Félicien Rops Museum
Namur
1.13 Km 00:04
Les Bateliers, located at the heart of Namur, is home to two municipal museums, the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Decorative Arts.
Listed as part of the exceptional heritage of Wallonia, the Museum of Decorative Arts is housed in a magnificent private mansion dating from the Age of Enlightenment, the Hôtel de Groesbeeck - de Croix. The museum, which has a lovely French-style garden, displays a superb collection of decorative art spanning the period from the 17th to the 19th centuries: furniture, timepieces, paintings, sculptures, crystal, earthenware and more. These pieces, created by artists and workshops in Namur, bear witness to the daily lives of the aristocracy in the 18th century.
The Archaeological Museum of Namur has built up a major reputation in Europe due in particular to its collections from late Roman Times and the Merovingian period. The collections of the Archaeological Museum of Namur are among the richest of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. The items kept here extend from Prehistoric Times to the early Middle Ages or even the contemporary period as regards the lapidary collections. The pieces come mainly from the Province of Namur and the surrounding area.
Every day (except Monday) from 10.00 to 18.00. • Closed: from 22/12 to 25/12 - from 29/12/2026 to 1/01/2027
Adults €5 (1 museum) – €8 (2 museums) • Seniors (65+) and students (7-26 years): €3 (1 museum) – €5 (2 museums) • Children up to 6 years old and teachers: free
Guided tours (FR, NL, EN, DE) available on request from the Namur Tourist Office.
1 hr per museum • Tablet available free of charge at reception for visiting the Archaeological Museum (EN, FR, NL).
Price Groups of 8 people or more / maximum 20 people: €3/person (1 museum) – €5/person (2 museums) • Temporary exhibition in shared spaces: free
Guided tour Guided tours (FR, NL, EN, DE) available on request from the Namur Tourist Office.
À Namur, le pôle muséal Les Bateliers vous plonge au coeur de l'histoire de l'art et de son évolution. Découvrez l'exposition D'après Nature, un hommage au peintre paysagiste anglais John Constable.
Fruit d’une rencontre entre un groupe d’artistes namurois et le Pôle muséal Les Bateliers, l'exposition D'après Nature rend hommage à John Constable. Ce peintre anglais du XVIIIème siècle est l'un de ceux qui ont libéré le paysage en le faisant passer de fond décoratif à sujet d’une œuvre.
Sont jointes à l'exposition une douzaine d’œuvres du XXème siècle des collections communales, qui s’apparentent à cette libération du sujet de la Nature.
Les artistes namurois à la base du projet (Anne Liebhaberg, Anne-Marie Finné, Michel Peetz, Philippe Tasiaux et Simon Delneuville) proposent également leur vision et interprétation du paysage, 250 ans après John Constable.
Dans le cadre de cette exposition, plusieurs animations sont organisées :
Un projet captivant à découvrir dans la capitale wallonne ce printemps.