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Molen Nieuw Leven - Molen Nieuw leven

Molen Nieuw Leven

Mill "new life" is a half open standard mill dating from 1801 who belonged to the domain property of the family Vilain XIIII. In 1920, the mill property of the coal mine E and still later the mill was purchased by the municipality of Maasmechelen. She was already in 1945 as a monument protected and belonged to the oldest windmill type. The mill was thoroughly restored In 1995. Miller Albert Venn keeps the mill running.

Untitled #158 - pit - Aeneas Wilder - foto Kristof Vrancken

Untitled #158 - pit

Museum De Kolonie - Pijlpunten van jagers-verzamelaars op het einde van de laatste ijstijd.

Museum De Kolonie

Keizerszaal - keizerszaal 2

Emperor’s Hall

Abbot Quarters

Enter the gate in the Diesterstraat and cross the courtyard. On your left are the 18th Century Abbot Quarters. The Emperor’s Hall was the Abbot’s reception room. The ceiling paintings are by the Italian master G.A. Caldelli and refer to abbot Jozef van Herck. The communal archives are now situated on the first floor.

Open from April 1 till October 31, only during the weekends from 02:00 PM till 05:00 PM. Closed from November 1 till March 31.

Ondergrondse crypte - Crypte

Ondergrondse crypte

On the ‘church field’ you will find the underground chapel built underneath the
Romanesque church. In the renovated crypt you can visit some archeological remains.

Tuinwijk - Tuinwijk As

Tuinwijk

Lakenmakerstoren - Lakenmakerstoren nieuw

Lakenmakerstoren

Trudopas - Trudopas

Trudopas

Een wandeling door het Genk van de twintigste eeuw. - Monument ter ere van de gesneuvelde Russische krijgsgevangenen op het kerkhof van Genk.

A walk through Genk in the twentieth century.

Genk changed in the twentieth century from a quiet rural commune into one of the most important industrial poles in Flandres. Neel Doff, a writer was an important witness of the beginning of this evolution. We talk about Russian prisoners and English pilotes. How did people live in the fifties in a garden suburb. And how did the car industry shape the city in the sixties.

Windmolen van Kaulille - windmolen

Windmolen van Kaulille

Voorste Luysmolen - De Luysmolen

Voorste Luysmolen

Het vroegere hospital ('t kliniekske) - 1

The former Hospital

Het Kliniekske was originally a boarding house. In 1922 the directors of the mine turned it into a hospital known as Sint-Elisabethkliniek, where injured miners could count on fast and reliable treatment. In 1970 the local authorities purchased the building from NV Cockerill. Today Het Kliniekske is a vibrant community centre where socio-cultural organizations rent an office and/or a club room. So if you would like to join a wine guild, a Turkish association or some other club, you have some twenty to choose from!

Phalanstère of vrijgezellenwoning - Vrijgezellenwoning (nu Houthalen Diyanet Onderwijsinstelling)

Phalanstère of vrijgezellenwoning

De schatkamer van Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk - De schatkamer van de OLV kerk

De schatkamer van Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk

Our Lady’s church and treasury
The church treasury vault exhibits unique
ecclesiastical items from the abbey’s heritage as
well as from the church’s own collection. These
include shrines and reliquaries, altar vessels,
liturgical vestments etc.

Kunstgalerij De Mijlpaal - voorgevel

Kunstgalerij De Mijlpaal

Cultuurcentrum Casino - Cultuurcentrum Casino

Cultuurcentrum Casino

Heilig-Hartkerk - 1

Sacred Heart Church (Heilig Hartkerk)

Sacred Heart Church was built on the initiative of industrialist and art collector Baron Evence Coppée between 1921 and 1925 and consecrated in 1925. Architect Blomme borrowed elements from different styles for the brick church. The church tower has a distinctive pear-shaped spire. The church furnishings combine eighteenth and nineteenth-century elements. The doorway is framed by a double round arch which is very much in keeping with the houses in the mining city’s garden suburb. The stained glass representing the life of Christ and the martyrdom of St Barbara is also noteworthy. See if you can find this patron saint of the mineworkers. She keeps an eye on Ghent artist Raf Mailleux’s mine workers’ sculpture from a niche in the façade.

EnergyVille - 1

EnergyVille

EnergyVille unites several research institutions for sustainable energy and intelligent energy systems. EnergyVille strives to rank among the top five in Europe in the field of innovative energy research. It concerns a major redesignation of the former Waterschei mining site.

Romeinse omwalling - Romeinse muur

Romeinse omwalling

Bibliotheek met digitale taaltafel Tesi Samanunga - Bibliotheek Bilzen

Bibliotheek met digitale taaltafel Tesi Samanunga

Hoevenzavellaan - Hevezavellaan Zwartberg

Hoevenzavellaan

Under the influence of the mines Hoevenzavellaan became an important commercial street in Genk and a multiculinary working-class street in Zwartberg. Thanks to its tapestry of diverse cultures, it boasts a wealth of multicultural food shops selling herbs and spices, tapas, fresh pasta and heavenly wines... They include a large number of Greek outlets, so if you come shopping in Hoevenzavellaan you are guaranteed a taste of the sun on your plate! Anyone for a souvlaki?

