In the center of Ghent the Museum of Industry is housed in an impressive factory building, in the former cotton mill, where you can still smell the machine oil, and many stories large and small from the rich history of industry are brought to life in Ghent . Notable, sweeping tales illustrate industrial life in the past, from the huge steam machine to vintage advertisements, to the story of a worker living in a humble factory-provided worker's dorm . Through industry and its progress over the years, they have changed the world around us, so that our world will become the way we see it now.