Guided Tours & Trips / Groups 2017 by visitMons

ÂŠ visitMons / GrĂŠgory Mathelot

Editorial Hello to you all,

visitMons invites you to discover many possibilities of guided tours for groups, schools and professionals. This guide shows you the wide range of guided tours and excursions for the year 2017 with many new features and new walks. Discover our range of 2-3 hours circuits: Historic Heart; After Mons 2015, European capital of Culture – Neverending story; Unesco Heritage; Archi-Culture; Old carved signs; Mons, the literary city; Religious heritage; Abbey refuges; Mons, myths and legends; The legend of the Angels of Mons, Mons 14-18; On the trail of the Doudou; Monstois(es) Superstars; On the trail of Vincent van Gogh; Geek tour and The peculiar side of Mons... something for all tastes! For food lovers, choose our packages around Gourmet Wallonia, 2017 tourist theme with Mons, the Gourmet; Mons, Eat & Walk; great packages with team cooking possibilities, tastings, brewery tours or the discovery of a vineyard... an offer for all gourmets! But Mons - cultural capital of Wallonia - is also a multitude of museums to explore alone or in the company of one of our 113 certified guides: the Artothèque, the Belfry, the François Duesberg Museum, the Doudou Museum, the houses of Van Gogh in Cuesmes and Wasmes, the SILEX’s, the Treasure of the Collegiate Church Sainte-Waudru, the Mons Memorial Museum, the Mundaneum, the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences, the Losseau House, the Grand-Hornu/Mac’s, the Pass - scientific adventure park. Don’t miss our exhibitions programme either and our school offers with extraordinary experiences in didactic and unusual places. Or our traditional one day excursion as an all-in package around new themes: Mons and the Castle Life, From Vincent to Waudru, Mons and the Hôpital Notre-Dame à la Rose. Not to mention our revisited classics such as Van Gogh in the Borinage, On the Trail of the Doudou, Unesco Day, Mons The lucky charm city “à la carte”, Mons and a Brewery, On the Trail of the Battle of Mons, The Greater Mons, Mons and Strépy-Thieu. We are very pleased to offer you this rich programme of guided tours for groups, schools and professionals, which complements the already very diverse tourism offer for the region of Mons. The visitMons team is at your service for a customised programme! Happy reading and, great future visits!

Nicolas MARTIN

Elio Di Rupo

1 Alderman in charge of Tourism Deputy

Mayor State Minister

VisitMons Grand-Place, 27 – 7000 Mons / Tel: +32 (0) 65/33.55.80 / website: www.visitmons.be / E-mail: info.tourisme@ville.mons. be / Published by the Mons Tourist Office / Production: Trade Department / Proofreading Florine Agneessens, Quentin Dardenne, Sophie Demeester, Nadia Naccarella, Tiziana Pitzalis, Hélène Rolland, Benoît Van Caenegem, Michel Vasko / Publisher: Natacha Vandenberghe, Director / Printing: IPM Printing / Layout: OKIDOKI The timetables, prices and information in this guide are provided for information only, on the basis of the data given by the respective facilities in 2016. In no way does this guide constitute a contract and the publisher cannot be held responsible for changes made after publication. The Tourist Office is not responsible for any mistakes, unintentional omissions or later modifications, which may occur in spite of all the care and control taken by the Tourist Office. The Tourist Office wishes to thank its partners as well as the people who participated in the production of this guide. With the support of the General Commission for Tourism of the Walloon Region and the Federation of Tourism of the Province of Hainaut.

Table of contents Mons, love at first sight Getting to Mons Mons and its surroundings, guided tours Our tours Mons and its region by bike Gourmet Wallonia Museums Exhibitions in 2017 School Mons Sightseeing tours in Mons and its surroundings Restaurants and menus General terms and conditions Application form for guided tour Booking form for groups

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Mons, love at first sight In the heart of Europe, a few dozen kilometres from Brussels, Mons holds within its walls treasures acquired over centuries which are definitely worth an extensive visit. Its numerous monuments, churches and individual houses bare witness to its glorious history. Start off from the Square du Château where the Belfry stands and gaze down on the city and its surroundings. Then, give in to the temptation of its old streets, parks and gardens. Discover the riches of its architecture, both civil and religious; especially its 12 churches and chapels, including Saint-Waudru Collegiate Church, a remarkable Gothic edifice, and the City Hall, which dates back to the 15th century. Go and discover the rich collections of its museums. Then have a break and relax at a cosy restaurant table where fine food and gastronomy prevail. You will come back to Mons to experience the exhilaration of its traditional celebrations which are such a source of joy for its population. Once you will have done all of this, you will understand and, hopefully, love what makes our city so unique and so youthful. See you on 11 June 2017 for the “Doudou” - the “Ducasse” of Mons - with its plurisecular procession of the “Car d’Or” and St-George’s Legendary fight with the dragon, also known as the “Lumeçon”.

Official licensed guide All our touristic guides have undertaken specific training to acquire the skills required for tour-guiding. The curriculum includes a wide array of subjects such as, for instance, civil and religious patrimony, architecture, traditions, WWI, tour guiding ethics, museums, the city’s collections, etc… They also attend continuous training courses to keep their knowledge up to date and allow you to fully enjoy your discovery of the Mons area. Our guides can cater to all your needs, whatever your interest might be, in a wide range of languages: French, Dutch, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Hungarian and Russian. So don’t hesitate and book a visit very soon!

Coach tour operators, travel agencies, works councils, tour operators, associations, teachers, this guide is for you In order to help you better program your visits in our town, this comprehensive guide includes • • • • • •

the guided tours visitMons has to offer museums exhibitions sightseeing tours restaurants for groups …

You can also find additional information on the dedicated section of our website: www.visitmons.co.uk/groups Contact information for group reservations: visitMons Grand-Place 27 - 7000 Mons - Belgique Tel. : +32 (0) 65/40.53.48 www.visitmons.co.uk/groups groupes@ville.mons.be

Coach drop off Square Roosevelt

Parking St-Fiacre Chaussée de Binche

Getting to Mons

From Belgium Charleroi > 48 km Brussels > 69 km Namur > 74 km Antwerpen > 119 km Ghent > 119 km Liège > 131 km Bruges > 132 km

2 drop off areas on Square F. Roosevelt and Place du Parc Saint-Fiacre car park (Chaussée de Binche: 50.453071, 3.970417) For more information: groupes@ville.mons.be of +32 (0) 65/40.53.48

Coach drop off Place du Parc

From France Maubeuge > 20 km Valenciennes > 40 km Lille > 78 km Lens > 95 km Reims > 205 km Paris > 248 km

From Germany Aachen > 181 km Cologne > 259 km Düsseldorf > 261 km Bonn > 264 km Berlin > 819 km

Bi-hourly trains connect Mons to Brussels (during the week). You can consult national train schedules on www.belgianrail.be

From Luxembourg Luxembourg > 231 km From Netherlands Amsterdam > 275 km

Brussels South – Charleroi Airport is only 30 minutes from the centre of Mons. The airport serves over 100 international destinations. For more information: www.charleroi-airport.com Zaventem Airport is 50 minutes from Mons and serves 41 long-haul destinations and 163 short-haul destinations. For more information: www.brusselsairport.be

Mons and its surroundings, Guided tours visitMons can offer you guided tours to suit all publics and all tastes. These guided tours are available in any one of the following languages (provided a tour guide is available and the location accessible): French, Dutch, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Hungarian and Russian.

