Curtius Museum
The Curtius Museum (Musée Curtius) is a museum of archaeology and decorative arts located on the bank of the river Meuse in Liège, Belgium. It is classified as a Major Heritage of Wallonia. • Illustration — Curtius Museum It was built sometime between 1597 and 1610 as a private mansion for Jean Curtius, industrialist and munitions supplier to the Spanish army. After a €50 million redevelopment, the museum reopened as the Grand Curtius (Le Grand Curtius) in March 2009, SND now houses the merged collections of four former museums: the Museum of Archeology, the Museum of Weaponry, the Museum of Decorative Arts, and the Arteum of Religious Art and Mosan art.
Also recorded as Musee d'art wallon
Curtius Museum
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- 2009.
- Headquarters
- Belgium.
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Its highlights include treasures of Mosan art such as a 12th-century gilded reliquary triptych, formerly in the church of Sainte-Croix;the Evangelarium of Notger; sculptures by Jean Del Cour; and a portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte painted by Ingres in 1804: Bonaparte, First Consul. • Illustration — Image from an 1898 postcard.
It is associated with Belgium. The record gives 2009 as its date of establishment or first appearance. It is recorded in the collection of Féronstrée et Hors-Château.
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2009
Curtius Museum established.
2009
Curtius Museum is recorded from 2009.
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- 1.Les collections du musée. grandcurtius.be.
- 2.7000 ans d'art et d'histoire au Grand Curtius. 15.
- 3.7000 ans d'art et d'histoire au Grand Curtius. 14-16.
- 4.7000 ans d'art et d'histoire au Grand Curtius. 16-17.
- 5.Sur les fenêtres entourant la cour est inscrit la phrase suivante : Straight is the gate but water finds its own level
- 6.Les fouilles de la place Saint-Lambert à Liège. 1984.
- 7.Issue elle-même des collections du musée épiscopal
- 8.Département du Verre. grandcurtiusliege.be.
- 9.Grand Curtius : Armes. grandcurtius.be.
- 10.Grand Curtius : le musée d'armes remis à l'honneur. rtc.be. 2017.
- 11.Luc Gochel. L'épée de Pierre-Paul Rubens vient d'être confiée au musée Curtius. La Meuse. La Meuse (Belgique). 31 mars 2018.
- 12.Les images de l'épée de Rubens au Musée Curtius. rtc.be.
- 13.Liège: le musée d'armes inaugure une partie de sa collection au Grand Curtius. rtbf.be. 2018-09-21.
- 14.Grand Curtius, WAW Magazine. 13.
- 15.Gaston Lecocq. Grand Curtius. proxiliege.net. 2009.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- 7000 ans d'art et d'histoire au Grand Curtius. Luc Pire. 2009. 978-2-507-00236-7.
- Le Grand Curtius. 2009.
- La caravane du Caire. La Renaissance du Livre. 2006. 2-87415-648-5.
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