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Encasing the Past
Balmoral International Group has read your reviews on how great it would be to
visit Luxembourg‟s culture and history. Much as we would like to, there is just not
enough knowledge that we have to share what the Grand Duchy has been through
over the years. Despite that fact, there is one place that holds all the mysteries the
city brings and the beauty it portray: the Museum of Arts and History. Join Balmoral
International Luxembourg as we unravel the great museum itself as one of the
must see places in the great country.
The National Museum of History and Art, abbreviated to MNHA, is a museum
located in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is dedicated to displaying
artworks and artifacts from all epochs of Luxembourg history to the great wars
where many men died with the battle with and against the neighboring countries
Germany and France. The museum is situated in Fishmarket, the historic heart of
the city, in the Ville Haute quarter.
The first proposal for such a museum was made during the French occupation of
the Revolutionary Wars, when Luxembourg was annexed into the département of
Forêts. However, the museum was never opened, despite the expropriation of a
number of artifacts from the church.
With the affirmation of Luxembourg‟s independence under the 1839 Treaty of
London came a greater interest by native Luxembourgers in promoting the history
of their country. In 1845, historians and archaeologists formed the „Society for the
Study and Preservation of Historic Monuments in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg‟
(French: Société pour la recherche et la conservation des monuments historiques
dans le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg), regularly known as the „Archaeological
Society‟ or Société archéologique in French. The society took over the responsibility
of maintaining a collection of historic antiquities from Luxembourg City‟s
Athenaeum.
In 1868, the Society received a boost from the establishment of the Royal-Grand
Ducal Institute, amongst the responsibilities of which were the conservation of
archaeological collections.
The museum has been expanded with a new building designed by Christian Bauer
et Associés, opened in 2002.
It is housed in an extensive late Gothic and Renaissance mansion. The museum has
collections of Gallo-Roman art, coins, medieval sculpture, Armour, and
contemporary art, as well as a 25,000-volume library. There is also a special exhibit
entitled “The Fortress of Luxembourg” with models.
When you happen to pass by Luxembourg, try and visit the museum to dig the past
and unravel its mysteries.

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Luxembourg Museums

  • 1. Encasing the Past Balmoral International Group has read your reviews on how great it would be to visit Luxembourg‟s culture and history. Much as we would like to, there is just not enough knowledge that we have to share what the Grand Duchy has been through over the years. Despite that fact, there is one place that holds all the mysteries the city brings and the beauty it portray: the Museum of Arts and History. Join Balmoral International Luxembourg as we unravel the great museum itself as one of the must see places in the great country. The National Museum of History and Art, abbreviated to MNHA, is a museum located in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is dedicated to displaying artworks and artifacts from all epochs of Luxembourg history to the great wars where many men died with the battle with and against the neighboring countries Germany and France. The museum is situated in Fishmarket, the historic heart of the city, in the Ville Haute quarter. The first proposal for such a museum was made during the French occupation of the Revolutionary Wars, when Luxembourg was annexed into the département of Forêts. However, the museum was never opened, despite the expropriation of a number of artifacts from the church. With the affirmation of Luxembourg‟s independence under the 1839 Treaty of London came a greater interest by native Luxembourgers in promoting the history of their country. In 1845, historians and archaeologists formed the „Society for the Study and Preservation of Historic Monuments in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg‟ (French: Société pour la recherche et la conservation des monuments historiques dans le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg), regularly known as the „Archaeological Society‟ or Société archéologique in French. The society took over the responsibility of maintaining a collection of historic antiquities from Luxembourg City‟s Athenaeum. In 1868, the Society received a boost from the establishment of the Royal-Grand Ducal Institute, amongst the responsibilities of which were the conservation of archaeological collections.
  • 2. The museum has been expanded with a new building designed by Christian Bauer et Associés, opened in 2002. It is housed in an extensive late Gothic and Renaissance mansion. The museum has collections of Gallo-Roman art, coins, medieval sculpture, Armour, and contemporary art, as well as a 25,000-volume library. There is also a special exhibit entitled “The Fortress of Luxembourg” with models. When you happen to pass by Luxembourg, try and visit the museum to dig the past and unravel its mysteries.