Does the Pass have a cafeteria ?
The Pass has a cafeteria serving snacks and light refreshments. Weather permitting, the cafeteria’s terrace offers access to outside spaces, not far from the play area.
Interactive exhibitions, organized entertainment, an extraordinary location where with games and adventure you can make surprising discoveries…This is the Pass…but there’s even more than just that!
For all : family, school or with a group
The Pass is located in Wallonia, next to Mons. The Pass is built on the site of a former coal mine.
The Pass, a whole world of experiences !
In the 1970s and 1980s , after the gradual closure of coalmines, many former industrial sites became ugly sores in a region struggling to recover.
In the early 1990s , driven by the joint forces of the Walloon Region and the European Union, the idea emerged to convert the former Crachet-Picquery mining site in Frameries, in the Borinage, into a centre dedicated to discussing and promoting scientific, technical and industrial culture.
At the end of a European call for tenders, internationally renowned French architect Jean Nouvel was tasked with the planning, architecture and renovation work involved in converting the wasteland in keeping with the site’s history.
The process resulted in a unique yet multi-faceted site, bridging the gap between the past, the present and the future.
1950s industrial architecture produced some spectacular buildings, some of which, the Belvédère, the Pit-Head Frame and the Machine Room, have been listed as industrial heritage sites since 1989. Jean Nouvel incorporated them into the very heart of a contemporary design using ideas and materials from industrial constructions.
By creating the Pass’erelle (literally, the footbridge) 210 metres long, which passes through all the different parts of the Pass, he took his inspiration from the former coalmine. A symbolic link between the past and the present.
The architect Laurent Niget continued with the plans to build the Pass.
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Le Pass
3, Rue de Mons
7080 Frameries
+32 (0) 65 61 21 60
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The Pass has a cafeteria serving snacks and light refreshments. Weather permitting, the cafeteria’s terrace offers access to outside spaces, not far from the play area.
Opening times vary:
We recommend always looking at the calendar to check our opening times.
The Pass is open each Sunday, from 10am until 6pm. It is also open during weekends in (Belgian) school holidays from 10am until 6pm.
For weekends during the Christmas holidays, check the calendar.
Tickets can be purchased online only for individual visitors.
When you arrive, go to the ticket office; a member of staff will scan your online ticket and provide you with some vital information for your visit.