Musée de la Vie Wallon

In 1243 the Franciscans settled in Liège. The Monastery of the Friars Minor is a place of prayer and becomes a privileged place in the public life of the "Fiery City". During the 17th century it was completely rebuilt in the Mosan Renaissance style. This style usually combines - in layers - bricks with bluestone,
The corners of the facades are mitred/decorated with bluestone. The roof is slate with steep slopes. The only decorative elements were patterns and masks sculpted from tuff. During the French Revolution, religious were forced to leave the site (1796) and the site was divided into five blocks.

The first renovation was carried out between 1963 and 1971. A second renovation project was carried out from 2004 - 2008, followed by the opening of the new museum.

The monastery is grouped around an old classical courtyard by means of a vaulted gallery and is decorated in a contemporary style. It has become a place where many events take place: concerts, puppet theater in summer, street theater during the Fêtes de Wallonia... It is a contemporary building of two floors overlooking the vaulted galleries of the monastery. In the summer you can fully enjoy this historic setting on the terrace of restaurant 'Le Cloître'.

The Musée de la Vie Wallon offers an original view of Wallonia from the 19th century to the present. The museum regularly organizes temporary exhibitions, spread over two rooms, and it offers a wide range of activities. It continues the art of the Liège puppeteer and the traditional repertoire in the authentic setting of its theater, offers many social debates with its lecture program and invites the public with topics on social issues through the symposia it organizes. It opens itself to researchers through its Documentation Center and its funds.