Musée de l'Eau et de la Fontaine

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The Musée de l'Eau et de la Fontaine was founded in 1989 in Genval, on the initiative of Jean-Pierre Courtois. It celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary there in 2014, then left Genval in 2017 to settle in the Bois des Rêves, a 67-hectare provincial estate of woods and paths in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve. Floods damaged the former spaces in 2021, and the museum opened its new exhibition rooms in 2024.

The museum's project is first and foremost educational: it approaches water as a resource, through its uses, the climate and the inequalities that access to it reveals, and it highlights the heritage linked to water. The visit follows the history of access to water and its distribution, with objects from here and elsewhere that can be handled, both indoors and outdoors, part of the exhibition being in the open air.

The collections are enriched by gifts and acquisitions, and a documentation centre is accessible by registration. The museum is run by a non-profit association and offers activities, guided tours, birthday parties and programmes for schools, groups and families. It also runs the participatory project “Fontaines de Belgique”, an interactive map of more than 300 water points to which anyone can suggest a fountain.

Højdepunkter

• Self-guided route with objects to touch and handle, indoors and outdoors
• History of access to water and its distribution over time
• Participatory project “Fontaines de Belgique” with interactive map
• Located in the provincial estate of the Bois des Rêves, with playground and picnic area
• Activities, birthday parties and guided tours by reservation

Permanent udstilling

• Parcours libre : l'eau d'hier et d'aujourd'hui – Route to take at your own pace, with objects to observe and handle indoors and outdoors, around access to water, its distribution and the heritage linked to water.

Grundlagt

1989

Ejer

ASBL Musée de l'Eau et de la Fontaine

Ledelse

Julie Marbaix

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: First Sunday of the month, April to September

Adults and young people from 13: €5; children aged 6 to 12: €3; free up to age 5. PROF card: free. Tickets online; no reservation needed for an individual visit. School rates are on the museum's website.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Partial access for people with reduced mobility; strollers welcome. The museum advises preparing the visit on access-i.be. Toilets nearby.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familierAnbefales fra 6 år

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Puslerum
• Legeplads / legehjørne
• Børnefødselsdage

Visit recommended from age 6; the self-guided route suits children aged 3 to 10, with a game handed out at reception. Birthday parties for age groups (4–6, 5–7, 7–9 and 8–10) on Wednesdays and at weekends. Playground and picnic area; toilets and changing table nearby.

Transport & parkering

By bicycle: 1.6 km from the Lac de Louvain-la-Neuve, junction node 55, with free bicycle parking. The museum is in the provincial estate of the Bois des Rêves.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Shop with the mascot Perlita. Light refreshments nearby, picnic area, indoor and outdoor activity rooms. Umbrellas are lent in case of rain during the visit.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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