Maison des Mégalithes de Wéris
Site museum on the dolmens and menhirs of Wéris and the Neolithic farmers, renovated in 2026; starting point for the megalithic site.
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Om museet
The Maison des Mégalithes is on place Arsène Soreil, in the heart of the village of Wéris in the municipality of Durbuy. It serves as a reception point for discovering the megalithic site, the village and the region. The museum, created in 1994, was completely renovated in 2026. It is managed by the Cercle Historique Terre de Durbuy asbl.
The megalithic field of Wéris stretches about 8 km long and 300 m wide. It includes two covered-gallery dolmens, those of Wéris and Oppagne, the only two still visible in Belgium, as well as several menhir sites. The monuments date from the first half of the third millennium BCE and are linked to the Seine-Oise-Marne culture; they are built of local conglomerate (poudingue).
The museum explains how these monuments were erected, the associated funerary customs and the life of the first Neolithic farmers and herders. It uses information panels, multimedia sequences, models, casts, reconstructions and archaeological material. A film about the site is screened in the auditorium.
Højdepunkter
- Site museum fully renovated in 2026
- Starting point for visiting the only two dolmens still visible in Belgium
- Models, casts, reconstructions and multimedia sequences on the Neolithic
- Film about the megalithic site in the auditorium
- Reception area with a terrace and the Dolménius craft beer
Permanent udstilling
- Musée des Mégalithes – Permanent exhibition, renovated in 2026, on megalithism and the Neolithic: construction of dolmens and menhirs, funerary customs and the Wéris site, with panels, multimedia, models, casts and archaeological material.
- Grundlagt
- 1994
- Ejer
- Cercle Historique Terre de Durbuy asbl
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 5 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 4 €Children aged 6 to 12, seniors, students, teachers and groups of at least 10 people |
| Børn og unge | 4 €Rate for children aged 6 to 12. |
| Pensionister | 4 € |
| Studerende og elever | 4 € |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 4 € pr. person€4 per person from 10 people; free for group accompanying persons. Maximum 25 people in the museum at the same time. |
| Guided museum visit (group, max. 25 people) | 50 €Price per group, plus €4 per person for admission; by reservation, about 45 minutes. |
| Combined ticket with the Durbuy Topiary Park and Dolménius beer | 8 €On sale at the Maison des Mégalithes and at the Topiary Park. |
Gratis entré: Free admission on the first Sunday of the month.
Free with the PROF card and the Museum PASS. Guided visits of the site by reservation (2026 rates depend on the route).
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The museum is partly accessible to people with reduced mobility, as is the reception area; one toilet is adapted.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
Programme for schools; summer game walk in search of the lost dolmen; treasure hunt possible for classes (+ €1 per pupil). Reduced rate for children aged 6 to 12.
Transport & parkering
I bil
Parkering muligt
No car park of its own; plenty of parking nearby.
Service & spisesteder
- Café
- Museumsbutik
Reception area with terrace, tasting of the Dolménius craft beer (40 seats indoors). The shop offers walking routes, brochures, postcards and publications.
Arrangementer & udlejning
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| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 45 min. |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Guided visits of the museum and site by reservation (lasting from 45 minutes to 2 hours 30 depending on the route). One-day or half-day school programme: animation, museum, the Wéris dolmen and a walk to the Pierre Haina and the Lit du Diable (€6 per pupil for the full day, €4 for the half day). For walks on the site: walking shoes recommended; do not climb on the monuments. |
