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{{Short description|Music instrument museums in Dinant, Namur, Belgium}}
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'''Mr Sax's House''' (French: ''Maison de Monsieur Sax''; Dutch ''Huis van Sax'') is a museum in [[Dinant]] in the Belgian province of [[Namur (province)|Namur]]. It is dedicated to [[Adolphe Sax]] (1814-1894). Sax was a builder of musical instruments and is formost remembered for his invention of the [[saxophone]].
'''Mr Sax's House''' (French: ''Maison de Monsieur Sax''; Dutch: ''Huis van Sax'') is a little museum in [[Dinant]] in the Belgian province of [[Namur (province)|Namur]]. It is dedicated to [[Adolphe Sax]] (1814–1894). Sax was a builder of musical instruments and is foremost remembered for his invention of the [[saxophone]].


== Interior ==
== Interior ==
At the front of the museum a brass statue of Sax is seated on a bench.<ref name="Steden" /> The entrance is decorated with earthenware titles. A number of museum pieces are installed at the wall and the ceiling. The limitations of the floor space have further been solved interactively, and with a men's high book that introduces visitors to the life of sax.<ref>Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen, [http://www.tento.be/OKV-artikel/dinant-feeststemming-klinkende-sax-tentoonstelling-brussel Het huis van mijnheer Sax] {{nl}}</ref> Visitors can listen to a variety of saxophones, as well as to saxophones in a variety of music styles, and are informed with images on a screen. The museum is open at a daily basis and the entrance is free.<ref name="Steden" />
At the front of the House a brass statue of Sax is seated on a bench.<ref name="Steden" /> The entrance is decorated with earthenware titles. A number of museum pieces are installed on the wall and ceiling. The limitations of the floor space have further been solved interactively, and with a men's high book that introduces visitors to the life of sax.<ref>Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen, [http://www.tento.be/OKV-artikel/dinant-feeststemming-klinkende-sax-tentoonstelling-brussel Het huis van mijnheer Sax] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> Visitors can listen to a variety of saxophones, as well as to saxophones in a variety of music styles, and are informed by images on a screen. The center is open daily and entrance is free. No official visits are organized. You can come in groups with your own guide.<ref name="Steden" />


== Adolphe Sax and Dinant ==
== Adolphe Sax and Dinant ==
The museum is located in the birthplace of Sax, Dinant, in the French language part of Belgium. Near the museum and on other places in Dinant, art work reminds of his connection with the city. At both sides of the Charles de Gaulle Bridge a number of huge artworks of colourful saxophones are presented. The name of the tourist flyer is called ''Sax and the City''.<ref name="Steden">Steden, [http://www.steden.net/belgie/dinant/dinant-stad-van-de-sax/ Dinant stad van de Sax] {{nl}}</ref>
The House is located in the birthplace of Sax, Dinant, in the French language part of Belgium. Near the House and in other places in Dinant, artwork reminds of his connection with the city. On both sides of the Charles de Gaulle Bridge a number of huge artworks of colourful saxophones are presented. The name of the tourist flyer is ''Sax and the City''.<ref name="Steden">Steden, [http://www.steden.net/belgie/dinant/dinant-stad-van-de-sax/ Dinant stad van de Sax] {{in lang|nl}}</ref>


Sax has built more instruments than saxophones alone, and had a factory that was focused on production. In a certain period he employed more than two hundred workers. He just lived a few years in Dinant and stayed a great part of his live in [[Paris]]. He was the predominant supplyer of [[brass instrument]]s to the army of king [[William I of the Netherlands]], who reigned over Belgium too in those years.<ref>P.W. Akkerman, [http://www.pw-akkerman.nl/merken/Delta/Sax/Sax_alles.htm biografie] {{nl}}</ref>
Sax has built more instruments than saxophones alone, and had a factory that was focused on production. In a certain period he employed more than two hundred workers. He lived just a few years in Dinant and stayed a great part of his life in [[Paris]]. He was the predominant supplier of [[brass instrument]]s to the army of king [[William I of the Netherlands]], who reigned in Belgium too in those years.<ref>P.W. Akkerman, [http://www.pw-akkerman.nl/merken/Delta/Sax/Sax_alles.htm biografie] {{in lang|nl}}</ref>


== Impression ==
== Impression ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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{{Commons category|Maison de Monsieur Sax|House of Sax}}
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://sax.dinant.be/en/sax-and-the-city}}

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[[Category:Museums in Namur (province)]]
[[Category:Museums in Namur (province)]]
[[Category:Musical instrument museums]]
[[Category:Musical instrument museums]]
[[Category:Biographical museums]]
[[Category:Biographical museums in Belgium]]
[[Category:Dinant]]
[[Category:Dinant]]
[[Category:Saxophones| ]]
[[Category:Saxophones| ]]
[[Category:Music museums in Belgium]]

Latest revision as of 07:34, 9 July 2024

Mr Sax's House
Maison de Monsieur Sax
Huis van Sax
entrance
Mr Sax's House is located in Belgium
Mr Sax's House
Location within Belgium
LocationDinant
Coordinates50°15′42.536″N 4°54′39.228″E / 50.26181556°N 4.91089667°E / 50.26181556; 4.91089667
Typemusic instrument museums
Nearest parkingin the city center
Websitesax.dinant.be/en/sax-and-the-city

Mr Sax's House (French: Maison de Monsieur Sax; Dutch: Huis van Sax) is a little museum in Dinant in the Belgian province of Namur. It is dedicated to Adolphe Sax (1814–1894). Sax was a builder of musical instruments and is foremost remembered for his invention of the saxophone.

Interior

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At the front of the House a brass statue of Sax is seated on a bench.[1] The entrance is decorated with earthenware titles. A number of museum pieces are installed on the wall and ceiling. The limitations of the floor space have further been solved interactively, and with a men's high book that introduces visitors to the life of sax.[2] Visitors can listen to a variety of saxophones, as well as to saxophones in a variety of music styles, and are informed by images on a screen. The center is open daily and entrance is free. No official visits are organized. You can come in groups with your own guide.[1]

Adolphe Sax and Dinant

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The House is located in the birthplace of Sax, Dinant, in the French language part of Belgium. Near the House and in other places in Dinant, artwork reminds of his connection with the city. On both sides of the Charles de Gaulle Bridge a number of huge artworks of colourful saxophones are presented. The name of the tourist flyer is Sax and the City.[1]

Sax has built more instruments than saxophones alone, and had a factory that was focused on production. In a certain period he employed more than two hundred workers. He lived just a few years in Dinant and stayed a great part of his life in Paris. He was the predominant supplier of brass instruments to the army of king William I of the Netherlands, who reigned in Belgium too in those years.[3]

Impression

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See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to House of Sax.
  1. ^ a b c Steden, Dinant stad van de Sax (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen, Het huis van mijnheer Sax (in Dutch)
  3. ^ P.W. Akkerman, biografie (in Dutch)
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