Park Abbey - Parcum Museum
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About this spot
Park Abbey is a unique and remarkable heritage site in Leuven.
Park Abbey is a heritage site, but equally a living story: the Norbertines have inhabited the estate continuously since 1129 and to this day they continue the valuable tradition of community life and pastoral work.
Park Abbey, as we know it today, came about mainly during the prosperous 17th and 18th centuries. What makes it unique is that, since then, very little has been demolished or added.
Uniquely, the old abbey structure with its three concentric circles, has been preserved: the monastery, situated on naturally higher ground, forms the core, with the abbey farm* and outbuildings on slightly lower ground, and around them the belt of gates and walls that encloses the abbey.
Take a stroll through the monastery and discover unique 17th-century art treasures. As well as the restored areas in the centuries-old monastery, you can also visit the permanent collection and temporary themed exhibitions that intersect religion, art and culture.
Park Abbey is a heritage site, but equally a living story: the Norbertines have inhabited the estate continuously since 1129 and to this day they continue the valuable tradition of community life and pastoral work.
Park Abbey, as we know it today, came about mainly during the prosperous 17th and 18th centuries. What makes it unique is that, since then, very little has been demolished or added.
Uniquely, the old abbey structure with its three concentric circles, has been preserved: the monastery, situated on naturally higher ground, forms the core, with the abbey farm* and outbuildings on slightly lower ground, and around them the belt of gates and walls that encloses the abbey.
Take a stroll through the monastery and discover unique 17th-century art treasures. As well as the restored areas in the centuries-old monastery, you can also visit the permanent collection and temporary themed exhibitions that intersect religion, art and culture.
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