Come with your school
Explore the evolution of games and toys while learning new skills! Discover our educational programs and book a class visit today.
Come with your family
Looking for a museum that every family member can enjoy? That's Toy Museum Mechelen!
Discover the history and significance of playing and toys while having fun. Learn how people used to play in our region, why we play, and what playing means to you.
Ticket prices
Day tickets
| 12 - 65 years | €17.50 |
| 4 - 12 years | €12.50 |
| Under 4 years | free |
| Student | €15.00 |
| 65+ | €15.00 |
Opening Hours
Tuesday → Sunday
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
From 28 October 2024 to 3 March 2025 also open on Mondays!
Closed on: 1/1, 24/12, 25/12, 31/12
New address!
Koning Albertplein 2B, 2800 MechelenWhat to expect
An interactive visit
At the start of your visit, you'll receive a wristband. With this wristband, you can easily explore our collection and activate fascinating audio stories. You’ll also use it in Room 3 to practice your gaming skills. After all, becoming a top player doesn’t happen overnight!
Play, play, play!
Seeing all those toys together makes you eager to play yourself. With countless playing experiences available, everyone can satisfy their urge to play. What we discuss in the museum, you can try out right away. Additionally, there's a room in the museum where you can enjoy larger game set-ups. How about trying a traditional folk game, building your own soapbox, or running a toy restaurant?
Feeling thirsty or hungry after all that playing?
Enjoy a nice drink and a delicious snack in the museum café. The fun doesn't have to stop here. Discover our selection of board games or quietly enjoy your drink while your offspring have fun in the play corner.
We regularly organise fun activities
Keep an eye on our calendar for activities to do with your family!
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Birthday parties
Birthday parties are currently unavailable in English
Soon available in English!
Under 5 years and dreaming of your birthday party at Toy Museum Mechelen. Birthday parties are coming soon!
Special offers
Annual membership
Want to join us for playtime every week (or almost)? Then an annual membership is perfect for you! Enjoy a year of free admission to Belgium's most entertaining museum, along with numerous benefits from our subscription partners. An annual membership costs 50 euros for adults and 35 euros for children.
Annual passes can be bought from 5 October at the reception of Mechelen Toy Museum.
Our subscription partners:
Discover benefits at other museums, amusement and zoo parks below.
BOKRIJK
From 1 April to 5 November, you can discover and experience the past yourself at the Bokrijk Open Air Museum! You will meet Bokrijk actors, learn about long forgotten crafts and find out how people used to live and work in the countryside. Bokrijk is the destination for taking a step back in time.
How to apply for tickets for toy museum subscribers
Go to www.bokrijk.be
Reserve your tickets via 'Ticket special price 13+ years'.
Use the discount code 24BPASPGMM
At the entrance, the online ticket together with the subscription 2023 of Toy Museum Mechelen will be shown to the Bokrijk receptionist/cashier.
Discount code valid during the season from 1 April to 5 November.
Your advantage: 50% discount on your entrance ticket
www.bokrijk.be
FAMILIEPARK HARRY MALTER
Family park Harry Malter is a smaller-scale domain (3.5ha) aimed at pre-school kids. No fast rollercoasters or immense animals, but charm and nostalgia reign supreme!
Your advantage: 50% discount on your entrance ticket
www.harrymalter.be
HIDRODOE
Discover the Wonderful World of Water at Hidrodoe: fun - exciting - educational. Hidrodoe is an interactive hands-on centre with super-fun experiments about water.
Your advantage: 50% discount on your admission ticket.
www.hidrodoe.be
HET HUIS VAN ALIJN
In this museum, popular culture is interpreted in a contemporary and surprising way. Videos of a solemn Communion in 1960, a sweet shop from 1930, a brass band from 1900... You will find the small and big histories of life in the Huis van Alijn in Ghent. A great opportunity to talk together about the things that (n)ever pass. (Bring grandma and grandpa!)
