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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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  • RIVEO: the River Interpretative Centre in Hotton
    A dragonfly sits on a flower
    Hotton

    RIVEO: the River Interpretative Centre in Hotton

    Located in the province of Luxembourg, between Durbuy and La Roche, the RIVEO Interpretative Centre features unexpected finds, all themed around rivers and their biodiversity.
  • Musée de l'Industrie, Bois du Cazier
    Couple visiting the Industry Museum in Marcinelle, on the Bois du Cazier site
    Charleroi

    Musée de l'Industrie, Bois du Cazier

    The Musée de l'Industrie, in the Bois du Cazier, South of Charleroi, takes you back to the industrial revolution era.
  • Mons Artothèque Mons: discover what happens in museums backstage
    Mons

    Mons Artothèque Mons: discover what happens in museums backstage

    The Arthothèque reveals the hidden life of no less than 50,000 artworks, their renovations, the way they are stored and protected when not on show to the public.
  • Charleroi Photography Museum
    Perspective view of the rooms - Charleroi's Photography Museum, Belgium
    Mont-sur-Marchienne

    Charleroi Photography Museum

    The Museum of Photography in Charleroi is the most important photography museum in Europe. It features permanent and temporary exhibitions.
  • La Maison Tournaisienne | Museum of Folklore
    Tournai

    La Maison Tournaisienne | Museum of Folklore

    Nestled in an authentic 17th century building, La Maison Tournaisienne traces all the ages of everyday life in the region between 1800 and modern days.
  • Mons Belfry: a fascinating baroque monument
    Mons

    Mons Belfry: a fascinating baroque monument

    Discover the full beauty of Belgium's only baroque belfry by taking its panoramic lift and enjoying the view over the city.
  • Mahymobiles: a car museum in Leuze-en-Hainaut
    Leuze-en-Hainaut

    Mahymobiles: a car museum in Leuze-en-Hainaut

    Mahymobiles holds a remarkable collection of veteran, vintage and classic vehicles, 300 of which are on public display. Walk into the entrance hall and you are greeted by a dusty Delahaye. Look out for the unique De Mola coupé, a Rolls-Royce Phantom III and a Delaunay Belleville among other gems. Belgian brands such as
  • L'Aquascope: a nature reserve near Chimay
    Virelles

    L'Aquascope: a nature reserve near Chimay

    The Aquascope offers visitors quite fantastic adventures - from discovering the most beautiful pond in Wallonia to tree tops...
  • Maison Van Gogh, the Marais' house in Cuesmes
    Cuesmes

    Maison Van Gogh, the Marais' house in Cuesmes

    Located near Mons, the Maison du Marais is dedicated to Vincent Van Gogh, one of the greatest painters from the 19th century.
  • Musée Royal de Mariemont | Morlanwelz
    Morlanwelz

    Musée Royal de Mariemont | Morlanwelz

    Opened since 1975, set in a splendid park, the Musée royal de Mariemont features collections gathered by its founder Raoul Waroqué.
  • Plugstreet 14-18 Experience in Comines-Warneton
    Ploegsteert

    Plugstreet 14-18 Experience in Comines-Warneton

    Want to know more about the first world war in Wallonia? Visit the Plugstreet 14-18 experience, by the British Memorial in Ploegsteert.
  • Préhistomuseum de Ramioul | A journey to Cro-Magnon man's time
    Flémalle

    Préhistomuseum de Ramioul | A journey to Cro-Magnon man's time

    Imagination is the wonder of children. In Wallonia, they can embody different personas on their travel adventures and transport the adults with them... At Prehistomuseum Adventure Park in Ramioul, you can channel your inner Flintstone as you try your hand at spar throwing or get comfortable in a cave. It's a place to m
  • The museum retracing the 1815 battle... from Wellington's point of view
    Memorial tourism - The Wellington Museum in Waterloo
    Waterloo

    The museum retracing the 1815 battle... from Wellington's point of view

    This museum, once an inn, served as headquarters to the Duke of Wellington the night of June 17th, 1815. Right before the famous battle of Waterloo...
  • The Lobbes-Thuin historic tramway
    Thuin

    The Lobbes-Thuin historic tramway

    The Vicinal Historic Tramway Discovery Centre in Lobbes-Thuin is a museum dedicated solely to trams of all kinds: steam, electric, diesel.
  • Bois-du-Luc: a UNESCO mining site, witness of the Industrial Revolution
    Houdeng-Aimeries

    Bois-du-Luc: a UNESCO mining site, witness of the Industrial Revolution

    The Bois-du-Luc mining site was one of the main witnesses of the industrial revolution in Wallonia. This extraordinary historical heritage, wonderfully well preserved, is protected by UNESCO.
  • The Musée de la Vie wallonne (Liège)
    Discover the history and life in Wallonia at the Museum of Walloon Life in Liège
    Liège

    The Musée de la Vie wallonne (Liège)

    The Musée de la vie wallonne, in the heart of Liège, presents the history and lives of Wallonia from the 19th century to the present days.
  • The Caves of Han estate and the PrehistoHan museum
    Han-sur-Lesse

    The Caves of Han estate and the PrehistoHan museum

    A fascinating exhibition presents 50 years of underwater excavations in the river Lesse
  • Musée des Transports en commun de Wallonie (Liège)
    Liège

    Musée des Transports en commun de Wallonie (Liège)

