Satisfied visitors
More than 400,000 visitors discovered Bruges through different eyes. A large-scale survey revealed a very strong appreciation for the event. For instance, 96% of respondents indicated being satisfied or extremely satisfied with their visit to Bruges Triennial 2024: Spaces of Possibility. 70% of respondents even indicated being very or extremely satisfied! The survey shows that the - by now legendary - boots of the work Who? by Colombian artist Iván Argote on the Speelmansrei, the connecting installation Common Thread by the American SO–IL in the Kapucijnentuin and the series of blackened pirogues near the Minnewater entitled Grains of Paradise by South African architect Sumayya Vally are indicated as public favourites.
City-wide programme for young and old
Some 120 volunteers supported the event and withstood all kinds of weather to show visitors around. 106 TRIBRU-trained guides and studio guides showed more than 11,500 visitors - young and old - around the various installations. Associations, companies, groups of friends and families, accounting for more than 620 group tours or an estimated 9,920 participants, explored the installations on foot or by bicycle. In addition, 16 guides explored the works playfully with 24 primary and secondary schools, or 1,605 pupils. Many class groups also went out individually with the free TRIBRU24 inspiration folder.
Not only the installations in the public space, but also the programme of the local cultural partners and the TRIBRU24 event programme could charm many people. In addition, Bruges Triennial also entered into the substantive conversation itself through numerous lectures, workshops for children and also adults, film and other activities.
The many ideas put forward over the past five months will continue to inspire through the publication Futuring Spaces of Possibility. Contemporary Art and Architecture in a World Heritage City. The book is on sale in bookshops, the Central Info Point In&Uit ('t Zand 34) or via merbooks.be.
