Ghent - Museum of Industrial Archaeology and Textiles

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(Local Name: Museum voor Industriële Archeologie en Textiel) House No. 14 in the Gewad is the Museum voor Industriële Archeologie en Textiel (Museum of Industrial Archaeology and Textiles). As well as many tools and documents there is a Mule Jenny (spinning Jenny), one of the oldest still functioning spinning machines in the world that Lieven Bauwens introduced to Ghent at the beginning of the 19th C., thereby revitalizing the textile industry.

Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological exhibit, museum; Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits; Industrial attraction, factory museum

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Ghent Historic Inner Town Walking Tour

Address

Ghent Museum for Industrial Archaeology and Textile
Minnemeers 9
B-9000 Ghent
Belgium

Hours



Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	Closed	Closed
Closed	12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00
Open	14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00
Closed	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25) Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)