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Water: demons and wonders

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The Museum of Water and Fountains is proud to announce its new exhibition: "Water: demons and wonders" which will be held from May 1 to December 30, 2012.
The exhibition explores three main themes:

1. natural disasters
Too much water leads to disasters: tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes ... we are regularly reminded of them. But the lack of water is an equal concern because of the drought, famine and exile it causes. Focus on these weather events that lead to the flow of water on the planet.

2. The aspects of water
Around us, water can be found in all states: liquid, solid or gas. Even if this matter seems trivial to us, it can, under certain conditions, behave in very strange ways.  It then appears to us, showing This matter seems trivial but may, in certain circumstances, behave very strangely. It then reveals its very different facets, in the form of geysers, mammatus clouds or even the "icy finger of death".

3. The colours of water
Water amazes us every day as it displays a wide variety of colours. Alongside the classic shades of blue, the water of some lakes may astonish us with its shades of red, orange, green and even black!
During its playful game with the sun, it can also reveal a whole series of phenomena: from the more commonly well-known rainbow to the less notorious white rainbow.

 

 

Genval-les-Eaux

As of January 21, 2012, the Museum of Water and  Fountains is pleased to present its exhibition "Genval-les-Eaux",  tracing the history of Genval beginning of last century until today. Find out how this small farming hamlet, in just a few years, became an important spa town during the 20th century.