History museums in Turnhout

The Turnhout Beguinage is on the Unesco World Heritage List. The museum's collection comes from the property of the Turnhout beguines. At the time, they acquired works of art and other objects to decorate the beguinage. The oldest pieces come from the first half of the 15th century. 'Beguinage 56' i

The Taxandria Museum is housed in a 16th-century museum building, the House metten thoren. The museum is dedicated to the past of Turnhout. The permanent exhibition is called "Hotel Taxandria. The 'hotel guests' are archetypal figures with their own story about the history of Turnhout and the Antwer

The Town Hall in Turnhout preserves the City Archives and, after the relocation of most city services, is in the process of becoming a Heritage House. Together with the Scientific Library Taxandria it forms, the documentation center of the Kempen. Among other things, there is a print cabinet: the Hi