Klokken- en beiaardmuseum Halle

About the museum

The bell museum is located in the 71-metre-high tower of the Sint-Martinusbasiliek in Halle. The tower has four storeys and four octagonal corner turrets; the first two storeys date from before 1400, the third and fourth from around 1470. The bell museum is set up on the first floor, while the second floor houses the clock room with various mechanisms.

On the third floor hangs the carillon of 54 bells. The fourth floor was the residence of the tower keeper: since December 2006 Halle has again had an official city tower keeper, the only one in Flanders. During the Second World War, sexton Gustaaf Desmet made sure that the German occupiers did not take the bells away for reuse.

Visitors only encounter the bell museum as part of a guided tour of the basilica, together with the church loft and the panorama from the tower, or during the open tower days. The tower itself is not wheelchair-accessible.

Highlights

• Bell museum on the first floor of the 71-metre tower
• Clock room with tower clock mechanisms
• Carillon of 54 bells
• Panorama over Halle from the tower
• Can be combined with a visit to the church loft and the treasury of the basilica

Permanent exhibition

• Klokkenmuseum in de toren – Bell museum on the first floor of the tower of the Sint-Martinusbasiliek, to visit with a guided tour or on open tower days.

Operated by

Stad Halle

Admission & discounts

For group tours there is a base price per group plus an amount per person (see the tickets). On the open tower days admission is free and you do not need to register. An extra tour on the same day by the same applicant costs €10 less, except in combination with a visit to Brouwerij Boon.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The tower and the treasury cannot be reached by wheelchair.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The tourism department is at Grote Markt 1; the basilica is on Kardinaal Cardijnstraat.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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