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Het Huis van Alijn
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Just north of the centre of Ghent is a quaint and folksy quarter called the Patershol, a warren of little medieval streets and alleys. This is the backdrop for one of the best folk museums in Belgium (it was formerly called the Museum voor Volkskunde). A huge and fascinating collection of artifacts – toys, games, shoes and crockery, as well as complete shops and craftsmen’s workshops – are laid out within almshouses set around a grassy courtyard. These almshouses were founded in 1363 as a children’s hospital – not as an act of pure philanthropy but as penance for the murder of two members of the Alijn family.
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Kraanlei 65
09 269 23 50 Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sun Admission charge
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I forget why I went here but I was dumbfounded by the richness and interest of the artefacts and fascinated by the buildings.
2 weeks ago
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