La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour
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La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour (
The museum is located at 27, rue Ransfort/Ransfortstraat in
Exhibits
The museum presents four key industry sectors that have created or transformed products made in Brussels: the metal industry, woodworking, textile manufacturing and food processing. Each module includes two showcase machines that represent the technology and the companies that made and used them, as well as the working conditions. The exhibits are mainly from the museum's own collections, but also from those of partner institutions and private collectors. The permanent exhibition is, since 2001, in the 300 m2 (3,200 sq ft) lathe room of the former Compagnie des Bronzes. Temporary exhibitions are shown in the top floor of the museum and additional exhibits of various industry sectors are planned to be shown in coming years.
La Fonderie supplements the exhibitions of the major museums in Brussels. The bilingual French and Dutch exhibition addresses those interested in sociology and technology as well as local history. An English manual is available, which includes translations of the captions of the exhibits.[2]
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Interior view
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Asphalt machine
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Woodworking machine of Edouard Mennig
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Bottle filling machine
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Piano maker J. Oor
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Washing machine by Atelier Menko
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Adding machine by Burroughs
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Wiel's beer glasses
See also
- List of museums in Brussels
- History of Brussels
- Culture of Belgium
- Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Demanet, Marie; De Zuttere, Catherine (2023). The heart of Molenbeek. Brussels, City of Art and History. Vol. 61. Brussels: urban.brussels (Regional Public Service of Brussels, Urbanism and Heritage). ISBN 978-2-87584-205-3.
External links
- Media related to La Fonderie, Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour at Wikimedia Commons
- Museum website