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.

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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:

Researcher

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