The Grétry pistol
The Grétry Museum preserves a flintlock pistol. Details about how and when it was acquired are unknown. Nonetheless, the weapon is traditionally attributed to the famous Liège musician, André-Modeste Grétry.
To the avant-garde! The 12th battalion
The Grand Curtius in Liège presents "To the avant-garde! The 12th battalion", the history of the oldest defence department. The 12th battalion – Prince Léopold's 13th battalion, which today has its barracks in Spa, was born with Belgium.
Jeremy Burleson - 1981
Jeremy Burleson has been attending NIAD's National Institute of Art and Disabilities in Richmond (California, USA) since 2003.
Roman tomb from a sand quarry in Omal
At the end of June 1862, workers who were extracting sand from a small quarry in Omal (Geer, Liège) accidentally discovered the funeral furniture of a rich Gallo-Roman grave one or two metres beneath the ground. It was located near the ancient Roman Bavay-Tongeren road. The tomb, which was about 100 metres south of the four aligned Omal tombs (Fig. 1), was approximately north-south oriented, like the previous examples. It may originally have been covered with a mound, putting one in mind of a bulge in the ground.
75th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad refers to the fighting that occurred between 17 July 1942 and 2 February 1943 for control of the eponymous city, which has been our sister city since 1959. The USSR forces fought those of the Third Reich. The fighting, which lasted six months, claimed the lives of about 750,000 soldiers and 250,000 civilians, making the Battle of Stalingrad one of the deadliest in history.
It was one of the great defeats of the German army and was definitely a major strategic turning point in World War II.
The Grand Bazaar: Beyond fear
The creative workshops that work in the Liège area are challenged to work together on a common theme once a year. For several weeks, young people from Liège are given a place in which to create and let their imaginations run wild.
The result is an exceptionally diverse exhibition: “The Grand Bazaar”.
Costa Lefkochir 1987 - 2017
Paintings – sculptures- installations
From Greece to Africa, Palestine to India, the Middle East to France and Belgium, discover the inspiration of the artist Costa Lefkochir. A unique journey through two hundred paintings, sculptures, artefacts, photo installations and videos, this is the result of thirty years of creativity.
The Orient Express
The Orient Express is a legendary name that has continued to inspire writers and film-makers, as evidenced by the recent release of Kenneth Branagh's latest film, "Murder on the Orient Express”, based on the novel by Agatha Christie.
Healers of sub-Saharan Africa
As part of the bicentenary of the University of Liège, the Centre for Partnership and Cooperation in the Development of the University of Liège (PACODEL) is organising, in collaboration with the Museums of the City of Liège, a conference, a symposium and an exhibition concerning the theme of healers in Africa.
De demain à Delvaux
The Curtius Museum hosts a remarkable exhibition of pieces by the Antheit artist Paul Delvaux (1897–1994). The “From tomorrow to Delvaux” exhibition inaugurates the Grand Curtius’ temporary exhibition halls. The exhibition showcases Paul Delvaux’s favourite domain: stations, trains and trams. The exhibition will present an exceptional collection of paintings, watercolours, sketches and artefacts that belonged to Delvaux. The pieces that are exhibited come from museums in Belgium and overseas (including Japan and USA), the Delvaux Foundation in Saint-Idesbald and private collections.