10 January 2018, The Tablet

The seduction of seclusion


The seduction of seclusion
 

Housed in a Norbertine monastery on the outskirts of the ancient Flemish university town of Leuven, PARCUM – the Museum for Religion, Art and Culture – poses a puzzle to audiences today. Why, after all, leave friends and family to move to a monastery?

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