Practical informations
The essentials to prepare your visit
Museum opening hours
April to October
Open bank holidays, including Monday holidays.
Last admission 45 minutes before closing.
- Monday : closed
- Tuesday : 10am - 6pm
- Wednesday : 10am - 6pm
- Thursday : 10am - 6pm
- Friday : 10am - 6pm
- Saturday : 10am - 6pm
- Sunday : 10am - 6pm
October to March
October to March
Open bank holidays, including Monday holidays.
Closed on 25 December and 1st January.
Last admission 45 minutes before closing.
- Monday : closed
- Tuesday : 10am - 5pm
- Wednesday : 10am - 5pm
- Thursday : 10am - 5pm
- Friday : 10am - 5pm
- Saturday : 10am - 5pm
- Sunday : 10am - 5pm
Estate opening hours
November to March
Open daily. Free admission.
- Monday : 8am - 6pm
- Tuesday : 8am - 6pm
- Wednesday : 8am - 6pm
- Thursday : 8am - 6pm
- Friday : 8am - 6pm
- Saturday : 8am - 6pm
- Sunday : 8am - 6pm
April to October
April to October
Open daily. Free admission.
- Monday : 8am - 7pm
- Tuesday : 8am - 7pm
- Wednesday : 8am - 7pm
- Thursday : 8am - 7pm
- Friday : 8am - 7pm
- Saturday : 8am - 7pm
- Sunday : 8am - 7pm
Prices
Free admission to
Free admission to
Our permanent collections
The museum can be visited free of charge. No booking required.
Our temporary exhibitions
Adults (27 - 64 years) : 8,00 €
Professionals from the culture, tourism and heritage sectors, education (outside Belgium), higher education and the voluntary sector : 6,50 €
Seniors (65 years +) : 5,00 €
Students (19 - 26 years) : 4,00 €
Disabled, with carer, eligible for a Revenu de Remplacement : 3,00 €
Article 27 : 1,25 € + 1 ticket
museumPASSmusées
Can be purchased online or at the reception desk: free access to temporary exhibitions for 1 year.
Free admission for
- Friends of the Mariemont
- Young people (0 - 18 years)
- Teachers in Belgium (pre-school, primary, secondary) – Proof required.
- museumPASSmusées holders
- Employees of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
- Press
- Groups of students from higher education (aged 19 - 26) if there is an arrangement in place with the Royal Museum of Mariemont.
- ICOM card holders
Free admission to our temporary exhibitions on the following dates and occasions :
- The first Sunday of each month
- 21 July (National Holiday)
- 27 September (Wallonia-Brussels Federation holiday)
- Wallonia’s Estates and Gardens Weekend (first weekend in June)
- Heritage Days
Guided tours
Guided tours
Guided tours of the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions are given by the Cultural Interpretation Department or the curators of the Royal Museum of Mariemont.
Visits last 2 hours on average.
Our permanent collections
1 to 12 persons : 55 €
13 to 25 persons : 85 €
Special Article 27 price : € 1,25 € + 1 ticket per person (minimum de 8 people)
Our temporary exhibitions
Adult (27 - 64 years)
- 1 to 12 people : 85 €
- From 13 people : supplement of €7 par person
Seniors (65 years +)
- 1 to 12 people : 85 €
- From 13 people : supplement of €6 par person
Disabled/benefits
- 1 to 12 people : 85 €
- From 13 people : supplement of €4 par person
School groups
- 1 to 25 people : : 80 €
Article 27
- Minimum 8 people : €1.25 + 1 ticket per person
Visit duration
Visit duration
Self-guided visit (times for information only)
The permanent collections: 2 hours.
Temporary exhibition (on second floor): 1 to 2 hours.
The expo-focus area (in the Carrée room): approx. 30 - 45 minutes.
Extend your visit
Enjoy a full day at Mariemont! Visit the permanent collections and temporary exhibition, stop off for refreshments at the Terrasse de Mariemont and round off your day with a walk round the estate.
Le Parc de Mariemont
Walking
Walking
Mariemont Estate is only partially accessible to people with reduced mobility due to its very uneven terrain. There are parking spaces in the street perpendicular to the tree-lined avenue at the entrance to the park. The museum has a lift.
Mariemont estate is classified as a bird sanctuary. For this reason dogs, even on leads, are not permitted.
Mariemont has Exceptional Heritage classification. Cars and bikes are therefore not permitted on the estate (with the exception of service vehicles).
Access to the museum
The museum is fully wheelchair and pushchair accessible.
There is a lift and accessible toilets. Seats are available. There is disabled parking close to the museum. To access these spaces, make yourself known by using the intercom at the retractable bollards at the entrance to Mariemont estate.
The museum has Access-i certification.
From Brussels : E19, exit 20 (Feluy), N59 to Thuin, then Fayt-lez-Manage and Mariemont. From Charleroi and Mons : E42, exit 19 or 18bis (Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont), N59 to Thuin, then Fayt-lez-Manage and Mariemont. The estate of Mariemont is located 30 minutes from Charleroi and Mons and 1 hour from Brussels. |
The museum is in the centre of the estate
The main entrance is via the tree-lined Drève de Mariemont. There is no public parking inside the estate. Please park on the Drève de Mariemont or on the roadside. A tarmac path leads up to the museum. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the entrance to the museum.
There is also an entrance via Rue du Parc at the bottom end of the estate (Sud gate). There are two car parks there. An uphill ash track takes you round the estate and up to the museum. Approximately a 20-minute walk.
Public transport.
From La Louvière Centre station take the TEC 82 bus in the direction of Morlanwelz.
From La Louvière Sud station take the TEC 30 bus in the direction of Morlanwelz.
The bus stop for the Domain and Royal Museum of Mariemont is “La Hestre – Les écoles”.
For more information, plan your journey on the TEC website.
The nearest rail stations are La Louvière Centre and La Louvière Sud.
Plan your train journey on the SNCB website.
From the station take a bus in the direction of Morlanwelz-La Hestre. The bus stop is “La Hestre – Les écoles”.
For more information click on the Bus icon below.
Car park for deliveries behind the Museum.
If you are borrowing a “Musée-Valise” (museum in a suitcase) or making a delivery, you can access the staff car park. Make yourself known by using the intercom at the retractable bollards at the Drève de Mariemont entrance.
Address & contact details
Address & contact details
Téléphone : + 32 (0)64 273 741 | Mail : accueil@musee-mariemont.be
- Domain & Royal Museum of Mariemont
- Chaussée de Mariemont 100
- 7140 Morlanwelz (Belgium)
The Domain & Royal Museum of Mariemont is 30 minutes from Charleroi and Mons and 1 hour from Brussels.
On the agenda
Mercredi au musée : "On découvre le monde de Bouddha"
on 9 October 2024
Ce mercredi 9 octobre, on découvre le monde du Bouddha.
Conference : « Diverse Lives : Narratives of Śākyamuni Buddha in Text and Image »
from 17 October 2024 to 19 October 2024
These study days are organised in partnership with the Centre for Buddhist Studies at Ghent University.
Exhibition "Sensing the Buddha"
from 21 September 2024 to 20 April 2025
From 21 September 2024 to 20 April 2025, the Domain & Royal Museum of Mariemont presents "Sensing the Bud