Gilliot & Roelants Tegelmuseum — Local services in Hemiksem

This is a reference museum of art nouveau and art déco tiles in Europe. It has a large collection of Gilliot & Cie wall tiles, which was the factory that produced more number of units in the whole continent. The art deco collection is very impressive, since it´s rare to find tile panels of that style and in such a good condition. It also has examples of the rest of the factories in Belgium and of the machinery that was used to make and press the tiles. It was interesting to discover that this factory was the one who made the ceramics for the façade of the "Museum of the Instruments" in Brussels, and of many other iconic buildings. Antwerpen is at 18 km from the site, so it´s perfect for a...

Free museum, that has global explanations in English. The art pieces are amazing and beautiful 😍. The area around as well. There is a park...

Proficiat aan allen die dit legendarische tegelfabriek weer op de kaart hebben gezet . Heb geweend we hebben allen geweend wanneer in 1978 het bedrijf de deuren sloot. Bij het zien van deze nostalgie kwamen mijn tranen weer boven .Dit bedrijf had enorm veel oppervlakte aan machinerie en enorme capaciteit aan werknemers . Bedankt dit mag nooit verloren gaan . Unesco dit is...