Friday 15/8 →
Sunday 24/8
Vaals (NL)
Theme 2025:
SOURCES
Will you join us on a journey along natural, cultural, and cartographic sources in a festival full of maps, stories, and imagination?
From mountain peak to river, from water spring to source of knowledge: discover the origin at MAPAWAY.
PROGRAM
Exhibitions
Free access during the festival from Fr. 15/8 till Sunday 24/8.
Summit op Slippers
In de Wolken
Turning the Tide
Grondstoffen van de Vaalserberg
Source of INSPIRATION
How mountains inspire us and how the Vaalserberg shapes our sense of style.
Talk by Clean Climber (NL):
Sa. 23/8 10-11h
DIY on Mountain Wearables (permanent)
Source for RETREAT
Water sources as natural power and places of rest and restoration.
Talk on the Viennese Drinking Water Wonder:
Sa. 23/8 12-13h
Workshop Sourcitis Retreat by Frederieke Peters (NL):
Su. 24/8 10h & 11:30h
DIY Sourcitis Retreat (permanent)
Source of REFERENCE
On source material, alternatives to sea-level based systems like NAP, and extraordinary maps.
Workshop on Mountain Weather by the MWIS (UK):
Fr. 22/8 & Sa. 23/8 14-17h
Workshop Map collage art by Helen Hartmann (NL):
Sa. 23/8 14-17h
Talk ‘Source of Maps’ by the Institute of Cartopology:
Sa. 23/8 11-12h
DIY on Cloud Base Measurements (permanent)
RE-SOURCES
What does the Vaalserberg provide in terms of materials, colours and fibers?
DIY Various material experiments (permanent)
Workshop Embroidery and repairing by Nina Führer (D) & Sofie Hermans (B):
Th. 19/8 & Su. 24/8 14-17h
Workshop on Wild Nettle Soup & Pancakes by Ward Willems (NL):
Fr. 22/8 18-21h
Program subject to change – more details will be added in the coming weeks.
TICKETS
Early bird weekend
€45
€
30
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Map A Way day one (Fr 22/8, excluding DIY expeditions)
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Map A Way day two (Sa 23/8, excluding DIY expeditions)
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Map A Way day three (Su 24/8, excluding DIY expeditions)
Limited time
Early bird day
€20
€
15
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One Map A Way day of choice (Fr 22/8, Sa 23/8 or Su 24/8), excluding DIY expeditions
Limited time
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