Prices 2017: From Monday to Saturday: €90/2h + €45 per extra hour (maximum 20 people per guide). Visits on a Sunday, a public holiday or any day after 5.30pm: €105/2 h + €52,50 per extra hour (maximum 20 people per guide).

Information and group reservations:

visitMons Grand-Place, 27 – 7000 Mons – Belgium Tel : +32 (0) 65/40.53.48 www.visitmons.co.uk/groups groupes@ville.mons.be

Our tours Historic heart > 2-hour walking tour / from €90 Starting off from the Grand-Place (the main square) and its 21st century integrations, discover the interior of the City Hall (subject to accessibility) and its centuries-old rooms. Then walk across the Mayor’s Garden, walk down a few old streets and get close to the only baroque Belfry in Belgium and its park on the site where the castle of the Counts of Hainaut used to stand proudly. Then enter Saint-Waudru Collegiate Church (always subject to accessibility) and discover an incredible patrimony: stained-glass windows from the 16th century, the sculptures of Jacques Du Broeucq, Saint-Waudru’s reliquaries, the architecture of the church… a 2-hour peak into the city’s history and evolution from its origins until today. You can also visit the Treasure of Saint-Waudru (+€3/person), the “Artothèque”, (+€4/person, +€45/ guide) or the Belfry (+€6/person, with or without guide). For more information, see pages 22-33. © visitMons / Grégory Mathelot © visitMons / Grégory Mathelot

After Mons 2015, European Capital of Culture Neverending story > 3-hour walking tour / from €135 (+ entrance fees) In 2015, the European Capital of culture lived up to everybody’s expectations. An event of such importance undoubtedly leaves traces and marks on the city’s landscape. Come and discover how Mons 2015 has changed the culture and the architecture of the city.

Archi-culture > 2-hour walking tour / from €90 (+ entrance fees) When a city houses museums and cultural venues in its most splendid buildings, it truly becomes a place of beauty. In the rundown to this incredible cultural year, Mons underwent a considerable urban mutation. The city took on the challenge of integrating contemporary architecture into the riches of its architectural legacy. Come and discover a selection of the culture-oriented architectural achievements that have changed the city’s face this year. An open invitation to come back for a deeper exploration.

Mons, Myths & Legends

Accordion Walk

> 2-hour walking tour / from €90 (+ entrance fees)

> 2-hours walking tour / from €150 History and music enthusiasts? Don’t miss our musical walks organised in co-operation with the ASBL « Accordéon-nous.org »! The city of Mons has a strong link with that exceptional instrument: the accordion. Only the Conservatory of Mons provides accordion classes in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. A musician and a guide will accompany you on your heritage journey of discovery... and music as several musical interludes are included in your visit. You will have the chance to discover the jewels of the historic heart of the city, with stars in your eyes and music in your ears.

In its rich history, Mons has been the birthplace of several mysterious characters. What is that intriguing monkey sitting on the front wall of the City Hall? Where does the legend of the Angels of Mons come from? Why is St-Georges so important for the city and its inhabitants? History and peculiar anecdotes will help you answer these questions and find out more about the city in an original manner. The tour finishes off at the Doudou Museum (optional, €6/person, virtual or guided tour, see page 23).

Geek Tour > From 3-hours walking tour / from €135 (+ entrance fees) On this tour you will discover digital projects of various Mons sites. Start your visit to visitMons with a seriousgame about the Doudou, go through the Mundaneum and discover the Mons heritage through touch screen tables of the Artotheque and touch screen tablets of the SaintWaudru Collegiate Church.

Old CARVED signs > 2-hour walking tour / from €90 Discover another side of Mons by exploring the many carved signs you can see all around the city. Go back in time with this original and peculiar tour. Animals, allegories, saints, stars and plants will tell you more about other lesser known aspects of the city’s history. Starting off from the Grand-Place, the tour will allow you to stroll the city’s old streets in search of these forgotten signs.

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UNESCO heritage tour > From 2-hour walking tour / from €90 (+ entrance fees) Mons can be proud of its 3 UNESCO heritage sites (the Belfry, the Mundaneum and the Neolithic Mines of Spiennes – SILEX’s). And that’s not all. Its major annual celebration – the Doudou – has also been recognized by UNESCO. Come and discover this rich patrimony. The tour will take you from the Mundaneum – precursor of Google to the majestic Belfry (outside) and finishes off at the Doudou Museum (optional, €6/person). © Mundaneum

The Legend of the Angels of Mons, Mons 14-18 > 3-hour coach tour / from €135 From legend to reality, we are offering you “the legend of the Angels of Mons”, figurehead of a broad memorial program where commemoration and remembrance play an important role. From the comfort of your coach, you will be able to discover where the Battle of Mons took place on 23 August 1914, as well as St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, a haven of peace where British and German soldiers are buried together, forever united in memory. The visit can also be extended to a 4-hour coach tour which goes all the way to Audregnies (Aboard the group’s coach - from €180) Complete this tour by visiting the Mons Memorial Museum (+€6/person + price of guided tour, see p.27).

The peculiar side of Mons > 2-hour walking tour / from €90 Mons, originally being a medieval city, is full of strange and peculiar places that you can discover when you walk around the city. Many of them are unknown to visitors and even to many locals. When you discover these places, you might forget you are in a city. Streets, alleys with evocative names, small courtyards, little known venerable constructions and signs along the streets of lonely neighbourhoods, historical places in mutation… The peculiar side of Mons is waiting for your visit. The city will charm you even more. Outdoor guided tour only. © visitMons / Quentin Dardenne

On the trail of Vincent van Gogh > 3-hour coach tour / from €135 + €4.50/person for the entrance fees It was during his stay in the Borinage, from December 1878 to October 1880, that Vincent van Gogh, after a failed attempt at becoming an evangelist, decided to become the artist we all know and admire. This coach tour will allow you to discover the area around Mons and the different sites where the artist set foot.

Mons the literary city

Religious heritage tour > 2-hour walking tour / from €90 This tour is aimed at architecture, patrimony and history enthusiasts. It will allow you to explore the rich religious heritage of the City of Mons: churches, the Collegiate Church; forgotten abbey refuges. The tour will allow you to explore the city’s history through the prism of its religious heritage. A new facet of the city will open up before your eyes. Subject to accessibility of premises.

During her visit of the Verlaine exhibition in 2015, Patti Smith wrote an original poem on the wall of the prison of Mons.

