If coming to Mons by train, the
nearest attraction you’ll find few meters away from the station would be this
museum.
It was opened on 21
September 1994 and devoted to decorative
arts from the period 1775 to 1825.
Located opposite the St. Waudru Church, in the former buildings of the National Bank of Belgium, it houses a prestigious collection of clocks and mantel clocks,
exceptional gilded French bronzes, porcelain (mainly from
Paris and Brussels), pottery, jewelry and unusual
rare and unique objects.
It was founded by François Duesberg and his wife and the collections focus on the periods of Louis XVI,
Charles X of France and of the First French Empire under Napoleon.
Me and Prince Charming decided to
visit the museum in one Saturday afternoon.
We rang the bell, waited for few
minutes, and with few other visitors warmly welcomed by the owner.
He’s a charming old man and very
much excited telling all the stories about the museum.
It’s truly a beautiful museum.
The pieces carefully arranged by
theme.
We spent the whole afternoon
enjoying the details of the collections.
I would say this museum is the jewel
of Mons. And it received two stars in the Michelin guide.
Square Franklin Roosevelt 12
Tel:
065 36 31 64
Entrance
fee 4 EUR
Open
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 2 pm to 7pm
On other days, the
possibility of guided tours for groups upon prior request