Musée des Transports en commun de Wallonie

Om museet

The museum occupies a former tram depot built in 1904 to house and maintain the vehicles for visitors to the 1905 Liège Universal Exhibition. The building served as a tram depot, then as a bus depot, before being converted into a museum in 1985.

The museum's history begins in the 1960s, when enthusiasts mobilised to save the first decommissioned electric vehicles, then destined for the scrapyard. Several amateur associations were formed, and the Musée des Transports en commun du pays de Liège was inaugurated on 25 April 1985. Originally it presented twelve restored vehicles. From 2010 a three-year plan professionalised the institution, which was recognised in 2013 by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (category B).

In 2014 the museum took the name Musée des Transports en commun de Wallonie to better reflect its collections. These cover the history of urban and rural public transport in the Liège region and Wallonia from the 18th century to the present: about fifty vehicles on display, thousands of objects, plans, posters, photographs and archives. In 2012 the museum received the “Trois soleils” label from the Commissariat général au Tourisme.

Højdepunkter

• About fifty vehicles: trams, trolleybuses, buses and horse-drawn trams
• Trolleybus T402, the only reversible one in the world
• Motor car 43 Est-Ouest, the oldest electric tram motor car preserved in Belgium
• Horse-drawn trams 11 and 132, the only horse-drawn trams preserved in Wallonia
• TAU, a unique prototype of automatic metro in Belgium
• Opportunity to board certain authorised vehicles

Permanent udstilling

• Exposition permanente : plus de deux siècles de mobilité – About fifty vehicles, from horse-drawn carriages to trams, trolleybuses and buses, illustrate the history of urban and interurban public transport in Wallonia.

Grundlagt

1985

Ejer

ASBL Musée des Transports en commun de Wallonie

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: First Sunday of the month: free admission, by reservation.

Rates for the 2026 season. Birthday package: €100 for up to 12 children, €140 for 13 to 20 children.

Tilgængelighed

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

Museum certified Access-i and accessible to people with reduced mobility; disabled parking spaces near the entrance. Visit booklet and guided tour in easy-to-read and easy-to-understand language (FALC) for people with intellectual disabilities; adapted visits for visitors with specific needs.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Børnefødselsdage

Family game trail in the app, playful booklet at €1.50 and “Samedis familles” (family Saturdays) on the programme. Birthday parties for children aged 5 to 12 with an investigation and games, by reservation.

Transport & parkering

The museum holds the Bienvenue Vélo label.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Museum shop. The café is currently under works (roof and café area renovation). Internet access is only mentioned for hired rooms.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje

Op til 300 personer.

Three rooms available with an external caterer: café (70 seats), auditorium of 126 seats with patio, and permanent exhibition hall (300 people, only for exceptional events). Car park of 25 spaces. Old buses can also be hired, and team-building formulas are available.

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