Along with the Curator
Old-fashioned frugality or modern sustainability? In a world of consumerism and the throwaway culture, food food-saving apps and clothing made from PET bottles are all the rage. A hundred years ago, it was the norm to use food, land, and fuel sparingly and to take good care of your clothes and household goods.
At Huis Van Gijn, discover a time when taking good care of your belongings was the norm—for both the wealthy and their staff. On this guided tour with curator Wyke Sybesma, you’ll see old houses and interiors in a whole new light.
How could the layout of the house contribute to a more frugal lifestyle? How do you reuse, repair, or adapt things? How do you keep your house warm in the winter or cool in the summer? What clever solutions from around 1900 have we forgotten today, but could actually be very useful to us?
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