When the painter Albrecht Dürer arrived in Brussels in 1520, he discovered a city in full bloom. In his travel journal, he left an astonishing testimony. He saw in the Coudenberg Palace a treasure from the New Land of Gold, sent from Mexico by Hernán Cortés. These precious and remarkable objects made a deep impression on his contemporaries, stimulated the imagination and gave rise to legends. This multisensory exhibition tells the story of the discovery of these riches and their fate during the reign of Emperor Charles. A thematic immersion in the underground passages of Place Royale, organized in the context of the 500th anniversary of Dürer's journey to the Netherlands.
An initiative of Urban in collaboration with the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgiumë and the Coudenberg Palace. Scientific curator: Véronique Bücken / Cecilia Paredes. Artistic interventions: Sabrina Montiel-Soto.