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Forget dusty, boring museums. There are many to discover in Wallonia, each with its own universe, its own atmosphere. Some are vibrant, others quirky or immersive. All are incredibly welcoming, aiming at making learning fun. Exploring them is a pure delight, whether you are coming on your own, with family or friends.

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  • Visit the Fort of Flémalle, witness of two world wars
    Flémalle

    Visit the Fort of Flémalle, witness of two world wars

    The Fort of Flémalle, a few kilometres from Liège, was witness to fierce fighting during the first and second world war. The building, now open to visitors, reveals the daily life of the soldiers stationed there and its tragic history.
  • Huy fortress and memorial
    Huy

    Huy fortress and memorial

    While visiting the region of Huy, make sure to visit this fort, a real memorial to the second world war. Its museum retraces its history as a concentration camp.
  • Raeren castle and its ceramics museum
    Raeren

    Raeren castle and its ceramics museum

    A magnificent building surrounded by water, Raeren castle invites you to discover thousands of ceramic objects retracing the history of what was once a major pottery centre.
  • The Eben-Ezer tower and its silex museum
    Bassenge

    The Eben-Ezer tower and its silex museum

    If you are looking for extraordinary, off the beaten path architectural gems in Wallonia, look no further. The Eben-Ezer tower, crowned with impressive winged animals, seems straight out of a Lord of the Rings or Games of Throne scene.
  • A surprising travel through time at the Computer Museum: from punch cards to smartphones
    Namur

    A surprising travel through time at the Computer Museum: from punch cards to smartphones

    The very first computer museum in Belgium... Its collections, divided in 4 themes, retrace an incredible scientific odyssey from the invention of calculators to your smartphone.
  • Tilff Bee Museum
    Tilff

    Tilff Bee Museum

    Located in the renovated barn of the Tilff, this natural museum is fully dedicated to bees.
  • Facade of the Maison des patrimoines UNESCO
    Mons

  • The Musée de la boîte en fer blanc in Grand-Hallet: a museum dedicated to stunning tin boxes
    Grand-Hallet

    The Musée de la boîte en fer blanc in Grand-Hallet: a museum dedicated to stunning tin boxes

    The largest collection of tin boxes in the world, listed by the Guinness Book, is in Wallonia. This impressive gathering features no less than 60,000 items.
  • Puppet Museum
    Tournai

    Puppet Museum

    The Puppet Centre of Tournai invites you to discover the art of puppetry in all its forms ....
  • La Maison Ternell | A nature centre in Eupen
    Eupen

    La Maison Ternell | A nature centre in Eupen

    Located in the Hautes Fagnes, this nature centre is the ideal start of walks in the region
  • December 44: a historical museum in La Gleize
    Stoumont

    December 44: a historical museum in La Gleize

    The December 44 Historical Museum focuses on events that took place in the region. In La Gleize, you can learn about the Battle of the Ardennes through a vast collection of objects and exceptional displays.
  • Château de Petit-Leez | Gembloux
    Grand-Leez

    Château de Petit-Leez | Gembloux

    Ideally located between Brussels and Namur, the Château de Petit-Leez invites you to take a stroll through its park, its contemporary art exhibitions, as well as a permanent collection of sculptures from Zimbabwe.
  • Montauban: nature, history and contemporary art
    Etalle

    Montauban: nature, history and contemporary art

    The site is divided into two sections. The bottom one is a real green haven: its streams helped local industries to develop in the past. The upper side includes the lapidary museum, a surprising construction.
  • Musée Marthe Donas: a Belgian modern art museum in Ittre
    Ittre

    Musée Marthe Donas: a Belgian modern art museum in Ittre

    Musée Marthe Donas (MIMDo) is the only museum in the Walloon Brabant focusing on Belgian modern art. Its collection features over 70 artists, 30 being women.
  • Le Grand Moulin d'Arenberg | Its history and Porphyry Museum in Rebecq
    The Senne with, on the left, the small mill and, on the right, the large mill and its tall chimney
    Rebecq

    Le Grand Moulin d'Arenberg | Its history and Porphyry Museum in Rebecq

    The Moulin d'Arenberg is housed in an old watermill built at the end of the 14th century. On the first floor, the Porphyry and Quarry Museum retraces the history of this building, made of stone extracted from the great quarry of Quenast.
  • Tour Salamandre
    Beaumont

    Tour Salamandre

    Last relic of the fortified enclosure that once surrounded the town of Beaumont, the Salamandre Tower houses a small museum of local history ...
  • Ice Adventure Park Comines
    Comines

    Ice Adventure Park Comines

    At the crossroads between Flanders, Wallonia and France, Ice Mountain is the perfect place for all snow related sport lovers.
  • Tour Burbant, a medieval dungeon in Ath
    Ath