> 2-hour walking tour / from €90 Victor Hugo once wrote “Mons is a charming city” and it still is. From a literary perspective, it is first and foremost a surprising city which is full of poetry. Walk in the footsteps of the poets – locals and ousiders alike - who once lived within its walls and drew their inspiration from the city. Your tour will be punctuated by texts evoking the places you see around you; from the Grand-Place – praised by Victor Hugo – to the prison - where the great Paul V erlaine was imprisoned. Here you will also be able to discover an original poem - the size of a notebook page – handwritten by Patti Smith when she visited the exhibition dedicated to the “poète maudit” (accursed poet) Paul Verlaine, in 2015. Building after building, you will walk in the footsteps of great writers such as Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Victor Hugo, Antoine Clesse, Adolphe Mathieu, Charles Plisnier. Discover the talent of the surrealist poet Fernand Dumont, the rich European correspondence of Emile Verhaeren, who loved the city and was friends with the greatest artists of his time. Mons will surprise you in so many ways and its poetry is among the most beautiful of the surprises waiting for you… this tour is tailor-made for those who are passionate about literature. Complete this tour by visiting the House Losseau (For more information, see page 30).

Abbey refuges > 2-hour walking tour / from €90 Starting off from the Grand-Place, discover the many abbey refuges scattered around the city. This tour will allow you to dive back into a time when these constructions sheltered the people when a conflict was raging and housed delegations when a session of the states was taking place. To name but a few: the French Abbey of Hasnon, the Abbey of Liessies, the Abbey of Bélian, the Abbey of Aulne, among many others. Outdoor guided tour only.

On the trail of the doudou > 2-hour walking tour / from €90 Once a year, during the weekend of Trinity, all the people of Mons go into a frenzy to celebrate the traditional ducasse known as the Doudou. In 2005 the celebration was recognised by UNESCO. Today, this oral and intangible heritage is more alive than ever. Follow the trail of St-George and St-Waudru. It will take you through some of the most emblematic sites of the city’s architectural and artistic patrimony. You can also begin or finish off the tour with a visit of the Doudou Museum (+€6/person). © visitMons / Grégory Mathelot

w ne Montois(es) Superstars,

Daring men and women with human and universal stories > 2-hour walking tour / from €90 During this tour you will be guided on a journey in time of the Mons energy, on a discovery of crazy or well thought out bets, won or lost by passionate inventors, convinced idealists or pragmatic engineers, who all helped change the look of the city and its surroundings.

Outdoor guided tour only.

Those Montois and Montoises have marked their time and distinguished themselves in fields as diverse as astronomy, botanics, mathematics, engineering or music. Some, like Roland de Lassus, were stars of their era and their fame transcends time. Many others remained virtually unknown to the general public, but still have changed the world in their own way. Although history forgets a lot of them, let us today talk about some Montois and Montoises who climbed to the rank of «Superstar» because all had large-scale ideas and had the audacity to invent, the bravery to believe in their ideals and beliefs. Discover their faces, their lives and their actions in particular.

Mons and its region by bike > guided tours from â&#x201A;Ź180 (maximum 20 persons). Option of renting a bike (â&#x201A;Ź6/bike). Discover Mons and its region through a cultural activity that allows an easy and convivial ride. All the tours are between 15 and 48 km and have a dozen stops where your guide will make comments and tell anecdotes about the different areas of our beautiful region. Journey times are approximate and can be adapted according to your wishes. Pro Velo Hainaut Bike point at the train station of Mons. Boulevard Charles Quint, 35 - 7000 Mons www.provelo.org Info and bookings: +32 (0) 65/84.95.81 hainaut@provelo.org

Visit

Distance

Level

15 km

Easy

Mons 'classic '.

Between 5 and 10 km

Easy

Mons by night

Between 5 and 10 km

Easy

Up to 48 km

Moderate

The circuit of the old lifts along the Central canal

45 km

Moderate

HavrĂŠ castle

21 km

Easy

Macâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

23 km

Easy

Mons 2015 and its UNESCO heritage

Between 5 and 15 km

Easy

Mons from yesterday to 2015

Between 5 and 10 km

Easy

Remembrance tourism

Between 23 and 35 km

Moderate

19 km

Easy

Mines of Spiennes

Vincent Van Gogh

PASS

Gourmet Wallonia As part of the tourism year 2017 «Gourmet Wallonia», visitMons has implemented three guided tours packages for groups that will allow visitors to discover the city and its flavours. Info and bookings: visitMons Grand-Place, 27 – 7000 Mons +32 (0) 65/40.53.48 groupes@ville.mons.be

Mons, Eat & Walk*

Mons, the Gourmet* > 5 hour walking tour including a 3 course meal from 11.30am / from €52/person (minimum 10 persons)

> 2 hour walking tour including 4 tastings / from € 20/person (minimum 10 persons and up to 15 persons) This guided tour is a variation of the walk «Mons, the Gourmet». With this circuit of flavours, you go on a discovery of the historic centre of Mons while tasting beer, chocolates, wine and local cheeses in specially selected establishments.

Architecture, heritage and history enthusiasts, but also Epicureans and people curious about local gastronomy, this programme was made for you and your taste buds. A historical-gastronomic tour that allows you to enjoy a three course meal (appetizer, main course, dessert) in three different places; all seasoned with scraps of history and architecture generously provided by your guide. This tour is also possible in the evening.

Customise your guided tour by adding… a sweet or savoury tasting at the end of visit* > 2 hour walking tour + 1 tasting / from € 13.50/person (minimim 20 persons)

a team cooking at the end of visit* > 1h30 walking visit at 10am + team cooking from 12pm to 3pm / from €60/person (minimum 6 persons and maximum 10 persons). Option only on Monday and Tuesday

All tours offered by visitMons are available with the option of booking a sweet or savoury tasting (drinking + side dishes) or a team cooking at Cocotte (preparation of entries, a dish and a dessert + 3 drinks). You will find the list of the guided tours on pages 10-15 of this brochure. The offer is only available for guided tours of the city centre of Mons for a period of 2 hours.

* The group leader has to confirm the number of participants at least 5 working days before the date of the visit and the group will pay for possible absentees.

For beer, wine or alcohol amateurs, visitMons has selected a series of establishments among the most visit-worthy in the region. Visits of those places are only possible by appointment with the providers listed below.

