{"id":993,"date":"2025-07-10T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T09:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cral.gent\/histoire\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:48:19","slug":"geschiedenis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cral.gent\/nl\/geschiedenis\/","title":{"rendered":"Geschiedenis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"993\" class=\"elementor elementor-993 elementor-138\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e60763c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e60763c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5.2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_blur_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_blur_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:12,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_blur_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:21,&quot;end&quot;:80}},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_blur_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2945344 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2945344\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2601b3c0 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2601b3c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Koninklijke-Kunst-en-Letterkundige-Kring-1024x702.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Koninklijke-Kunst-en-Letterkundige-Kring-1024x702.png 1024w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Koninklijke-Kunst-en-Letterkundige-Kring-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Koninklijke-Kunst-en-Letterkundige-Kring-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Koninklijke-Kunst-en-Letterkundige-Kring.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87c59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d87c59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geschiedenis<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fe532 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26fe532\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbaea23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bbaea23\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c37e87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c37e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Koninklijke Kunst en Letterkundige Kring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7188ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a7188ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>De Koninklijke Kunst en Letterkundige Kring, of CRAL, opgericht op 4 mei 1879, ontstond uit de fusie van de &#8216;Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Litt\u00e9raire&#8217; en het Kunstgenootschap.<\/p><p>Deze nieuwe vereniging won snel aan populariteit en bracht bekende kunstenaars en publieke figuren uit Gent en omstreken, schrijvers, muzikanten en diverse leden van de Gentse gemeenschap samen. De CRAL speelde al snel een leidende rol in het sociale en culturele leven van de stad Gent.<\/p><p>De CRAL werd voor het eerst gevestigd aan de Sint-Jansvest 12, een gebouw dat nu eigendom is van de universiteit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119c2497 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"119c2497\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356f3657 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"356f3657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-entree-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-entree-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-entree-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-entree-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-entree.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131a5ec3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"131a5ec3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d5a60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59d5a60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffd8072 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ffd8072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-hall-entree-1024x870.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-hall-entree-1024x870.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-hall-entree-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-hall-entree-768x653.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-hall-entree.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610d9cc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"610d9cc3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7e0bd animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b7e0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In 1920 telde de CRAL meer dan 1000 leden<\/strong> en was de ruimte te klein. De CRAL verkocht het gebouw aan de Sint Jansvest en kocht het pand aan de Recollettenlei 3 van de familie de Ghellinck de Walle. Dit imposante gebouw in neoclassicistische stijl dateert uit 1862.<\/p><p><strong>In 1940 werd het gebouw opgevorderd door de bezetter, die er de dienst Bruggen en Wegen in vestigde.<\/strong> Pas in 1947 kon de CRAL haar activiteiten in haar gebouwen hervatten.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e538b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16e538b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c878f1 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26c878f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e4fbb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79e4fbb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sindsdien werden er talloze activiteiten georganiseerd: <strong>conferenties<\/strong>, <strong>taalcursussen<\/strong>, <strong>theaterworkshops<\/strong>, <strong>kunsttentoonstellingen<\/strong>, <strong>concerten<\/strong>, <strong>bals<\/strong>, <strong>banketten<\/strong>\u00a0hebben er plaatsgevonden.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121ef127 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"121ef127\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2031aca2 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2031aca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-escalier-1024x870.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-330\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-escalier-1024x870.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-escalier-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-escalier-768x653.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cral.gent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cral-escalier.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Koninklijke Kunst en Letterkundige Kring De Koninklijke Kunst en Letterkundige Kring, of CRAL, opgericht op [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-993","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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