    Liège's Public Transport Museum invites you to (re)discover the vehicles of the past. A real journey through time!
  • Blegny-Mine: an iconic mining site in the province of Liège
    Discover Blegny-Mine: a major European mining site, listed by UNESCO
    Blegny

    Blegny-Mine: an iconic mining site in the province of Liège

    Located east of Liège, this site is one of the four authentic coal mines left in Europe, all listed by UNESCO. Put your jacket and helmet on: the guided tour will take you through galleries 30 to 60 m underground!
  • The Château de Logne castle and museum: a medieval day in Vieuxville
    Vieuxville

    The Château de Logne castle and museum: a medieval day in Vieuxville

    Located within easy reach of Durbuy, the castle and museum of Logne are sure to delight the family.
  • Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo battlefield: a 360° fresco
    Braine-l'Alleud

    Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo battlefield: a 360° fresco

    This extraordinary, full scale mural present the various scenes of the 1815 battle between Wellington and Napoleon's troops. Painted in 1912, it gives an impressive 3D feel.
  • The Daily-Bul & Co Centre in La Louvière
    La Louvière

    The Daily-Bul & Co Centre in La Louvière

    The Daily-Bul & Co centre, in La Louvière, aims at preserving, cataloguing, hosting, protecting and valorising the collections and activities of Daily-Bul and its national and international colleagues.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The Musée gaumais in Virton
    Virton

    The Musée gaumais in Virton

    This exceptional museum in the province of Luxembourg presents archeology, art, civil and religious ethnography, industrial and popular art, folklore legends, regional furniture and traditions, all linked to the Gaume region.
  • Galerie du Beffroi | Namur
    Namur

    Galerie du Beffroi | Namur

    La Galerie du Beffroi, in the centre of Namur, hosts celebrates contemporary artists and collective exhibitions alike.
  • The fascinating Laundry museum in Spa
    Spa

    The fascinating Laundry museum in Spa

    The Museum of Laundry offers you a journey through the history of soap, laundry and living and working conditions of laundresses in Spa ....
  • Maison Van Gogh de Colfontaine
    Colfontaine

    Maison Van Gogh de Colfontaine

    Hidden treasure of Colfontaine, the residence of Vincent van Gogh during his years in the Borinage is an inavoidable part of Van Gogh's life history.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The Botte du Hainaut nature space
    Stuffed owl resting on a wood
    Sivry

    The Botte du Hainaut nature space

    Located 45 km south of Charleroi, between Beaumont and Chimay, Espace Nature is home to a collection of stuffed animals from all round the world including a German Shepherd.
  • MBArts:Charleroi fine arts museum
    Charleroi

    MBArts:Charleroi fine arts museum

    Located in the centre of Charleroi, the Musée des Beaux-Arts offers works by Belgian artists from the 19th century to the present day.
  • Bouillon Ducal Museum
    Bouillon

    Bouillon Ducal Museum

    Near the castle of Godefroid de Bouillon, the Ducal Museum overlooks the Semois and occupies two listed buildings dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.
  • 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.
  • MAISON DE L'EAU
    Verviers

    MAISON DE L'EAU

    Situated in the former Bonvoisin textile factory, the last existing proto-factory, the interpretive centre all about water is interactive and dynamic ...
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Notre-Dame de Huy collegiate church and its treasury
    Huy

    Notre-Dame de Huy collegiate church and its treasury

    Listed as outstanding heritage of Wallonia, the Notre Dame and Saint Domitien collegiate church in Huy took over 200 years to build, all in remarkable Gothic style.
  • 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.
  • Manhay History 44 Museum
    Manhay

    Manhay History 44 Museum

    The museum vividly tells the story of the Battle of Manhay (part of the Battle of the Bulge) from 23 December 1944 to the liberation of the last villages in January 1945.
  • Maison des Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre (Obourg)
    A dragonfly sits on a flower
    Mons

    Maison des Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre (Obourg)

    The Maison des Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, in Obourg, aims at raising the public's awareness of natural and environmental science.
  • Puppet Museum
    Tournai

    Puppet Museum

    The Puppet Centre of Tournai invites you to discover the art of puppetry in all its forms ....
  • CRIE | Saint-Michel
    Saint-Hubert

    CRIE | Saint-Michel

    The CRIE (Centre Régional d'Initiation à l'Environnement du fourneau Saint-Michel) invites to to learn more about this extraordinary site, located in a forest massif.
  • The mining site of Plombières and its nature reserve
    Plombières

    The mining site of Plombières and its nature reserve

    The former mining site of Plombières is now a nature reserve characterised by the presence of calamine grasslands. Growing there is a special flora linked to the concentration of zinc and other heavy metals in the substratum, of which the calamine pansy is the most representative.
  • Musée du Souvenir 40/45: a WW2 memorial space in Perwez
    Perwez

    Musée du Souvenir 40/45: a WW2 memorial space in Perwez

    The Musée du Souvenir 40-45, created by history lovers, will immerse you in the Second World War and tell you what happened in the Walloon Brabant region.
  • 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.
  • Let an owl be your guide through the Maison du Pays des Collines de Comines
    A dragonfly sits on a flower
    Ellezelles

    Let an owl be your guide through the Maison du Pays des Collines de Comines

    Come to the Maison du Pays des Collines in Ellezelles: an unexpected world filled with witches, devils, legends and folkloric tales.
  • 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.