Breweries

Distillery

Deseveaux

Maison Scouflaire

Price guided tour + tasting: €5/person Duration: 1h Languages: French, Dutch and English

Price guided tour + tasting: €7/person (maximum 20 persons) Duration: from 1h30 Languages: French, Dutch, English, German and Italian

+32 (0) 65/69.12.42 info@brasserie-deseveaux.be

+ 32 (0) 478/77.78.38 philippe@maisonscouflaire.com

Rue d’Hanneton, 8 - 7300 Boussu Open on Wednesday, Friday from 2pm to 5pm and Saturday from 9am to 12pm. www.brasserie-deseveaux.webnode.com

Brasse-temps (micro-brewery) Complexe Imagix, Boulevard André Delvaux, 1/2 - 7000 Mons Open daily from 11am to midnight www.brassetemps.be Price guided tour + tasting: €7/person (minimum 10 persons – maximum 12 persons) Duration: 45 min. Languages: French, Dutch and English + 32 (0) 65/84.94.14 mons@brassetemps.be

Rue du Plouys, 51 - 7050 Herchies (Jurbise) Open on Monday and Friday from 9am to 8pm. www.maisonscouflaire.com

Vineyard Le Domaine du Chant d’éole Grand Route, 58 - 7040 Quévy-le-Grand Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 6pm www.chantdeole.be Price guided tour + tasting: €5/person. Duration: 45 min. Languages: French, Dutch and English + 32 (0) 65/22.05.00 info@chantdeole.be

Ça brasse pour moi Rue du calvaire, 21 - 7300 Boussu Open on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 6pm www.cabrassepourmoi.be Prices (minimum 10 persons - maximum 40 persons): Price guided tour + tasting: €8/person. (1h) Guided tour + tasting + initiation zythology (study of beer): €13/person (1h30) Guided tour + tasting + initiation zythology + food pairing: €18/person (2h) Languages: French and English + 32 (0) 476/96.81.85 + 32 (0) 499/10.37.79 catherine@cabrassepourmoi.be

VISIT

DURATION

Historic heart

After Mons 2015, European Capital of Culture – Neverending story

Archi-culture

Accordion Walk

Mons, myths & legends

Geek tour

Old carved signs

From 3h

€90/guide from Monday to Saturday (+ optional entrance fees) €105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm (+ optional entrance fees) €135/guide from Monday to Saturday (+ optional entrance fees) €157.50/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm (+ optional entrance fees) €90/guide from Monday to Saturday (+ optional entrance fees) €105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm (+ optional entrance fees) €150/guide + musician from Monday to Saturday. €165/guide + musician on Sundays and public holidays and after 5.30pm €90/guide from Monday to Saturday (+ optional entrance fees) €105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm (+ optional entrance fees) From €135/guide from Monday to Saturday (+ optional entrance fees) From €157.50/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm (+ optional entrance fees) €90/guide from Monday to Saturday

€105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm From €90/guide from Monday to Saturday (+ optional entrance fees + optional guided tour of SILEX’s)

UNESCO heritage tour

From 2h

The Legend of the Angels of Mons, Mons 14-18

From €105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm (+ optional entrance fees + optional guided tour of Silex’s) From €135/guide from Monday to Saturday

From 3h

From €157.50/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm €90/guide from Monday to Saturday

€105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm

The peculiar side of Mons

PRICE

NOTES On foot

On foot

On foot, Exterior tour only

On foot

Aboard the group’s bus On foot, Exterior tour only

VISIT

DURATION

On the trail of Van Gogh

Religious heritage tour

Mons the literary city

Abbey refuges

PRICE €135/guide from Monday to Saturday (+ €4.50 for the entrance fees) €157.50/guide on Sundays, public holidays (+ €4.50 for the entrance fees)

NOTES Aboard the group’s bus

€90/guide from Monday to Saturday €105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm

On foot

€90/guide from Monday to Saturday €105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm €90/guide from Monday to Saturday

On the trail of the Doudou

Montois(es) Superstars

Mons and its region by bike

Mons, the Gourmet

Mons, Eat & Walk

From 2h

2h guided tour + team cooking

€105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30PM (+ optional entrance fees for the Doudou Museum)

On foot

€105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm From €180/guide + rental bike

€52/person (minimum 10 persons) €20/person from Monday to Saturday (maximum 10 persons). €20,50/person on Sundays and public holidays (maximum 10 persons)

On foot By bike (subject to availability) On foot + meal From 11.30am Also possible in the evening On foot+ 4 tastings

€13,50/person from Monday to Saturday

2h guided tour + a sweet or savoury tasting ne

€90/guide from Monday to Saturday (+ optional entrance fees for the Doudou Museum)

On foot, Exterior tour only

€90/guide from Monday to Saturday 2h

€105/guide on Sundays, public holidays and after 5.30pm

On foot

€14,50/person on Sundays and public holidays and after 5.30pm €60/person (minimum 6 persons – maximum 10 persons).

On foot + tasting

On foot+ teamcooking

MUSEUMS The City of Mons has the chance of presenting a plethora of high quality museums to its visitors, covering very varied themes. There is something for everyone: art lovers, history buffs, fans of Mons traditions, curious to (re)discover the Unesco heritage? Don’t delay and make your way now to one of the many Mons attractions, and enjoy the 2.0 culture.

Information and group reservations:

visitMons Grand-Place, 27 – 7000 Mons – Belgium Tel : +32 (0) 65/40.53.48 Accessible with assistance

Disabled access car park

Adapted lift People accompanying the disabled

Disabled toilets

heelchair access

People with pushchairs

www.visitmons.co.uk/groups groupes@ville.mons.be

Doudou Museum Jardin du Mayeur – 7000 Mons Open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm www.museedudoudou.mons.be In the heart of the city, the Doudou Museum invites you to discover the city’s most famous celebration, the “Ducasse de Mons”, which was recognized by UNESCO in 2005. Using innovative technology, the Museum aims at understanding and valorizing the various aspects of this universal, plurisecular legend. The various exhibition spaces are structured around a common thread: St-George and the dragon, somewhere beween fantasy and reality. Prices: Group price (minimum 10 people): €6 (including audioguide) School price: €2 Guided tour (1h30): €65/guide from Tuesday to Saturday; €80/guide on Sundays and public holidays. Maximum 20 persons/guide. +32 (0) 65/40.53.48 groupes@ville.mons.be © Serge Brison

Belfry Rue des Gades – 7000 Mons Open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm www.beffroi.mons.be The Belfry of Mons, which was recognized by UNESCO in 1999, is an emblematic landmark of the city’s landscape. It is the only baroque belfry to have ever been built in Belgium. After 30 years of restoration, it was finally reopened to the public in 2015. An interpretation center dedicated to its history and the process of its acknowledgement as a world heritage site allows visitors to better understand its atypical history. A panoramic lift allows visitors – including those with reduced mobility – to easily access the entirety of the tour. A permanent exhibition – comprising innovative multimedia installations, panels and some items from the city’s collections – makes it come back to life… The visit will also allow you to have a unique view down on the city and its surroundings. Prices: Group price (minimum 10 people): €6 School price: €2 Guided tour (1h30): €65/guide from Tuesday to Saturday; €80/guide on Sundays and public holidays. Maximum 12 persons/guide. +32 (0) 65/40.53.48 groupes@ville.mons.be

Artothèque Rue Claude de Bettignies, 3 – 7000 Mons Open from Thursday to Sunday, from 10am to 4pm www.artotheque.mons.be The chapel of the convent of the Ursulines has been converted into a place dedicated to the conservation of the patrimony of the City of Mons. It serves as a kind of “jewel case” for the works and the activities that surround them. At the heart of the Pôle Muséal (Mons Museum Cluster), it is at the same time a storehouse, a center for researching, restoring and studying the city’s patrimony, bringing together all of the city’s collections within its walls. In addition to conservation, the Artothèque also plays a major role in promoting the city’s patrimony by allowing visitors to browse through the entirety of the city’s collections virtually and by showing what the various museum professions really consist in. Prices: Group price (minimum 10 people): €4 School price: €2 Guided tour (45 min.): €50/guide from Thursday to Saturday; €65/guide on Sundays and public holidays. Maximum 20 persons/guide. +32 (0) 65/40.53.48 groupes@ville.mons.be

