Musée de la Hesbaye
Volunteer-run museum in Remicourt devoted to Hesbaye, the sugar industry and Mélotte, and to life during the Second World War, with nine rooms.
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About the museum
The Musée de la Hesbaye grew out of an association whose activity began in 1960 to save from oblivion and destruction the objects and documents that bear witness to life in Hesbaye. It is run and staffed exclusively by volunteers, and is recognised and supported by the province of Liège.
The museum is housed in the centre of Remicourt, near Waremme, in a municipal building dating from 1877 that formerly housed the town hall, the schools and the schoolmaster's house. Nine rooms have been fitted out, with a free-access garden at the back and a picnic area among fruit trees of old varieties.
The route includes archaeology (flint, Celtic and Gallo-Roman objects, a model of a motte castle), the development of the villages, sugar in Hesbaye, old furniture, the school of the past and the room devoted to Mélotte, the company of Jules Mélotte, who invented the suspended-bowl cream separator in 1888. The museum also evokes the Second World War in Hesbaye (mobilisation, Resistance, liberation), a Messerschmitt 110 engine dug up in 1995 and a vaulted cellar that served as a shelter.
Highlights
- Nine rooms in a former school and town hall of 1877
- Mélotte room: the cream separator invented in Remicourt in 1888
- Sugar in Hesbaye, from beet to sugar
- Messerschmitt 110 engine dug up in 1995 and a Resistance room
- Vaulted cellar used as a shelter, and garden with old fruit trees
Permanent exhibition
- Collections permanentes du musée de la Hesbaye – Nine rooms: archaeology, villages and objects of the past, sugar, furniture, the school of the past, Mélotte, the Second World War and the cellar-shelter.
- Founded
- 1960
- Operated by
- Musée de la Hesbaye asbl (association de bénévoles)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3Children |
| Children & teens | €3 |
Self-guided visits on regular opening days; guided visits possible at other times on request.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in the centre of Remicourt, near Waremme.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
Garden at the back with free access, picnic area.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Self-guided or accompanied visits by volunteers; thematic guided tours possible on request. The museum is open to individuals as well as groups on simple prior contact. |
