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A visit to TAMAT is much more than a simple tour of the museum! Alone, with family, with friends or with your students… you will experience an unforgettable textile adventure.
Our address
9 Place Reine-Astrid
7500 Tournai
Belgique
By car: Parking Place Reine Astrid
By train: Tournai SNCB (15 minutes on foot)
By bus: Tournai Beffroi stop
Lines 1, 4, 7, 88, K, R, V, W, B, Z.
TAMAT is accessible to people with disabilities: PRM and/or hearing and/or visual impairments.
Thanks to the training of our facilitators and guides and the support of Friends of the Blind, we organise guided tours adapted to the specific needs of these people.
Tools specially designed for visually impaired visitors will soon be available to accompany their individual visits.
Duration of the individual visit: 1h30
Animals are not allowed in the museum (except assistance dogs)
Toilets
Lift
| Individuals | 6€ |
| Seniors | 5€ |
| Students (18-26 years, with student card), PRM & PSN, Teachers, Jobseekers | 3€ |
| Article 27 | 1,25€ |
| Children (under 18 years), Cards*, Partners*, Press | free entrance |
| *ICOM» card, «365» card, Friends of Tournai Museums, Tournai guides, members of the Tournai municipal administration, members of the Tournai art colleges (students and teachers, MuseumPASSmusées. | |
| First Sunday of the month | free entrance |
| Group | 5€/person |
| Student group (18-26 years), PRM - PSN - Teachers - Job seekers | 3€/person |
| School group | free entrance |
| + animated visit | 3€/stud. |
| + workshop | 3€/stud. |
Contact us on +32 69 23 42 85 or info@tamat.be
Visits to exhibitions
1 April to 31 October
From 09:30 to 12:30 and from 13:30 to 17:30
Weekly closure on Monday
1 November to 31 March
From 09:30 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00
Closed on Monday and Sunday morning
Administrative services
Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 12:30 and from 13:30 to 17:00 via info@tamat.be or +32 69 23 42 85
Documentation centre
On weekdays, by appointment only via centre.documentation@tamat.be
Exceptional closures 2022:
1 and 2 January (New Year)
1 May (Labour Day)
1st November
25 and 26 December (Christmas Day)
On 24 and 31 December, the museum will be closed at 4pm.
A visit to TAMAT is much more than a simple tour of the museum! Here is the range of options we offer to make your visit to TAMAT an unforgettable experience…
Individual visit
Visit exhibitions on your own
Throughout your visit, visitors’ guides and fact sheets will help you to better understand the current exhibitions. There are also a number of interactive features to enhance your experience.
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With family
Textile for all!
TAMAT puts itself at the level of its young visitors, without ever forgetting their parents! Playful adventures, in the form of discovery and activity books, are available at the museum reception.
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Adult groups
Share an experience together.
Whatever the composition of your group, TAMAT offers free or guided tours and activities adapted to your needs.
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Pour tous les âges !
Visiter le musée librement avec votre classe ou faire appel à notre équipe pour une visite animée !
Deux types de visites sont possibles :
– Toute l’année, les collections permanentes du musées
– Sur des périodes précises, les expositions temporaires
Un discours adapté et une écoute sur les attente de l’enseignant !
Maternelle
Embarquez votre classe à découverte de nos collections !
Au programme
Comment les artistes réalisaient de grandes tapisseries juste avec du fil ! Des animaux et personnages dans les oeuvres qui ont des choses à raconter, à faire ressentir et toucher ! Une visite qui mettra les sens en éveil!
Primaire
La Tapisserie c’est comme de la peinture avec du fil !
Au programme
Partie technique : découvrez avec votre classe comment une tapisserie est réalisée! : Approche de la technique du tissage, origine du fil de laine et de soie, d’où viennent les couleurs du fil et approche des métiers liés à la conception d’une tapisserie.
Parcours découverte : nous vous proposons un parcours ludique dans les collections du musée, éveil des sens et jeux d’observation au programme!
Secondaire
Ce que nous content les fils…
Au programme
Bientôt disponible
Supérieur
Un musée, des collections, des métiers.
Follow the guide on a visit to the temporary exhibition, the permanent collections, or both! There are various guided tour options available to you.
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Reservations for guided tours can be made using the form available by clicking here.
Classic tour
Revealing the diversity of the textile heritage through all the collections: permanent collection ‘Tournai, textile territory’, old tapestries, temporary exhibition
FLASH visit - Permanent collection and ancient tapestries
The tour includes a comprehensive presentation of the permanent exhibition ‘Tournai, Textile Territory’ and the 15th and 16th century tapestries.
FLASH visit - Temporary exhibition
The tour includes a comprehensive presentation of the current temporary exhibition.
DISCOVERY tour - Permanent collections and ancient tapestries
More specific and detailed approach: permanent collection ‘Tournai, textile territory’, old tapestries
Maximum 20 people per guide.
The restoration workshop can only be visited on weekdays.
Many special measures have been introduced in the museum as part of the “Covid-19” measures decreed by the federal government.
However, online booking is no longer compulsory, so we are happy to welcome you to the museum desk. The time limits and directions of travel no longer apply.
However, once there, we ask you to ensure that you:
- wear a mask as from 6 years
- keep your hands clean and do not touch anything;
- sneeze into your elbow if you don’t have a handkerchief available; if you do, please dispose of them in a closed bin after use;
- take as little as possible with you.
On October 20, the Walloon Parliament adopted the decree on the extended application of the Covid Safe Ticket (CST) in Wallonia. The CST will apply from 1 November 2021, including in museums.
In concrete terms, this means that:
In permanent and temporary exhibitions, the CST is compulsory from the age of 16 (except for school groups).
School groups and their teachers/guides are not subject to the CST.
Group visits (except for school groups), guided or not, are permitted, subject to reservation. The entire group must display the CST without distinction.
What is the Covid Safe Ticket?
Anyone with a negative PCR test less than 48 hours old, a Covid-19 cure certificate or a vaccination certificate can obtain a Covid Safe Ticket.
Where can I get my Covid Safe Ticket?
Online: download your Covid Safe Ticket via the CovidSafeBE application. You can install this application on your smartphone via Google Play Store or App Store.
Printable version: https://www.masante.belgique.be/#/
How is the Covid Safe Ticket checked?
Your Covid Safe Ticket is checked at the entrance to the museum by a person authorised to cross-check the CST with your identity data. We therefore also ask you to show proof of identity at this check. If the CST is not in order or if a visitor/customer refuses to submit proof of identity, the organiser is obliged to refuse access to the persons in question.