Top 10 Museums in Flemish Brabant Province, Flanders

New (2017) museum about Father Damien. A contemporary and interactive experience centre, build in and around his birthplace, where you can follow in Father Damien's footsteps. The museum guides you through different periods in the life of the Greatest Belgian ever and demonstrates that Father Damien is still a source of inspiration today.

Het Huis van het Belgisch-Franse Verzet levert een unieke kijk op het verzetsleven in West-Europa tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog, meer bepaald België en Noord-Frankrijk. De ongelijke strijd van de gewone burger via sabotage, vervalsingen en aanslagen tegen de Duitse bezetter en de horror van het nazisme, verdienen nog steeds de volle aandacht van de aankomende generaties.

The paper mill is an authentic example of a 16th century paper mill and shows you the old craft of making paper. The former cardboard factory is a national treasure of industrial archeology: you can see there the machines with which the first mechanic cardboard was produced. The museum as a whole explains you the genesis of the production of paper and cardboard in Belgium. It shows you how a craft became an industry driven by the influences of the industrial revolution in Belgium. All the machines show there specific type of mechanical drive which was available in there period, from a water wheel till a steam engine. So, if you want to see and experience today how life was in a 16th century paper mill or a 19th-century cardboard factory, you have to visit this museum. With the help of an audio guide (September 2006), a brochure or with the help of the guide, you can walk through the old industrial complex and learn where all the machines were about. (The guided tour with a demonstration of handmade paper takes more or less one hour and 30 minutes).