Huis van Alijn

‘September 2025: didn't go in the museum, just enjoyed a beer in the open courtyard. Products, food and beer bought from the shop are non-profit. Sales going to the museum. Well worth a visit. Very cheap. I had a Gentse Gruut Blonde 5.5% and a Drogan Worst (air dried sausage). The Gruut Blonde is made with herbs added. Quite a peculiar taste!’ Thanks for the tip. I also got the same beer. Very tasty. Started to feel drunk on an empty stomach so we ordered the sausage - it comes with mustard - and a champignon soup. Nice cosy cafe at the rear of the courtyard with nice old grandma serving 🙂

Very nice museum with incredibly low entry fees for such a good experience. Very interactive, with smells, buttons.. Would definitely recommend if you’re passing by

We had a brilliant time at the museum. It is hard to pinpoint what the focus is, a museum of life? A museum of time? Hard to explain but so brilliantly done at the same time. We spent a good two hours roaming through the rooms and we were the last people there at closing time, yet didn’t feel rushed out the door. There was also a Fairground/Circus exhibition on at the time of visit which was also brilliant. Slight note that although there are English translations on written signs, all audio seems to be in Flemish so it was the only inaccessible bit for us.

September 2025: didn't go in the museum, just enjoyed a beer in the open courtyard. Products, food and beer bought from the shop are non-profit. Sales going to the museum. Well worth a visit. Very cheap. I had a Gentse Gruut Blonde 5.5% and a Drogan Worst (air dried sausage). The Gruut Blonde is made with herbs added. Quite a peculiar taste!

Super pretty museum! It is a museum of generations or life, but it is so amazing. It makes you travel in time and maybe feel a bit nostalgic over family time. I recommend 1000%

Didn’t go to the museum but we’re enjoying the beer, tea , mushrooms soup and dry sausage. Cafe is quite not busy but it’s not a profitable business. Enjoyed a piece of quite time

Nice museum about everyday life in the 90s. The museum is quite small so a visit will not take more than two hours. I really like that you can get a headset and listen to videos and music on the way. Most videos are in Dutch. Worth visiting if you are in Ghent.

It's a nice museum which shows life in Belgium in the 50th-70th. A lot of cool items on display.

Found this place by accident. If you ever wondered what it was like to visit a crazy uncle that collected random things from the 60-80's, this is worth a visit. Each room themed with old school toys and machines.