Musée d'histoire locale de Marchiennes

About the museum

The local history museum is housed in the former prisons of the bailliage (historic administrative district) of Marchiennes, in a building whose entrance lies beneath the porch of the town hall. It presents a wealth of objects and documents on the history of the town and its region, spread over six rooms.

The circuit covers the rich abbey past of Marchiennes and many themes from prehistory to the early modern era: Gallo-Roman excavation finds, the siege of 1712, the massacres of 1793, the adventures of the Corbineau brothers, the industrial past with mining and glassmaking, trades and games of earlier times, and both World Wars. It also displays works by artists such as Loseleur, Labisse and Moral.

The relief model of the town as it was in 1791 and the dungeons are the two highlights of the visit. The museum is run by the association Les Amis de Marchiennes.

Highlights

• Relief model of Marchiennes in 1791
• Dungeons of the former bailliage prisons
• Six rooms from prehistory to the world wars
• Abbey past, mining and glassmaking in Marchiennes
• Works by local artists such as Loseleur, Labisse and Moral

Permanent exhibition

• Collections permanentes du musée d’histoire locale – Six rooms on the history of Marchiennes and its region, with a relief model of the town in 1791 and the dungeons.

Operated by

Association Les Amis de Marchiennes

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Prices published by the town on the museum page.

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