The Treasure of Saint-Waudru Place du Chapitre – 7000 Mons Open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 12am to 6pm www.tresorsaintewaudru.mons.be The treasure brings together the various objects which belonged to Waudru: religious goldsmithery (from the 12th century to the 20th), remnants from the Chapter; statues, including some alabaster masterworks produced by Jacques Du Broeucq; paintings; some old manuscripts and a collection of shrouds used to wrap St-Waudru’s bones. Prices: Group price (minimum 10 people): €3 School price: €2 Guided tour (2h): tour of the Collegiate Church and its treasure: €90/guide from Tuesday to Saturday and €105 on Sundays, public holidays. Maximum 20 persons /guide.

+32 (0) 65/40.53.48 groupes@ville.mons.be

Mundaneum Rue de Nimy, 76 – 7000 Mons Open from Tuesday to Friday from 1pm to 5pm, on weekends and public holidays from 11am to 6pm www.mundaneum.org Located in Mons, the Mundaneum conserves, in an Art Deco building, a rich heritage of thousands of documents and a unique legacy: the ancestor of search engines. The only Belgian site recognised by the Label of the European Heritage and listed in the UNESCO register “Memory of the world”, it regularly highlights this heritage through temporary exhibitions. Prices: Group price (minimum 10 persons): €4 School price: €2 Guided tour: (by prior booking, incl. entry.) Group (1 guide per 25 persons): €100 School or association group (1 guide per 25 persons): €75 Combined visit « Collectionneurs d’Idées » with Maison Losseau : €110 +32 (0) 65/31.53.43 info@mundaneum.be

Mons Memorial Museum Boulevard Dolez, 51 – 7000 Mons Open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm www.monsmemorialmuseum.mons.be This museum inaugurated in 2015 invites visitors of all ages to meditate upon the multiple and complex realities of war phenomena. More than a place for exhibition, this brand new museum space aims at being a place for encounters, for intergenerational exchange at the heart of a land of memory marked by the 2 world wars which changed the course of history so dramatically in the 20th century. By discovering the destinies of men and women who experienced these events first-hand, visitors can experience the daily lives of soldiers and civilians alike in times of war.

Prices: Group price (minimum 10 people): €6 School price: €2 Temporary exhibitions: €4 Museum + exhibition: €8 Guided tour: 3 different formulas are available for the MMM: Discovery tour of the MMM / WWI tour / WWII tour Guided tour (1h30): €65/guide from Tuesday to Saturday; €80/guide on Sundays and public holidays. +32 (0) 65/40.53.48 groupes@ville.mons.be

SILEX’S Rue du Point du Jour – 7032 Spiennes Open from 1 April to 15 October 2017, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm

www.silexs.mons.be The archeological site of Spiennes was recognized by UNESCO in 2000. It is one of the oldest and largest flintstone extraction sites in Europe. Six kilometers from the center of Mons, thousands of coalpits are scattered over a 100-hectare site. The SILEX’s – the interpretation centre for the Neolithic flintstone mines of Spiennes – aims at protecting and valorizing this exceptional archeological site as well as making it more accessible. At the crossroads of nature and culture, the tour is organized in 3 stages: a didactical walk outside, a visit of the museal space and the excavation area and finally a visit down into the original mines (booking required). In order to preserve the site, access to the underground is limited to 5.500 visitors a year and visitors must comply with a set of rules to ensure the conservation of the site.

Prices: Group price (minimum 10 people): €4 School price: €2 Guided tour: Surface guided tour (45 min.): €50/guide from Tuesday to Saturday and €65/guide on Sundays and public holidays. Maximum 20 people/guide. Surface and underground guided tour (1h30): From Tuesday to Sunday – booking required – subject to availability: €95/guide – Maximum 12 people. 3 descents a day. +32 (0) 65/40.53.48 groupes@ville.mons.be

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Van Gogh House – Cuesmes Rue du Pavillon, 3 – 7033 Cuesmes Open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 4pm www.maisonvangogh.mons.be

The « Maison du Marais » (House in the Swamps), where Van Gogh lived from August 1879 to October 1880, almost disappeared due to the poor condition it was in. It was saved from ruin by a group of volunteers from 1972 to 1975. After years of rehabilitation work, the house – with its brand new scenography - is now once again open to visitors. Not to be missed: you’ll be able to see replicas of the works the artist produced during his stay in the Borinage, as well as his literary preferences, facsimiles of some of the letters from his correspondence and a room with period furniture. Prices: Group price (minimum 10 people): €3 School price: €2 Guided tour: €50/guide from Tuesday to Saturday; €65/guide on Sundays and public holidays. Maximum 20 persons/guide.

+32 (0) 65/40.53.48 groupes@ville.mons.be

Van Gogh house – Wasmes Rue Wilson, 221 - 7340 Wasmes (Colfontaine) Open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm On weekdays, only group visits (booking required) (except on Mondays and Wednesdays afternoons) In December 1878, Vincent Van Gogh moved into a room with a view on the Marcasse coal-mining site. The house belonged to a local baker called Jean-Baptiste Denis. At this time, Van Gogh was fully devoted to his evangelical mission, alternating Bible readings, religious ceremonies, visiting sick people and preaching. The house in Wasmes had been in danger of falling into ruin © visitMons / Grégory Mathelot for years. All that remained were the front wall and the front flap of the roof, which could barely hold on to the few remains of the roof structure. The Mons 2015 Foundation, the city of Colfontaine – which took part in the project – and companies sponsoring the foundation were, therefore, intent on recreating the spirit of the place, rather than on restoring the place itself, for which there remained no plans or historical records anyway. Prices: 1,50€ Cultural Centre of Colfontaine +32 (0) 65/88.74.88

Maison Losseau (Losseau house) Rue de Nimy, 37, 39, 41 – 7000 Mons Open Wednesday to Friday from 10am to 6pm Saturday from 1pm to 6pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm For exceptional closures, see the website www.maisonlosseau.be Léon Losseau (1869-1949) was a Mons lawyer, bibliophile, photographer, member of many learned societies. This intellectual turned his house into a jewel of Art Nouveau, with every conceivable comfort in his time. Today, passers-by are often intrigued by the lavishly decorated portal of the town house. Few of them suspect that by crossing the metal doors adorned with fuchsia patterns, they will be thrown into a poetic garden populated with orchids and wisteria, which are present from floor to ceiling in every room of the house. The residence is unique thanks to the talents of architects, decorators and craftsmen chosen by its owner (Paul Saintenoy, Henri Sauvage, Emile Gallé, etc.). Part of the List of Exceptional Heritage of Wallonia, it underwent important restoration and development work commissioned by the Province of Hainaut. In summer, the garden is a green oasis to stroll in on weekends hosted by the Guinguette litteraire. Prices: Groups and clubs prices: €4 School price - under 12 years of age: €1 Reduced rates: €3 (12-18 years, students up to 25 years, senior citizens, school groups over 12 years, job seekers, teachers with their TEACHER card). Guided tour: after booking (French, Dutch and English) +32 (0) 65/39.88.80 reservations.losseau@gmail.com

