Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart

About the museum

The Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart is part of the Musée national d’archéologie, d’histoire et d’art (MNAHA), a state cultural institution created in 1946 under the name “Musées de l’État”. The museum presents the country’s national archaeological, historical and art collections. A prologue tells the story of Luxembourg and its collections since 1839, followed by four thematic circuits.

The central building, completed in 1939, soon became too small for the growing permanent displays. The conversion by the architecture firm Christian Bauer & Associés opened in 2002 and increased the exhibition space from 1,900 to 4,300 m². Much of the new galleries lies in the rock beneath the redeveloped Marché-aux-Poissons square; the former Collart-de-Scherf house, a museum since 1922, was completely renovated and linked to the new building by an atrium.

The decorative arts and folk art department found space in several old residential buildings opposite, on Rue Wiltheim. The Aile Wiltheim was fully renovated from 2012 to 2014; it has since offered around 1,500 m² of additional exhibition space and is connected to the main building by a glazed footbridge. The domestic culture exhibition reopened in 2015, and the newly designed coin cabinet rooms followed in December 2015.

Highlights

• Archaeology from prehistory to the Middle Ages across five levels, mostly finds from Luxembourg and the surrounding region
• Coin cabinet tracing Luxembourg’s monetary history from antiquity to the euro
• Art collection of European painting, sculpture and photography from the 13th to the 21st century
• Domestic culture and decorative arts from the 15th century to today, in historic houses on Rue Wiltheim
• “Luxembourg for Kids” family trail with the mascot Wulles

Permanent exhibitions

• Archäologie – von der Vorgeschichte bis zum Mittelalter – Archaeological finds from Luxembourg and the region, from the Stone Age through the Bronze and Iron Ages and the Gallo-Roman period to the Middle Ages, arranged chronologically and thematically across five levels.
• Kunsthandwerk und Volkskunst – von Mansfeld bis zum Design – Around 200 objects show domestic life and applied arts in Luxembourg from the Renaissance to the 21st century, presented in historic houses dating from the 15th to the 20th century.
• Münzen und Medaillen – die „histoire métallique“ – A walk through Luxembourg’s monetary history from antiquity to the introduction of the euro, with coin hoards, banknotes, medals and orders.

Founded

1869

Operated by

Musée national d’archéologie, d’histoire et d’art (MNAHA)

Director

Tania Brugnoni

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Thursdays 17:30–20:00 (Nocturne) and during the last opening hour (After work)

Free admission also with the Kulturpass, the ICOM membership card, the Luxembourg Card and for members of the Amis des Musées Luxembourg.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: not available
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

All exhibition rooms except two rooms in the Aile Wiltheim are accessible by wheelchair, walker and stroller. The two entrance doors are 1 m and 1.16 m wide; the elevator doors are 1.37 m. The elevator has no audio signal. Wheelchairs are available on request at reception, and folding stools are placed at several locations. There is no accessible parking space directly in front of the building.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities

The “Luxembourg for Kids” discovery booklet for children aged 6 and up leads through twelve stations in the collections and is available in German, English, French and Luxembourgish. There is a baby changing table.

Getting there & parking

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