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[[File:Musée Gaspar Arlon.jpg|thumb|right|The building of the Gaspar Museum in Arlon]] |
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The '''Gaspar Museum''' ({{langx|fr|Musée Gaspar}}, {{langx|nl|Gaspar Museum}}) is an art museum in [[Arlon]], in the [[Luxembourg (Belgium)|Luxembourg province]] of Belgium. |
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The museum is dedicated to the art of sculptor [[Jean-Marie Gaspar]] (1861–1931) and the work of his brother, photographer {{ill|Charles Gaspar|fr}} (1871–1950), who were both born in Arlon. The museum also has a collection of regional art, including the 16th-century {{ill|Fisenne altarpiece|fr|Retable de Fisenne}} originally from the village [[Fisenne]]. In addition, the museum hosts temporary art exhibitions. The museum building is a former bank, built in the 19th century, which at one point belonged to the Gaspar family. Since 1954 the building is owned by the city of Arlon.<ref name=arlon>{{cite web |url= https://www.luxembourg-belge.be/diffusio/fr/voir-faire/visiter/musees-galeries-expos/arlon/le-musee-gaspar_TFO10013.php|title= Le Musée Gaspar|language=French|author=<!--Not stated-->|website= Site officiel du tourisme Luxembourg belge|access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=grguide>{{cite book |editor-last= Menne|editor-first= Gilbert|date= 2014|title= Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles|location= Brussels|publisher= Racine|page= 59|isbn=978 94 014 1418 0}}</ref> |
The museum is dedicated to the art of sculptor [[Jean-Marie Gaspar]] (1861–1931) and the work of his brother, photographer {{ill|Charles Gaspar|fr}} (1871–1950), who were both born in Arlon. The museum also has a collection of regional art, including the 16th-century {{ill|Fisenne altarpiece|fr|Retable de Fisenne}} originally from the village [[Fisenne]]. In addition, the museum hosts temporary art exhibitions. The museum building is a former bank, built in the 19th century, which at one point belonged to the Gaspar family. Since 1954 the building is owned by the city of Arlon.<ref name=arlon>{{cite web |url= https://www.luxembourg-belge.be/diffusio/fr/voir-faire/visiter/musees-galeries-expos/arlon/le-musee-gaspar_TFO10013.php|title= Le Musée Gaspar|language=French|author=<!--Not stated-->|website= Site officiel du tourisme Luxembourg belge|access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=grguide>{{cite book |editor-last= Menne|editor-first= Gilbert|date= 2014|title= Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles|location= Brussels|publisher= Racine|page= 59|isbn=978 94 014 1418 0}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 3 November 2024
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The Gaspar Museum (French: Musée Gaspar, Dutch: Gaspar Museum) is an art museum in Arlon, in the Luxembourg province of Belgium. The museum is dedicated to the art of sculptor Jean-Marie Gaspar (1861–1931) and the work of his brother, photographer Charles Gaspar (1871–1950), who were both born in Arlon. The museum also has a collection of regional art, including the 16th-century Fisenne altarpiece originally from the village Fisenne. In addition, the museum hosts temporary art exhibitions. The museum building is a former bank, built in the 19th century, which at one point belonged to the Gaspar family. Since 1954 the building is owned by the city of Arlon.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Le Musée Gaspar". Site officiel du tourisme Luxembourg belge (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. p. 59. ISBN 978 94 014 1418 0.
External links
[edit]- Official site (in French and Dutch)
Media related to Musée Gaspar at Wikimedia Commons
