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Temporary closure of the Museum

The Museum is temporarily closed to the public until 21 November 2025 inclusive as the frames are replaced. 

The study library is accessible by appointment.

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Project « Between local and global : exhibiting regional archaeology in a European perspective »

Our approach to regional archaeological collections has varied over the years. Today, we have to consider how  to represent the territories involved which, as is often the case, can be context(s), site(s) or region(s). 

We have to reconcile the story behind the historical and political development of these territories with how we define local or regional. 
A comparison with other museums in North-West Europe which have (or have not) linked regional and territorial collections has brought to light a range of complementary approaches (chronological, by theme, by technique, tangible/intangible, etc.).

These different perspectives offer up potential new ways we can display to their best advantage our regional archaeological collections within Mariemont’s main exhibition. 

Research projects:

Regional & Estate Archaeology

Researcher

Page de Marie Demelenne Marie Demelenne

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History and archaeology of the gardens: from the Renaissance to the 21st century

The entire estate is packed with features dating back to at least the 16th century, including buildings (such as the superintendency), roads, old enclosures, icehouses, fishponds and garden and landscape features.

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The Merovingian necropoli of the Haine Valley

This collaborative research programme aims to cross-reference archaeological, biological and material data in order to gain a better understanding of individuals, their relationships and their environments.

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From archaeological site to museum: managing objects found on digs

Taking in finds from recent digs, their long-term preservation, incorporating them into their collections and displaying them to different audiences are all on-going challenges faced by archaeological museums.

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Scientific team

Each curator is responsible for one of the museum sections (Egyptian & Near Eastern Antiquities, Greek & Roman Antiquities, Regional & Estate Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Non-European Arts, Regional & Estate History), its preservation and development. They also create the content for the Museum’s permanent and temporary exhibitions in their own specific field.

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