All agriculture museums to visit in Belgium

Explore the rich heritage of agriculture at 25 museums in Belgium. Discover the history and evolution of farming practices, tools, and techniques that have shaped the agricultural landscape, from vintage farming equipment to modern agricultural innovations.

Are you passionate about farming and agricultural history? These are the must-visit agriculture museums in Belgium:

  1. Openluchtmuseum Bokrijk1

    Openluchtmuseum Bokrijk

     Genk
    Open air museum Bokrijk consists of reconstructed and furnished buildings, and small buildings from different areas and periods in Flanders, from sty to clergy houses. The collection includes 30,000 pieces of heritage that together illustrate daily life of the 17th century to 1950. Visitors experien
  2. Sincfala - Museum van de Zwinstreek2

    Sincfala - Museum van de Zwinstreek

     Knokke-Heist
    Sincfala - Museum of the Zwinstreek is housed in an 1899 neo-Gothic school building where fishermen were taught. The museum tells the story of 2,000 years of the Zwinstreek, the area northeast of Bruges that is a product of the sea, wind, sand and man. Attention is paid to the daily life of the peop
  3. Openluchtmuseum Bachten De Kupe3

    Openluchtmuseum Bachten De Kupe

     Izenberge
    Open Air Museum Bachten De Kupe is a reconstructed farming village from the Westhoek. The museum consists of 46 authentic buildings and thousands of objects that revive the life of the past. A Houtland farmstead with all the trimmings is part of it: the house, the carriage house, the stables, a baki
  4. Bardelaeremuseum4

    Bardelaeremuseum

     Lembeke
    The Bardelaeremuseum is dedicated to the old Meetjesland. The collection consists of more than 15,000 collection pieces, divided into 112 occupations highlighted in the museum, spread over some 1,200 square meters of exhibition space. A large part of the collection consists of agricultural and craft
  5. Frenchmen Museum5

    Frenchmen Museum

     Koekelare
    The Frenchmen Museum pays tribute to the thousands of men and women from Flanders, the so-called Fransmans, who until the 1960s went to Northern France to work there. They mainly ended up in sugar beet cultivation: from weeding in spring, until grubbing in autumn. Walk along in the footsteps of t
  6. Ecomuseum 'La Besace'6

    Ecomuseum 'La Besace'

     Wanlin
    A 19th century residence that traces the way of life (until around 1950) of this region of Famenne on the ground sorely lacking in resources. Local craftsmanship is widely represented there. The building houses a creperie, you can also discover (by reservation) the local cuisine. The museum, made up
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    Agri-Musée

     Rochehaut
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    Ecomusée du Pays des Collines

     Lahamaide
    The ecomuseum of Lahamaide is dedicated to rural life and work. The museum aims to preserve and exhibit old country tools and machinery.
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    Provinciaal Museum Bulskampveld

     Beernem
    Provincial Museum Bulskampveld displays a collection of thousands of objects from agriculture or old crafts. Notable in the collection is the collection of carts and wagons and many agricultural implements.
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    The Dairy Museum

     Blankenberge
    The Dairy Museum tells the story of 500 years of milk bottles, butter churns, afromers, cheese presses and other equipment that make up the collection. The Low Countries are the focus of the museum. In addition to production, there is a focus on distribution: sales at markets and door-to-door sales.
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    Han d'Antan, Maison de la vie paysanne et des métiers oubliés

     Han-sur-Lesse
    The Han d'Antan, House of Rural Life and Lost Crafts takes visitors back to the rural daily life of Han residents 100 years ago.
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    Groentemuseum 't Grom

     Sint-Katelijne-Waver
    Vegetable Museum 't Grom is located on an 18th century farm site. It is a 'do museum' dedicated to vegetables and horticultural heritage. In the museum, visitors discover forgotten horticultural material. The museum tells how roots grow and what the enemies of plants are. Visitors can
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    Museum 'Een eeuw landelijk leven'

     Torhout
    Museum "A Century of Rural Life" presents an overview of 100 years of rural life. The museum paints a picture of the evolution of life and work in the countryside from 1890, including the grain crisis and the founding of the Farmers' Union.
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    Landbouwmuseum 't Kapelriegoed

     Moorsele
    Agricultural museum 't Kapelriegoed includes a barn where the larger agricultural implements and wagons are located. In the second building, the smaller implements, farm kitchen, bedroom and valuable books and documents are displayed.
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    Musée de la vie rurale

     Liernu
    The Rural Life Museum in Liernu is located in an old rectory. The museum is dedicated to old trades and crafts, including the clogmaker, shoemaker, wheelwright, cabinetmaker, blacksmith, woodcutter, farmer and peasant.
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    Musée rural et artisanal de Ham-sur-Heure

     Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes
    The Agricultural and Craft Museum of Ham-sur-Heure revives old local crafts and trades from the first part of the 20th century. It also focuses on farm life, traditions and pastimes of the time.
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    Musée de machines agricoles

     Ittre
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    Landbouwmuseum Smoufelbeekhoeve

     Maldegem
    Agricultural Museum Smoufelbeekhoeve consists of three parts: an old wagon-making workshop, a collection of agricultural equipment arranged according to work or crop and a collection of thirty agricultural old-timers.
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    Heemkundig Museum Brugwachtershuis

     Lanklaar
    The Heemkundig Museum Brugwachtershuis is housed in an 1841 cottage that formerly served as a bridge keeper's house. In the basement is a small collection of old farm implements.
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    Ons Klein-Brabants Boerenerf

     Bornem
    Ons Klein-Brabants Boerenf (Our Little Brabant Farmhouse) exhibits the old agricultural alam and vernacular from its own region.
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    La Ferme Musée de Marcq

     Martelange
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    Musée de la meunerie moulin de la petite strument

     La Roche-en-Ardenne
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    Musée d'Eben

     Bassenge
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    Streekmuseum van de Zuiderkempen

     Westerlo
    In Streekmuseum van de Zuiderkempen, three major themes are covered: local history and folklore, agricultural materials and craft objects and interiors. Local history is portrayed through photographs and objects from local associations. The crafts make up a large part of the collection with the agri
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    Musée rural de la Menuiserie d'Autrefois

     Ploegsteert