Huis van Alijn (Museum of Folklore)

The title 'Museum of Folklore' may sound stuffy but the photo of the building in a Ghent guide looks highly attractive, enough to get you there. I t is indeed a most interesting  building , first  almshouses for women and later used as a children's hospital.

The contents of the museum are far from stuffy, however. To give but two examples, there is a device for the baptism of unborn infants and a lovely black wedding dress, noting to do with mourning, with masses of beads of all sorts of bright colours laboriously sewn on. have a look at the website below and you will see more.

However if only the building appeals, it is still worth going!