Program

Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart

  • Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart
    Workshop for kids: Pimp my bike
    17H00 – 21H00

    Inspired by Joseph Kutter’s seminal work 'Le Champion', we’ll be crafting our own medals and ornaments to decorate our bikes! We’ll use recycled and reclaimed materials to create fun accessories that will add a splash of colour to our bike rides.

     

     

  • Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart
    European Day of Conservation-Restoration
    17H30 (FR) | 19H30 (LU) | 21H30 (LU) | 23H30 (EN)

    To mark the European Day of Conservation-Restoration, which was established in 2018 and is celebrated on the second Sunday in October, the restorers at the MNAHA will offer a glimpse into different aspects of their work.

    17H30 (FR): Photography techniques in the Steichen cabinet, by Francesca Vantellini | Wiltheim wing | 2nd floor
    Have you ever wondered what the challenges of restoring and preserving Edward Steichen's photographs are? Our photography expert Francesca Vantellini will explore three different techniques – silver print, mechanical print and digital print – and reveal material differences between the photographs with the help of a magnifying glass, providing crucial information on how to handle them.

    19H30 (LU): Techniques used in Joseph Kutter's ‘Champion’, by Muriel Prieur | Wiltheim wing | 2nd floor
    The Champion by Joseph Kutter is an exemplary work by the Luxembourg artist. The museum’s head restorer, Muriel Prieur, will speak about Kutter’s technique, his distinctive style and the specific methods developed to preserve the painting.

    21H30 (FR): The different stages of restoring a painting, by Laura Guilluy | Old Masters | 3rd floor
    Find out how Jean Le Clerc’s Saint Paul Ermite reçoit la visite de Saint Antoine (1630) was restored in the Old Masters section of the museum. Our expert Laura Guilluy will explain the different stages of the project, during which we uncovered the artist's signature and gained insights into painter's technique, which blended practices from northern and southern Europe.

    23H30 (EN): Preventive conservation, by Leila Agadi | Wiltheim room | 4th floor
    Taking the current exhibition ‘D‘histoires et d’art. Peindre au Luxembourg au XVIIIe siècle’ as an example, our preventive conservation expert Leila Agadi will explain the measures the museum has to take to preserve an artwork, from light and humidity levels through to pest prevention. The exhibition is an interesting example because the artworks on display are on loan from spaces like churches that don’t have the same controlled conditions as the museum.

     

  • Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart
    Musical performance: Da Capo Quartet
    19H00 | 20H30 | 22H30

    The Da Capo Quartet is made up of four young musicians who know each other from school and the conservatory of Luxembourg City. Their performance at the Nuit des Musées marks the beginning of their promising trajectory. They play in various orchestras together, including the Orchestre National des Jeunes. As members of Gen Z, they rebel against classical purism and do not limit themselves to playing pieces created long before they were born. Their set celebrates three great classical composers; Haydn, Mozart and Beyoncé.

    By Emma Bauler and Julie Zwick (violin), Amélie Herold (viola), and Désirée Bonacci (cello)

     

  • Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart
    Dance performance: Art makes history - Ballet National Folklorique du Luxembourg
    18H00 | 20H00 | 22H00 | 00H00

    The Ballet National Folklorique du Luxembourg will take to the stage once again: Simone Mousset’s fictitious ballet is part of the country’s forgotten, mythical past. The exhibition D‘histoires et d’art is the perfect backdrop for the performance, as it too showcases untold stories of Luxembourg’s cultural heritage.

    Interim artistic director of the Ballet National Folklorique du Luxembourg: Louis Chevalier
    Rehearsal direction: Simone Mousset
    Original choreography: Claudine Bal, Josephine Bal
    Additional choreography: Simone Mousset, Elisabeth Schilling
    Original music: Maurizio Spiridigliozzi
    All dances shown are repertoire of the Ballet National Folklorique du Luxembourg

    For more information: www.nationalmusee.lu/lart-fait-lhistoire

     

  • Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart
    'Coup de cœur' with 'Gëlle Fro'
    21H00 & 23H00 (LU)

    Philippe and Tom are the hosts of the No. 1 podcast in Luxembourg, ‘Gëlle Fro’. The two are 26 years old and studied and lived together at the University of Munich. It was there that they had the idea to start a podcast in Luxembourgish. Every two weeks, they invite exciting guests to join them in the Gruppetto and talk with them about God and the world. Thereby, one can discover the diversity of Luxembourg's culture and take a look behind the facades of the country's most famous personalities. Their guests range from Prime Minister Xavier Bettel to rapper Bazooka Brooze and Bishop an Cardinol Jean-Claude Hollerich. If they were now allowed to meet the Grand Duke himself one day, they would have achieved their goal.

