Industrial Museum Zeeland

The Industrieel Museum Zeeland in Sas van Gent tells the story of industry in Zeeland, past, present and future. It is housed in a former sugar warehouse and is highly interactive.

What can you expect at the Industrieel Museum Zeeland?

• History: In 1899 the first cooperative beet sugar factory in the Netherlands was founded here. It later became part of CSM and closed in 1990. The museum is housed in the factory's old sugar warehouse.
• Hands-on: You can start a steam engine, generate electricity on a bike and measure how much energy appliances use.
• Children: Children explore with an activity booklet and a puzzle trail with a 3D print. There are also children's parties and guided tours of about an hour and a half.
• Highlights: Highlights of the museum are:
  • The steam turbine with Art Nouveau switchgear, the heart of the museum.
  • Horseshoes from what was once the world's largest horseshoe factory.
  • The 19th century time clock of the sugar factory workers.
  • The clothes baskets on chains from the former coking plant in Sluiskil.
  • The first lorry of haulier Anton Verbrugge.

Practical information

• Opening hours: Open Wednesday to Sunday afternoons.
• Facilities: The museum is wheelchair accessible and has a cafeteria, a shop and a playground.

The Industrieel Museum Zeeland shows in a hands-on way how Zeeland worked and still works.

For information

Westkade 114, Sas van Gent
tel. +31 115 690 985 
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