Museum
Joods Museum van Deportatie en Verzet VZW
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Between 1942 and 1944 the Nazis used the Dossin barracks in Mechelen as a transit camp from wher 26 000 Jews and Romanies were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Today, the former barracks house a Memorial, a space for contemplation.
This is a Holocaust museum which is a little upsetting in its content. However, we should never forget this took place. The musuem is very well laid out with full audio guides in multiple languages. From the top of the building you get a full panoramic view of Mechelen on a good weather day.
Location
153 Goswin de Stassartstraat
Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest