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't Gasthuys - Civic Museum
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34 reviews
#5 of 15 things to do in Aalst
Speciality Museums • History Museums
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1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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ShuggMcGlummfer
Edinburgh, UK60 contributions
Great local museum, covers all eras
Jul 2015 • Couples
This is truly a very interesting town museum, set in both a modern building and a cloister. It has the added advantage of being free!

There is a good display covering the history of the carnival in Aalst with video. Following this you can explore the chapel and cloisters left from the original ecclesiastical building. The rooms also contain further displays on what happened in Aalst during WW1 & WW2, and the author Paul Boon.

Well worth a visit.
Written July 23, 2015
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Katrien S
Ghent, Belgium1,982 contributions
Small but diverse museum
Feb 2017 • Solo
This is a small museum housed in a converted hospital build in 1600. Entrance is for free, and inside the 4 famous "Aalstenaars" are honoured, from Dirk Martens who was the first printer in this part of the world, father Daens, who was fought for worker conditions (and was therefore thrown out of the church), Louis Paul Boon an author also engaged with the working class men, and Saedeleer, a painter. The last one is represented with a room of his paintings and some of his etches. There is also a room with modern Belgian art. Further the museum has a section on Carnival in Aalst, which now is listed as immaterial UNESCO World Heritage. Well worth a visit, but explanations seemed to be only in Dutch.
Written February 17, 2017
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Yvan820
Denderhoutem, Belgium1,176 contributions
A good retro view
Dec 2016 • Friends
This place gives a complete retrospectif from Louis Paul Boon (a famous left wrighter until Priester Daens, a fighter for human treatment and rights) This Museum is open since the early 1902 and gives a retrospective from the city of Aalst History.
 
Written December 27, 2016
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mjens2018
Aalst, Belgium20 contributions
Nice local museum
Jun 2015 • Friends
Museum about the history and culture of Aalst. Not very big. If you're in Aalst I would definitely go there.
Nice building. Used to be an hospital.
They have a permanent exhibition and hold temporary exhibitions on regular basis.
Entry is free.
Written February 24, 2016
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pegletbee
Norfolk, UK30 contributions
Great little museum - and free!
Aug 2018 • Friends
Went specifically to see the work of a local artist, but it was a great little museum and we really enjoyed all of it.
Written August 25, 2018
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Carl M
1 contribution
Small interesting museum.
Mar 2017 • Friends
Part with history information from Aalst, part with history of "Priester Daens", part with Carnaval information, part with paintings and part with temporary exhibitions.
Written May 23, 2017
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MarlijnP
Hoofddorp, The Netherlands11 contributions
Small and cute
Aug 2013 • Solo
Nice, cute museum with local thing. I was there for the exhibition on fairytale clothing. Very Nice, but don't expect anything fancy
Written April 15, 2014
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