National Museum of History and Art
49°36′43″N 06°07′59″E / 49.61194°N 6.13306°E
Nationalmusée fir Geschicht a Konscht | |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
Type | Art museum |
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Website | www |
The National Museum of History and Art (
History
The first proposal for such a museum was made during the
With the affirmation of Luxembourg's independence under the
In 1868, the Society received a boost from the establishment of the
In 1939, with World War II beginning, the museum moved its collections to secure them. When the German army invaded Luxembourg on 10 May 1940, the museum was used as a temporary shelter by the Red Cross and Wehrmacht for several months. At the end of 1940, the museum was placed under Nazi control. The Nazis planned to add to the museum's collection to promote their idea of German culture. During the Nazi occupation, from 1940 to 1945, the museum acquired 3,500 items-mostly folk objects.[3] In 1946, the museum reopened as the Luxembourg State Museums; its collections were moved back.[4]
In 1988, the museum was separated into the National Museum of History and Art and the National Museum of Natural History, which moved to a new building in 1996.[4]
The museum has been expanded with a new building designed by Christian Bauer et Associés, opened in 2002.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Historique" (in French). Musée national d'histoire et d'art. Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ^ To become just the 'Grand Ducal Institute' (French: Institut Grand-Ducal) in 1890, when the personal union of Luxembourg and the Netherlands ended.
- ^ "The Museum during the Second World War". MNHA. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Historical overview". MNHA. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ National Museum of History and Art: Restructuration Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 25 March 2010 (in French)
External links
Media related to National Museum of History and Art at Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of History and Art official website (in French)
- Collections page of the National Museum of History and Art
- Christian Bauer et Associés - architect's website