Jenevermuseum

Om museet

The museum is housed in the former Stellingwerff/Theunissen distillery on the Witte Nonnenstraat. The complex was originally a convent farm of the Franciscan penitent sisters, the White Nuns. After the sale of monastic property during the French period it became a jenever distillery, later owned by the Stellingwerff and Theunissen families. When the widow Theunissen died in 1971, the crumbling complex threatened to disappear. In 1975 it was protected as the first industrial-archaeological monument in Flanders.

In 1979 the City of Hasselt bought the site to house a museum illustrating the town's ties with the jenever industry. The Jenevermuseum itself had existed since 1982 and until then was housed in the Oud Gasthuis, now the Modemuseum. After a restoration from 1983 to 1987, the National Jenevermuseum opened on the new site in September 1987. The living and working spaces of the distiller families have been preserved along the route, from the ox stable and bottling room to the still room, the malt loft and the barn.

Since 1991 the museum has distilled jenevers and liqueurs according to old recipes in its authentic still from the late 19th century. A master distiller is regularly at work there. Alongside the permanent display there are temporary exhibitions, workshops and guided tours. The museum is a recognised museum with a quality label from the Flemish Community and a museum of the City of Hasselt.

Højdepunkter

• Authentic, working still from the late 19th century, with a master distiller
• Protected distillery site around an inner courtyard, Flanders' first industrial-archaeological monument
• Tasting room with more than 100 jenevers
• The search game “De Jenevermoord” for adults and children
• Collection of jugs, glasses, bottles, posters and labels
• Jenevers and liqueurs distilled in-house

Permanent udstilling

• Vaste museumpresentatie – The route passes through the authentic distillery buildings, from the ox stable and bottling room via the still room and malt loft to the living quarters and the barn, with dozens of original objects, films, sound fragments and scent installations about jenever.

Grundlagt

1987

Ejer

Stad Hasselt (Musea Hasselt)

Entrépriser & rabatter

The ticket also gives access to the current temporary exhibition and, for visitors aged 19 and over, a drink in the tasting room. Free, with or without a drink, are holders of the Haspas or a museum pass, among others. Free without a drink are ICOM members, holders of a Klasse teacher card and Hasselt residents with a UiTPAS Regio Hasselt. Tickets do not need to be bought in advance.

Tilgængelighed

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

Most of the museum is accessible to wheelchair users. The mill room and the mill tower cannot be reached, but the information about them is available in multimedia form or on a text panel. The lift is temporarily out of order, so visitors who have difficulty walking are advised to postpone their visit. All museum texts are available in large print. Guide dogs for blind visitors are welcome; other dogs are not.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn

Families can play the search game “De Jenevermoord”, a murder mystery for adults and children, at every visit. It is suitable for children aged 10 and over (children aged 10 to 12 with help from an adult). Allow about 90 minutes. Children up to and including age 18 enter free but do not receive a drink.

Transport & parkering

The museum is on a traffic-free street behind the Hasselt-Limburg Library. There are no covered bicycle parking facilities, but there are open bicycle racks on the street by the library.

Service & spisesteder

• Café

The tasting room is a jenever bar with more than 100 jenevers, alcohol-free options and a terrace in the inner courtyard.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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