The paradigm shift in home culture exhibitions in Flanders during the second half of the twentieth century

In 1964, the Provincial Committee for Home Culture of West-Flanders (Belgium) questioned the format of its competitions for the best arranged, furnished and maintained home. They were wondering if that formula was still up-to-date. Was it still pedagogically acceptable to judge people’s homes, based on one snapshot of reality? Did they reach with that instrument the right people, namely the youngsters who want to buy or rent a house and create an own home? Was another formula not more appropriate? Those questions voice exactly the shift that was taking place during the last third of the twenti... Mehr ...