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Upcoming exhibitions
The Porcelain House
From 26 September 2026 to 9 May 2027, the Domain & Royal Museum of Mariemont presents The Porcelain House, an exhibition inviting visitors to step inside Brussels’ last porcelain manufactory and explore its various spaces, from shop window to workshops, passing through decision-making rooms where objects were imagined, produced and sold.
As they move through the exhibition, visitors follow the women and men who brought this factory to life and discover, through their stories, gestures and work, nearly two centuries of a practice that is at once industrial, social and profoundly human.
To extend the exhibition experience, a selection of works by contemporary craft artists offers a fresh perspective on fine craftsmanship and its practice, showing that this tradition is still very much alive today.
A co-production between Mariemont, Brussels City Museum and the Royal Museums of Art and History, in partnership with of the Office des Métiers d'Art of the Province of Hainaut.
Antiquity. Colours revealed
From 14 November 2026 to 9 May 2027, the expo-focus Antiquity. Colours revealed offers a new perspective on Mariemont’s Greco-Roman sculpture collection. Recent scientific analyses have revealed traces of their polychromy, overturning our idealised image of immaculate white marble. The exhibition, conceived as a true laboratory, renews our reading of Antiquity.
The experience continues in the permanent collections, staging polychromed restitutions with experimental archaeology and contemporary art.
Past exhibitions
Mary of Hungary. Art & Power in the Renaissance
From 22 November 2025 to 10 May 2026
1539. At the helm of the House of Habsburg, Emperor Charles V and his clan find themselves embroiled in major dynastic issues after having extended power over a large part of Europe.
From her palace in Binche and her hunting lodge at Mariemont, his sister and governor of the Low Countries, Mary of Hungary, launches an ambitious propaganda campaign to reinforce her family’s imperial position.
Territorial defense strategies, lavish festivities and imposing official portraiture… The exhibition highlights the political, diplomatic and artistic role of a powerful woman who carved for herself an unprecedented place in a world generally reserved for men.
A queen, a discerning collector and a patron, this leading lady of the Renaissance made her mark on the great upheavals of the 16th century.
To recreate the splendours of this story, the exhibition showcases prestigious items on loan from over 40 institutions. Accompanying these iconic works, multimedia installations invite you to (re)discover a fascinating imperial saga.
A co-production between Mariemont and the KU Leuven, with the Centre for Advanced Studies on the Renaissance. Within the framework of the Europalia España festival and under the Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen. Co-funded by the European Union.
Engraving & Interpretation in the High Renaissance
From 14 February to 10 May 2026
Mariemont and the University of Liège offer a glimpse into interpretive engraving at the heart of the Renaissance.
Inspired by the great masters of the Renaissance, interpretive engraving reproduces and disseminates often famous works of art. In the 16th century, it played an essential role in spreading these masterpieces throughout Europe.
Dedicated to the prolific Italian engraver Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, the "focus" exhibition presents some forty prints inspired by Andrea Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, and Raphael, but also from the Antique.
A co-production between Mariemont and the University of Liège, developed in an unprecedented collaboration with the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Sensing the Buddha
From 21 September 2024 to 11 May 2025
Mariemont unveils its Asian treasures, bringing you a truly unique exhibition that invites you to immerse yourself completely in the world of Buddhism.
We are all familiar with the iconic Buddha. We see it in many forms, sometimes as a simple decorative piece but also as a symbol of zen or an idealised Asia. But what do we really know about the images relating to this fascinating figure? What stories do they tell? Have they retained their spirituality? How do Buddhists perceive them?
To illustrate the full diversity of Buddha iconography, Mariemont presents around 100 works from its Asian collections, some of them brought out from storage after more than 65 years specially for this occasion.
“Sensing the Buddha” is more than an exhibition. It brings you face-to face with Buddhist art in a truly unique way. Take it all in. Stop, get as close as you can and observe. Become one with the calm and peaceful visual representations around you. Find out about Buddhist practices, gestures and meditation. A singular self-immersive experience combining history, discovery, art and the senses.
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The Amis de Mariemont. A Story of Passion
From 16 December 2023 to 18 August 2024
From treasure to treasure, ‘The Friends of Mariemont. History of a passion’ presents the collective “work” of the Royal Circle of Friends of Mariemont. Through the various items on display, some of which are being shown for the first time, the exhibition recounts the highlights, the founding gestures and the emblematic figures of the Cercle through the ages. It traces 90 years of shared history between the Royal Museum of Mariemont and its association.
A new audio tour of the permanent sections will also enable visitors to (re)discover the diversity of works acquired and donated by the association.
As well as celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Cercle, this exhibition is also intended as a thank-you to all those passionate men and women, past, present and future, for their deep attachment to the Royal Museum of Mariemont.
Mari in Syria. A City Reborn in the 3rd Millennium
From 16 September 2023 to 07 January 2024
Embark on a journey to the Near East in the 3rd millennium BC, with the exhibition Mari in Syria produced by the Louvre museum and the National and University Library of Strasbourg and the Royal Museum of Mariemont. From palaces to temples, gods to guardians, discover the fascinating history of an ancestral city – alternating destruction and reconstruction, safeguarding and revival – which will take you back to one of the cradles of civilization.
Through archival images, film documentaries and numerous treasures of stone, copper, brick and paint, this exhibition invites you to follow the explorations of excavators such as Parrot, Dossin, Margueron and Butterlin.
A true human and archaeological adventure spanning across 100 years!
Egypt. Everlasting passion
From 24 September 2022 to 16 April 2023
For 2,000 years, Egypt has been a passion! It never ceases to attract us, intrigue us, inspire us and make us dream. Why are we so enchanted by the land of the Pharaohs? What forms does this passion take?
With its exhibition Egypt. Everlasting Passion, Mariemont invites you to discover a different Egypt. You won't be seeing Egyptian antiquities, but works that reflect the fantasies generated in the West by the Egypt of the Pharaohs.
Without us always realising it, our lives are strewn with references that have their roots in the Nile Valley: artistic creations and video games, travelogues and children's toys, interior decorations and masterpieces from Europe's great museums are all brought together. By recreating everyday spaces (a living room, a games room, a library, a garden), the exhibition offers you a face-to-face encounter, sometimes intimate, with a revisited Egypt.
Virtual exhibitions
Providing access to works of art is one of the prerogatives of the Museum, whose missions are focused on research and sharing. These virtual creations mark a new stage in the life of the Museum, making cutting-edge technology available to serve a purpose.
This new cultural offering does not replace the physical experience, the aura of the artworks or human mediation, but provides an in-depth, lasting and immersive discovery, allowing exhibitions to circulate after they close and beyond borders.