Sint-Lambertuskerk, 's-Gravenvoeren - kerkplein 's-Gravenvoeren

Sint-Lambertuskerk, 's-Gravenvoeren

Mijnmonument Schachtbokwiel - 1

Mijnmonument Schachtbokwiel

Politie- en Motormuseum - Politie- en motormuseum

Politie- en Motormuseum

In the museum you will find a collection of over 40 year-old police and gendarme uniforms and everything associated with them. You will also find old motorbikes here. There is no lack of legendary Belgian brands such as Gillet, FN and Sarolea. But rare makes such as a French Terrot and a Hungarian Danuvia are also proudly on display. Most of them date from the first half of the previous century.

Naturally there is a lot more to discover in Pierre Thijs's museum. If you would like to arrange a visit, this is always possible on request.

Historische rondleiding door de dorpskern van Zonhoven - Gemeentehuis Zonhoven

Zonhoven, from a forbidden medieval market to Field Marshal Montgomery.

Because of its location, Zonhoven was an important place in the Middle Ages. Although hardly known, far-reaching events took place in this village in more recent times.

Paaltje - Paaltje As

Paaltje

Het Kerkje van Guvelingen - kerkje van Guvelingen

Het Kerkje van Guvelingen

Holsteen - prehistorische polijststeen - Holsteen

Holsteen - prehistorische polijststeen

Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboortekerk Ham - Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboortekerk

Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboortekerk Ham

Proef- en Vormingscentrum voor de landbouw - Proef en Vormingscentrum voor de landbouw

Proef- en Vormingscentrum voor de landbouw

Torenverplaatsingsmuseum - Torenverplaatsingsmuseum

Torenverplaatsingsmuseum

Kasteel Terlaemen - Zicht vanop de Bolderberg op het adellijk landgoed Terlaemen

Kasteel Terlaemen

Sint-Aldegondiskerk - St.Aldegondiskerk

Sint-Aldegondiskerk

Sint-Pieterskerk, Teuven - kerk teuven

Sint-Pieterskerk, Teuven

Teuven is situated in a lovely undulating landscape, surrounded by extensive forests. The neogothic St Pieters church from 1870 towers high above the rest of the village.
Teuven has two castles. Firstly, ‘De Hoof‘, formerly the dwelling place of the local lords
The Flemish community purchased it in 1985 and it was re-decorated and re-furbished privately afterwards. It is now exploited as a hotel and restaurant.
Secondly, the former abbey of Sinnich which has been in private possession since the French Revolution. From around 1250 the Augustinian nuns lived here in an abbey which was founded from Kloosterrade (Rolduc) – now Dutch Limburg.Only daughters of noble descent were admitted to the community of Sinnich. The stone Roman steeple from the 13th century is the only remaining landmark that goes back to these starting years.
The tower and the frontispiece, designed by the Aken architect Couven (1750) may just be spotted from the road. However, just like the other castles of Voeren, this castle is also not open to the public.

Filmvoorstelling 'Voeren, een symfonie' - Voeren

Filmvoorstelling 'Voeren, een symfonie'

Landbouwmuseum "de Nostalgie" - Landbouwmuseum

Landbouwmuseum "de Nostalgie"

The aim of the farming "nostalgia" is to go back in time and get acquainted with the hard, everyone back but also beautiful peasant life of the past. Even ordinary life was in the museum portrayed. Who knows how to separate the wheat from the chaff, how they milked cows or tractors which there is reason in the field? Some things that Ivo Smeets has found are recognizable but forget others, even of the 19th century.

Voormalig kolenspoor - Voormalig kolenspoor Teut

Voormalig kolenspoor

Napoleonsmolen - NAPOLEONSMOLEN

Napoleonsmolen

Ursulakapel - Ursulakapel

Ursulakapel

Villa Verbeelding - De Sprookjeskamer in Villa Verbeelding (de nieuwe naam van het Literair Museum)

Guided tours in Villa Verbeelding

Enter Villa Verbeelding and discover a world full of words and images. Imagination and the pleasure of reading are key words in this white villa, where books come to life in every room. Go on an interactive journey through various exhibitions on books and illustrations.

Temporary exhibitions 2019

Made of the right stuff. Woodcut in picture books
3 February 2019 - 8 June 2019
How do modern illustrators use the ancient technique of woodcut in their picture books? Enjoy original woodcuts, videos and special objects. Discover more about the technique and give it a try yourself! Expo in collaboration with PXL-MAD School of Arts.

Some day, maybe... The world of Mélanie Rutten
19 June 2019 - 14 September 2019
Immerse yourself in the colourful universe of illustrator Mélanie Rutten. In interactive installations, you discover creatures of nature and their world of play, dance and dreams.

More than 1000 nights
6 October 2019 - 18 april 2020
Fairytales are everywhere: they are told by everyone and for everyone. And stories can save your life, as Sheherazade knows. In an atmospheric tent full of pillows, eastern tales come to life. With magical illustrations by Annemarie van Haeringen, Martijn van der Linden en Geertje Aalders.

Permanent exhibitions

Discover little cabinets full of wonders put together by youth authors and illustrators. Enter a magical room to enjoy an exhibition on food and drinks in fairy tales. Or follow a book's journey from writer to reader.

Do you want to visit Villa Verbeelding with a class or group? Book an interactive guided tour, with or without workshop.
All year long for groups - reservation necessary - duration: 1,5 - 2 hours.

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In line with the national measures in Belgium regarding the Corona virus, the following measures are in force:

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