History Month is the biggest history event in the Netherlands. Hundreds of museums and other cultural organisations organise countless diverse activities during this month. Museum De Looierij also pays attention to it. This year's theme is 'At work.' During the boarding tour on Sunday 24 October at 2 pm, you will get to hear and see what it was like to work in the leather industry in Dongen at Museum De Looierij. For many years, the leather industry was by far the largest employer in our village. You recognised this, for example, by the distinctive smell you smelled in Dongen. But what were working conditions like in the tanneries and shoemakeries and what impact did the leather industry have on social life in Dongen?

The boarding tour is free on presentation of a valid Tannery entrance ticket.
The tour lasts about 1 hour.

Museum de Looierij
Kerkstaat 33, 5101 BB Dongen

Entry-level tour Working in the leather industry