Poldermuseum Lillo
Local history museum in Fort Lillo with theme rooms about the vanished life in the Antwerp polder villages; open from Easter to November.
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Om museet
The Poldermuseum has its origins in the 1950s in Wilmarsdonk. The village and the other polder villages of Lillo, Oorderen and Oosterweel had to make way for the expansion of the port of Antwerp. From 1955 parish priest Jan-Baptist Eelen began collecting old everyday objects from the village, to preserve something of polder life for later. The parish hall soon became too small.
In 1959 the Heemkundige Kring van de Antwerpse Polder (local history circle of the Antwerp Polder) was founded, and on 19 December 1959 the Poldermuseum officially opened in Wilmarsdonk. When that village too was to disappear, the City of Antwerp made several houses in Lillo-Fort available. There the museum was solemnly reopened on 26 June 1963. Since 1 October 1986 it has been run by the non-profit association (vzw) Poldermuseum Lillo, with its own board alongside the local history circle.
In the museum rooms you can see how people used to live in the polder villages: period interiors, a classroom of yesteryear, a village shop, an inn, an original bakery oven, a hairdresser’s and everyday objects from many trades. There are also memories of both World Wars, the customs post, the floods of 1953, faith and superstition, and of the painters Nicasius De Keyser and Albert De Vree. Volunteers set up the rooms themselves and welcome the visitors.
Højdepunkter
- Theme rooms about life in the vanished polder villages
- Village shop, inn and classroom of yesteryear
- Original bakery oven for baking beschuiten (Dutch rusks)
- Memories of the floods of 1953 and of both World Wars
- Treasure hunt for children, with a surprise from the “Schatkist” (treasure chest)
Permanent udstilling
- Themakamers over het leven in de Antwerpse polder – Theme rooms with authentic objects show daily life in the polder villages, including a village shop, an inn, a classroom and a bakery oven.
- Grundlagt
- 1959
- Ejer
- VZW Poldermuseum Lillo
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 5 € |
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| Børn og unge | –Young people up to 12 free. |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 8 € pr. personGroups from 10 people pay €8 per person, guide included; book at least 2 weeks in advance and pay at least 10 days before the visit. |
| School group of up to 20 pupils (guide included) | 50 €Above 20 pupils, €1 per extra pupil plus €40 for an extra guide. |
| Guide in Lillo-Fort (tour of up to 2 hours) | 40 €Per guide for up to 20 visitors; request at least 2 weeks in advance; also possible outside opening hours. |
The admission price includes a guide who helps you find your way around the museum. The museum is not part of the Museumpas.
Tilgængelighed
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
Children can do a treasure hunt through the museum and receive a surprise from the “Schatkist” at the end. Children up to 12 enter free.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
With DeWaterbus you cross the Scheldt to Lillo, with stops including Hemiksem, Kruibeke, Zwijndrecht, Sint-Anna and Steenplein in Antwerp. There is a departure every half hour; the stops and boats are accessible to wheelchair users, and bicycles travel free.
The museum is in Fort Lillo, on Tolhuisstraat. Details on the route by car or bicycle are on the “Contact” page of the museum website.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
The museum website sells regional beer, magnets and glasses from the museum; orders can be placed through the secretariat.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Groups book via boekingenpoldermuseum@gmail.com or +32 485 61 48 32. For the third to sixth years of primary school there is a special guided tour programme; schools can visit all year round. In the winter months some rooms may be inaccessible due to maintenance. |
