Gaasbeek Castle and its italianità in past & present

Abstract

This article is intended as an introductory gateway to Gaasbeek Castle, its history and the potential for new research on sources, literature and (art) collections connecting the current museum to historic sites in Europe, such as Italy, the Low Countries, France and Austria. A first section sketches a short history of Gaasbeek Castle, the second part outlines the museum, highlighting the scenography based on the Arconati Visconti family history. A third and final section covers the research potential for scholars, with a focus on the traces and source material left by the Arconati Visconti.