Work can begin next year on the
new Uplace shopping and leisure
complex in Machelen, after an
environmental clean-up on the
former industrial site was completed
last week. The works included a
clean-up of nearly 16,000 square
metres of ground polluted by mineral
oils, and the replacement of more
than 12,000 tonnes of soil.
The Museum of Industrial Heritage
and Textiles (MIAT) in Ghent is the
winner of this year’s Museum Prize
for Flanders. The museum tells the
story of the city’s industrial past
from 1750 onward through ancient
machinery, replications of streets
and shops, stories of local labour
movement and photography.
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