Industriemuseum

Om museet

The Industriemuseum is housed in the former Desmet-Guéquier cotton-spinning mill on the Minnemeers. The main building dates from 1905–1912 and was modelled on the cotton mills of Manchester. In the forecourt stands the statue of Pierre De Geyter, the composer of the Internationale.

The museum began as the Museum voor Industrie, Arbeid en Textiel (MIAT), the Museum for Industry, Labour and Textiles. Since the 1970s many relics of the Industrial Revolution had been scrapped or demolished. From 1985 MIAT used the factory as a depot. In 1989 the Ghent city council decided that the building was the right location for the museum, and in spring 1991 the museum moved to the Minnemeers, together with the museum library. In 2018 it reopened under the name Industriemuseum.

The permanent displays extend over several floors: the main exhibition ‘Over mensen en machines’ on the Industrial Revolution, a printing department on three centuries of the graphic industry, and the textile department ‘100% textiel’. The collection includes, among other things, the oldest surviving twisting mill in Europe and an English Mule Jenny, a spinning machine that was smuggled into Ghent. The museum calls itself a living museum: working machines are demonstrated, and there are workshops and a Tinker Studio where visitors can experiment with materials and techniques themselves. At the top of the building you have a panoramic view of the historic city centre and the nineteenth-century industrial belt.

Højdepunkter

• Main exhibition ‘Over mensen en machines’ on the Industrial Revolution
• Printing department with three centuries of graphic industry
• Textile department ‘100% textiel’ with working looms
• The oldest surviving twisting mill in Europe and the English Mule Jenny
• Panorama over the historic city centre and the industrial belt
• Tinker Studio for experimenting with technology yourself

Permanente udstillinger

• Over mensen en machines – The main exhibition tells the story of the Industrial Revolution and the impact of industry and machines on work and society, with images, film and objects.
• Drie eeuwen grafische industrie – In the printing department you can see printing presses and typefaces and discover the history of the graphic industry.
• 100% textiel – The textile department shows how textiles are made, from cotton fluff to towel, with working looms.

Grundlagt

1976

Ejer

Stad Gent

Ledelse

Ann Van Nieuwenhuyse

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Ghent residents (with identity card): the first Sunday of every month, on Late Donderdag and during the Gentse Feesten.

Free admission with, among others, the CityCard Gent, Museumpas, Friends of the Industriemuseum, ICOM and VMV cards, the guide card from Toerisme Vlaanderen, press (by appointment or invitation), and for supervisors of school groups or groups from childcare initiatives. At reception you can buy a postponed museum visit for someone else (€1.80). A guide of your own pays a speaking fee of €15.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Wheelchair users reach the main entrance via a ramp next to the NTGent. One parking space for people with disabilities is provided on the public road; it cannot be reserved. All museum texts for the three main exhibitions have been translated into Flemish Sign Language and can be consulted via the Erfgoedapp. There are stimulus baskets and symbols for ear, eye, nose and hand, where you can switch stimuli on or off yourself, and a low-stimulus time-out room. Monday and Friday are quieter; the looms and machines can be loud. Visitor guides and floor plans for each floor are available online. For an adapted guided tour, contact the accessibility staff member.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Puslerum
• Børnefødselsdage

The Industriemuseum has been officially approved by and for children and is a recognised baby-friendly venue: pushchairs may come in or be left in the cloakroom, there is a baby-changing table and a quiet spot for breastfeeding, and baby food can be warmed up in the museum café. For children there are museum games, workshops for families and children, and birthday parties. In the Tinker Studio children can experiment with materials and techniques themselves.

Transport & parkering

Ghent's city centre is a low-emission zone; check in advance whether your vehicle may enter. The Ottogracht is closed to through traffic at the Beverhoutplein.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe
• Wi-fi

The Museumcafé L'Usine, a social employment project, serves breakfast, lunch and aperitifs; it is open on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 09:00 to 17:30 and at weekends from 09:00 to 18:30 (closed on Wednesday). Free wifi in the museum. The museum shop at reception is accessible without a ticket.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Firmaarrangementer

Op til 310 personer.

There are four rooms: Charlotte (14 to 20 people), Remi (35), Kazim (100) and Elvira (310). For temporary exhibitions there is a seminar package. Evening events after opening hours are possible on request, from 18:30 to 01:00.

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