Museum De Schuur

About the museum

Around 1850, the Count of Wissekerke, Philippe Vilain XIIII, had a barn built to dry wijmen or willow twigs, one of the main products of the polder. Osier twigs were the raw material for basket-making, which flourished in this region. The barn was built in a more or less Swiss style, which the count had picked up during his travels through Europe.

At the end of the twentieth century the osier-drying barn was converted into a museum of agricultural items (landbouwalaam). The museum displays a collection of very diverse agricultural machinery and tools, including a potato digger, a beerkar, a calf machine, a butter churn and a carbide lamp.

In the museum's café, visitors can enjoy a drink at affordable prices. The surroundings, with the Wissekerke castle, the church and church square and the Barbierpolder, are ideal for walking and cycling trips.

Highlights

• Osier-drying barn from around 1850 in a more or less Swiss style
• Collection of agricultural machinery and tools
• Café with a wide choice of drinks
• Surroundings with castle, church square and Barbierpolder
• Walking and cycling routes along the Scheldt dykes

Permanent exhibition

• Landbouwmachines en gereedschap – The osier-drying barn displays a collection of very diverse agricultural machinery and tools from the region.

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The dykes along the Scheldt and the ferries in Kruibeke, Bazel and Rupelmonde offer many opportunities for cycling trips; don't forget the cycle junction network.

Amenities & dining

• Café

The museum café offers a wide choice of drinks at very affordable prices.

Events & venue rental

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