Mechelen
Things To Do
Mechelen was famous for its cloth and tapestries in the Middle Ages. If you’re interested in finding out more about this industrial heritage, visit the Gaspar de Wit Tapestry Museum, which renovates old tapestries and also makes new ones – and you can view works in progress to see how they are done as well as finished examples of medieval wallhangings.
The Horlogerie Museum (Watch Museum) is a fascinating private collection of over 1,000 antique timepieces, housed in an old 16th century townhouse. There are pocket watches, grandfather clocks, mantelpiece clocks, carriage clocks, ornamental clocks and even sundials and hourglasses. As the museum is very small it can only be viewed with the owners, who’ll give you a friendly and informative guided tour of their marvellous collection.
Another museum popular with adults and children alike is the Speelgoed Museum (Toy Museum), which contains everyone’s favourite childhood playthings from antique teddy bears and dolls to old train sets and toy cars. There’s also a cafeteria and of course a play corner for kids.
Kids will also love Mechelen’s Science and Technology Museum. Who says science has to be boring? The Technopolis is anything but. Informative and educational yet fun and entertaining, it brings science to life through interactive displays and do-it-yourself experiments.
The Horlogerie Museum (Watch Museum) is a fascinating private collection of over 1,000 antique timepieces, housed in an old 16th century townhouse. There are pocket watches, grandfather clocks, mantelpiece clocks, carriage clocks, ornamental clocks and even sundials and hourglasses. As the museum is very small it can only be viewed with the owners, who’ll give you a friendly and informative guided tour of their marvellous collection.
Another museum popular with adults and children alike is the Speelgoed Museum (Toy Museum), which contains everyone’s favourite childhood playthings from antique teddy bears and dolls to old train sets and toy cars. There’s also a cafeteria and of course a play corner for kids.
Kids will also love Mechelen’s Science and Technology Museum. Who says science has to be boring? The Technopolis is anything but. Informative and educational yet fun and entertaining, it brings science to life through interactive displays and do-it-yourself experiments.