The Gaspar Museum (french: Musée Gaspar, nl, Gaspar Museum) is an art museum in
Arlon
Arlon (; lb, Arel ; nl, Aarlen ; german: Arel ; wa, Årlon; la, Orolaunum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in and capital of the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium. With a population of just over 28,000, it is t ...
, in the
Luxembourg province
Luxembourg (french: Luxembourg ; nl, Luxemburg ; german: Luxemburg ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; wa, Lussimbork), also called Belgian Luxembourg, is the southernmost Provinces of regions in Belgium, province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on th ...
of Belgium.
The museum is dedicated to the art of sculptor
Jean-Marie Gaspar (1861–1931) and the work of his brother, photographer (1871–1950), who were both born in Arlon. The museum also has a collection of regional art, including the 16th-century originally from the village
Fisenne
Fisenne is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Érezée, district of Soy, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
Fisenne contains a medieval fortified farm, , dating from the 12th century and originally part of the estate of the ...
. In addition, the museum hosts temporary art exhibitions. The museum building is a former bank, built in the 19th century, which at one point belonged to the Gaspar family. Since 1954 the building is owned by the city of Arlon.
References
External links
Official site(in French and Dutch)
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Art museums and galleries in Belgium
Museums in Luxembourg (Belgium)
Arlon