Musée d'Ansembourg, Decorative arts museum in Féronstrée, Liège, Belgium.
The Musée d'Ansembourg occupies the hôtel d'Ansembourg on Féronstrée, a red brick mansion with grey stone bands, arched windows and a stone balcony with black iron railing. Inside, period rooms display 18th-century Liège furniture, oak panelling and woodwork, alongside Flemish tapestries, clocks, porcelain, glass and silver.
The museum's holdings began with the Institut archéologique liégeois, founded on 4 April 1850. After displays in the Prince-Bishops' Palace, the university library and l'Émulation, the city and the institute bought the hôtel d'Ansembourg on 12 February 1903. Restored, it opened on 10 July 1905 as a museum of 18th-century decorative arts.
The museum's furniture is mostly oak and almost entirely of Liège manufacture, forming what is probably the largest collection of Liège-Aachen style furniture in the world. Flemish tapestries, old clocks, 18th- and 19th-century porcelain and glass, Liège silver, copper, pewter and wooden utensils, musical instruments and old toys are also kept here.
The museum has been closed since 2020 for renovation, and from 2024 a three-phase project is under way: a contemporary extension, then full restoration of the roof frames, masonry, exterior paintwork, ironwork and joinery, then the furniture and interiors. The total cost is estimated at 8.7 million euros, largely subsidised. Check opening status before travelling.
The museum's furniture is mostly in oak and almost entirely of Liège manufacture, and the French source calls it probably the largest collection of Liège-Aachen style furniture in the world. Alongside it are Flemish tapestries, old clocks, 18th- and 19th-century porcelain and glass, Liège silver, copper, pewter and wooden utensils, and a few musical instruments and old toys.
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