Mudia

About the museum

Mudia, short for Musée didactique d'art (Educational Art Museum), was born from the dream of a Belgian couple of collectors, Eric Noulet and Marie-Thérèse Toussaint. Passionate about museums, they regretted that their grandchildren got bored there quickly. They therefore imagined a place where you play, have fun and where everyone receives simple keys to enter the history of art. After a decade of preparation, the museum opened in 2018 in Redu, the book village of the Ardennes, in the municipality of Libin.

The building is the village's former presbytery, which was also a soap factory. The architects of the Atelier de La Grange kept its character, notably the beautiful wooden staircase, while enlarging it and adding a terrace. The museum presents more than 300 original works in chronological order, from the Gothic and Renaissance periods to contemporary art, across 20 rooms in which more than 50 artistic movements are represented: painting, drawing, sculpture, comics, photography and animated film.

Each room has playful terminals: animate Bosch's world, create a pointillist painting with a dot cannon, or pose as the model. An animated film, “Le Fleuve de l'Art” (The River of Art), and an audio guide designed for young visitors accompany the visit. The Mudia Café and the shop complete the offer. In 2026 the museum received the label for museums approved by and for children.

Highlights

• More than 300 original works from the Renaissance to today, from Brueghel to Magritte
• Some sixty interactive attractions across 20 rooms
• Free audio guide in French, Dutch, German and English
• “Le Fleuve de l'Art” animated film
• Mudia Café with a large panoramic terrace

Permanent exhibition

• Parcours permanent dans 20 salles – The history of art presented in 20 rooms and more than 50 movements, with original works and interactive terminals.

Founded

2018

Admission & discounts

Audio guide included in the admission price. Free admission with the museumPASSmusées, to be presented at reception (not available via online booking). Proof must be shown on the day of the visit.

Accessibility

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

The museum is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility, via the entrance of the Mudia Café; you can stop in front of the café to drop off people with reduced mobility. Parking spaces for people with reduced mobility are at the junction of Place de l'Esro and rue de Daverdisse, or on Place de l'Esro on the rue de Saint-Hubert side. Animals are not admitted, except guide dogs.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities

Nearly 60 interactive devices, games and educational videos. The museum is open to children from a very young age and recommended from age 6 or 7. Changing table, lockers and a café with dishes designed for children. Family workshops during the holidays.

Getting there & parking

By car: E411, exit 24.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Lockers

Mudia Café with home-made dishes from the region and a large terrace, open every weekend, public holiday and school holiday day 10:00–18:00. Shop with catalogues, postcards, art books and children's books. Lockers for bulky belongings.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

Up to 40 guests.

Meeting room for 40 people during the day (Monday to Friday, 09:30–18:00, outside school holidays); guided tours followed by a reception at the Mudia Café; a cinema room for lectures; a panoramic terrace; an Art & Wine team-building day. Professional kitchen on site.

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