Musée Rural et Artisanal

About the museum

The Musée Rural et Artisanal is located in Peppange, on a large farm whose residence was built in 1840; the barn and stables followed in 1842. The farm was worked across several generations by the builder’s family and later by tenant farmers, until the last heirs sold it to the Luxembourg State in 1989. The culture minister of the time wanted to use the estate for cultural purposes, and the same year it was placed under national heritage protection.

The museum opened in 1999. It shows rural life of past centuries: a furnished house with a bread oven that is still in use, stables, a barn, machine rooms and numerous craft workshops. The farm implements, arranged by themes such as plowing, sowing and harvesting, have been restored, and some are still operational. The courtyard also has a farm garden with vegetables, spices and medicinal plants.

A special focus is on iron working: the museum runs a village forge and a reconstructed medieval forge. These are based on excavations of a medieval ironworks in the Genoeserbusch near Peppange, which have been studied since 2002 together with the University of Münster and the National Museum. Across the way, in the house “A Mëchels,” an exhibition on early metallurgy displays oven plates, anvils and furnaces.

Highlights

• 1840 farm with a furnished house and a bread oven still in use
• Restored farm machinery, craft workshops and a farm garden
• Working village forge and reconstructed medieval forge
• Exhibition on early metalworking, with oven plates, anvils and furnaces
• Brasserie and playground on the museum grounds

Permanent exhibitions

• Landleben im Bauernhof von 1840 – A furnished house, stables, a barn, machine rooms and craft workshops show life and work in the countryside of past centuries.
• Musée de la Métallurgie Ancienne – Oven plates, anvils, furnaces, and axes and metal finds from antiquity and the Middle Ages, in the house “A Mëchels.”
• Mittelalterliche Eisenhütte im Genoeserbusch – Excavation finds and a replica of a bloomery illustrate early iron production near Peppange.

Founded

1999

Admission & discounts

The €8 admission covers a self-guided visit, including the exhibition on early metalworking. Card payment is not possible. The Luxembourg Card is accepted; the Kulturpass from Visit Luxembourg grants free admission, and with the Cultur’all Pass, admission costs half price. Educational workshops for school classes are available on request.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• 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

The museum is not accessible to people with reduced mobility; the carriage museum 200 m away, however, is accessible.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area

Workshops for school classes (baking, garden, blacksmithing, Trauliichter). The site has a playground as well as chickens and rabbits. Children under 14 must be accompanied.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on the village’s main street (rue de Crauthem 38).

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant

Brasserie in the museum building, tel. +352 52 66 18, open Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00–23:00. Card payment is not accepted at the museum’s ticket desk.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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