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The Luxembourg City History Museum (french: Musée d'histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg), illustrates the thousand-year history of the
Retrieved 22 December 2010.
''Manifesta 2''. Retrieved 23 December 2010. The floors below the street level entrance house a permanent collection illustrating the town's architectural and urban development while the upper floors are reserved for temporary exhibitions. A multimedia system extending throughout the building documents the history of the town including its cultural, political and social development. It provides access to some ten thousand documents and almost sixty audio-visual sequences.
, ''Luxembourg Tourist Office, London''. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
Luxembourg City History Museum website
The Luxembourg City History Museum (french: Musée d'histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg), illustrates the thousand-year history of the City of Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Gr ...
with both permanent and temporary exhibits. Founded on 22 June 1996, it was designed by Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small land ...
architect Conny Lentz and ''Repérages'', Paris."Musée d'histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg"Retrieved 22 December 2010.
The museum
Like the city itself, the museum successfully combines ancient architecture with modern extensions. It is housed in four restored houses from the 17th to the 19th century which still bear archeological traces from theMiddle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
. Examples of how to combine old buildings with the expectations of museum visitors are the floating glass façade and the panoramic lift which offers extensive views of all floors. The huge glass cage of the lift gives up to 65 people views of the rock foundations on the lower levels as well as views of the city's Grund district and Rham plateau on the upper levels, revealing the stages of Luxembourg's history over the centuries. Also of interest are the ancient, vaulted cellars which were discovered during excavation work in the early 1990s."Sites d'exposition"''Manifesta 2''. Retrieved 23 December 2010. The floors below the street level entrance house a permanent collection illustrating the town's architectural and urban development while the upper floors are reserved for temporary exhibitions. A multimedia system extending throughout the building documents the history of the town including its cultural, political and social development. It provides access to some ten thousand documents and almost sixty audio-visual sequences.
, ''Luxembourg Tourist Office, London''. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
Location
The museum is located on the ''rue du Saint-Esprit'' in the old town. It is open to the public every day except Monday from 10 am to 6 pm.See also
* List of museums in LuxembourgExternal links
Luxembourg City History Museum website
References
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