Bruegel, the graet escape.

Ten creatures from the works of Pieter Bruegel entrench themselves in the Peerse Sint-Trudokerk. They are part of the exhibition 'Bruegel. The great escape'.
Pieter Bruegel and Peer ... It's a great story, even if the last point has not yet been made. The facts: Bruegel died in Brussels in 1569. Exactly how old he was then and, more importantly, where he was born, remain unclear for now. There are several theories, including the conclusions of several historians who are convinced that the world-famous painter was born in Grote-Brogel (Peer).

HOME IN PEER
Whatever the case: Peer has had his possibly most famous son in his arms and heart for many years. Even more than 450 years after his death, Bruegel is never far away in Peer. With the Bruegel Museum, the Bruegel cycle route and the walking route with Bruegel games, Peer already counts several experience projects around the painter. The project 'Bruegel. The great escape' is a new pearl in the Bruegel crown. This experiential quest was set up in 2019 in the Kapelle Church in Brussels where Bruegel is buried. In 2021, the exhibition will come home to Peer, in the Church of St. Trumbo. Bruegel was one of the first painters where the landscape became a full part of the painting, but more so he is known for his irony, mockery of man and his weaknesses. Aptly symbolized by all sorts of bizarre creatures and characters that populate his works.

TEN CREATURES IN THE CHURCH
In the exhibition, ten creatures escape from the paintings of the Flemish Master. They come together to honor the man who painted them, and they hide behind corners and sides in St. Trumbo Church. Visitors to the exhibition, with a brochure in hand, set out on a search for the ten creatures in the church. The assignment is simple: look carefully around the church, because just as in Bruegel's paintings, a completely different world opens up.