Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles

Culture.be

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.

Find out more on our page devoted to this major project.

Thank you for your understanding.

Project « The literary arts: formats and forms of contemporary literature »

Research carried out in Canada and France has revealed the emergence since the 2000s of new literary practices in a digital environment. An interdisciplinary think tank is analysing the implications for both research and creation of the emergence of the “Literary Arts”, this new art genre that brings with it a wide range of formats and hybrid media.  

Research projects:

Art research: between creation and display

Researcher

Page de Sofiane Laghouati Sofiane Laghouati

Discover other research projects

The museography and display of literature and books

It also serves as a hub for the activities of RIMELL (interdisciplinary research on the museography and display of literature and books)

Lire la suite
The place of the book within modern-day artistic practices

Mariemont’s collections of artist’s books provide a basis for more general reflection on the changing place of books in modern-day artistic practices

Lire la suite
Bindings: between utilitarian design and works of art

The primary function of bindings is to protect the paper or parchment contents of the book.

Lire la suite

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.

Discover the scientific team