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Mr Sax's House
Mr Sax's House (French: ''Maison de Monsieur Sax''; Dutch: ''Huis van Sax'') is a little museum in Dinant in the Belgian province of Namur. It is dedicated to Adolphe Sax (1814–1894). Sax was a builder of musical instruments and is foremost remembered for his invention of the saxophone. Interior At the front of the House a brass statue of Sax is seated on a bench. The entrance is decorated with earthenware titles. A number of museum pieces are installed on the wall and ceiling. The limitations of the floor space have further been solved interactively, and with a men's high book that introduces visitors to the life of sax. Visitors can listen to a variety of saxophones, as well as to saxophones in a variety of music styles, and are informed by images on a screen. The center is open daily and entrance is free. No official visits are organized. You can come in groups with your own guide. Adolphe Sax and Dinant The House is located in the birthplace of Sax, Dinant, in the Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinant
Dinant () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. On the shores of river Meuse, in the Ardennes, it lies south-east of Brussels, south-east of Charleroi and south of the city of Namur. Dinant is situated north of the border with France. The municipality consists of the following Deelgemeente#Belgium, districts: Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dinant, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinnes and Thynes. Geography Dinant is positioned in the Upper Meuse valley, at a point where the river cuts deeply into the western Condroz, Condroz plateau. Sited in a steep sided valley, between the rock face and the river. The original settlement had little space in which to grow away from the river, and it therefore expanded into a long, thin town, on a north-south axis, along the river shore. During the 19th century, the former ''Île des Batteurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
