Centre de documentation sur la procession dansante

About the museum

The documentation centre was set up in 2008 in an annex to Echternach Basilica. It is located at the end of the left aisle, just before the stairs down to the crypt, and is run by the Willibrord building association (Oeuvre Saint-Willibrord).

A large painting by the artist Lucien Simon, created for the 1937 World Exhibition in Paris, hangs in the entrance area. Panels explain the Dancing Procession: the account by Abbot Berno of Reichenau around the year 1000, the course of the procession, the dance step and its meaning. Further panels tell the eventful history of the basilica. The texts are in German; French translations are available at the sales counter.

Display cases show devotional objects, an old statue and a reliquary that present St. Willibrord as a popular saint; two films complement the texts. In the adjoining corridors is a lapidarium with fragments of tombs from the former abbey church. The centre also protects the quiet of the church, as visitor groups receive the information they need here.

Highlights

• Painting by Lucien Simon made for the 1937 Paris World Exhibition
• Information panels on the Dancing Procession and the history of the basilica
• Display cases with devotional objects and reliquary of St. Willibrord
• Two films on the Dancing Procession
• Lapidarium with tomb fragments from the former abbey church

Permanent exhibition

• Springprozession und Basilika – Panels, display cases of devotional objects and two films on the Echternach Dancing Procession and the history of the basilica; in the corridor, a lapidarium with tomb fragments from the abbey church.

Founded

2008

Operated by

Oeuvre Saint-Willibrord a.s.b.l. (Willibrordus-Bauverein)

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Wheelchair access according to the Mullerthal tourism portal.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The centre is in the basilica annex, at the end of the left aisle before the stairs to the crypt.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The sales counter sells publications, maps, CDs and DVDs.

Events & venue rental

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