{"id":7778,"date":"2024-07-02T11:13:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.facts.be\/2024\/07\/02\/the-collectors-panel-the-benefits-of-building-maintaining-a-huge-collection\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T11:13:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:13:20","slug":"the-collectors-panel-the-benefits-of-building-maintaining-a-huge-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.facts.be\/en\/2024\/07\/02\/the-collectors-panel-the-benefits-of-building-maintaining-a-huge-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Collectors Panel: The benefits of building &amp; maintaining a huge collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FACTS has invited three Belgian collectors who have single-handedly <b>turned collecting geeky objects and merchandise into an artform<\/b>. At one point, their collections stopped being collections and became full-fledged archives, in which you can stroll and witness (but not touch!) pop culture history.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How did they start?<\/li>\n<li>How much is it all worth?<\/li>\n<li>Is it a good investment or just for nostalgic purposes?<\/li>\n<li>What are their most prized possessions?<\/li>\n<li>And more importantly: what are the <b>tips &amp; tricks to transform YOUR collection<\/b> into a museum?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find out in this panel!<\/p>\n<h1>PANEL MEMBERS<\/h1>\n<h2>CHRISTOPHE STIENLET<\/h2>\n<p><b>WHO: <\/b>Famous Belgian and <i>Star Wars<\/i> collector<br \/>Entering his &#8216;man cave&#8217; is like walking into a <i>Star Wars <\/i>merchandise store. From comics and vintage posters to 1970&#8217;s figurines and action figures, Christophe has it all.<\/p>\n<h2>PETER DE SMET<\/h2>\n<p><b>WHO: <\/b>LEGO\u00ae <i>Star Wars<\/i>\u2122 expert (<a style=\"font-size: 17px;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dewlanna\"><strong>@dewlanna<\/strong><\/a>)<br \/>When your collection is big enough to fill a LEGO\u00ae exposition at the Speelgoedmuseum in Mechelen, then you know it&#8217;s something special. Peter has the whole wide LEGO\u00ae world in his hands.<\/p>\n<h2>TINYCOLLECTOR<\/h2>\n<p><b>WHO: <\/b>Thijs Bastiaens, aka\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/jnoxx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>@jNoxxx<\/b><\/a><br \/>Thijs&#8217; <b>video game collection<\/b> got so big that he had to move to a bigger house with a hangar. That&#8217;s where he keeps <i>The Archive<\/i>, which is basically gaming history stored in one room. Check out the video!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JSVjUzJOYqc&#038;feature=youtu.be&#038;t=83\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>PRACTICAL INFO<\/h2>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday and Sunday (19 &amp; 20 October), exact hours to be determined.<br \/><strong>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0Go under the balcony in Flanders Expo&#8217;s Hall 1<br \/>and go behind the stairs to find the workshop &amp; panel zone.<br \/><strong>LANGUAGE<\/strong>: Mainly Dutch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FACTS has invited three Belgian collectors who have single-handedly turned collecting geeky objects and merchandise into an artform. At one point, their collections stopped being collections and became full-fledged archives, in which you can stroll and witness (but not touch!) pop culture history. How did they start? How much is it all worth? 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