Musée de la fourche et de la vie rurale
Privately run museum in a former farm in Mortier: about 5,000 agricultural tools and objects of past everyday life, free visit by appointment.
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About the museum
The museum grew out of the passion of its founder, who has owned a small farm to restore in Mortier since 1976. Around 1978, the village festival committee took over some of the farm’s rooms for the local fête, and several old tools, including a wrought-iron fork given by the last farmer, decorated the premises. The fork remained the first object in the collection, which is where the museum’s name comes from.
In 1987, an exhibition on the harvest of the past in a neighbouring village convinced the founder to pursue his project: he gathered objects from residents, at flea markets in the region, and drew inspiration from his visits to the Musée de la Vie wallonne in Liège. The museum officially opened in August 1989 with one room and a few dozen objects, and it has grown ever since.
Today the collection comprises about 5,000 objects, displayed by theme in the former farm: manual agricultural tools, instruments from the region’s farms and related trades, and objects of rural everyday life. It also includes a few unusual pieces, such as a series of saints once venerated in the countryside. The museum is a strictly private initiative, supported by the Blegny municipal administration and by the cultural affairs department of the Province of Liège.
Highlights
- About 5,000 manual agricultural tools and objects of rural life
- Collection of forks, the museum’s first object
- Tools of the farm’s related trades, presented by theme
- Series of saints once venerated in the countryside
- Housed in a former farm in the village
Permanent exhibition
- Collection d'outils agricoles et d'objets de la vie rurale – About 5,000 objects grouped by theme: manual tools of regional agriculture, related trades, rural everyday life and the saints of the past.
- Founded
- 1989
- Operated by
- Initiative privée
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
The visit is free of charge.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 60 min |
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Children are welcome.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Mortier Église
TEC bus line 67 (Liège Gare Léopold – Visé), “Mortier Église” stop.
By car
Parking available
The museum is on the village square, which has a large car park.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits by appointment only. Children, individual visitors and groups are welcome; groups are limited to 15 people. |
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