François Duesberg Museum Square Franklin Roosevelt, 12 – 7000 Mons Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 7pm (To be confirmed with Baron Duesberg) www.duesberg.mons.be The Museum François Duesberg (3 x 2 stars in the Michelin guide) is unquestionably one of the finest in Belgium. Its prestigious collection of clocks (1775-1825) is one of the largest in the world and brings together exceptional pieces. The Museum also includes a remarkable collection of china made by the best manufactures in Paris and Brussels as well as sumptuous goldsmith’s work (including those with the famous Mons hallmark), exceptional French gilded bronzes, ancient jewellery (including a set of superb cameos), as well as a multitude of rare objects of high curiosity. An unusual museum with a highly multicultural, humanist and educational vocation. A sublime temple of neo-classical art and lifestyle under the first Empire, with countless evocative marvels of the Napoleonic epos.

Prices: upon request to the Baron Duesberg. Guided tour: on request from the general curator of the location, Mr Baron Duesberg. +32 (0) 65/36.31.64 francois.duesberg@skynet.be

Regional Museum of Natural Sciences Rue des Gailliers, 7 – 7000 Mons Open on weekdays from 8.30am to 12pm and from 1pm to 5pm. Closed during the weekend. Open and accessible on the 1st Sunday of the Month from 10am to 6pm.

The Regional Muséum of Natural Sciences, which was first set up in 1839, explores many aspects of nature, the environment and natural sciences. Birds, mammals, invertebrates and others are displayed along with a collection of over 10,000 exhibits, including some extremely rare items, such as an albino macaque from the Philippines or a 2.1 meter long sturgeon which was once fished in the river Haine! Thematic exhibitions are regularly held each year. Prices: Group price: free Guided tour (minimum 15 people): on request +32 (0) 65/40.11.40

Pass Parc d’aventures scientifiques (scientific adventure park) Rue de Mons, 3 – 7080 Frameries Open during the Belgian school term: on weekdays from 9am to 4pm and the last weekend of the month from 1pm to 6pm. During Belgian school holidays: open every day from 10am to 6pm Annual closing (check website for more information) www.pass.be Meet the world around us as a group with your mind, legs and all your senses. Discover science and have fun in an amazing setting! Your day will combine relaxation and discoveries: exciting exhibitions, fun activities, green spaces and a playground to continue the adventure. The Pass... a group destination to remember, for young and old (option of historical guided tour for adults). Prices: Group price (minimum 20 persons): €10 School price: €8 Guided tour: €40/guide. Optional youth animation +32 (0) 65/61.21.60 pass@pass.be

Grand-Hornu MAC’S / CID Rue Sainte-Louise, 82 – 7301 Hornu (Boussu) Open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm www.mac-s.be and www.cid-grand-hornu.be The site of Grand Hornu has been included on the list of UNESCO world heritage sites since 2012. It is a masterpiece of the 19th century European industrial patrimony. In 1989, the Province of Hainaut acquired the estate. This prime example of our industrial heritage has since then been converted into a major showcase for contemporary creation in Belgium. In addition to promoting the architectural riches of the site, the teams of the CID (Center for Innovation and Design) and the MAC’s (Museum of Contemporary Art of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation) organize activities focused on contemporary creation and hold major temporary international contemporary art and design exhibitions. Prices: Group price (minimum 15 people): €5 School price: €2 Guided tour: Grand Hornu + MAC’s/CID: €75/guide (maximum 20 persons/guide) on weekdays, €90/guide during the weekend (2h) Single visit (site or exhibition): €50/guide (maximum 20 persons/guide) on weekdays, €60/guide during the weekend (1h) +32 (0) 65/61.38.81 reservations@grand-hornu.be

Exhibitions 2017

And what if we went for peace? Pacifism in Belgium, past and present From 16 September 2016 to 14 May 2017 Open from Tuesday to Friday from 1pm to 5pm, on weekends and public holidays from 11am to 6pm Mundaneum Rue de Nimy, 76 – 7000 Mons www.mundaneum.be The Belgians who have shed their blood during the war are regularly commemorated, but who remembers those who fought for peace? How many remember that Belgium has four Nobel Peace Prizes to its name (including Henri La Fontaine)? That Belgian pacifists greatly contributed to the creation of international institutions aimed at preventing conflicts? That, in the early 1980s, hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against nuclear missiles? That numerous wars (Korea, Viet Nam, Iraq...) generated the mobilisation of citizens? The 300 documents presented here (posters, photographs, animated images...), including many rare originals, highlight the action of those who dared to go for peace and defended what is often considered a quixotic hope. From the 19th century to the present day, there are many who feel that waiting for peace is not enough. They offer concrete or utopian solutions, to achieve it (by establishing international law, education and culture, the merger of people, the removal of inequalities). For others, peace can only be achieved by banning violence, synonym of war by definition. It’s the choice operated individually by conscientious objectors and “absolute” pacifists who turn non-violence into a combat method. Action for peace also means denouncing war and its corollaries: the army, the arms race, but also political or economic imperialism at the origin of numerous conflicts. At a time when Belgium is involved in military operations abroad, this exhibition is very relevant. It highlights the permanence of the issues discussed by pacifist movements since the 19th century, questions the notion of peace itself and intends to generate a critical reflection on the various uses and ways it was picked up for other purposes. For the duration of the exhibition, activities (seminars, conferences, debates, theatre shows) will be organised around the theme of peace. Prices: Group: €4 – Family: €2 – School price: €2 Guided tours: (maximum 25 people - incl. entrance.) FR-NL-EN-DE-IT Adult groups: €100 School and community groups (primary/secondary/higher): €75 +32 (0) 65/31.53.43  info@mundaneum.be

©Sophie Demeester

The work of Godefroid Devreese work in the collection of Léon Losseau From 14 January 2017 to 2 April 2017 Open Wednesday to Friday from 10am to 6pm. Saturday from 1pm to 6pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm Losseau House Reception: rue de Nimy, 39 – 7000 Mons www.maisonlosseau.be An exhibition highlighting the work of the famous sculptor and Belgian medal maker 75 years after his death through the collection formed by Losseau. Today the Foundation Losseau still preserves the largest private medal collection in Belgium. We invite you to discover this exceptional heritage, through an exhibition that will be enhanced with a cycle of conferences and activities. Prices: Groups and clubs prices: €4 School price - under 12 years of age: €1 Reduced rates: €3 (12-18 years, students up to 25 years, senior citizens, school groups over 12 years, job seekers, teachers with their card). +32 (0) 65/39.88.80 reservations.losseau@gmail.com

