Musée de la Photographie à Charleroi

Name: Musée de la Photographie à Charleroi
Address: Av. Paul Pastur 11, 6032 Charleroi, Belgium, Charleroi, Belgium

4.4/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Musée de la Photographie à Charleroi

Address :	Av. Paul Pastur 11, 6032 Charleroi, Belgium
Phone :	📞 +78
Website :	http://www.museephoto.be/
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Art museum ,
City :	Charleroi

Av. Paul Pastur 11, 6032 Charleroi, Belgium

Best Art museum in belgium

B	Bart Peirs on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Huge and nice. Very enjoyable.
D	DBhimself on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very nice if you're into photography. Warm welcome. Clean and quiet. Bar/resto in the back very friendly service, good prices! (And ok in warm weather)
C	Cheryl Cooper on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fantastic exhibition including works from all the greats. The current temporary exhibition on the photography and photographs of Magritte is great too. The small old convent entrance is deceptive - the modern extensions make this a huge museum. I spent 6 hours there! Café with a lovely view of the grounds has a short menu of reasonably priced lunches & snacks.
T	Taylor Brush on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Really wonderful museum, superb Permanent Collection, obviously heavy on Bel/Franc/Ger art, especially from the early golden age of photography, but great representation from all over the world. Large exhibit on the science of cameras and lenses upstairs for kids to even adults unfamiliar with the science. Huge exhibit on lots of lovely antique cameras, showing the evolution. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this museum and can't believe I lived so close to it for so long and hadn't gone! BONUS: There are discount coupons online and because of Covid regulations currently in play, hardly anyone was in there. (Nice and a pity at the same time.)
L	Luiz Felipe Mendes on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ They did not accept the Brazilian vaccination certificate. The airport and government accepts for us to come to the country but not a museum? Today is not possible for most tourists to have the EU vaccination passport
R	Robin Bonné on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Large museum (largest of whole Europe apparently), as they have a great collection with some big names. You follow the history of photography through the centuries (surrealist hall was really cool), get an overview of the important aspects of making good photos in an educative hall and there are different expositions. For sure worth the ride out of the city.
J	Jean Luc HABIMANA on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As a photographer, this was probably my best museum experience in Europe. Fortunately, when I went there, there was an amazing on-going exhibition of photo project from Africa. So many awesome photographs from when photography started back in the 1800s till today. The museum is huge, so I would say get ready to spend there 3 hours at least. Be a professional or just an amateur photographer, or just a passionate about photography, don't miss this if you are in Charleroi.
R	Ruth Ivory on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A great discovery after years on my wish list. The detailed collections take you through a fascinating history of photography. I really recommend the guided tours, if you can join one, to hear the personal stories behind many of the works. Another nice surprise was the building itself - a sympathetic conversion of architectural heritage, and easily reached by public transport.