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Horlogeriemuseum

Private museum for clocks and watches from around 1600 to the present in Bonheiden, which can only be visited on a guided tour by the restorers themselves.

Spørg museet om åbningstiderEntré 12,50 €

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Om museet

The Horlogeriemuseum is a private museum for timekeepers, run by the restorers of antique clocks and watches Jozef Op de Beeck and his daughter Elke. The museum has existed since 1983 and for a long time was housed in the restored sixteenth-century house De Wildeman on the Lange Schipstraat in the centre of Mechelen. In 2024 it moved to a new location in Bonheiden, where the Klokkenkliniek (clock clinic), the workshop where clockwork is repaired and restored, is also housed.

The collection was built up from the daily work with old clockwork. It contains pieces from around 1600 to the present day, including a tower clock, hourglasses, sundials, mysterious clocks, exceptional pocket watches, top-quality wristwatches, longcase clocks, table clocks, wall clocks and alarm clocks. A lot of antique tools that clockmakers once used in their workshops are also on display; some of them are still used in restorations.

The museum also shows watches that Jozef Op de Beeck designed and made himself, such as retrograde wristwatches and clockwork in the shape of a cat, an owl or a tortoise. The museum can only be visited with a guided tour, so that visitors receive an explanation of what they see.

Højdepunkter

Clocks and watches from around 1600 to the present day
Tower clock, hourglasses, sundials and pocket watches
Antique tools of clockmakers
Own designs by Jozef Op de Beeck, such as retrograde wristwatches
Guided tour by the restorers themselves, in Dutch, English or French

Permanent udstilling

Collectie klokken en horloges – A collection of timekeepers from around 1600 to the present, including a tower clock, hourglasses, sundials, pocket watches, longcase clocks and antique clockmakers' tools.

Grundlagt: 1983
Ejer: Horlogeriemuseum BV
Ledelse: Jozef Op de Beeck en Elke Op de Beeck

Entrépriser & rabatter

Voksne	12,50 €
Børn og unge	8 €The rate of €8 applies to children in school groups.
Grupper (fra 10 pers.)	12,50 € pr. personGroups of 10 to a maximum of 30 people pay €12.50 per person; the guide is included.

Prices per person, including VAT.

Tilgængelighed

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

Børn og familie

Tours are adapted to the target group, from groups of young children and primary school pupils to specialists.

Transport & parkering

The museum is at Korte Hondshoekstraat 9 in Bonheiden (Op de Beeck).

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Service & spisesteder

Next to the museum is the Klokkenkliniek for repair, restoration, expertise and sale of clockwork, by appointment from Monday to Saturday.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

Planlæg dit besøg

Rundvisninger	ja · varighed ca. 75 min.
Tilbud til skoler	ja
Godt at vide	The collection can only be visited on a guided tour by Jozef or Elke Op de Beeck, in Dutch, English or French. The explanation is adapted to the group, from young children and primary school pupils to specialists. A guided tour takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes; the maximum group size is 30 people.