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National Museum of History and Art description and photos - Luxembourg: Luxembourg. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is National Museum of History and Art.

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The National Museum of History and Art is one of the most interesting and popular attractions in Luxembourg City. The museum is located in the historic center of the city in the Ville Hout district on Marche aux Poissons.

The idea of creating a historical museum in Luxembourg was first announced at the end of the 18th century, when the French-occupied Luxembourg became part of the Foret department. but it remained unrealized. In 1845, the Society for the Study and Preservation of Monuments of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (later the Archaeological Society) was founded in Luxembourg, the main purpose of which was to collect, study and preserve the country's historical and artistic heritage. Subsequently, the society was widely supported by the Institute of the Grand Duchy, the collection of antiquities collected by that time was officially transferred to the jurisdiction of the historical department.

In 1922, within the framework of the implementation of the large-scale project "State Museum of Luxembourg", within the walls of which it was planned to present to the public attention not only artifacts collected The Archaeological Society, but also the exhibits of the Natural History Museum, the government acquired a mansion on Marche-aux-Poisson. The museum was opened only after the end of World War II.

As the years passed, the collection of the museum grew rapidly and the available exhibition space was sorely lacking. The acquisition of two adjacent buildings did not fundamentally change the situation, and in 1988 it was decided to split the "State Museum" into two separate administrative units - the Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of History and Arts. In 1996, the Museum of Natural History moved, and the National Museum of History and Art remained on Marche-aux-Poisson, and soon another building was built here for the museum, which was inaugurated in 2002.

Collection The museum is vast and varied - it is a variety of archaeological finds, from the prehistoric period to the Middle Ages (sarcophagi, tools, coins, jewelry, etc.), church relics, sculpture, painting and much more. Among the most valuable and interesting museum exhibits, it is worth noting the ancient astronomical clock, acquired for the future museum back in 1796, the works of such talented sculptors as Auguste Tremont and Lucien Vercollier, as well as paintings by Joseph Cutter, Dominique Lang, Eugene Mousset, etc. The museum's excellent library contains over 25,000 volumes of specialized literature.

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