About Mons Memorial Museum
Mons Memorial Museum (MMM) is a museum located in Mons, Hainaut Province in Belgium focusing on the military history of the region, with particular focus on World War I and World War II. Formerly known as the Museum of Military History of Mons (French: Musée d’Histoire militaire de Mons), the museum was opened in 2015 in the year that Mons was a joint European Capital of Culture.
Mons Memorial Museum (MMM) is a museum located in Mons, Hainaut Province in Belgium focusing on the military history of the region, with particular focus on World War I and World War II. Formerly known as the Museum of Military History of Mons (French: Musée d’Histoire militaire de Mons), the museum was opened in 2015 in the year that Mons was a joint European Capital of Culture. It is located in the former municipal water pumping station known as the Machine-à-Eau (lit. 'water machine') built in 1871 which was extended as part of the museum project. The museum's permanent collection includes more than 5,000 artefacts and is displayed over 1,200 square metres (13,000 sq ft). It also hosts regular temporary exhibitions.
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Mons (French: [mɔ̃s] ; German and Dutch: Bergen, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrɣə(n)] ; Walloon and Picard: Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century.
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Mons (French: [mɔ̃s] ; German and Dutch: Bergen, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrɣə(n)] ; Walloon and Picard: Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century.
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