Musée de la Vie d'Autrefois et du Tarare

About the museum

The Musée de la Vie d'Autrefois et du Tarare, in Racour (Lincent), in the heart of Hesbaye, has since 1995 presented everyday life in the region as it was a hundred years ago. Housed in the former town hall, it comprises eight rooms: the village's former estaminet (the Café Simone), the kitchen of Alphonse and Clémentine with its utensils for cooking, baking bread and doing the laundry, the school of the past with its wooden benches and slates, a room devoted to work in the fields with horses and oxen, the craftsmen's room with its workbench, a shop, the world of the pharmacy and the large tarare room.

The tarare is a machine used to clean grain after threshing; it was made in the former Racour factory, which was well known at the time. The renovated building also has an exhibition room showcasing artists from the region. Adapted tours and a hands-on workshop, “du grain au pain” (“from grain to bread”), are offered to schools.

Highlights

• Eight rooms on everyday life a hundred years ago in Hesbaye
• Large tarare room: grain-cleaning machines made in Racour
• School of the past and former village estaminet
• Kitchen, shop, pharmacy and craftsmen's room
• “Du grain au pain” workshop for schools

Permanent exhibition

• La vie d'autrefois et le tarare – Eight rooms: estaminet, kitchen, school, work in the fields, craftsmen and the large tarare room.

Founded

1995

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission, according to the Maison du Tourisme Terres-de-Meuse.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Recommended for families; bread-making workshop for children.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

Estaminet (Café Simone) inside the museum to end the visit.

Events & venue rental

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