it thanks to crosswords, a huge scale model, by listening under umbrellas and getting lost in a maze. Ready to take on the challenge and be amazed?
Useful information: the booklets are sold 7 days a week at the exhibition’s ticket office for €2. Participants who have taken on all the challenges get a little reward!