    Tour Burbant, a medieval dungeon in Ath

    From the Château d’Ath, in the historic centre of the city of giants, remains a fortified dungeon dating back to the 12th century.
  • Château du Fosteau |Thuin
    Thuin

    Château du Fosteau |Thuin

    At the peak of an undulation towering above the surrounding meadows, can be seen the silhouette of the Château de Fosteau. This imposing 14th-century fortified manor house is still armed with its seven elegant towers.
  • Museum 40-44 Lieutenant Cook in Monceau-Imbrechies
    Monument in memory of the first American soldiers killed on Belgian soil during the Liberation on September 2, 1944
    Monceau-Imbrechies

    Museum 40-44 Lieutenant Cook in Monceau-Imbrechies

    Immerse yourself in the world of the Second World War and visit the stable where the first American officer, Lieutenant Cook, died during the Liberation of Belgium.
  • Musée rural de la Menuiserie d'Autrefois in Ploegsteert
    Ploegsteert

    Musée rural de la Menuiserie d'Autrefois in Ploegsteert

    This rural museum retraces a carpenter's life during the last century, presenting the tools he would have used.
  • IKOB - A Museum of Contemporary Art in Eupen
    Facade of the IKOB Museum
    Eupen

    IKOB - A Museum of Contemporary Art in Eupen

    In Eupen, the famous European crossroad, visitors can explore IKOB, a Museum of Contemporary Art used as an exhibition and discussion space.
  • The Général Jacques museum in Vielsalm, dedicated to the Great War
    A dragonfly sits on a flower
    Vielsalm

    The Général Jacques museum in Vielsalm, dedicated to the Great War

    The museum, just 5 minutes from Vielsalm, is dedicated to Baron Jacques of Dixmude (known as Général Jacques), a military hero in the Great War.
  • Musée de la 1ere Armée Française
    Cortil-Noirmont

    Musée de la 1ere Armée Française

    Assembled by private collectors, this museum provides an overview of the deployment of the Belgian, French and British armed forces as part of the Dyle plan, with a large collection of weapons, maps and documents. The displays underline the importance of the battle of Gembloux, emphasising the sacrifice of the French a
  • The Strawberry Museum and the little fruit orchard
    Découvrez les fraises de Wépion, dans la province de Namur
    Wépion

    The Strawberry Museum and the little fruit orchard

    Once you have tried the delicious Wépion strawberries, make sure to visit this museum, an absolute must see to better understand the local terroir.
  • La Maison de la Pataphonie: a dream world where music comes to life
    Dinant

    La Maison de la Pataphonie: a dream world where music comes to life

    Sounds and texture meet in La Maison de la Pataphonie. Here, daily objects turn into musical instruments thus allowing visitors to become artists and compose their very own symphony...
  • The 1940 French Cavalry Corps museum
    Orp-Jauche

    The 1940 French Cavalry Corps museum

    Led by General Blanchard, General Prioux' regiment was tasked to help organise the First Army. This event, which took place in May 1940, was the first WW2 battle with tanks.
  • The 'Battle of the Ardennes' Museum
    La Roche-en-Ardenne

    The 'Battle of the Ardennes' Museum

    The Battle of the Bulge Museum's impressive collections, spread over 3 floors, are fully dedicated to the history of the Second World War.
  • The Musée de la fête foraine et de la Mémoire (Saint-Ghislain) is dedicated to fun fairs of yesteryear
    Saint-Ghislain

    The Musée de la fête foraine et de la Mémoire (Saint-Ghislain) is dedicated to fun fairs of yesteryear

    The Musée de la Foire et de la Mémoire invite visitors to travel through the fairs and ducasses of the past, from the Middle Age to the present days. Seeing the hook a duck games, the carousels, the bumper cars, street food stalls of yesteryear, you might very well feel like a child again.
  • MAGMA:marble museum in Sivry-Rance
    Rance

    MAGMA:marble museum in Sivry-Rance

    Discover the fascinating history of marble in this recently renovated museum, located in Rance.
  • Musée archéologique de la Haute-Meuse | Godinne
    Godinne

    Musée archéologique de la Haute-Meuse | Godinne

    Nestled in a former farm (built in1623 and a listed monument), the MAHM ( Musée archéologique de la Haute-Meuse) is a museum on archaeology in Godinne. A fantastic opportunity to travel through time.
  • Agimont Adventure: a leisure park by a medieval castle
    A dragonfly sits on a flower
    Agimont

    Agimont Adventure: a leisure park by a medieval castle

    There is much to do by the medieval castle of Agimont: paintball, airsoft, adventure park but also rope challenge, death-ride, abseiling, bungy jumping... all led by experienced instructors. Thrills guaranteed!
  • Liège Tchantchès Museum
    Liège

