- Address: 18 Avenue Emile Reuter, 2420 Luxembourg
- Phone: +352 47 96 49 00
- Website: http://villavauban.lu/
- Working hours: 10.00 - 18.00, Friday 10.00 - 21.00, Tuesday - closed
Villa Vauban (Villa Vauban) - a mansion built in the late XIX century in Luxembourg ; today it houses an art museum bearing the name of Jean-Pierre Pescator.
A bit of history
The villa itself was built in 1873. Prior to this, in its place was an old defensive structure, built on the design of the French marshal and engineer Sebastien de Vauban. The fortress was named in his honor. However, in 1867, due to disagreements between France and Prussia over the rights to the duchy of Luxembourg, the fortress, at the request of the Prussian side, was undermined. Later on this place was built a manor house, which received the same name, which was worn by the fortress. Part of the fortress walls can be seen today, if you go down to the basement of the villa. Even the little that remains, looks very impressive.
The park in the French style that surrounds the villa was created by the landscape architect Eduard Andre.
The Museum
For many years, since 1953, in the mansion, formerly owned by the family of Jean-Pierre Pescator, is an art museum. From 2005 to 2010 the villa was reconstructed; supervised the work of the architect Philip Schmitt. In 2010, on May 1, the Luxembourg Museum of Art began its work again. The museum collection was based on private collections donated by the Parisian banker Jean-Pierre Pescator, Eugenie Dutro Pescatore and Leo Lippmann.
Jean-Pierre Pescator was born in Luxembourg. He got rich in France, but he left an impressive collection of art objects to his native city. Since it was Pescator's gift that made up most of the collection, the museum was also named after him. By the way, besides the collection, Pescator donated Luxembourg half a million francs for the construction of a nursing home. His name is one of Luxembourg streets.
The collection of the museum is mainly composed of canvases of the XVII-XIX centuries, mainly - representatives of the "golden age" of Dutch painting: Jan Steen, Cornelius Bega, Gerard Dow, as well as famous French artists - Jules Dupre, Eugene Delacroix and others. Also in the exhibition are drawings and sculptures by famous masters.
How to get there?
You can not get to Villa Vauban by public transport , so we advise you to rent a car and go to the coordinates or get in a taxi. The museum is in close proximity (just a couple of blocks) from the Constitution Square , the Adolf Bridge and the main cathedral of Luxembourg .
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