't Gasthuys - Civic Museum
't Gasthuys - Civic Museum
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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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Aagje
Massemen, Belgium125 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
A museum with something for everyone: Aalst is the city of carnival and you will learn a lot about it in this museum! The interactive options make it a lot of fun for children too! In addition, you cannot ignore Daens, of course, it is nice to learn more about this with a lot of documentation.
Drop in or linger for hours, the choice is yours!
Drop in or linger for hours, the choice is yours!
Written October 23, 2023
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ShuggMcGlummfer
Edinburgh, UK75 contributions
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.
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, Belgium1,942 contributions
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, Belgium1,178 contributions
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, Belgium17 contributions
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.
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, UK35 contributions
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
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 Netherlands10 contributions
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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Ginny
Aalst, Belgium4 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Friendly employees. There is a barefoot trail for the youngest children. Interesting activities too and affordable hot drinks from the vending machines for 50 cents.
Written August 15, 2023
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