The Royal Museum of Mariemont () is a
museum
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situated in
Mariemont, near
Morlanwelz
Morlanwelz (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Morlanwelz had a total population of 18,595. The total area is 20.26 km2 which gives a population density of 918 inhabitants per km2 ...
, in
Belgium
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. It is constituted around the personal collection of art and antiquities owned by the industrialist
Raoul Warocqué (1870–1917), which were bequeathed to the Belgian state on his death.
Museum and collection
The museum displays a notable collection of
Tournai porcelain and books, as well as antiquities from
Ancient Greece
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,
Ancient Egypt
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,
Ancient Rome
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,
Judaism
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and the Christian
Near East
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,
and the
Far East
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. In 2012, the museum was expanded by a bequest of
Pre-Columbian art
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from the collection of Yves and Yolande Boël. Artefacts from archaeological excavations in the
Province of Hainaut are also displayed.
The original Château Warocqué, in which the museum was housed, was destroyed by fire in 1960. The current museum is housed in a building designed by the architect
Roger Bastin, which was opened in 1975.
Musée mariemont.JPG, View of the museum building, including the small section of the original Château which survived the fire of 1960
Musée de Mariemont R01.jpg, One of the museum's galleries, holding Chinese antiquities
Mariemont Boscoreale 01.jpg, Roman frescos from Boscoreale
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, Italy
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Figurines Musée Mariemont 08112015 1.jpg, Ancient Greek statuettes
References
External links
Official website
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Museums in Hainaut (province)
Art museums and galleries in Belgium
History museums in Belgium
Archaeological museums in Belgium
Organisations based in Belgium with royal patronage