Upcoming activities

17 October 2024 – 24 April 2025

Promotional Tour: “The Dukes of Arenberg: The Thousand-year History of a Noble Family”

Book presentations in Neufchâteau, Aarschot, Leuven, Edingen, Prosperpolder, Schleiden, Gent, Sedan, Hierges and Rotselaar.

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Book presentation

5–6 June 2025

XIIth Arenberg Conference for History: women's voices on nobility

International colloquium: women's voices on nobility. This conference aims to examine how women from aristocratic backgrounds, or those who integrated the aristocracy through marriage, conceived of their place within this group and its role within society as a whole. It will also explore the ways in which they were likely to (or inclined to) express this.

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Conferences & seminars Arenberg Conference for History

14 June 2025

Annual meeting of the scientific committee of the Belgian Arenberg Foundation in Enghien/Edingen

The annual meeting of the scientific committee of the Belgian Arenberg Foundation will take place on Saturday, the 14th of June 2025.

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Annual meeting

15–19 July 2025

Accademia Vivaldi - L’inganno trionfante in amore

The 2025 masterclass of the Accademia Vivaldi, led by Gemma Bertagnolli, will be entirely dedicated to the opera L’inganno trionfante in amore, RV 721, whose first performance took place in the autumn of 1725 at the S. Angelo theatre in Venice.

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Music

Past activities

15 February 2025

Heritage Challenge 2024

Heritage Challenge 2024. The castle chapel of Edingen has been selected by the Royal Institute of Cultural Heritage to participate in the 2024 Heritage Challenge. If we receive enough votes, we will receive €25,000 in funding and support from experts.

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Varia

8 February 2025

Die 1000-jährige Geschichte der Adelsfamilie der Arenberger wird beleuchtet - article in Kölnische Rundschau, 8 February 2025

Article in Kölnische Rundschau, 8 February 2025. Isabell Vanden Hove hat sich in einem Buch mit der 1000-jährigen Geschichte der Arenberger befasst. Zwei Frauen spielen eine besondere Rolle.

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Press

6 December 2024

XVIIth Prizes for History "Duke d'Arenberg"

The Prize award "Duke of Arenberg" took place on Friday, 6 December 2024, at the Palace of Academies in Brussels, between 5 and 8 PM.

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History Prizes "Duke d'Arenberg" Prizes

19 October 2024

Book launch: "Sacrifice"

The book launch event took place on Saturday, October 19, 2024 (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM) at the Connecticut Gold Star Families Memorial Auditorium, 287 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.

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Book presentation

16 October 2024

À la découverte des ducs d’Arenberg dans une conférence à Neufchâteau - article in Sudinfo LaMeuse, 16 October 2024

Article in Sudinfo LaMeuse, 16 October 2024. Dans le cadre de la Fureur de Lire, la librairie Oxygène et le cercle royal "Terre de Neufchâteau" organisent une conférence sur l’histoire des ducs d’Arenberg. Isabelle Vanden Hove, directrice de la Fondation Arenberg, y présentera les mille ans d’histoire de cette famille noble européenne, avec un focus sur leurs liens avec Neufchâteau.

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Press