Virton - Musée Gaumais

In buildings of a 17th C. monastery is the Musée gaumais which is concerned with the history and culture of the Gaume region. The various departments exhibit examples of iron casting, including more than 150 fireplace plates, the oldest of which date from the 16th C., firebacks and pothooks; finds from Gallo-Roman times, various items of household furniture and everyday articles typical of Gaume, a collection of Boch stoneware of the 18th C. as well as 16-18th C. woodcarving. Also on view are watercolors by Nestor Outer, a friend of Toulouse-Lautrec, oil paintings by Camille Barthélemy, who painted views of Virton, and among other things the painting "Adam and Eve mourn for Abel" by Frère Abraham (18th C.) from the Abbey of Orval. Three other museums in the vicinity are associated with the Musée gaumais.