Art galleries exhibition spaces foundations and cultural centers Luxembourg

As a platform open to the general public and a professional institution at the same time, the Centre national de l'audiovisuel (CNA) aims to preserve and promote Luxembourg's audiovisual heritage and to make the culture of sound, still and moving images accessible to all. It is equipped with a media library, exhibition and discovery areas, photographic laboratories, two cinemas (CinéStarlight), and studios for filming, sound and shooting.

It is a cultural place dedicated to photography, next to the NAC. It is composed of a water tower and a pumping station which belong to the industrial heritage of Dudelange. The completely renovated architectural ensemble alone is worth a visit. Since its opening in 2012 until January 2021, a part of the historical collection "The Bitter Years" by Edward Steichen, was exhibited in the base and the tank of the water tower. It is now in the archives. Temporary exhibitions, on the other hand, are presented in the Pomhouse.

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.

Bored in 1987 to link four buildings of the Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'Etat (BCEE), this tunnel was quickly transformed into an art gallery. Today, the BCEE owns some 120 works by 90 artists reflecting the contemporary artistic creation of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. A part of the tunnel is dedicated to the photographer Edward Steichen (1879-1973), who is known worldwide for his UNESCO World Heritage exhibition "The Family of Man" (in Clervaux).

The first objective of the Cercle Artistique de Luxembourg, founded in 1893, is to encourage artistic creation and promote artistic education in the Grand Duchy. It exhibits its members painters, engravers and sculptors in different places. Every year, it organises an important exhibition during which the Grand Duke Adolphe Prize is awarded to the best work of art. The circle is placed under the high patronage of Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess.

The need for a modern and perfectly adapted infrastructure was reflected in the construction of a cultural centre with a regional vocation, which opened its doors to the public in 2007. The opderschmelz regional cultural centre has a large modular auditorium with 460 seats, a small auditorium with 105 seats, rehearsal rooms for harmonies and various workshops. The venue is also home to the Dudelange Regional Music School, the National Audiovisual Centre, the Starlight cinema and the Amarcord restaurant.

The auditorium offers events of all kinds: jazz concerts, singer-songwriter festival, worldmusic, contemporary theatre, literary performances, dance and children's shows and conferences. Many new experiences and numerous exclusives reflect the organisers' desire to stand out from current productions and to act resolutely off the beaten track while remaining attentive to the public's expectations. The complete program is available on the structure's website.

The Regional Cultural Centre Opderschmelz also organises numerous events, such as the festival Like a Jazz Machine or the Touch of Noir festival, which consists of exhibitions, concerts and readings on black literature and cinema of yesterday and today. It also ensures the musical organisation of the Zeltik festival, the Fête de la musique and the Fête des cultures in Dudelange.

It is an open-air gallery in the streets of the Grund (the lower town), but also stretches from the bridge over the Alzette to Neumünster Abbey. Konscht am Gronn offers the opportunity to meet a plethora of artists from Luxembourg and the Greater Region who unveil their recent works and offer to acquire original creations such as sculptures, paintings, mixed media, digital art, photographs or drawings. An initiative that brings the Grund district to life and brings together art lovers and artists.

Situated in the heart of the city, this architectural ensemble brings together the former Cercle municipal de la ville (built between 1904 and 1909) and a more contemporary building (former Ciné-Cité), all connected by a glass walkway. Rich in numerous socio-cultural projects, the Cercle Cité offers free temporary exhibitions, concerts, conferences, round tables, readings and shows, as well as afterworks. Behind the glass window on the first floor is also the Aka restaurant with Japanese specialties and sushi (sushi train).

The Differdange Regional Cultural Centre, located in the beautifully renovated old town hall, opened its doors in January 2014. It includes an auditorium (its centrepiece!), the municipal library, the music school, the cultural service and the brasserie-restaurant Chez Amado. The centre can not only host cultural activities (concerts, theatre, exhibitions), but also act as a small congress centre.

The CAPE, located in the heart of the country and at the gateway to the Ardennes, is a regional cultural centre renowned in Luxembourg for the quality and diversity of the shows on offer (music, theatre, dance, plastic and visual arts, film...). The establishment is composed of three theatres in which around a hundred events for all age groups take place every year. It is a serious competitor of the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg-Ville.

The CNL is located in a large bourgeois house built in the baroque style in 1788. It was home to the Servais family, who exerted great political and economic influence on the country. The centre possesses literary works dating from 1815 to the present day in the three languages of the country and aims to promote Luxembourg literature. The library, which is open to the public, contains 25,000 books and other documents. Temporary exhibitions complete the visit.

Housed in a former abattoir that was completely renovated in 2000, the Centre culturel Kulturhuef in Grevenmacher comprises three entities: a Luxembourg printing and playing card museum, a cinema offering the latest film releases, and a bistro serving snacks and fine wines from the region. The center also organizes numerous events and workshops, for young and old alike. In short, Grevenmacher's Kulturhuef cultural center is an essential meeting place for Grevenmacher's cultural life.

Located inside the basilica itself, the museum exhibits a large painting, images and historical texts on the procession and traces the key dates in the history of St. Willibrord's Basilica. You will also find many remains of St Willibrord. In the corridor there is also a lapidary museum exhibiting the remains of the burial chambers of the former abbey. A most interesting visit.

A bank museum? It seems to be a matter of course in Luxembourg City! As a financial centre of international renown, the city presents in this museum impressive collections of banknotes, as well as its small, stumbling coins. Inaugurated in 1995, this museum is of course housed in the former counters of the head office of the Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat (BCEE) and retraces more than 150 years of banking tradition and innovation. A fun and interactive museum (terminals, touch screens, etc.).