Visit : museum /discovery, monument

EBEN-EZER TOWER - FLINT MUSEUM (MUSEE DU SILEX ASBL)

EBEN-EZER TOWER - FLINT MUSEUM (MUSEE DU SILEX ASBL)

© OPT / Sabrina Zarulli

Address:

Krokay Thier
4690 EBEN-EMAEL (BASSENGE)
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Tel.:+32 (0) 4 286 92 79

Fax:+32 (0) 4 286 92 75

Built in the 1960s in the middle of an isolated site in the Jeker valley, this fantastic tower was built by Robert Garcet with large rubble flint stones from the nearby quarry. Its seven levels end with a terrace in the corner of which stand several sculptures of winged animals (the bull, the lion, the eagle and the sphinx). Inside, an exhibition recounts the building of the tower and Robert Garcet's pacifist action.

A new interactive educational space called "Geospadium" leads the visitor (from 9 years) to the Cretaceous period to discover the flint stone formation process and its use throughout the history of humanity, fossils, fauna and flora.

Opening periods:

from Saturday 1 November 2008 to Tuesday 31 March 2009 (Only on: Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
- FRIDAY-SUNDAY : 13:30-18:00

Visit type: MUSEUM /DISCOVERY, MONUMENT

Comment:

Weekdays 1/11-31/03: Open on appointment booked 48 hours in advance.
Guide: € 38,-.
Geospadium open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 12 am. From 9 years: € 4,- each (no discounts).

Exhibitions, video, publications, brochure on Robert Garcet's work.