Housed in the original factory, this explains why a modern city sits where a village used to be.
Everything odd about this place — no canals, no gables, a street plan that looks nothing like the rest of the country — traces back to one company, and this is the building it started in. The 1891 workshop made lightbulbs; the firm that grew out of it built the housing, the sports club, the stadium and eventually the gated factory city at Strijp-S. Read the museum first and the rest of a day here stops feeling like a random collection of modern buildings.
Highlights
- Original 1891 workshop
- Explains the city
- Central, near the Markt
Insider tips
- →Do this before Strijp-S, not after — it makes sense of what you are looking at there.
- →Check the day's hours on the museum's own page before you set out.
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Where you'll find it
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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