Partners

Art UnOrganized

For programming and playing the Hillen organ, the Grote Kerk Breda cooperates with Art Unorganized. This foundation aims to promote the revival of the organ and strengthen the position of organ music in Dutch musical culture. Art Unorganized ensures that the organ repertoire of classical music and modern classics can continue to be performed.

City Carillonneur of Breda

Paul Maassen, the city carillonneur of Breda, plays the carillon in the tower of the Grote Kerk Breda and the Heuvelcarillon. He regularly rings the church bells across the city; every quarter of an hour via the automatic carillon, with live performances on Fridays and Saturdays from 12 noon to 1 pm and during concerts. In this way, the city carillonneur creates a festive atmosphere during market days, events and special occasions, and contributes to the distinctive sound of Breda’s intangible cultural heritage.

Gilde de Baronie

The volunteer city guides of Gilde de Baronie offer a wide range of activities that bring to life the rich history of the Grote Kerk Breda, among others.

These include various guided tours and climbing the tower of the Grote Kerk Breda. The city guides enthusiastically share their knowledge about the church and its past, telling age-old stories in an accessible way.

Grootste Museum van Nederland

The Grootste Museum van Nederland brings together the Netherlands' most beautiful places of worship as a single museum. The beauty of Dutch churches, synagogues, temples and mosques in The Grootste Museum van Nederland is accessible to all. 

Museum Association

As a knowledge partner of the Museum Association, we contribute to strengthening the cultural sector. By actively sharing and gathering knowledge, we work to enhance quality, innovation and accessibility within heritage and culture. Our joint focus is on themes that align with the Museum Association’s priorities. Knowledge is at the heart of this: through connection and a sound understanding of practice, we strengthen one another and the sector as a whole.

Protestant Community of Breda

The church was Catholic until 1637, when it was called Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk. After the iconoclasm and the 80-year war, the church came into the hands of the Protestant Community of Breda. That is also when its name changed to Grote Kerk Breda.

Since 1978, the secular Stichting Grote Kerk Breda has been responsible for the restoration, maintenance and exploitation of the national monument.

TOEGANKELIJK MUSEUM

Toegankelijk Museum (Accessible Museum) is a regional partnership between various museums aimed at ensuring programming for specific target groups. They collaborate on communications with the target group and on organising the programme. This enables us to enhance the quality of the programmes and to coordinate our offerings.

Topmonumenten Brabant

TopMonumenten Brabant is a platform that seeks to showcase the four most important monuments in our province. Besides the Grote Kerk Breda, these are the Sint-Jan in Den Bosch, Markiezenhof in Bergen op Zoom and Kasteel Heeswijk in Heeswijk-Dinther. 

TURF

TURF is a city-wide event in the heart of Breda, focusing on electronic music, art, culture and tech with the aim of creating a platform where technology and creativity meet and strengthen each other. The event contributes to the city's ambition to establish itself as an international hotspot for applied technology and art.

During TURF, you will visit the church to hear talks, live performances and art installations that unlock and reinforce the principles of both the event and the Grote Kerk Breda.