February 2016 - Travel Darkly

Gravensteen Castle and Torture Museum

Gravensteen Castle and Torture Museum, Ghent, Belgium

Post author:Katherine Conlon
Post published:February 14, 2016
Post category:Dungeons and Prisons Murder and Execution Museums
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This medieval castle in the middle of Ghent was once used as a prison, where those locked up were subjected to various methods of torture to confess to their crimes. Travel Darkly visits the castle's torture museum for thumb screws, stretching racks and unhappy dioramas...

The Museum Dr. Guislain, Ghent, Belgium

Post author:Katherine Conlon
Post published:February 4, 2016
Post category:Museums
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Set in the oldest psychiatric hospital in Belgium, this tranquil museum charts the history of mental health, its treatment and attitudes towards it both in the past and today...