Z33
House for contemporary art, design and architecture in the Hasselt beguinage, with changing exhibitions in an award-winning building.
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About the museum
The name Z33 refers to Zuivelmarkt 33, the address of the former beguinage of Hasselt. Since 1938 the site has had a cultural function, first with the Provincial Museum and the Centre for Arts-Beguinage. In 1996 both institutions merged into the Provincial Centre for Visual Arts, from which Z33, House for Contemporary Art, emerged in 2002.
The house brought contemporary art and design together in thematic projects, first in the beguine houses and in exhibition wing 58. It also organised art projects in the open landscape of Limburg, including in the area of Borgloon and Heers and between Hasselt and Genk. Since 2018, Z33 has also taken on the tasks of the Cultuurplatform Design.
In 2020 a new chapter began: Z33 has since called itself House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture and moved to Bonnefantenstraat 1. There the Italian architect Francesca Torzo designed the new exhibition wing, Wing 19, with an exterior of rhombus-shaped bricks that connects to Wing 58 and the renovated beguinage. The building won, among other awards, the Piranesi Award (2018) and the Italian Architecture Prize (2020). Z33 has no permanent collection: the programme consists of changing exhibitions on social themes.
Highlights
- Wing 19, the exhibition wing by architect Francesca Torzo
- Changing exhibitions on contemporary art, design and architecture
- Renovated beguinage with reflecting pool and garden
- Z33 café with terrace at the beguinage
- Nocturne on the second Thursday of every month
- Founded
- 1996
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €12 |
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| Reduced | €618- to 26-year-olds, holders of a teacher card or oKo sector pass |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 enter free. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €6For people with a European Disability Card and their companion. |
| Students & apprentices | €6Higher education students pay the reduced rate. |
| Groups | –Guided tour for groups of up to 15 people: €95 in Dutch (€110 in English or French), excluding tickets. For schools: €75 per guide. |
| Bokrijk pass | €7.80 |
| UiTPAS Hasselt reduced rate | €2.40 |
| Architecture audio guide | €3 |
Standard rate €12 from 26 years. Free admission for, among others, children and young people under 18, Friends of Z33, ICOM members and holders of the museumPASSmusées or the Haspas; the passes are on sale at reception. In the shop, museumPASS holders get 5% discount.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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
Z33 is accessible to people with limited mobility, from the exhibitions to the toilets and the Z33 café. For help with physical, visual or hearing accessibility, visitors can contact bezoeken@z33.be in advance.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Kolonel Dusartplein (boulevardpendel)
Hasselt station is about 1 km away. From the station, the boulevard shuttle runs every 5 minutes to Kolonel Dusartplein, close to Z33. IC trains run every hour to Hasselt from, among others, Ostend, Bruges, Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp and Liège.
By car
Paid parking · 5-min walk to the entrance
Z33 has no car park of its own. Paid car parks nearby: Q-Park Molenpoort (Kattegatstraat, about 5 minutes' walk), Q-Park Dusart (Koning Boudewijnlaan, about 10 minutes) and Parking Blauwe Boulevard (Gelatineboulevard, about 12 minutes). Free parking is possible at the Zuid car-pool car park and at Park H, with a free shuttle ticket to the centre.
Hasselt city centre is car-free; inside the small ring there are retractable bollards. Bicycles can be parked at the front of the building on Bonnefantenstraat.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
The Z33 café serves breakfast, lunch and sweet snacks with local, seasonal products and has a terrace at the beguinage (Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 09:00–17:00, Thursday and Friday 09:00–22:00; closed Monday and Tuesday). The Z33 shop sells design products, books and magazines during the house's opening hours.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 75 min |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Groups can book a guided tour (75 minutes, maximum 15 people, every day except Monday), covering for example the exhibitions, the beguinage or the architecture of Z33. Every Saturday and Sunday from 14:00 to 16:00, guides answer questions free of charge in the exhibition rooms. An architecture audio guide can be reserved. |
