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Museum De Kolonie

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a. Meeting rooms 0 - 20 people

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Suitable for wheelchairs

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Target price (adult) € 2,-

Contact information

+32 11 80 34 10 +32 495 84 17 41 ferdi.geerts@erfgoedlommel.be www.museumdekolonie.com

Location

Kolonie 77, 3920 LOMMEL

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