The best museums Luxembourg

Spread over several floors, the museum can be explored via four themed tours that reveal its incredible permanent collection: archaeology, fine arts, decorative and popular arts, and the medal cabinet. Temporary exhibitions complete the experience, and there's a fun trail for children aged 6 and over. After your visit, stop off in the museum store and take a seat on the terrace of the museum cafeteria.

Located in the heart of the Old City, the museum is housed in a group of restored patrician houses and steep rocky foundations. You will (re) discover the history of the city through more than a thousand objects, but also video sequences. The museum has six levels: while the three lower levels are devoted to the permanent collection which illustrates the evolution of the city from the 10th century to the present day, the three upper levels are intended to host temporary exhibitions.

A long time ago, this building was a hospice and then a women's prison. Today, it houses the Grund National Museum of Natural History. The latter offers permanent and temporary exhibitions on zoology, botany, palaeontology and all fields relating to man, nature and the smallest mysteries of our planet... The museum is a very pleasant, fun and educational place to visit with the family.

Since its reopening in 2012, this museum, located on the same site as the Mudam, enjoys a prime location. It occupies the former Thüngen Fort of 1732, which was partially razed to the ground after it was dismantled in 1867. Visitors now walk through this exceptional historical building to discover the history of the Luxembourg fortress through unique and exceptional objects, as well as its impact on the national identity. The surroundings of the fortress offer a beautiful view of the city, which you can reach by the Vauban circuit.

While this museum presents the history of Luxembourg's armed forces from their creation to the present day, it also invites visitors to reflect on the events of the Second World War. And mainly to the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the winter of 1944-1945. The centrepiece of this museum is undoubtedly the reconstruction of the crossing of the river Sûre near Diekirch on 18 January 1945 by units of the 5th U.S. infantry division.

The Abbey Museum, housed in the vaulted cellars of the former abbey, is a must in Echternach. You will admire the magnificently illuminated manuscripts from the scriptorium of the abbey of Echternach, one of the most famous in Europe from the 8th to the 11th century. These are facsimiles which are presented because the original works were scattered throughout Europe. For example, the evangeliary of St Willibrord is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. A second part of the museum evokes the work of Saint Willibrord, his time and his provenance.

Located in the heart of the country, the primary aim of the Centre de documentation sur les migrations humaines (CDMH) is to collect, preserve and share the personal and collective stories of migrants and their descendants, who have helped shape society in Luxembourg and the Greater Region. It organizes exhibitions, conferences, readings, round tables and thematic workshops. Its vast collection includes documents, archives, photographs, films, audiovisual recordings, oral testimonies and various publications. In addition to temporary exhibitions, free guided tours (subject to the availability of a guide) of the working-class immigrant district of Italy last around an hour. This concept of a "museum without walls" is centered around two alleyways: "l'Italie Haute", today's rue des Minières, and "l'Italie Basse", today's rue Gare-Usines. The aim: to understand the fundamental role played by migration in the economic, social and cultural development of this cross-border, cosmopolitan area. The CDMH also offers consultation and support services for those wishing to explore their family history linked to migration. It also works with schools to develop educational programs and raise awareness of the importance of migration among the younger generation. A must-see institution for curious travelers and history buffs alike.

It is one of the largest Roman villas in Central Europe! The Villa of Echternach was discovered in 1975, during the earthworks of the artificial lake in the place called Schwarzuecht: vestiges of walls are touched by excavators. Excavation work then began. It is the original name of this house, the Villa Epternacum, which would have given the name of the city of Echternach.

The museum.Located at the entrance of the site, it exhibits reconstructed scenes of Gallo-Roman daily life with life-size models and models, which give a glimpse of the luxurious interior of the house.

The Hortus Amoenus, the adjoining garden, contains no less than 70 species of medicinal and ornamental plants grown in Roman times. A pergola covered with vines is also accessible.

The Roman villa.The main buildings were 118 m long and 62 m wide and had nearly seventy rooms on the first floor. The villa, extremely luxurious, was composed of rich materials and perfectly decorated: frescos on the walls, marble and mosaics for the ground, bathrooms heated by hypocaust, fountain and large ornamental basin. The 10 hectares of land also included ten annex buildings. The villa was modified and enlarged several times between the 1st and^5th centuries AD before falling into ruin and being used as a "quarry" for reused stones.

Founded in 1996, this key venue for contemporary art organizes exhibitions highlighting the diversity and complexity of current approaches. The program is resolutely international, featuring young artists. Guided and thematic tours, conferences and meetings are organized. The venue also boasts a library, a space dedicated to educational activities and a bookshop specializing in contemporary art.

