Grand-Hornu Industrial Mining Complex

© OPT / Alessandra Petrosino

© OPT / JP Remy

© OPT / JP Remy

200 years of avant-garde is what sums up le Grand-Hornu. An old mining site representing 19th century industry at only an hour from Brussels, the result of a true city project. It is a remarkable complex, set up in a neoclassical style, and consists of the industrial mining complex, the workers' estate and the managers' living accommodations. The Grand-Hornu is recognised as exceptional heritage of Wallonia and participates actively to international preservation programmes. The historical visit is completed by temporary exhibitions on design, applied arts (in the renovated rooms), and contemporary art (at the museum that opened in 2002). Delve into hostorical memory and contemporary projects all at the same time.

Closed on 25 December and 1 January
Tape guides (duration 1hour) in French, English, Dutch, German and Spanish
Workshop for children one Wednesday per month

Guided tours on request: +32 (0) 65 61 38 81. Duration of the visit: 1-2hours. Workshops for school groups
Temporary design and applied arts exhibitions; theme conferences
During the week:
2pm: guided visit of the MAC's exhibition
3:30pm: guided visit of the Grand-Hornu Images exhibition
During the weekend:
Saturday at 3 pm: guided visit of the Grand-Hornu Images exhibition or guided visit of the historic site
Sunday at 11am and 2pm: guided visit of the MAC's exhibition
Sunday at 3pm and 4:30pm: guided visit of the Grand-Hornu Images exhibition

Free of charge for children under 6
Every first Wednesday of the month, the Grand-Hornu opens its doors and proposes free guided visits from 10am to 6pm. Last visit starts at 5pm.

What's New
The site of the Grand-Hornu proposes everyday free "daily meetings". For individual visitors only (no reservation). The meetings are new guided visits of the current exhibitions or this historic site