    Listen also to their Special Edition podcast episode: Gëlle Fro x Nuit des Musées (Spotify)

  • Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart
    Guided tours of the exhibition 'The Alchemist. Selected works by Arthur Unger'
    17H15 (FR) | 18H15 (LU) | 21H15 (DE) | 00H15 (EN)

    The Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart is delighted to showcase the unique work of Arthur Unger as part of its series on contemporary artists from Luxembourg.

    Known for harnessing the transformational qualities of copper, Unger has often been called an alchemist. This reflects his deep concern with materiality that has defined his practice from the early 1970s onwards. In addition to inventing a new technique using fire and copper, Unger also experimented with the process of ink wash painting over the course of his career. The show juxtaposes these two key elements of his practice, illustrating how the medium often becomes the message in his works.

    Form and content, thus, come together in a selection of highly expressive pieces from the 1970s through to the present day. Dive into Unger’s immersive world of copper and ink at the Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart!

     

  • Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart
    Guided tours of the exhibition 'EMOP, Rethinking Identity. Je est un autre'
    17H45 (FR) | 20H45 (EN) | 22H45 (LU) | 23H45 (DE)

    The Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart is once again taking part in the European Month of Photography, a biennial event which will be focusing on the theme of 'Rethinking Identity' this year.

    Rimbaud's famous quotation 'Je est un autre', taken from a letter he wrote to Paul Demeny in 1871, refers to the poet as a multiple being, a diversity of personalities between identity and otherness. Paradoxically, this statement questions the construction of the subject in its relation to others. If these topics were at the centre of philosophical and psychological debates from existentialism and anti-psychiatry to feminism in the 1960s and 1970s, today postcolonial, postfeminist and gender studies focus more on the cultural and national dimensions in the correlation of the self and the other. The exhibition will feature the work of eight artists - Krystyna Dul, Corina Gertz, Katinka Goldberg, Lívia Melzi, Bruno Oliveira, Zanele Muholi, Lunga Ntila, Frida Orupabo - who all explore the subject of identity in different and distinct ways.

     

  • Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart
    Guided tours of the exhibition 'D’histoires et d’art. Peindre au Luxembourg au XVIIIe siècle'
    Feel free to visit the show at any time during the evening

    Dive into the fascinating lives and works of 18th century painters from Luxembourg in our immersive new show at the Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart. Offering a glimpse into a little-known chapter of the country’s art history, D‘histoires et d’art explores the lived reality of artists in the 1700s and the intriguing paintings they produced, from altarpieces and other religious works through to portraits and still lifes.

    As a nod to the era, all the artworks are hung on a single wall, transforming the exhibition space into a sumptuous 18th century salon. As visitors admire the paintings, the room changes around them, projecting a wide range of videos onto the wall that immerse the viewer in the stories behind the paintings and their makers. From the price of paintings through to the trends of the day, the show offers a unique insight into the art scene of the 18th century.

     

  • Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart
    Culinary Night: D’Gëlle Klack (Goeres Hôtels Luxembourg | Parc Beaux-arts)
    Ongoing

    D'Gëlle Klack will serve local and organic fare all evening, including a tasty vegetarian soup and a variety of grilled sausages (including a vegetarian option) with a choice of three sauces. For dessert, Marcello will serve delicious homemade ice cream. Be sure to grab a local beer or a Let'z lemonade too!

     

     

     

  • Photo credits

    Photo 1: © MNAHA
    Photo 2: © MNAHA
    Photo 3: © Da Capo
    Photo 4: © M. Louis Chevalier photographed by Thierry Chateau
    Photo 5: © Gëlle Fro
    Photo 6: © Arthur Unger
    Photo 7: © MNAHA
    Photo 8: © MNAHA
    Photo 9: © Goeres Hotels Luxemburg

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

OPENING HOURS

14 OCTOBER 2023, FROM 17H00 TO 01H00

 PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS AND ART CENTERS

Villa Vauban – Musée d’Art de la Ville de Luxembourg

Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain

Lëtzebuerg City Museum

Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart

Musée national d’histoire naturelle – ‘natur musée’

Musée Dräi Eechelen

Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean

ENTRANCE TICKETS

– PRE-SALE START ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2023

Until 14 October (14h00): in all participating museums & at the Luxembourg City Tourist Office

Until 13 October (18h30) : on site at luxembourgticket 

Until 10 October (18h30) : online at luxembourgticket.lu

 

Adults: 10€

Youth (16-26): 3€

<16 years old: 0€

Kulturpass, Amis des Musées & Frënn vum ‘natur musée’: 0€ (on presentation of membership card)

 

– EVENING BOX OFFICES IN ALL PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS

Adults: 15€

Youth (16-26): 7€

< 16 years old: 0€

Kulturpass, Amis des Musées & Frënn vum ‘natur musée’: 0€ (on presentation of membership card)

 