In addition to the Battle of the Bulge Museum, Wiltz Castle houses four beer and tannery-related establishments within its walls, all of which can be accessed with a single ticket.

National Museum of Brewing Art.

Created in 1999, this is the first beer museum in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is located in the former stables of the castle. The exhibits not only give an insight into the 6,000-year history of beer production, but also document the exciting development of the art of brewing in Luxembourg. On the ground floor, the most important steps in the production of beer are explained (crushing of malt, filtration, fermentation, etc.).

Musée de la Tannerie.

This museum gives an idea of the importance of the tannery for the town, whose leather work dates back to 1644. In 1887, Wiltz had 28 tanneries, the last of which, the Ideal, the most important luxury leather factory in Western Europe, closed in 1961.

Micro-Brewery.

Installed in 2000, this part of the museum works in conjunction with the Simon brewery. Its role is mainly educational in order to give an overview of the different production cycles, but it can still produce up to 50 litres of beer. It is one of the smallest breweries in the world.

Jhang Primus Coffee. End your visit with a beer in this charming café, decorated with objects from various regional cafés that are now closed.

The Villa Vauban, a cultural treasure located in the heart of Luxembourg City, offers a unique artistic experience in an architectural setting combining tradition and modernity. The villa, dating from 1873, has been renovated with a contemporary extension that blends harmoniously with the historic charm of the site. The museum takes its name from an ^18th-century fort, part of which can still be admired in the museum's basement, adding a historical dimension to the visit.

Exhibitions feature works from the City of Luxembourg's collections, highlighting treasures of ^17th-century Dutch art and ^19th-century French paintings, including works by masters such as Eugène Delacroix and Jules Dupré. The collection also includes paintings and sculptures by Luxembourg artists of the 19th^{and 20th} centuries, who influenced art before and after the Second World War. It is regularly supplemented by donations and acquisitions. In addition to the permanent collection, temporary exhibitions allow visitors to discover different periods and styles.

Nestled in the heart of a park designed by landscape architect Édouard André, the Villa Vauban offers a serene, soothing ambience in the middle of the city. The park has been carefully restored to its original appearance, offering visitors a verdant setting in which to relax. A must-see for art lovers and the curious from all horizons!

This museum, installed in the grounds of Wiltz Castle, is dedicated to the Battle of the Bulge from 16 December 1944 to 21 January 1945 and to the sacrifices made to regain freedom, particularly during the Von Rundtstett Offensive but also during the 1942 strike. You will be able to see American and German weapons, uniforms, documents, as well as numerous photographs and paintings, complemented by maps showing the front lines.

This museum unveils about twenty carriages, among which are six vehicles of the Grand-Ducal Court. It also includes accessories such as harnesses, trunks, lanterns and travel utensils, which plunge visitors into an era when the horse-drawn carriage was the preferred means of transport for the wealthy. You can also admire a complete coachbuilder's workshop and follow an illustrated history of the evolution of horse-drawn vehicles.

The Espace Muséologique Lasauvage is located in a former priory which belonged to Count Fernand de Saintignon, master of the Lasauvage forges and important industrialist of Longwy. This museum is dedicated to the history of the village and to a group of young Luxembourgers who, in order to avoid being enlisted in the German army during the Second World War, hid in a mine (more precisely in the Hondsbësch gallery, near Niederkorn).

Taking place in the Kulturhuef Museum, the permanent exhibition Gutenberg Revisited retraces the technological evolution of printing in Luxembourg, particularly between 1850 and 1950. To be seen among many other things: toggle presses, steam-operated letterpresses, cardboard cutters and cutters for bookbinding or platen presses. This is a whole world that disappeared with the advent of offset printing.

Installed in the Maison du parc, on the very site of the old drapery closed in 1975, this museum allows the visitor to discover the artisanal manufacture of sheets from sheep's wool. During guided tours (only on request), the carefully restored machines come into action and revive this once flourishing industry. The drapery regularly hosts textile art exhibitions, where traditional crafts are combined with contemporary creation, and organises textile workshops for children and adults.

Inaugurated in 2012, the Diekirch History[s] Museum comprises five rooms, each dedicated to a specific thematic area. Each subject is presented according to a chronological development from prehistory to the present day. Historical exhibits such as a Roman mosaic, the work of archaeologists, the investigations of historians and the observations of geologists are on display. This museum is located on the same site as the town's Maison de la Culture.