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CAP/The Museum of Fine Arts

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


About the activity

Languages

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EN
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IT

Other languages: Spanish

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.


General Information

Opening hours

Open only during exhibition periods. Dates of the next exhibition coming soon.

Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday from 10am to 6pm (last admission: 5.15pm).

Contact Information

Address

8 Rue Neuve,7000 Mons

Prices

Minimum price (adult)

10

Maximum price (adult)

17

Minimum price (child)

3

Minimum price (senior)

7

Maximum price (senior)

12

Art. 27

Additional information

International exhibition: €17/€12€

Temporary exhibition: €10/€7

Free admission for under-3s 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

Open only during exhibition periods. Dates of the next exhibition coming soon.

Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday from 10am to 6pm (last admission: 5.15pm).

Reviews

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Jae Do🇩🇪
24 July 2025

Es gibt zwei unterschiedliche Teile. Das ehemalige Kloster erzählt die Geschichte von Mons mit einem geografischen Sinn und seinen Gärten. Der neue Teil ist ein Gebäude mit temporären Ausstellungen, das aber in gewisser Weise mit der Stadt verbunden ist. Das Personal ist freundlich.

M
Miles Forrest🇬🇧
22 July 2025

If you appreciate modern conceptual art you"ll like the place. It's worth to read the descriptions and guidelines to get the most out of your visit, The staff is very polite and friendly.

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Vultura Von🇫🇷
9 July 2025

Alors oui, lieu important etc mais decue , la première fois que je m’y rend de Bruxelles, jour officiellement ouvert, et bien les portes sont fermées car le bourgemestre ou échevin je sais plus a monopolisé le lieu, pas très pro de pas l’annoncer sur Google je ne visite pas leur site car j’ai une carte musee.

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Marianne🇩🇪
23 April 2025

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.

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Klaske de Jonge🇬🇧
21 April 2025

Wonderful museum that combines the history of Mons with great modern art of local artists. Highly recommended

Practical Information

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