Table art in Mons from Paris to Brussels Until 30 June 2017 Open on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 7pm (To be confirmed with Baron Duesberg) François Duesberg Museum Square F. Roosevelt, 12 - 7000 Mons www.duesberg.mons.be Since 15 October 2016, at the François Duesberg Museum, an exceptional exhibition with the collection of the Baroness Betty Duesberg: Table art in Mons from Paris to Brussels, a dazzling half century (1775-1825) with close to 2000 objects: china, goldsmith’s objects, crystals, gilded bronze statues, gems, among others, which illustrate the virtuosity of Parisian, Brussels and Mons craftsmen with unparalleled talents by combining the prestige and the unusual at the highest level. Needless to remind that these masterpieces will continue to accompany the extremely famous, more sumptuous than ever clock collection of Baron ElieFrançois Duesberg. Prices: on request Guided tour: upon request with baron F. Duesberg francois.duesberg@skynet.be + 32 (0)65.36.31.64

The House at the end of the world ©David LaChapelle, David LaChapelle Courtesy of Studio.

David LaChapelle After the deluge

From 14 October 2017 to 25 February 2018 BAM Rue Neuve, 8 – 7000 Mons Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm www.bam.mons.be Spotted by Andy Warhol in the early 1980s, the photographer David LaChapelle is internationally famous for his portraits of stars and numerous commercials. His images with satured colours, built like stage sets, play with the boundaries between dreams and reality. In 2006, the work Déluge, inspired by Michelangelo’s fresco represents a turning point in his career with the disappearance of the human figure and the expression of concern about environmental and ethical issues. The exhibition presents both the first works of the artist and his latest prints. Group price (minimum 10 persons): €6

In the footsteps of Victor Hugo in Mons From 22 April 2017 to 12 November 2017 Belfry site - Rampe du Beffroi - 7000 Mons From Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm Artothèque - Rue Claude de Bettignies, 1 – 7000 Mons From Thursday to Sunday from 10am to 4pm City visit - Free At the centre of the exhibitions and in the footsteps of Victor Hugo, you will find sketches of the city, objects from the municipal collections, engravings, photos of bygone days and artist’s installations that will take you back in time to discover the genius of the author of «Les Misérables» and the literary world in Mons of the era.

Grand-Hornu

Goup price (minimum 10 persons): Combined ticket for the 2 places + map of the city: €7

Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm Rue Sainte-Louise, 82 – 7301 Hornu www.mac-s.be www.cid-grand-hornu.be

Tomorrow, tomorrow

CID

From 13 May 2017 to 27 August 2018 BAM - Rue Neuve, 8 – 7000 Mons Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm www.bam.mons.be Five contemporary artists who have in common that they all studied in Mons, at the Ecole supérieure des arts ARTS² (ex-Académie des Beaux-Arts and ex-Esapv), exhibit at the BAM. They graduated in the early 2000s and have since built their career as visual artists. They are active in drawing, photography, video, installations, the printed image... They all question the present and the future in their own way. They all look at the modern and contemporary art collections of the museum in a new, direct or deviated way.

Group price (minimum 10 persons):€2

War&Food Culinary history of the Great War (working title) From 3 June 2017 to 15 April 2018 Mons Memorial Museum - Boulevard Dolez, 51 – 7000 Mons From Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm www.monsmemorialmuseum.mons.be This exhibition helps the visitors discover the eating habits of the Great War. What did the soldiers eat on the front? Which food could the civilians in the occupied zone eat? In those troubled times, food becomes a permanent concern. More or less tasty ersatz replace rationed food, national and international food aid develops, while the Montois began to grow vegetables in their garden. This economic context obviously promotes the emergence of a black market where food is sold at exorbitant prices.

Group price (minimum 10 persons):

€4 only for the exhibition – €6 only for the permanent exhibitions. €8 combined ticket with the permanent collections.

This is not a copy From 25 November 2016 to 26 February 2017 Praise of time From 22 January 2017 to 30 April 2017 Nendo From 29 May 2017 to 1 October 2017 Patrick Marchal From 22 October 2017 to 11 February 2018 The Belgians have almost invented the light From 12 November 2017 to 25 February 2018

Mac’s LaToya Ruby Frazier From 18 February 2017 to 21 May 2017 Lewis Baltz «Sites of tecnology» From 18 February 2017 to 21 May 2017 Philippe De Gobert - Wesley Meuris From 24 June 2017 to 3 September 2017 Anne-Marie Schneider - Jompet Kuswidananto (Europalia Indonésie) From 30 September 2017 to 7 January 2018 « Cabinet d’Amateurs » Jacques André From 22 October 2017 to 11 February 2018 Prices: Group price (minimum 15 persons): €5 School price: €2 (free for teachers with teacher card). Guided tour: Historic site Grand-Hornu + MAC’s or CID: €75/ guide (maximum 20 persons/guide) on weekdays and €90/guide at weekends (2h). One visit (site or exhibition): €50/guide (maximum 20 persons/guide) on weekdays and €60/guide at weekends (1h). +32 (0) 65/61.38.81 reservations@grand-hornu.be

School Mons Do you want your students to discover Mons in a fun way? This section is just for you! Find all products of visitMons and our partners designed especially for schools here. Museums and sites All guided tours of the museums can be adapted to various school audiences. School price Doudou Museum

€2

Belfry

€2

Artothèque

€2

The Treasure of Saint-Waudru

€2

Mundaneum

€2

Mons Memorial Museum

€2

Silex’s

€2

The Van Gogh House – Cuesmes

€2

The Van Gogh House - Wasmes

€1,50

Losseau House

€3 (secondary) / 1 € (primary)

François Duesberg Museum

On request to the Baron Duesberg

Regional Muséum of Natural Sciences

Free

PASS

€8

Grand-Hornu/MAC’S/CID

€2

For teachers: Free entry or discounts are granted to teachers on presentation of the TEACHER card at the entrance of the museums. To prepare your visit, it is possible to download educational files from the website of the Mundaneum, the regional Museum of Natural Sciences, the PASS, the Grand-Hornu (CID / MAC’s), the Mons Museum Cluster and Mars «Mons Arts de la Scène». If you wish, it is possible to consult books free of charge in connection with the museum collections of the Mons Museum Cluster via the Artothèque (open Thursday and Friday from 10am to 4pm or Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment from 9am to 5pm). Informations on +32 (0) 65/40.53.76 or by email to documentation.polemuseal@ville.mons.be

Regional Muséum of Natural sciences:

Themed guided tours and Discovery- Questionnaire Rue des Gailliers, 7 – 7000 Mons Open every day of the week from 8:30am to 12pm and from 1pm to 5pm. Closed on weekends and public holidays. Open and accessible on the 1st Sunday of the month from 10am to 6pm. The museum offers school groups of all levels, guided themed tours or free general visits (booking required) as well as free discovery questionnaires that allow students to freely discover the permanent collections. Workshops are also held throughout the year and educational tools are made available to teachers. Find all the information on the website of the regional Muséum of Natural Sciences. Free + 32 (0) 65/40.11.40 bertrand.pasture@spw.wallonie.be

