Practical information

From Mechelen-Nekkerspoel station
(1,2 km from the station – 15 min)

• At the exit of the station, walk in the direction of the city centre.
• Walk alongside the water on the Frans Halsvest.
• Cross the bridge.
• Walk further in the same direction along the Edgard Tinellaan.
• On the left side, you will find Kazerne Dossin.

From Mechelen station
(2 km depuis la gare – 25 min)

• At the exit of the station, walk in the direction of the city centre.
• Walk down the H. Consciencestraat and continue to walk straight on until the Grote Markt. (You will pass Graaf van Egmontstraat, Vijfhoek and Bruul)
• Cross the market square of Grote Markt diagonally and walk into the Scheerstraat.
• At the end, turn right and continue alongside the Nieuwkerk, Wollemarkt onto Goswin de Stassartstraat.
• At the end of the Goswin de Stassartstraat you will find Kazerne Dossin on your right hand side.

From Mechelen station
Bus stop is 300m away – every 20 min.

• Take bus nr. 1 (centrumpendel) at the station.
• Get off at the stop Van Hoeystraat. This stop is situated at the crossing with Goswin de Stassartstraat.
• Follow Goswin de Stassartstraat to your right.
• At the end of the street you will find the museum at your right hand side.

On your way back to the station take the ‘centrumpendel’ bus at the stop Stadsfeestzaal.

• Walk into the Goswin Stassartstraat and after 100m turn left into the Jodenstraat.
• At the end, turn right into the Frederik de Merodestraat. You will find the stop at app. 200m at the church Sint-Janskerk.

Parking Tinel
Address: Edgard Tinellaan 6 – 700m from the parking – 9 min.

• On the E19, take Exit 9 – Mechelen-Noord (English: Mechelen-North).
•  Follow the N16 in the direction of Heist-op-den-berg/Lier.
• Follow the P-route to the Tinel parking.
• Take the exit out of the building called ‘Sjampetterke’
• Walk from the Kattenbleekstraat into the Jodenstraat. 
• Turn right and walk on to the Goswin de Stassartstraat. Turn right.
• At the end of the street, you will find the museum on your right hand side.

Parking Rode Kruisplein
700m from the parking – 9 min

• On the E19, take Exit 9 – Mechelen-Noord (English: Mechelen-North).
• Follow the N16 in the direction of Heist-op-den-berg/Lier.
• Follow the P-route to the Rode Kruisplein parking.
• Walk along Edgard Tinellaan until the junction with Goswin de Stassartstraat.
• You will find the museum at your right hand side.

Peripheral parking – Shuttle bus City of Mechelen
On Saturdays, you can make use of the free shopping shuttle bus between the peripheral car parks and the Grote Markt. From there, it is a 10 minutes walk to Kazerne Dossin.

• On the E19, take Exit 9 – Mechelen-Noord (English: Mechelen-North).
• Follow the N16 in the direction of Heist-op-den-berg/Lier.
• Follow the P-route to the Rode Kruisplein parking.
• You can board or get off at Edgard Tinellaan, alongside the barracks, there is a  drop off & pick up zone. Long-term parking is not possible here.
• Instead, park on the touring coach parking at the Rode Kruisplein or the Douaneplein in Mechelen.

• Thanks to the wide corridors and the lifts in both the memorial and the museum, the whole circuit is fully accessible.  
• Wheelchair-accessible toilets are located on floors -1 and +3.
• Folding seats are available on every floor.  
• We have several wheelchairs which you can use free of charge. You can book one by emailing reservaties@kazernedossin.eu (min. of five days in advance).
• If you require assistance, please ask a member of our front-of-house staff who will be happy to help.  
• The security gates at the entrance to the museum are 82cm wide. If necessary, you can use the door next to them. 

• Guide dogs are welcome in the museum and memorial.
• If you are following a guided tour, please notify our guide in advance. He or she will take your visual impairment into account when leading the tour.

• You can watch the introductory film with subtitles (NL-FR-ENG). Ask a member of staff for more information.
• If you are following a guided tour, please notify our guide in advance. He or she will take your hearing impairment into account when leading the tour.  
• The gallery texts in the museum are very legible. Most of the personal accounts and film excerpts have subtitles.