Fort de Lantin

About the museum

Fort de Lantin is one of the twelve forts that protected Liège. Designed by General Brialmont, it was built from 1886 on the initiative of the Belgian government and King Leopold II, and inaugurated in 1888. Almost entirely in unreinforced concrete, triangular in plan and surrounded by a moat, it is one of the smallest works of the Liège fortified position.

In August 1914 it endured several days of bombardment by 210 mm howitzers; only one cupola was then still able to fire. Its commander capitulated on 15 August, shortly before the explosion of Loncin fort. The fort was not modernised after the war: it served as a depot, then as a drill ground and shooting range, before being abandoned by the army.

The association “Les Amis du Fort de Lantin” took over the site in 1983 and restored it. Today an audio-guided route lets visitors discover this almost intact example of 19th-century military architecture. The fort also houses a telephony museum and the Beaurevoir museum, dedicated to the art of cooking. It can be hired for events and offers unusual overnight stays in former soldiers' barrack rooms.

Highlights

• Audio-guided route of about 70 minutes through a very well-preserved fort of 1888
• Central massif, cupolas and moats
• Telephony museum: a century of communication
• Beaurevoir museum, dedicated to the history of cooking
• Combined visit with Loncin fort
• Unusual overnight stay in the barrack rooms of 1914

Permanent exhibitions

• Le fort de Lantin (circuit audioguidé) – Route through the central massif, moats and cupolas of a Liège belt fort that has remained almost intact since 1888, with scenes evoking the battle of 1914.
• Musée de la téléphonie – A century of communication, from early electrical discoveries to Graham Bell's telephone, from manual to automatic exchanges up to electronics; there is also the talking clock.
• Musée du Beaurevoir – Museum of cooking through the ages, built around the collection of a caterer: menus, cards, figurines, diplomas from culinary brotherhoods and utensils.

Operated by

ASBL Les Amis du Fort de Lantin

Admission & discounts

Rates for visiting the fort with the audio guide. A reduction of €0.50 is granted on presentation of the form that can be downloaded from the fort's website.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The audio-guided route is not accessible to people with reduced mobility, except for the ground floor of the central massif. The moats and the top of the central massif, with views of the cupolas, are accessible, but the access slope is quite steep.

Kids & families

An interactive visit of about 1 hour 30 minutes at the telephony museum is offered to schoolchildren as well as to adults.

Getting there & parking

By car: motorway E40, exit 33 (Rocourt), then the N20 in the direction of Tongeren.

Amenities & dining

• Wi-Fi

The fort's website indicates Wi-Fi access with a pictogram, with no further details.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Up to 120 guests.

Two furnished and heated rooms for 120 people in total, with a bar corner and a semi-professional kitchen, for parties, seminars and meetings. Two troop barrack rooms have been fitted out for unusual overnight stays (from 10 people: €32 per person, bedding included).

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