Requesting information
Do you have a question about the history of technology, or are you looking for documentation about a hand tool, trade or working technique? Our staff will try to find the answer for you!
Information about an unknown tool
Are you trying to identify an unknown tool? Then take a look in our online database ID-DOC. Using drawings, you can quickly and easily search for a tool on the basis of its shape, even if you don’t have any information about its function or name or who used it.
Unable to find your tool in ID-DOC? That probably means that it is not currently included in the database. We are working constantly to add to the database.
If you provide us with one or more clear photos indicating the scale and some precise info on the dimensions, including the weight, we will search for you.
Contact us: info@mot.be or +32 2 270 81 11
Information about the library
Our extensive technical library may be consulted for free by appointment at the museum’s Guldendal Site between 8 am and 5 pm every weekday. There is a PC in the reading room that visitors can use to perform searches. You can also tell us what you want first by email or phone: we will then look for the relevant books and have them waiting for you. Books may not be borrowed, but photocopies or scans may be made (see list of charges).Part of our collection of trade catalogues may be consulted online here.
Contact us: info@mot.be or +32 2 270 81 11
Copyright and reproduction fees
General terms and conditions
The use of MOT documents and images is subject to the following provisions:
Private use
- The law on copyright does not apply in the case of use for private purposes, e.g. an unpublished thesis.
- Next to each reproduced image, the following wording should be clearly and legibly displayed: ‘© the MOT, Grimbergen’.
Publication for educational and/or scientific reasons, i.e. for non-commercial purposes
- Submit a request for permission to reproduce via info@mot.be. Exemption from reproduction fees may be granted on the basis of the educational and/or scientific nature of the publication.
- Next to each reproduced image, the following wording should be clearly and legibly displayed: ‘© the MOT, Grimbergen’.
- Provide a proof copy in each language of publication. An exception is allowed for exhibition panels or web pages.
Commercial use
- Submit a request for permission to reproduce via info@mot.be. A reproduction fee of €50.00 per reproduced image must be paid on receipt of the invoice.
Notice
Reproduction rights to the images in the Directory of Belgian Trade Catalogues are held by the MOT. If you wish to publish this material, please submit a request via info@mot.be.
Documents
Click here to download the rules for visitors and list of charges.
