Exceptional Opening Hours Summer 2025:

Please note that on the following days, our opening hours will exceptionally differ :

- Friday 11 July : on the Day of the Flemish Community, the museum will be open from 2 PM to 6 PM.

- Friday 25 & Saturday 26 July : the abbatial domain will be hosting many guests for the At Sea concerts. Therefore, the museum and abbey site will close one hour earlier, at 5 PM. Please make sure to buy your museum ticket(s) no later than 4 PM on these two days.

- Friday 15 August : on the occasion of the Assumption of Mary, the museum will be open from 2 PM to 6 PM.

- Saturday 16 August : medieval family festival "Feest in de Abdij". On this day, the museum and abbey site can only be accessed with a festival ticket. A regular museum visit is not possible on that day.

Museum & Site

November 1 - March 31

April 1 - Oktober 31
monday closed closed
tuesday 10 AM - 5 PM 10 AM - 6 PM
wednesday 10 AM - 5 PM 10 AM - 6 PM
thursday 10 AM - 5 PM 10 AM - 6 PM
friday 10 AM - 5 PM 10 AM - 6 PM

saturday

 2 PM - 5 PM 2 PM - 6 PM
sunday 2 PM - 5 PM 2 PM - 6 PM

The last tickets are sold one hour before closing time. On public holidays we are open from 2 pm to closing time, except on mondays.

Closing days

Closed in january (after the Christmas holidays)

May 1 (Labour Day) closed
December 24, 25 & 26 (Christmas) closed
December 31, january 1 & 2 (New Year) closed

The mill (Zuid-Abdijmolen)

April 1 - September 30

monday 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM 3 PM- 5 PM
tuesday 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM 3 PM- 5 PM
wednesday 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM 3 PM- 5 PM
thursday 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM 3 PM- 5 PM
friday 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM 3 PM- 5 PM
saturday 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM
sunday closed

On public holidays within the above-mentioned period/hours, the Zuid-Abdijmolen is open from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Group visits are also possible outside the period from April 1 to September 30, but always by appointment.