EVENING BOX OFFICES CLOSE AT 00H30

PROGRAMME

Detailed programme: Click on the icons of the museums above

Villa Vauban – Musée d’Art de la Ville de Luxembourg
Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain
Lëtzebuerg City Museum
Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart
Musée national d’histoire naturelle – ‘natur musée’
Musée Dräi Eechelen
Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean

Programme overview: Scroll further down

SHUTTLES & TRANSPORTATION

The 7 museums can be explored by foot, by bicycle or – in order to facilitate the nightly tour – with the free shuttle busses that are available in addition to public transport throughout the evening. You can also use the free public transport to get into the city, and for your return benefit from the various Night Bus services, offered by multiple municipalities, so that you do not have to rely on your own car. Further information: www.mobiliteit.lu

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SUSTAINABILITY

 

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The Museum Night 2023 has received the logo ‘Mir engagéieren eis’ for its environmentally responsible organisation. The logo is awarded by the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development in the framework of the ‘Green Events’ project. More information on: greenevents.lu

 

We are committed to taking the following measures:

- Reducing printed material: our communications have been redesigned and the evening programme is now available exclusively online.

- Eco-logical printed materials! For our flyers and posters, we're printing in an environmentally-friendly way, using climate-neutral production and recycled paper that has been certified "Blue Angel", made from 100% waste paper. This means that no trees had to be felled for production and that its manufacture saves up to 70% of water and 60% of energy compared to paper made from virgin fibres. This choice of paper will also help our printing company to finance forest reforestation projects in Europe.

- In addition to free public transport, special shuttle buses will be circulating between the seven museums throughout the evening. Click above for the shuttle timetable. In addition to the historic buses – the traditional shuttles for the Museum Night for several years now – 100% electric mini-buses have being added to our offer. Take advantage of the free public transport to get to Luxembourg-City. You can also use the free public transport to get Luxembourg-City, and for your return benefit from the various Night Bus services, offered by multiple municipalities, so that you do not have to rely on your own car. Further information: www.mobiliteit.lu

- Recycling stations on site make it easy to sort the rubbish.

 

- A partly regional, local and organic culinary offer with vegetarian and vegan dishes

 

- Increased use of reusable tableware than last year

- Our partners waive the distribution of gadgets and single-use promotional items during the event.

SAY CHEESE !

Photos and videos of the activities and audience may be taken throughout the event. They will then be used across different channels for communication purposes. If you do not wish for your children or yourself to appear on these photos, please make this known at the information desk.

 

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

 
VILLA VAUBAN Luxembourg City Art Museum
CASINO LUXEMBOURG Contemporary Art Centre
LËTZEBUERG CITY MUSEUM
NATIONALMUSÉE UM FËSCHMAART
NATUR MUSÉE National Museum for Natural History
MUSÉE DRÄI EECHELEN
MUDAM LUXEMBOURG The Contemporary Art Museum
17:00
Workshop for children: Night Impressions (> 23H00)
Open workshop for all: SMELLI-GRAPHIE (>22H00)
Workshop for children: Print your Renert! (>23H00)
Print workshop for adults (>01H00)
Workshop for kids: Pimp my bike (>21H00)
Visual Art Installation 'Feel the Space' (> 01H00)
Sproochelabyrinth an Interventiounen (> 01H00)
Moon Rover Sensation, self-drive activity (> 01H00)
Interactive workshop: Wild Nightlife (> 01H00)
Workshop for children: Nepomuk's bobble (>21H00)
Tour: collection & casemates of Fort Thüngen (FR)
Discover Mudam with us! (FR)
17:15
Guided tour 'In the splendor of Impressionism?' (LU/DE)
 
Guided tour 'Best of Posters' (LU)
Guided tour 'The Alchemist' (FR)
 
 
 
17:30
Guided tour 'The Villa Vauban and its sculpture park' (LU)
Guided tours of the exhibitions (LU/DE)
Guided tour 'All you can eat' (FR)
Photography techniques in the Steichen cabinet (FR)
 
Musical performance: Lumaband
Discover Mudam with us! (EN)
17:45
 
 
 
Guided tour 'EMOP, Rethinking Identity. Je est un autre' (FR)
 
 
 
18:00
Coup de cœur' with Jill Lallemang (LU)
Discovery of the casemates (multilingual)
Intercellar – a deep listening session (>00H00)
 
Dance performance: Art makes history
'Coup de cœur': 'Moon, Space and Luxembourg' with Hanna Siemaszko (EN)
Performance: Georges Christen vs. Fort Thüngen
Performance 'ASMR Spa' by Taus Makhacheva (>00H00, every 30 min)
Discover Mudam with us! (LU)
18:15
 
 
 
Guided tour 'The Alchemist' (LU)
 
 
 
