Triveriusmuseum
Municipal museum in the church of Zegelsem with medical instruments, books and apothecary jars, a tribute to the Brakel physician Triverius.
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About the museum
The Triverius Museum is named after Jeremias De Drivere, in Latin Hieremias Triverius Brachelius, who was born in Nederbrakel in 1504. The son of a village surgeon, he studied at the University of Leuven and became its first professor of anatomy. For a time he was the teacher of Vesalius, and he renewed medicine there until his death in 1554.
The municipal museum was founded in February 2015 by the Geschied- en Heemkundige Kring Triverius and the Orde van Triverius. The core of the collection comes from Dr Wilfried Cornette, a surgeon from Zottegem who had built up a remarkable collection of old surgical instruments and other medical material. The museum was first located in the Art Deco chapel of the Sisters of Mary in Nederbrakel and closed there on 1 September 2025.
The collection moved to the Sint-Ursmaruskerk of Zegelsem, which after being deconsecrated was converted into a museum space; the atmosphere of the church building has been preserved. The exhibition Van Klisteerspuit tot hyperbaartoestel (From Enema Syringe to Hyperbaric Chamber) shows the medicine of Triverius's time up to the present, with apothecary jars and syrup jugs, herbs and medicines, and old medical books.
Highlights
- Medical instruments and surgical material from earlier centuries, collected by Dr Wilfried Cornette
- Apothecary jars and syrup jugs
- Old medical books
- Tribute to Triverius (1504–1554), a native of Brakel and professor in Leuven
- Museum space in the former Sint-Ursmaruskerk of Zegelsem
Permanent exhibition
- Van Klisteerspuit tot hyperbaartoestel – The medicine of Triverius's time up to today, with medical instruments, apothecary jars, syrup jugs and old books.
- Founded
- 2015
- Operated by
- Gemeente Brakel
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Children & teens | freeYoung people and students enter free. |
| Seniors | €3.50From 65 years. |
| Students & apprentices | freeYoung people and students: free. |
| Groups | €3.50 per personGroups pay €3.50 per person; with one refreshment included, €5 per person. |
| Catalogue (with one admission) | €10 |
Admission is free on the open-door days.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | On every opening day there is a free guided tour at 15:00; by appointment this can also be at 14:00 or 16:00. Booking is possible but not compulsory. Group visits take place by appointment. |
