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A room at the Stadsmuseum in LierFrDr · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Lier

Stadsmuseum, the city museum

Museum · 1 h 30 · €7 · free up to age 18 · Wednesday to Sunday

InformationFrom €7 person
From
€7 person
Duration
1 h 30
Season
Wednesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 17:00; closed Monday and Tuesday

The city museum tells the story of Lier and its people interactively: its artists, such as the writer Felix Timmermans, its traditions and folklore, and a full-size replica of a mammoth skeleton found in 1860. You can try the Lier lace stitch and play "Struifvogel". At weekends and during school holidays there are workshops for children.

Price and hours

€7; €5 for students and over-60s; free up to age 18. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00 and closed Monday and Tuesday and some public holidays. It is at Florent Van Cauwenberghstraat 14, opposite the underground car park at the Grote Markt.

Frequently asked questions

Do children pay at the Lier museum?

No, admission is free up to age 18.

With young childrenAs a family

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The terrace of Het Moment on the Grote Markt in Lier© Het MomentBrasserie with a terrace on the square, open every day

Brasserie Het Moment

Restaurant · Lier · Grote Markt · €€€€

What to order: a Flemish stoverij with chips, or a Lier vlaaike with coffee in the afternoon

Open every day · kitchen without a break until 21:00
The lit facade of Hof van Aragon at night© Hof van AragonThree-course Sunday menu, with a drink, for more than 50 years

Hof van Aragon, Sunday restaurant

Restaurant · Lier · Aragonstraat · €€€€

What to order: the menu of the day; it changes every Sunday and includes soup, a seasonal meat dish and dessert

Only Sundays and public holidays from 11:30 to 14:00 · booking

To stay nearby

A room at the Hotel Florent© Hotel FlorentHotel

Hotel Florent

Three stars · On the museum street · Two minutes from the Grote Markt

Why we like it: Three-star hotel right in the centre of Lier, on the street of the city museum, with breakfast of regional products.

The facade of Hof van Aragon lit up at night© Hof van AragonHotel

Hotel Hof van Aragon

Lier's oldest hotel · Beside the Kleine Nete · Sunday restaurant

Why we like it: Historic hotel in Lier's old quarter, with rooms under old beams, views of the Nete and the St Gummarus carillon in the background.

The Zimmerhof's inner garden with the historic building© Zimmerhof HotelHotel

Zimmerhof Hotel

Opposite the Zimmer tower · At the former prison gate · Inner garden

Why we like it: Three-star hotel in a historic building opposite the Zimmer tower, a step from the beguinage and the Grote Markt, with a garden and a bar.