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is located in a beautiful building, built in the years 1597-1610 as the private residence of Jean Cutrius, an industrialist and supplier of ammunition to the Spanish army. Thanks to the alternating layers of red brick and natural stone, and multi-dividing windows, a building was obtained in the characteristic style of the region, known as the Mosan Renaissance.
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After renovation in 2009, the building now houses the collections of four former museums: the Archaeological Museum, the Weapons Museum, the Decorative Arts Museum and the Museum of Religious and Mozanic Arts. The ten thousand square meters of exhibition space has collections on very different topics.
The archeology section presents collections from the Neolithic, Paleolithic periods, through the Gallo-Roman times, up to the Merovingian and Carolingian era. Most of the exhibits come from excavations in Wallonia (Spy, Engis, Liege, Omal).
The section with religious art from the former Museum of Religious and Mosaic Art shows the evolution of religious art in the former diocese of Liege.
The archeology section presents collections from the Neolithic, Paleolithic periods, through the Gallo-Roman times, up to the Merovingian and Carolingian era. Most of the exhibits come from excavations in Wallonia (Spy, Engis, Liege, Omal).
The section with religious art from the former Museum of Religious and Mosaic Art shows the evolution of religious art in the former diocese of Liege.
Here are presented, among others: woodcarvings, manuscript, cutlery, Walloon, Flemish, Italian, German and French paintings, all kinds of oriental fabrics and liturgical decorations from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century. Part of the museum is dedicated to the person of St. Lambert. There are the most important historical and iconographic memories of this saint. You can also see the 1 / 100 model of the cathedral of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lambert destroyed in 1794 a year.
The decorative art section consists of sculpture, jewelry, ceramics and porcelain. We also find a beautiful collection of glass and furniture from the Gothic period. Many are impressed by the huge collection of weapons. In this section, the collections are divided into two parts: civilian weapons and military weapons. This part of the Curtius Museum contains approximately 13 thousand exhibits. The weapon section also presents melee weapons.
The decorative art section consists of sculpture, jewelry, ceramics and porcelain. We also find a beautiful collection of glass and furniture from the Gothic period. Many are impressed by the huge collection of weapons. In this section, the collections are divided into two parts: civilian weapons and military weapons. This part of the Curtius Museum contains approximately 13 thousand exhibits. The weapon section also presents melee weapons.
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Address:
Quai de Maastricht 13
B- 4000 Liege |
Opening hours:
monday-sunday 10.00 -18.00
tue-closed |
Ticket price:
9 euros
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Musee de la Vie Wallonne
It is located in the building of the former Franciscan monastery near the hill Montagne de Bueren . It is the Walloon Life Museum from the 19th century to the present day. Rich exhibitions present craft workshops for candle making, copper processing, masonry, basket weaving and glass making. It is also worth seeing huge forms for cakes, examples of Mozan metallurgical art, and a collection of wooden puppets from various puppet theaters. The museum shows the daily life of Wallooners, their beliefs, laws, and art.
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Address:
Cour des Mineurs,
4000 Liege |
Opening hours:
tuesday-sunday: 9.30-18.00
monday: only for groups, reservation required. |
Ticket price:
5 euros
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Tchantches Museum
P arose in the district Outremeuse in 1947 year. In 1959, it was moved to Surlet 56 where it is today. The museum contains many documents, photographs and objects related to the folklore of the Meuse area. You can also admire the wonderful costumes Tchantches ( over 340), a collection of dolls, and you can enjoy your favorite drink at the bar Tchantches, Le Peket.
Address:
Rue Surlet 56,
4020 Liege
Rue Surlet 56,
4020 Liege
Museum of Public Transport
The museum invites you to discover the means of transport from the message. In the former tram depot, about forty vehicles were located, which created the history of public transport from the eighteenth century to the present day. The collection includes horse carriages, electric trams and buses.
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Address:
Rue Richard Heintz 9 4020 Liège |
Opening hours:
01.03-30.11 Monday-Friday: 10.00-17.00 Saturday-Sunday: 14.00-18.00 |
Ticket price:
5 Euro |
André Modeste Grétry Museum
M Holds the birthplace of the master of the French comic opera, at rue Recollets 34, in Outremeuse . In the museum, in addition to many personal items ot the composer, there are his books, letters and manuscripts.
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Address:
Rue des Récollets 34 4020 Liège |
Opening hours:
Friday-Sunday: 10.00-18.00 |
Ticket price:
2.25 Euro |
Museum of Fine Arts
Holds located in a palace built in the park of La Boverie, at the tip of the island of Outremeuse. This magnificent building was created on the occasion of the World Fair taking place in Liege in 1905 a year. The authors of the project were two architects, managing the fair Jean-Laurent Hasse and Charles Soubre. The museum has a great collection of works by French-speaking Belgian artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. The works are presented in chronological order from paintings of the 16th century painters such as Henri Bles or the greatest artist from Liege Lambert Lombard, to contemporary canvases. There are also works of Lairesse, Douffet, Defrance, Meunier, de Witte and Heinz. The pearl in the museum's crown are paintings (purchased in 1939 in Lucerne) by artists such as: Picasso, Chagall, Gauguin, Ensor, Monet, Ingres, and many others.
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Address:
Parc de la Boverie, 4020 Liège |
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Sunday: 10.00-18.00 |
Ticket price:
5 Euro |
Musee d'Ansembourg
M He lives in a house built for the banker, in the transitional style of Louis XIV-Louis XV, in 1740 years. Hence the splendor visible both from outside and inside the building. The house maintains the original interior design: carved woodwork, stucco ceilings, kurbans (leather wallpaper). An excellent collection of eighteenth-century furniture and decorations was placed here. A rich collection of clocks, especially the unusual six-dial clock from the late 18th century, works of Hubert Sarton and portraits of local personalities (including bishops from Liege), glass chandeliers, ceramics, tapestries please the eye of visitors.
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Address:
Feronstree 114, 4000 Liege |
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-18.00 |
Ticket price:
5 Euro |