The building of the church was started by the chevet in 1400. The mural paintings were hardly readable since the last restoration dated back to more than a century. In 2013 a test restoration was performed by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA). which was followed by a complete restoration lasting two years (140.000€) financed by a very generous anonymous donor and subsidies of Brussels-Capital Region. It rendered the splendour to the church choir. The spandrels are like a medieval comic strip.
Restoration of the early XVth century murals and spandrels of the choir
Date :
2015 - 2017
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