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De Vaartkapoen

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Gemeenschapscentrum De Vaartkapoen, commonly abbreviated VK, is a community centre in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, a municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium, located on Rue Saint-Joseph. The centre was officially inaugurated on November 10, 1984, by Karel Poma, then vice-president of the Flemish Executive and Minister of Culture, after the idea for it had been approved around 1974; its concert programme was founded in 1989 on a concept by Marc Crooman with assistance from Fons Noeyens. The building underwent renovation between 2019 and 2023 and reopened on November 22, 2023. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Former school building 2
Completed Year
1984 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, located there.
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1. De Vaartkapoen (Wikipedia)
  • infobox field: opened=November 10, 1984
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Gemeenschapscentrum De Vaartkapoen, commonly abbreviated VK, is a community centre in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, a municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region in Belgium, located on Rue Saint-Joseph. The centre was officially inaugurated on November 10, 1984, by Karel Poma, then vice-president of the Flemish Executive and Minister of Culture, after the idea for it had been approved around 1974; its concert programme was founded in 1989 on a concept by Marc Crooman with assistance from Fons Noeyens. The building underwent renovation between 2019 and 2023 and reopened on November 22, 2023.
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2. De Vaartkapoen (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Former school building)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Former school building)
Wikidata item Q130672785, instance of (P31): former school building
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Wikidata: De Vaartkapoen
Wikidata Q130672785, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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