Your visit

Tickets & timetable

Individual 10€
Reduced rate* 6€
School groups and children 2€
Audio guide, tour of the historic site +3€
- 6 years 0€

The entrance ticket entitles you to visit current exhibitions at CID, the MACS and an access to the Grand-Hornu site.

* For further information on reductions: +32 (0)65 65 21 21

Free entry on the first sunday of the month and the first Wednesday of the month for schools.

Please note that dogs are strictly forbidden on the Grand-Hornu site.

Daily meetings

The CID is pleased to offer you free tours of the Grand-Hornu site and its exhibitions:

- Tuesday to Saturday: visit of the site at 11am and the exhibition at 3.30pm

- Sunday: visit of the site at 3pm and the exhibition at 4.30pm

Location

To reach the Grand-Hornu by road, exit the E19 Brussels-Paris motorway at junction 25 'Saint-Ghislain-Tertre-Hornu' and follow signs to Saint-Ghislain, Hornu. Then follow the signposts to the site entrance. Free car parking.

The closest train stations are Saint-Ghislain and Mons. From Mons station, you can reach Grand-Hornu by the TEC buses (lines 7 and 9 – Grand-Hornu stop) or by taxi. From Saint-Ghislain station, we would recommend you take a taxi to the site.

GPS
Latitude Nort : N 50° 26' 05.94"
Longitude East: E 03° 50' 15.32"

Groups

Guided tours in French, Dutch, German and English

You can have a guided tour of the exhibitions and the historical site of the Grand-Hornu.

Groups (max. 30 people), weekdays
Single visit: site or CID exhibition or MACS exhibition: €50
Combined visit: site + CID or MACS exhibition: €75
Combined visit: site + CID exhibition + MACS exhibition: €115

Per group (max. 30 people), weekend
Single visit: site or CID exhibition or MACS exhibition: €60
Combined visit: site + CID or MACS exhibition: €90
Combined visit: site + CID exhibition + MACS exhibition: €135

According to the type of group, the amount of time you have available and your interests, our bookings service is available to help you prepare your visit to Grand-Hornu.

Documentation Center

Accessible to the general public since March 2007, the documentation centre at Grand-Hornu proposes an archive containing some 9,000 volumes covering current arts, design, architecture and industrial archaeology, which is available for consultation on site.

Available documents :

> Thematic works, monograph and collective exhibition catalogues, catalogues of collections, etc. relating to design, contemporary architecture and current arts

> Specialist contemporary art reviews (Art Press, Artforum, Beaux-Arts Magazine, Cabinet, Dits, Mouvement, etc.) and applied arts / design (Azimuts, DAMn, Étapes, Ideat, etc.) to which the centre subscribes

> Files on artists featured in the MACS & CID collection: press articles, artist books, monographs, invitation cards, etc.

> Electronic press review

Free access (no appointment necessary)!

To avoid disappointment, please contact the Documentation Centre in order to check the opening hours:  celine.ganty@grand-hornu.be

Artshop

Restaurant – and cafeteria – situated in the heart of the Musée des Arts Contemporains du Grand Hornu and the Centre d’innovation et du design, RIZOM presents a cuisine on the crossroads of cultures.

The Walloon basin itself originated from various migrations. Today it is the home of age-old regional products and at the same time it is the cradle of modern thinking and technology. RIZOM’s cuisine sprouts from these contrasts, and reflects the idea of a contemporary regional cuisine. RIZOM presents a cuisine with diverse roots, and brings fresh, local and seasonal products on the plate.

It features a large selection of artistic and historic publications to do with the sites and current exhibitions.

Rizom Restaurant

This brasserie-style restaurant – and cafeteria – situated in the heart of the Grand Hornu presents a cuisine on the crossroads of cultures.

The Walloon basin itself originated from various migrations. Today it is the home of age-old regional products and at the same time it is the cradle of modern thinking and technology.
Rizom’s cuisine sprouts from these contrasts, and reflects the idea of the contemporary regional cuisine of Sang Hoon Degeimbre.
Rizom presents a cuisine with diverse roots, and brings fresh, local and seasonal products on the plate.