Museum of Industry
The Museum of Industry, Work and Textiles is a museum in Ghent in Belgium. Ghent was at the centre of the Flanders textile region. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.Photo: Geertivp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Wednesday: closed
Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, and school holidays: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Ghent, Belgium
- Also known as: “Industriemuseum Gent”, “MIAT”, “Museum about industry, labour and textile”, “Museum of Industrial Archaeology and Textiles”, “Museum of Industry (Ghent)”, “Museum of Industry, Work and Textiles”, and “Museum voor Industriële Archeologie en Textiel”
- Address: Minnemeers 10, Gent, 9000
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Minnemeersbrug and Castle of the Counts.
Castle of the Counts
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353. Castle of the Counts is situated 640 metres west of Museum of Industry.
Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature
Castle
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Flemish Academy for Dutch Language and Literature is an institution focused on the study and promotion of the Dutch language in Flanders. It is the Dutch-speaking counterpart of the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique and one of Belgium's numerous academies. Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature is situated 450 metres south of Museum of Industry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterwijk and Patershol.
Prinsenhof
Neighborhood
The Prinsenhof or Hof ten Walle was a historic building in Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. It served as the official residence of the Counts of Flanders from the 15th century after the Gravensteen fell into disuse, having previously been the home of the financier Simon de Mirabello.
Museum of Industry
- Categories: service provider, memory institution, public space, building, tourism, industrial building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ghent, Arrondissement of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.05937° or 51° 3′ 34″ northLongitude
3.72913° or 3° 43′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F353P5H+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 502977224OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2245203
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vlaams—“Museum of Industry” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Industriemuseum”
- Dutch: “Industriemuseum”
- Dutch: “MIAT”
- Dutch: “Museum over industrie, arbeid en textiel”
- Dutch: “Museum voor Industrie, Arbeid en Textiel”
- Dutch: “Museum voor Industriële Archeologie en Textiel”
- French: “MIAT”
- French: “Musée d’archéologie industrieel et du textile”
- French: “Musée de l’Industrie (Gand)”
- French: “musée de l’Industrie”
- French: “Musée de l’industrie”
- French: “Musée de l’Industrie”
- French: “Musée sur l’industrie, le travail et textile”
- German: “Industriemuseum”
- German: “MIAT”
- Italian: “Museo dell’Industria”
- Slovenian: “MIAT”
- Slovenian: “Muzej industrije”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Industria”
- Vlaams: “Industriemuseum”
- Vlaams: “MIAT”
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