Visit : Museum/Discover

Museum of Photography

Address:
GPS : Place des Essarts
Avenue Paul Pastur 11
6032 MONT-SUR-MARCHIENNE (CHARLEROI)
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Tel.: +32 (0) 71 43 58 10
Fax: +32 (0) 71 36 46 45
Email : mpc.info@museephoto.be

The Museum of Photography was inaugurated in 1987 in the Mont-sur-Marchienne monastery and is nowadays one of the largest and most important museums of photography in Europe, extending over 6,000 sqm with a collection of over 80,000 photographies of which more than 800 are on permanent display and 3 million negatives conserved. Since 2008, a new audaciously designed wing runs along the museum providing it with a modern and functional contrast. Temporary exhibits are organised every three or four months covering essential milestones of this medium and unveiling the process of contemporary artistic creation.

Opening periods:

All year round (except on: Monday)
- Tuesday-Sunday : 10:00-18:00

Visit type: Museum/Discover

Comment:

Also available: a specialised library with more than 13,000 books, conference and projection hall, workshops for children, museum shop and cafeteria overlooking a lush park

Closed on Mondays, 25 December and 1January
Duration of the visit: about 3 hours
Guided visits for individuals every first weekend of the month, on Sundays at 3:30pm (reservation required)
Guided visits for groups (1.5 hours) in French, Dutch and English by appointment: during the week, weekend, public holidays and nights

Access: by car: from Mons or Namur: E42, R3, exit 5 - from Brussels: A54, then R9, exit 29 Villette - By train: "Charleroi Sud" station, by bus: 70, 71, 170

Access: by car: from Mons or Namur: E42, R3, exit 5 - from Brussels: A54, then R9, exit 29 Villette - By train: "Charleroi Sud" station , by bus: 70, 71, 170