Musée d'Archéologie Hesbignonne

About the museum

Hesbaye is one of the oldest regions in Europe. From the Palaeolithic onwards, several sites were occupied by hunter-gatherer-fishers; between 5,300 and 4,800 BCE the Neolithic brought agriculture and livestock farming with peoples who had come from Central Europe. Hesbaye has yielded more than 150 sites of this so-called Omalian civilisation, named after the village of Omal, mainly around the Yerne (Verlaine, Chapon-Seraing, Seraing-le-Château, Haneffe, Limont).

The museum in Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse evokes this long history through many objects found on some of the 600 sites discovered in the region. Created on the initiative of the municipal administration, it presents the collections of Guy Destexhe and of the Société archéologique de Hesbaye, which lead to the beginnings of regional and European history. It is open by appointment only.

Highlights

• More than 150 Omalian Neolithic sites in Hesbaye
• Collections of Guy Destexhe and the Société archéologique de Hesbaye
• Objects from some of the 600 archaeological sites in the region
• Visits by appointment

Permanent exhibition

• Archéologie de la Hesbaye – Objects from prehistory to the beginnings of regional history, from the collections of Guy Destexhe and the Société archéologique de Hesbaye.

Operated by

Commune de Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse

Admission & discounts

Prices from €4 per person (individual visit by appointment), €3 per person in a group, group package from €40.

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

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