Musée des Moulins - Jean Bruggeman

Over het museum

The museum tells the story of life in and around the mills, from the evolution of energy sources to electricity, by way of steam power. It was created around three mills that were rescued and reassembled in Villeneuve-d'Ascq by a regional association of mill enthusiasts. Since September 2022 it has been municipal and bears the name of Jean Bruggeman.

The Moulin des Olieux was the first to arrive, in 1976. Built in 1743 in Audruicq as a linseed press (tordoir à huile), it was converted into a flour mill, then dismantled and moved. Reassembled between 1977 and 1983, it was inaugurated on June 26, 1983 and has produced linseed oil since 1986. It is the only reconstructed tordoir of its kind in the region.

The flour mill, built in 1776, comes from Ruminghem. Brought back in 1979, it was restored from 1984 to 1988 and can once again grind wheat and sift flour. In 1987 a water mill dating from 1902, from Vers-sur-Selle, was added; it drove a trip hammer in a cutlery workshop. It does not run, but remains visible.

Objects, tools and trades connected with milling complete the visit. Virtual reality headsets offer a 360° tour of the flour mill.

Hoogtepunten

• Moulin des Olieux, the only reconstructed oil mill of this type in the region
• Flour mill from 1776, in working order
• Water mill from 1902, from Vers-sur-Selle
• Guided tours of the inside of the mills
• Virtual reality headsets for a 360° tour of the flour mill

Vaste collectie

• Le moulin des Olieux – Oil mill built in 1743, reconstructed in Villeneuve-d'Ascq and in operation since 1986 producing linseed oil.
• Le moulin à farine – Mill from 1776 brought from Ruminghem, restored in 1988 and able to grind wheat and sift flour.
• Le moulin à eau et les métiers du moulin – Water mill from 1902 linked to a cutlery workshop, with the tools and trades that surrounded the mills.

Beheerder

Ville de Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Third Sunday of the month

Admission is also free for nursery and primary schools from Villeneuve-d'Ascq (workshops and visits) and for educators accompanying groups with disabilities.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Accessible parking space in the car park near the entrance, adapted toilets, staff trained to welcome people with learning disabilities, and virtual reality headsets for a 360° tour of the flour mill.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderfeestjes

Courses for children and families during school holidays, milling workshops and birthday parties on Wednesday afternoons.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Via the Paris–Ghent motorway (A1/A22/N227), exit 5 or 6 “Flers / Château / Musée d'art moderne”.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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