Visitors looking to find out more about the region’s role during the Second World War should instead head to the Museum of the Ardennes Counteroffensive, inside Clervaux Castle. Come to admire the works, chat to the artists in residence or simply hang out in the common room. Located opposite the station, Konschthaus op der Gare is an all-in-one art space with three exhibition rooms and events ranging from readings to intimate concerts. Explore the region’s colourful cultural venuesĬlervaux’s love of all things cultural is clear from the moment you reach the town. Almost 70 years since its debut, the anthology is as relevant as ever: exploring such far-reaching themes as birth, love, friendship, labour and death, it’s a post-Second World War manifesto for peace, and many of its shots have become icons of 20th-century photography. After spending a decade on tour, pitching camp at 150 institutions around the world, it found a permanent home in Clervaux’s 12th-century castle upon the request of MoMA’s then-photography director, the Luxembourg-born Edward Steichen. Comprising 503 black-and-white photographs by the likes of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Dorothea Lange and Robert Doisneau, the now-legendary collection premiered at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in 1955. Take in one of the world’s most famous photography collectionsĬlervaux is the unofficial photography capital of Luxembourg - a title it owes in large part to the UNESCO-listed The Family of Man exhibition. We round up some of the best experiences to look forward to. The town of Clervaux (the biggest in the namesake municipality) knows how to put on a show, with outdoor exhibitions, intimate concerts and an internationally-acclaimed photography showcase all on the agenda. Hiking and cycling are the local pastimes of choice, with trails snaking for hundreds of miles around two natural parks and the country’s largest lake.ĭeep in this pocket of green, the 17 villages and towns that make up the Clervaux municipality have made a name for themselves on the country’s art scene - and for good reason. Locally known as the Éisleck, the Grand-Duchy’s largely rural Ardennes is a region of rolling hills, rocky valleys and lush plateaus. It’s not often that the cultural heart of a country lies in the middle of a densely forested nature reserve, but so it is with Luxembourg.
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