Musée de la Forêt

Over het museum

The Ardennes is a heavily wooded department: forest covers around 150,000 hectares, about a third of the territory. To pay tribute to this forest and its trades, Henri Vastine created the museum in 1988, between the village of Renwez and the Lac des Vieilles Forges. The museum bears the names of Janine and Henry Vastine.

The site covers several hectares. An enclosed outdoor trail presents 35 reconstructions of woodcutters’ gestures, with about 120 wooden figures, and an audio guide in French and English accompanies the walk. Inside, a wooden building on stilts, opened in 2004, houses seven themed rooms of about 1,200 m² and more than 4,000 tools and machines spread across two buildings.

The reception hall, which is free to enter, has a permanent exhibition on the Ardennes Regional Nature Park. The museum is run by the commune of Renwez, which also provides a picnic area and a shop.

Hoogtepunten

• Outdoor trail of 35 lifelike scenes with about 120 wooden figures
• Seven themed rooms in a wooden building on stilts
• More than 4,000 tools and machines related to forest trades
• Audio guide in French and English
• Treasure hunts for children in an enclosed outdoor area
• Free exhibition on the Ardennes Regional Nature Park in the reception hall

Vaste collectie

• Parcours en forêt – Outdoor trail with 35 lifelike scenes and about 120 wooden figures illustrating the woodcutters’ gestures.
• Salles intérieures sur les métiers de la forêt – Seven themed rooms and more than 4,000 old tools and machines in a wooden building.

Opgericht

1988

Beheerder

Commune de Renwez

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 22.500

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices for the 2026 season. Access to the reception hall and its exhibition is free.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Accessible toilets. A reserved parking space is in front of the museum, near the Maison du Parc, which holds the “Tourisme et Handicap” label.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

Treasure hunts in a secure outdoor area: the youngest look for the imp Farfelu, the older children for a stolen axe. Free for children under 5.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Café with drinks and ice cream, and a terrace in the hall overlooking the forest. Souvenir shop with a few wooden objects made by the team. Covered picnic area with tables and chairs in the forest.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 100 personen.

The indoor hall (100 people) can be booked for seminars, meetings or meals; the clearing can be hired for family celebrations and groups.

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