We came here for a recreative schoolday and it's really cool. We visited it in the morning and the lady from the Museum explained to us what we could do there and asked us loads of questions, but of course, I didn't know any of the answers. But now I will be able to tell about it to all to my friends! In the afternoon we looked at really weird paintings with strange surrealist names like Delvaux or Magritte and afterwards the lady from the Museum told us that we could do the same by painting and making collages, it was a good laugh! I told my grandma that it would be great if we could come back one weekend, and what's more, i have been told that entry is free on the first Sunday of each month!
Date created
1979
Architecs
André Jacqmain - Atelier d'Architecture de Genval
Function
- Educational and research institute of the university
- Museum of art and civilisations open to the public
Services
- The laboratory of art analysis (LabArt) studies the Museum's art collections in order to improve our knowledge on them. Anyone wishing to have a piece analysed can also consult it (prices on demand).
- The documentation centre contains all the works relating to the Museum's collections. It is open to the public by appointment only.
- The museum archives can be consulted on request.
- The public department organises guided tours of the Museum for all kinds of visitors (adults, families, school visits, extra-curricular or visually impaired) and on Wednesday afternoons provides creative workshops for children aged from 7 to 12 years. Children can take part in a large number of activities (painting, drawing, sculpture, collage...) right in the middle of the museum.
Characteristics
Quiet, a museum ? Not in Louvain-la-Neuve, where the Musée L makes artworks talk to each other : a Buddha next to a medieval Christ, ancient writings alongside calculating machines... The UCLouvain museum, with 32.000 items in its collection, explores some new and unusual encounters that tell us about the world and our humanity. Art works are not the only thing on display: the museum also presents the UCLouvain’s scientific collections. Natural history specimens, archaeological and ethnographic objects and scientific inventions are all on show in 2,600 m² of exhibition space at the heart of a building that is a landmark of modern Belgian architecture. Museum L is not like other museums: it is a place of living dialogue and exciting discovery.
To begin with
The Museum was one of the first university institutions to open its doors to the general public. Nowadays it is one of the largest university museum in Belgium.
Its collections came from Leuven, but they have been considerably expanded since then by bequests and donations.
To see
- Casts
- Antiquity Collections
- Modern Art
- Pop Art
- Ancient Art
- Prints
- Objects from outside Europe
- Permanent or temporary exhibitions
- The permanent exhibitions follow 3 main subjects: History of Civilisations, Art of the 20th Century and Dialogue
The little extra
In november 2017, the Museum reopen its doors in the buildings of the former Library of Science and Technology on the Place des Sciences.
Practical information
Museum L :
www.museel.be
accueil-musee@uclouvain.be
Tel : 010/47 48 41
Open from Tuesday to Friday from 10.30 am to 5.00 pm
Open on Saturday and Sunday from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm
Night opening until 10.00 pm on the third thursday ot the month
Closed on Monday and public holidays
