Museum Vaals

Om museet

Museum Vaals opened in April 2009 in the former convent chapel on the De Esch estate in Vaals, about two kilometers from the Dreiländerpunkt (Three-Countries Point). It was opened by tattoo artist Henk Schiffmacher and the Roermond auxiliary bishop Everard de Jong; it later received the innovation prize of VVV Zuid-Limburg.

The neo-Romanesque chapel was built in 1908 for the Camillians and adjoins the manor house "De Esch" from 1730, which served as a monastery from 1890. On November 16, 1944, a German V-1 hit the chapel hard; the new stained-glass windows and murals were created by the Vaals artist Frans Griesenbrock, and the chapel was restored by 1947. In 1995 it was declared a Rijksmonument (national monument). The last Mass was held on March 25, 2007; afterwards the chapel was released from liturgical use and given a new purpose as a museum.

On display are more than 200 church and convent figures from the neo-Gothic period (1850–1920), made of plaster, terracotta and wood, including around 150 different saints, between one and three and a half meters tall. Devotional objects such as holy water fonts, crosses, memorial cards and religious prints are also shown. Gregorian chant plays as visitors walk through the nave; at the end, each visitor receives information about their patron saint and the meaning of their first name. In the nearly two-hectare park there are more saint figures, Stations of the Cross and a Marian chapel.

Højdepunkter

• More than 200 church and convent figures of the neo-Gothic period (1850–1920)
• Neo-Romanesque convent chapel from 1908 (Rijksmonument)
• Gregorian chant while walking through the nave
• Information about your personal patron saint and the meaning of your first name
• Convent park with saint figures, Stations of the Cross and a Marian chapel
• Museum café De Zwarte Madonna across the park

Permanente udstillinger

• Heiligenfiguren der Neugotik – More than 200 church and convent figures in the convent chapel; the selection is regularly changed with objects from the depot.
• Devotionalien – Holy water fonts, crosses, memorial cards and religious prints that recall Catholic family life in earlier times.
• Kloosterpark mit Heiligenfiguren – A walk through the nearly two-hectare park with Stations of the Cross and a Marian chapel.

Grundlagt

2009

Ejer

Stichting Museum Vaals

Entrépriser & rabatter

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 museum, the main rooms are easy to reach; for special needs, please contact the museum in advance.

Børn og familie

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

Transport & parkering

The museum is about 2 km from the Dreiländerpunkt (Three-Countries Point).

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant

Museum café De Zwarte Madonna in the park opposite the museum (seating for more than 60 guests, terrace), serving coffee, tea, Limburg vlaai, lunch and dinner.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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