Musée du Marbre

Om museet

In Rance, in the Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse region, the extraction and working of marble long set the rhythm of village life. “Rouge de Rance” was highly sought after for monumental buildings, including the Château de Versailles, but also for fireplaces, clocks and small decorative objects. Between the two world wars, only five marble works remained, and around 1952 quarrying ceased in the quarry known as the “Trou de Versailles”.

A regional history society was set up in 1955. In 1978, an exhibition on the history of marble and its industry was mounted at the technical school of Rance, and the ASBL (non-profit association) that runs the museum was constituted in 1979. The museum moved into the former municipal building; since 2015 it has borne the name MAgMa, for “Musée atelier géologie & Marbre” (“Museum workshop geology & marble”).

Recognised as a category C museum by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, the museum tells the story of marble, from its geological formation to its work in the workshop. It also houses a documentation centre and a library rich in books on history, art history, geology, mineralogy and palaeontology, as well as specialist publications issued by the museum.

Højdepunkter

• Marmothèque: more than 500 marble samples from around the world and a world map of the major quarrying centres
• Geology and palaeontology room
• Marble-working site with a model of helical cable extraction and a sawing frame of more than 18 tonnes
• Workshop and marble-workers' tools, with machines still in use
• Marble creations: fireplaces, mantel clocks, clocks and decorative objects
• Outdoor play area and audio guide in three languages

Permanente udstillinger

• Géologie et paléontologie – Room devoted to the origin of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks, then to the fossils used to date rock strata.
• Chantier marbrier et archéologie industrielle – Model of the helical cable extraction mechanism, a sawing frame of more than 18 tonnes and a sand-polishing lapidary workshop.
• La marmothèque – More than 500 marble samples from all continents, with a world map locating the major marble, stone and granite quarrying centres.

Grundlagt

1979

Ejer

ASBL SHRR – Musée du Marbre (MAgMA)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Free admission on the first Sunday of the month.

Audio guide available in French, Dutch or English. The museumPASSmusées card is not accepted. Free self-guided visit for school groups from the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (booking recommended).

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
• 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

According to the Sivry-Rance tourist office, visits are possible for visually and hearing-impaired visitors.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Legeplads / legehjørne

Games booklet for children (French, Dutch, English), outdoor play area and educational activities for primary and secondary school classes.

Transport & parkering

By car, via the N53 towards Rance, between Beaumont and Chimay.

Service & spisesteder

Museum publications available (list on request); online shop.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

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