Aldermen’s building

The information office

Mechelen’s tourist information office opened in the historical Schepenhuis, or Aldermen’s building, on September 9th 2018. It is manned by experts on the local area who help visitors get the most out of their visit to Mechelen, so it is the ideal first port of call. It is also conveniently located between the four central points of the city: the Grote Markt, IJzerenleen, St Rumbold’s Tower and the Bruul. 

As the first stone town hall to be built in Flanders, Mechelen’s Schepenhuis is steeped in history. In the thirteenth century it served as the town hall and meeting place of the municipal court of justice and in the fifteenth century as the seat of the Great Council and the Parliament of Mechelen when the city became the juridical centre of the Burgundian Netherlands under the rule of Charles the Bold. 

Municipal academy, museum, city archive and city library, the building went on to perform numerous other roles. In September 2018 the building saw its latest incarnation as the brand-new home of Visit Mechelen, the tourist information office. 

Opening hours

1/11 - 31/03

Monday: 10:00 - 16:00

Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00

Wedensday: 10:00 - 16:00

Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00

Friday: 10:00 - 16:00

Saturday: 10:00 - 16:00

Sunday: 12:30 - 16:00

1/04 - 31/10

Monday: 10:00 - 17:00

Tuesday: 10:00 - 17:00

Wedensday: 10:00 - 17:00

Thursday: 10:00 - 17:00

Friday: 10:00 - 17:00

Saturday: 10:00 - 16:00

Sunday: 12:30 - 16:00

Closed: December 25, January 1

Contact

T +32 15 29 76 54

visit@mechelen.be

www http://visitmechelen.be

Where?

Schepenhuis, Vleeshouwersstraat 6, 2800 Mechelen