CAP – Maison des Collections

Om museet

The Maison des Collections occupies the former Maison Jean Lescarts, a 17th-century building on the rue Neuve in Mons. It was entirely renovated with support from the European Regional Development Fund and the Walloon Region. Since April 2024 it has been part of the CAP (Culture, Art et Patrimoine), together with the Musée des Beaux-Arts and the “Poirier Beurré” garden.

The house has become the history museum of the city of Mons. It tells the story of the city and of what is being written today through the municipal collections, to show the importance of memory and the transmission of heritage. The objects on display include the Jean Lescarts collection, objects from the Walloon Heritage Agency and pieces from the collection of Canon Puissant.

The visit begins with a sound tunnel designed by the artists' collective VOID, which links the Musée des Beaux-Arts to the house, and then presents the history of the place. The route is then organised around verbs such as transmit, live, exchange, decide, connect, spread and think. On the ground floor, interpretive rooms and digital displays present a socio-historical panorama of Mons; upstairs, the route is more immersive and evokes Mons's intangible heritage.

A Labo room on the top floor hosts mediation projects carried out with residents, associations and artists.

Højdepunkter

• Thematic route on the history of Mons, organised around verbs
• Immersive sound tunnel by the VOID collective between the Musée des Beaux-Arts and the house
• Municipal collections, including the Jean Lescarts collection
• Labo room devoted to participatory projects
• Free-access garden “Poirier Beurré” next to the house

Permanent udstilling

• Parcours permanent de la maison des Collections – The history of the city of Mons told through the municipal collections, organised around themes such as living, exchanging, deciding or transmitting.

Grundlagt

2024

Ejer

Ville de Mons (Pôle muséal)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: First Sunday of the month

Free admission with the museumPASSmusées. The Mons Card offers discounts (24 hours).

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• 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 CAP is accessible to people with reduced mobility: step-free entrance, lift, reception adapted for wheelchairs and accessible toilets; stick seats and wheelchairs are available at reception.

Børn og familie

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer

Hands-on digital displays line the route; the Dynamusée education service offers activities for families and children.

Transport & parkering

Bicycle racks on site. Mons station is 950 m away.

Service & spisesteder

• Café

Guinguette (open-air café and bar) in the garden of the “Poirier Beurré”, free to access, for a coffee or a drink.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Firmaarrangementer

The Mons Museum Centre rents rooms at several of its sites, with a rental brochure; a rental can be combined with a visit.

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