Your advantage:
Adults: €7.00
-18 years: free / 18-26 years: 2 €*
www.huisvanalijn.be
MUSEUM VOOR NATUURWETENSCHAPPEN
Ever looked straight into the trunk of a mammoth? Been face-to-face with a roaring buffalo? Or would you like to get into the skin of a Neanderthal? What are you waiting for? Take a dip... in a museum that's alive!
Your advantage:
Adults: €10 instead of €13
Children 4-17 & students 18-23: €4 instead of €5*.
PAKAWI PARK
Perfect for a beastly day out!
The word 'Paka' is Swahili for feline. This refers the park to its roots. The animal park has specialised in felines, such as white tigers, cheetahs, pumas, panthers, etc., for many years. Recently, there have also been 2 new Bengal tigers. They are called 'Paka' and Awi' and have become the figureheads of Pakawi Park.
Your advantage: 35% discount on your admission ticket
www.pakawipark.be
PLOPSA
With your Toy Museum season ticket, you get a 35% discount at the box office of the various Plopsa Parks. A day at De Panne? Indoor in Hasselt? Or splashing around in Plopsaqua? It's all possible!
Your advantage: 35% discount on your entrance ticket
www.plopsa.be
TECHNOPOLIS
Where experimentation is FUN!
Take a nap on a bed of nails, safely ground a plane like a real pilot, sprint against a damselfly or take an exciting bike ride on a cable 5 metres above the ground! Outside in the Science Garden, there is plenty more action to be had. And in the Children's Activity Centre, 4- to 8-year-olds roll up their sleeves.
Your advantage: 50% discount on your admission ticket
www.technopolis.be
ZOO ANTWERPEN
Fancy a day out? With Antwerp Zoo, you choose a unique destination. No fewer than 5,000 exotic animals are at home in Antwerp Zoo. Here you come face to face with the rulers of the savannah, the steppe, the jungle and the tundra: lions, leopards, tigers, elephants, giraffes, gorillas, aurochs and many more. The kingdom of fish and birds and the paradise of reptiles and insects also open their gates to you.
Your advantage: € 3 off your ticket
www.zooantwerpen.be
DIERENPARK PLANCKENDAEL
For a unique day in the middle of nature, Planckendael is the place to be. You can hang out in the trees there, 14 metres above the ground. Maybe you'd rather take the raft from Africa to Oceania? You will learn a lot about nature and our animals.
Your advantage: € 3 discount on your ticket
www.planckendael.be
Combi tickets
Would you like to combine your visit to Mechelen Toy Museum with another attraction in Mechelen? Read below which partners you can get a benefit from!
St Rumbold's Tower
While parents learn about the history of the building, children have fun exploring the different floors. Once at the top, the impressive view from the Skywalk will blow you away.
Benefit for visitors of Speelgoedmuseum Mechelen:
On presentation of your ticket from Speelgoedmuseum Mechelen, you can climb the tower at a preferential rate: €6 instead of €8 (20% discount).
De Gouden Kooi (escape room)
At the Golden Cage, you and some friends or colleagues get locked up in a mysterious escape room in Mechelen. You only have a limited time (60 or 70 minutes) to escape. How. By solving a series of interesting and varied puzzles in the escape rooms. Cooperation and inventiveness are crucial for this. Furthermore, you will experience a unique story in each room of the escape rooms in Mechelen. For a while, you will feel as if you are the protagonist in an exciting adventure! Whether or not the story ends in a happy ending is entirely up to you...
You will find De Gouden Kooi at 2 locations in the centre of Mechelen.
Benefit for visitors of Speelgoedmuseum Mechelen:
On presentation of your ticket from Speelgoedmuseum Mechelen, you can receive a free drink at the Golden Cage.
Malinska - Boats in Mechelen
Embark for a fascinating boat trip on the Dijle, Mechelen's lifeline. As you sail, you will learn more about the sights on the banks, interspersed with facts and anecdotes about Mechelen's history. Listen to the soundtrack or book a city guide for your group.
Benefit for visitors to Speelgoedmuseum Mechelen:
Upon presentation of your ticket from Speelgoedmuseum Mechelen, you can sail along at group rate. Remember: reservation is recommended.
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