Abstract
In Belgium, the model of the university museum as an outgrowth of and responsive to a closely knit academic community is gradually giving way to that of an institution which aims to serve a larger public. But this evolution has been uneven and is far from universal, as explained by Bernard van den Driessche, administrator of the Museum of Louvain‐la‐Neuve (Catholic University of Louvain), which he helped set up in 1979. Vice‐chairman from 1992 to 1995 of the ICOM Belgian National Committee, he was co‐ordinator of several issues of La vie des musées (Museum Life) published by the French‐speaking Association of Belgian Museums. He is currently president of Museums and Society in Wallonia, an association formed in 1998.
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