Musée de préhistoire Hihof
Small museum of prehistory and early history in the Gothic Hihof in central Echternach, with Stone Age finds from Luxembourg and Europe.
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About the museum
The museum opened in 1984 in the Hihof, a 15th-century Gothic building in central Echternach next to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, at the corner of Rue du Pont. Over the centuries, the house served various purposes: as an agricultural outbuilding of the hospice, as a pottery workshop, and in the 19th century as a school.
The collection presents finds from prehistory and early history, mainly from Luxembourg, Northern Europe and France. About 30 display cases hold stone tools such as arrowheads, axes, daggers and grinding stones, along with skulls, reconstructions and video presentations. A few pieces also come from North America, Africa and Papua New Guinea.
Highlights
- 15th-century Gothic Hihof as the museum building
- Stone Age tools and weapons in about 30 display cases
- Finds from Luxembourg, Northern Europe and France
- Skulls, reconstructions and video presentations
Permanent exhibition
- Dauerausstellung zur Ur- und Frühgeschichte – Stone Age tools, weapons and finds from Luxembourg, Northern Europe and France, complemented by reconstructions and videos.
- Founded
- 1984
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