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Exhibition “Reflections: Merovingian craftsmanship revealed to the Bateliers”

03/03/2023 h 24/09/2023 F Rajouter au calendrier 2023-03-03 2023-09-24 Europe/London Exhibition “Reflections: Merovingian craftsmanship revealed to the Bateliers”

From March to September 2023, the Les Bateliers museum center invites you to see beyond the mirror with an exhibition concocted by the Archaeological Museum of Namur.

The Merovingian period, the beginning of the High Middle Ages, is still too often seen as a dark and "barbaric" period. And yet, behind this demeaning image, hide know-how to highlight! Glassware, ceramic vases, pearl necklaces, brooches, richly decorated belt elements, bone combs and textiles testify to the technological richness of this period.

Archeology 2.0 and new technologies now make it possible to learn more about the techniques used for the manufacture, use and recycling of these objects to sometimes take you to the very heart of the material.

Discover the different facets of Merovingian craftsmanship through a resolutely revealing exhibition. A visitor's guide and an educational booklet for families will also be available.

Practical information Archaeological Museum of Namur, Rue Joseph Saintraint 3 5000 Namur Archaeological Museum of Namur

From March to September 2023, the Les Bateliers museum center invites you to see beyond the mirror with an exhibition concocted by the Archaeological Museum of Namur.

The Merovingian period, the beginning of the High Middle Ages, is still too often seen as a dark and “barbaric” period. And yet, behind this demeaning image, hide know-how to highlight! Glassware, ceramic vases, pearl necklaces, brooches, richly decorated belt elements, bone combs and textiles testify to the technological richness of this period.

Archeology 2.0 and new technologies now make it possible to learn more about the techniques used for the manufacture, use and recycling of these objects to sometimes take you to the very heart of the material.

Discover the different facets of Merovingian craftsmanship through a resolutely revealing exhibition. A visitor’s guide and an educational booklet for families will also be available.

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Archaeological Museum of Namur

A place steeped in history

A scientific and cultural establishment managed by the City of Namur, the Archaeological Museum of Namur is one of the largest in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation in terms of archaeology. More than a compendium of the past, it proposes to put into perspective the knowledge acquired by archeology to understand the present and prepare for the future.

A new setting for the collections of the Archaeological Museum

The City of Namur has invested in the construction of a new museum space within the Pôle Les Bateliers. The former school of boatmen, dressed in a contemporary glass roof signed by the artist Jean Glibert, offers a new spacious setting, with exhibition rooms spread over two floors.

The new presentation of the collections is currently in progress. It aims to make visitors rediscover the archaeological collections of the Namur region and its surroundings, from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages, but also the riches of the subsoil of the capital of Wallonia.

The exhibition halls of the Archaeological Museum are therefore closed to the public for the time being, but the museum carries out its research and dissemination missions in close collaboration with its partners. The museum is also open for temporary exhibitions.

It is also exported through temporary exhibitions and various cultural mediation activities.
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Archaeological Museum of Namur

Rue Joseph Saintraint 3
5000 Namur