    Liège Tchantchès Museum

    This museum is dedicated to Tchanthès, Liège's traditional puppets... Its collections also highlight the history and traditions of the Outre Meuse region.
  • Maison de la Métallurgie et de l'Industrie de Liège
    Liège

    Maison de la Métallurgie et de l'Industrie de Liège

    Discover the Belgian metallurgy and industrial cultural heritage in a former factory, the Maison de la Métallurgie et de l'Industrie in Liège.
  • The Floreffe Abbey
    Floreffe

    The Floreffe Abbey

    Situated on a promontory overlooking the Sambre Valley, the Floreffe Abbey enjoys the status of being listed as one of Wallonia’s Special Heritage Sites. The building, founded by Saint Norbert in 1121, contains many artistic, architectural and historic treasures.
  • Arlon's Archaeological Museum
    Arlon

    Arlon's Archaeological Museum

    This Archaeological Museum features a Gallo Roman section made quite unique by its Galleria Lapidaria. Add 425 sculpture from funerary monuments and civilian buildings: quite a fascinating journey through time...
  • Musée de la vie paysanne et de l'école d'autrefois, Virton
    Montquintin

    Musée de la vie paysanne et de l'école d'autrefois, Virton

    The Dîme farm, in the medieval village of Montquintin, houses the Museum of Peasant Life and the school of yesteryear. Built in the 18th century, the building offers a unique architectural structure near Virton (province of Luxembourg).
  • Engis cultural centre in Hermalle-sous-Huy
    Engis

    Engis cultural centre in Hermalle-sous-Huy

    Located along the Meuse river, in Hermalle-sous-Huy (Province of Liège), the Engis cultural centre (CCE) is designed for sharing art, culture and knowledge.
  • The Vieille Montagne museum in La Calamine
    Kelmis

    The Vieille Montagne museum in La Calamine

    Nestled in a stunning Art Deco building, the Musée Vieille Montagne focuses on the political, industrial and social history of the Moresnet-Neutre region, known for mining calamine (a mix of zinc carbonate and ferric oxide).
  • MiaBW: an archaeological museum and interpretation centre in Hélécine
    Hélécine

    MiaBW: an archaeological museum and interpretation centre in Hélécine

    MiaBW is an archaeological museum and interpretation centre in the Walloon Brabant Province. Nestled in a gorgeous nature site, its galleries offer an interactive and playful way to discover the rich heritage of the region, from Prehistoric times to the Roman conquest.
  • La Maison de l'Imprimerie et des Lettres de Wallonie in Thuin
    Thuin

    La Maison de l'Imprimerie et des Lettres de Wallonie in Thuin

    La Maison de l'Imprimerie, an active technical museum dedicated to the paper trades, is home to a large collection of printing equipment. Come and learn more about this fasrimerie, a technical museum in activity dedicated to the paper trades, houses an important collection of printing equipment ....
  • La Maison de Monsieur Sax, Interpretive Centre in Dinant
    Dinant

    La Maison de Monsieur Sax, Interpretive Centre in Dinant

    What would jazz be without the saxophone? An Interpretive Centre dedicated to its genius inventor, Adolphe Sax, opens its doors to you in Dinant ....
  • The Maison du Patrimoine in Hastière, along the Meuse river
    Hastière

    The Maison du Patrimoine in Hastière, along the Meuse river

    This house by the river is dedicated to the memory of the Meuse villages and forgotten trades. A real journey through time for all generations.
  • La Maison du Pays de Salm (Vielsalm)
    Vielsalm

    La Maison du Pays de Salm (Vielsalm)

    The Maison du Pays de Salm presents the history, geology, and folklore of Vielsalm. Visitors will learn of the famous Counts of Salm, the mysterious Macralles, the fascinating galleries of schist and coticule Strange name for a stone... Interestingly, they were used to sharpen tools.
  • Le Nid - A smarter, sustainable Namur
    Namur

    Le Nid - A smarter, sustainable Namur

    Visit NID, a space addressing citizens and questioning the role of towns in the present and future things.
  • Herba Sana, a garden of medicinal plants in Elsenborn
    Découvrez Herba Sana, jardin des plantes médicinales à visiter, Elsenborn
    Elsenborn

    Herba Sana, a garden of medicinal plants in Elsenborn

    Located in the Hautes Fagnes, in the heart of the Ardennes, Herba Sana offers you to discover the medicinal plants and their virtues.
  • MaquiStory | Historial de la Résistance et de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale
    Silly

    MaquiStory | Historial de la Résistance et de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale

    In the heart of the village of Saint-Marcoult, the site of the Resistance of the Second World War, you'll discover the MaquiStory museum.
  • The Gaspar Museum, Arlon
    Gaspar Museum, Arlon
    Arlon

    The Gaspar Museum, Arlon

    This museum, located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg, is dedicated to the work of sculptor Jean-Marie Gaspar as well the history and heritage of Arlon.