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MIAT MUSEUM
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14.8 x 10.5 cm
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The Industriemuseum (formerly MIAT, Museum about Industry, Labor and Textile), a museum in Ghent about Industry, Labor and Textile. The Industriemuseum is located in the former Desmet-Guéquier cotton spinning mill, on the Minnemeers near the Minnemeersbrug in the center of Ghent. 1,800 m² is available for a permanent exhibition on the history of the textile industry, industrial society and their evolution from 1750 to the present day. The main building, which dates from 1905-1912, was built on the model of Manchester's cotton mills. In the forecourt is the statue of Pierre De Geyter, the composer of the "Internationale".

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