Discover at the CAP/Museum of Fine Arts temporary exhibitions highlighting the city's collections, as well as high-quality international exhibitions.
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CAP/The Museum of Fine Arts


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The CAP is a museum complex in the heart of downtown Mons, consisting of 3 entities:
- The Museum of Fine Arts
- The former Jean Lescarts house, recently renovated to house the Collections House, a museum site dedicated to the history of Mons through the town's collections;
- The "Buttery pear Tree" garden, which combines a stone collection, social spaces, and permaculture, linking the first two entities.
The Museum of Fine Arts in Mons highlights the incredible richness of the city's collections through its temporary exhibitions. It explores regional artists and movements (École de Mons (2019), Anto-Carte (2021)), and offers high-quality international exhibitions (Vincent Van Gogh (2015), Niki de Saint-Phalle (2018), Roy Lichtenstein (2020), Joan Miró (2022), Auguste Rodin (2024)). Today, the Museum of Fine Arts in Mons is embarking on a new direction, asserting an essential role within the city. With the "Buttery pear Tree" garden and the Collections House , the museum is freeing itself from its four walls, opening up to the city with its historical, urban, memorial, and societal challenges.
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Prices
Minimum price (adult)
6 €
Maximum price (adult)
16 €
Additional information
International exhibition: €16/€12€
Temporary exhibition: €9/€6
Free admission for under-12s and every first Sunday of the month.
Practical Information
Group visits
Duration of the group visit
2:00
Group visits on request
Group visits on request - Open visit
Individual visits
Duration of the individual visit
2:00
Individual visits on request - Permanent open visit
Opening Hours
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday from 10am to 6pm (last admission: 5.15pm).
Reviews
4.5/5
These reviews are collected from Google Reviews
Sehr freundliches Personal, das uns beide herumführte und uns weitere Tipps zu Mons gab. Die Ausstellung über die Geschichte von Mon war sehr interessant. Auch die andere temporäre, die Bilder von Mons von damals und heute in der gleichen Perspektive zeigte.
Wonderful museum that combines the history of Mons with great modern art of local artists. Highly recommended
On peut voir dans ce complexe museal juste derrière la grand place de Mons, de nombreuses expositions temporaires fort intéressantes. Par exemple les deux dernières étaient sur Rodin (qui a travaillé au tout début de sa carrière à Bruxelles) et sur le Surréalisme belge. On peut regretter cependant de ne pas pouvoir y trouver d'exposition permanente avec les œuvres des collections de la ville.
Mooi gebouw met mooie, moderne voorzieningen, open desk onthaal. De tentoonstellingsruimte was heel aangenaam door laag plafond en perfect belicht, beetje sneu soms dat je daardoor soms minder goede foto's kon nemen. De tentoonstelling an zich voor mij was heel verrijkend en mooi maar als ik punt van kritiek mag schrijven dan vond ik de aanduiding van de route slecht, ik had niet door dat op de 2de verdieping de tentoonstelling verder liep.
Musée magnifique au centre de Mons tant la qualité du bâtiment que celle des expositions valent le détour. Accès gratuit avec le mussseum pass. Je recommande dans réserve 👌actuellement exposition sur le surréalisme belge 😉