The Historical Museum of the Principality of Stavelot-Malmédy
The history of the Abbey Principality of Stavelot-Malmédy
By visiting this museum, you will discover how the Abbey Principality of Stavelot-Malmédy exerted its economic, political, religious and artistic influence over an extensive territory. This historical museum proposes an itinerary which is modern and intelligent and traces the astonishing history of a State under the Ancien Régime.
Iconographies and music of a bygone age, as well as artifacts and works of art, are skilfully orchestrated using the most recent multimedia technologies, in order to narrate this history in an engaging manner.
After a visit to the museum, the 11th-century abbey church, which is adjacent to it and uncovered by archaeologists, takes on a whole new meaning.
By visiting this museum, you will discover how the Abbey Principality of Stavelot-Malmédy exerted its economic, political, religious and artistic influence over an extensive territory. This historical museum proposes an itinerary which is modern and intelligent and traces the astonishing history of a State under the Ancien Régime.
Iconographies and music of a bygone age, as well as artifacts and works of art, are skilfully orchestrated using the most recent multimedia technologies, in order to narrate this history in an engaging manner.
After a visit to the museum, the 11th-century abbey church, which is adjacent to it and uncovered by archaeologists, takes on a whole new meaning.