- Address: Quai de Maestricht 13, 4000 Liège, Belgium
- Phone: +32 4 221 94 04
- Website: grandcurtiusliege.be
- Founded: March 2009
- Working hours: 10.00-18.00, Tuesday - closed
- The cost of visiting: 9 euros, children under 12 years - free of charge
The ancient town of Liege is rich in interesting buildings and buildings, many of which carry historical and architectural value. Interestingly, the city also has many museums , some of them are located just in old houses, among them the Curtius Museum. Let's talk more about it.
What is interesting about the Curtius Museum?
To start with, the museum's full name is the Museum of Archeology, Religious and Decorative Arts. And his sonorous name he received thanks to a beautiful and majestic mansion of red brick, the palace of the XVII century, in which he is located. The house is so vividly distinguished among its stone neighbors that for almost four centuries it has been named after the first owner - Jean de Corte, better known as the supplier of Curtius' weapons.
Currently, the museum stores and exhibits a large collection of objects, narrating the history of the terrain and life of peoples from ancient Gauls to the XVIII century. You can get acquainted with a lot of archaeological finds, incl. with the remains of ancient people who were discovered during excavations near Liege . Exhibition stands are saturated with products of applied art of different eras, ancient medals and coins, religious artifacts.
The most valuable exhibit of the entire exposition can be considered the Gospel of Bishop Notker, whose origin is attributed to the X-XII centuries. As it is supposed to expensive books of that time, its binding is abundantly decorated with ivory, precious stones and enamel. In addition to its own exquisite items, the Curtius Museum also hosts exhibitions of contemporary art.
How to get to the museum?
Before the Curtius Museum in Belgium, you can easily stroll along the pretty streets on foot, if you have stopped nearby, you will be happy to see every resident of this ancient mansion. Or you can take the bus number 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 24. In this case, you will need to stop LIEGE Grand Curtius, from the museum it is located just a couple of minutes walk.
The exposition of the museum is located on the second and third floors and is available daily from 10:00 to 18:00 each for € 9 (the fee is charged to persons over 12 years old). The day off at the museum is Tuesday.
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