Available LanguagesLanguage En Ecomuseum and Archive of the Boom BickworksIn 1975 first actions by volunteers were taken to save the history and heritage of the clay industry on the Rupel banks. On October 9, 1984 an association, 'EcoMuseum and Archives of the Boom Brickworks' (EMABB) was set up. In 1993 EMABB purchased with own funds the Hoffmann kiln and adjacent workers houses of the Lauwers brickworks. In 1995 the kiln was protected as a monument, and in 2000, the worker²s houses too. The Hoffmann kiln is used for exhibitions on the industrial history of the region. In the workers houses the living conditions of men and women are shown. GO TO LINK Gallery:
Typology: Walk Travel time: 3 h Route Difficulty: Easy Places to visit Alternative activities Hotel and Restaurantes Places to visitAlternative activities Hotel and Restaurantes Alternative Activities Boom - Provincial Recreation Area ‘The Schorre’ Rumst - Clay quarries Rumst - The origin of the ‘Rupel’ Rumst - Wienerberger brick works Kortrijk - The former brick and tileworks of Marke Klein-Willebroek - Canal locks Place to visit Noeveren Ecomuseum and Archive of the Boom Bickworks Hemiksem - Gilliot en Roelants Tegelmuseum Terhagen - Brick works museum Rupel clay Niel - Interpretation center of Natuurpunt Boom - Brickworks museum ‘t Geleeg - former Frateur brickwork EXPLORE THE STAGES OF THE ITINERARY Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 1Day 2Day 3 day 1 day 2 day 3 Every dayDay 1Day 2Day 3 Apply