18:30
Guided tour 'In the splendor of Impressionism?' (FR)
Guided tours of the exhibitions (FR)
Reading for children 'Den Emil an d’Maschinn' (FR)
'Lëtz’ talk Art' (FR)
 
 
Tour: collection & casemates of Fort Thüngen (DE)
 
18:45
 
 
 
 
 
Guided tour 'Sub umbra alarum' (DE)
 
19:00
Guided tour 'The Villa Vauban and its sculpture park' (EN)
Guided tours of the exhibitions (LU/DE)
'Coup de cœur' with Lukas Held (LU/DE)
Guided tour 'All you can eat' (EN)
Musical performance: Da Capo Quartet
Music performance: Matt Dawson
'Coup de cœur' with 'Ham, Fritten an Zaldot' (LU)
CV Dazzle Pop-Up (>00H00)
19:30
Guided tour 'A stroll through art' (FR)
Reading for children 'Den Emil an d’Maschinn' (LU)
Guided tours of the exhibitions (EN)
Performance: 'Le Monde des Gourmets' (>23H00)
Choraoke unplugged
Techniques used in Joseph Kutter's ‘Champion’ (LU)
 
Musical performance: Lumaband
 
20:00
Strolling concert
'Coup de cœur' with Jill Lallemang (LU)
Discovery of the casemates (multilingual)
Guided tours of the exhibitions (FR)
'Coup de cœur' with the Happy Hippos (LU)
"Lëtz’ talk Art" (EN)
Dance performance: Art makes history
 
Performance: Georges Christen vs. Fort Thüngen
 
20:15
 
Reading for children 'Den Emil an d’Maschinn' (EN)
 
 
 
 
 
20:30
Guided tour 'In the splendor of Impressionism?' (LU/DE)
DJ set: Shacha
Guided tours of the exhibitions (EN)
Curator's visit 'All you can eat' (FR)
DJ set: Leo Lopez ft. Amit
Musical performance: Da Capo Quartet
 
Tour: collection & casemates of Fort Thüngen (EN)
 
20:45
 
 
 
Guided tour 'EMOP, Rethinking Identity. Je est un autre' (EN) (EN)
 
Guided tour 'Sub umbra alarum' (FR)
 
21:00
Strolling concert
Guided tour 'Meet the masters' (FR)
Guided tours of the exhibitions (FR)
Choraoke unplugged
'Coup de cœur' with 'Gëlle Fro' (LU)
Music performance: Matt Dawson
 
Coup de cœur' with Cecilia Said Vieira (LU)
21:15
 
 
 
Guided tour 'The Alchemist' (DE)
 
 
 
21:30
Guided tour 'A stroll through art' (LU/DE)
Guided tours of the exhibitions (LU/DE)
"Lëtz’ talk Art" (EN)
The different stages of restoring a painting (FR)
 
Musical performance: Lumaband
 
22:00
Strolling concert
Discovery of the casemates (multilingual)
Guided tours of the exhibitions (EN)
'Coup de cœur' with the Happy Hippos (LU)
Guided tour 'Best of Posters' (EN)
Dance performance: Art makes history
Coup de cœur': 'Moon, Space and Luxembourg' with Hanna Siemaszko (EN)
Performance: Georges Christen vs. Fort Thüngen
Performance 'Long Story Short' by Lukáš Hofmann
22:30
Guided tour 'In the splendor of Impressionism?' (EN)
DJ set: Chazo
 
Choraoke unplugged
DJ set: Fonclair
Musical performance: Da Capo Quartet
 
 
22:45
Guided tour 'Meet the masters' (FR)
 
 
Guided tour 'EMOP, Rethinking Identity. Je est un autre' (LU)
 
Guided tour 'Sub umbra alarum' (EN)
 
23:00
Strolling concert
Guided tour 'In the splendor of Impressionism?' (FR)
 
Curator's visit 'All you can eat' (LU)
'Coup de cœur' with 'Gëlle Fro' (LU)
Music performance: Matt Dawson
'Coup de cœur' with 'Ham, Fritten an Zaldot' (LU)
 
23:30
Guided tour 'A stroll through art' (EN)
 
 
Preventive conservation (EN)
 
Musical performance: Lumaband
 
23:45
Guided tour 'Meet the masters' (FR)
 
 
Guided tour 'EMOP, Rethinking Identity. Je est un autre' (DE)
 
 
 
00:00
 
Coup de cœur' with Lukas Held (LU/DE)
Guided tour 'Best of Posters' (FR)
Dance performance: Art makes history
 
Performance: Georges Christen vs. Fort Thüngen
'Coup de cœur' with Cecilia Said Vieira (LU)
00:15
 
Closing Concert: SHEEBABA
 
Guided tour 'The Alchemist' (EN)
 
 
 
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