Entrance to the museum of gigottos automatons in Esquelbecq with blue door and red bricksHoused in theformer Mont de Piété, the museum is a fine example of Flemish architectural art. Labelled a Musée de France, it houses a large collection of paintings and drawings from the 16th to the 20th centuries, mainly from the northern schools.
Georges de la Tour’s ” Le veilleur au chien” (The watchman with the dog) is one of the highlights .
Basement room with wooden wine barrelsMaking wine in beer country was the slightly eccentric idea of the founders of the Confrérie des Compagnons du Vin des Flandres. It’s been going on for 30 years now, and the desire to share our production and know-how is still very much alive.
Thanks to generous donors, the brotherhood has succeeded in creating the Musée des Vendanges in the cellars of the Hôtel de Ville.
The exhibition will help you relive the traditions of the Flanders vineyards, thanks to the “Fleur de Lin” wine.
Set in a beautiful 18th-century Flemish house, this former presbytery was the home of Mademoiselle DEVOS and Abbé LAMPS.
In this museum, discover the photographs of the Abbot and Jeanne DEVOS, the 1st professional woman photographer in the North of France, chosen from among 100,000 snapshots of landscapes, rural scenes, harvests and extraordinary events in our villages.
Flemish house with small garden and gates at the entrance on which information panels hang
old wooden tool The ecomuseum showcases the whole range of culture and heritage.
From man-powered tools to the use of animal power, rediscover how the land was worked before the arrival of modern agricultural machinery.
Modern energy has revolutionised our society: from the steam engine to the petrol engine, not forgetting electricity, enter the world that “our elders” knew.
Get ready to dream in this fun and colourful place that doesn’t exist anywhere else!
Bruno invites you to push open the door of his workshop, filled withelectric and electronic automatons and giants made from all kinds of salvaged materials.
It’s a workshop for kids of all ages!
This museum space comprises two rooms located on the first floor of the Maison du Westhoek:
room housing relics from the Second World War with a table and cupboards
Basement room with white walls and arches hanging on the wallsThe Maison des Archers in Watten is hosting an exhibition dedicated to vertical pole archery, a typical activity in Flanders and Artois. The aim is to use a bow and arrow to eject small cylinders decorated with tricoloured feathers, known as “birds”, from a grid placed at the top of a vertical pole, known as a perch, which reaches a height of around thirty metres.
A veritable showcase for this sport, the Maison des Archers tells the story of vertical archery, from its origins to the present day.
Imagine a place, discreet from the street, modest at first glance, but which contains a treasure unique in the world. Walk through the door of the Café des Orgues and you’ll first have to face the Flemish conviviality of the popular café before coming face to face with these mechanical organs, as imposing as they are elegant.
With only twenty or so left in the world, they are the last survivors of an adventure named after Théophile Mortier. Each member of this melodious triumvirate is a full orchestra.