The Pass,

an exceptional educational tool at the service of education Rue de Mons, 3 – 7080 Frameries Belgian school term: weekdays from 9am to 4pm (closed on Wednesday) and the last weekend of the month from 1pm to 6pm. During Belgian school holidays: open 7/7 from 10am to 6pm. Annual closing times available on the website. www.pass.be

The Van Gogh House in Wasmes Rue Wilson, 221 – 7340 Wasmes Open Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm. On weekdays, by appointment and for groups only. The cultural centre of Colfontaine offers for school groups, and by booking only, guided tours of the Van Gogh house in Wasmes with an educational file at the end of the visit. Visual art animations on the theme of Van Gogh are also organised on request with the host Sabri Kasbi. + 32 (0) 65/88.74.88 cccolfontaine@hotmail.com

With more than 27,000 students welcomed annually, over all networks, the Pass is a key educational partner. With many supervised activities, the school catalogue offers a fun and educational alternative to teachers to address the subjects in their curriculum. Exhibitions are also favourable places to raise active awareness of sciences.

Mundaneum: Mundaneum Web 1895

New in 2017: A digital lab will be opened to provide students and their teachers a concrete opening on digital culture and its impact on our daily lives. An area that combines the exhibition and the integrated laboratory will address a key school theme: chemistry. Finally, the exhibition Nature 2.0 wishes to shake up our preconceptions of civilian humanity and propose to discover a future in a remixed version where the relationship between humans and nature is the driving force of development and sustainable innovation.

With the educational video game, explore the project of the founders of the Mundaneum, Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine: knowledge at the service of world peace! Classification, bibliographic directory, exceptional location... little games allow you to discover the Mundaneum another way. From age 10.

Rue de Nimy, 76 – 7000 Mons Open from Tuesday to Friday from 1pm to 5pm, on weekends and public holidays from 11am to 6pm www.mundaneum.org

Group price: €7,50 Nearby schools (located in the Mons/Borinage territory): €5

Duration: 1h30 Group price: €90 (maximum 25 students + 1 free ccompanying adult) Languages: French, Dutch and English Booking required

+32 (0) 65/61.21.60 pass@pass.be

+32 (0) 65/31.53.43 info@mundaneum.be

Workshops Grand-Hornu

La Malogne

Rue Sainte-Louise, 82 – 7301 Hornu (Boussu) Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm.

www.lamalogne.wordpress.com

www.grand-hornu.eu

The Malogne non-profit organisation organises workshops in the classroom to educate young audiences to the Sciences of Earth and Nature. See the list of the various themes on the website of the Malogne, tab activities/school animations.

CID: Activity modules The educational team of the CID accompanies the school public in the discovery of the prestigious neoclassical heritage site of Grand-Hornu through a dynamic approach. It also proposes to take a look at the diversity of the various creative areas of contemporary design, architecture and graphic design. +32 (0) 65/61.38.81 reservations@grand-hornu.be

MAC’s: Introduction to contemporary art It is an introduction of 2 hours to contemporary art which takes place in the classroom or library. This module is for a group of 20 children or teenagers. It is systematically adapted to the maturity and interests of the participants. Group price: €60 walking animation + travel package To access any of the school offers, please visit the website www.mac-s.be

Duration: 2h Group rate: €1.50 +32 (0) 471/74.21.67 david.stradiot@umons.ac.be

L’Amusette Rue Brunehault, 33 – 7022 Mesvin Depending on the level of students and after booking, L’Amusette offers various water-themed activities and environmental protection. Half day rate (9am - 12pm): €5 Day rate (9am - 3pm): €8 +32 (0) 65/33.82.33 amusette@skynet.be

+32 (0) 65/61.39.15 sebastien.laurent@grand-hornu.be

DYNAMUSEE

Shows Mars (Mons Arts de la Scène) Mars has implemented an educational service that allows students to participate in activities and meetings both before and after the show. Find the list of shows on www.surmars.be Info and bookings: Isabelle Peters: +32 (0) 493/09.30.11 isabelle.peters@surmars.be

The Dynamusee, educational service of the Mons Museum Cluster, offers themed tours and activities adapted to the age of the participants or based on the teacher’s requests: they are focused on specific themes related to exhibitions and museums and followed by creative workshops. The theme then becomes concrete and allows everyone to achieve, create, try new techniques while giving free rein to their imagination. Price: €5 /participant (entry, tour and workshop included) Reservation required: 065/40.53.38 ou dynamusee@ville.mons.be

Excursions Info and reservations: + 32 (0) 65/40.53.48 groupes@ville.mons.be

Discover Mons From €13/person (minimum 20 children) Programme 9.30am Welcome at visitMons 10.00am Guided tour of the Grand-Place with its little monkey and the Mons City Hall 11.00am Visit of the Regional Muséum of Natural Sciences 12.00pm Free time for the picnic 1.30pm Free visit to the Doudou Museum 3.00pm End of the visit

Discover animals From €19/person (minimum 20 children)

Where to Picnic? Outdoors Parc du Beffroi Parc du Château - 7000 Mons

Programme

Jardin du Mayeur

9.30am Welcome at visitMons

Grand Place, 22 - 7000 Mons

10.00am Guided tour of the Grand-Place with its little monkey and the Mons City Hall

Waux-Hall

11.00am Visit of the Regional Muséum of Natural Sciences

Avenue Reine Astrid, 22 - 7000 Mons

12.00pm Free time for the picnic

Indoors

1.30pm Departure to the Farm of the Champré*.

Booking required:

2.00pm Activities at the Champré farm: visit of the farm, discovery of the animals, manual milking cows, tasting workshop, drinks and snacks

Maison Folie

4.30pm End of the programme

+ 32 (0) 65/40.53.48 groupes@ville.mons.be

*visitMons does not deal with the booking of coaches

Dragons in the city From €13/person (minimum 20 children) Programme 10.30am Welcome at visitMons 11.00am Guided tour on the trail of the Doudou 12.00pm Free time for the picnic 1.30pm Free visit to the Doudou Museum 3.00pm End of the programme

Rue des Arbalestriers, 8 - 7000 Mons Intake capacity: 50 children

Auberge de jeunesse Rampe du Château, 2 - 7000 Mons Intake capacity: 80 persons On purchase of a picnic hamper (1/3 baguette, 1 drink, 1 piece of fruit and 1 snack): Prices: €5.40 (-12 years) €7.20 (+12 years) +32 (0) 65/87.55.70 mons@lesaubergesdejeunesse.be

Le Carillon Rue d’Havré, 1/3 - 7000 Mons Intake capacity: 120 seats On purchase of a drink +32 (0) 65/34.73.47

Sightseeing tours in Mons and its surroundings visitMons invites you to come and discover the rich patrimony of Mons and its surroundings on one of the sightseeing tours it has to offer. Warning: visitMons does not deal with drinks and the booking of coaches.

Information and group reservations:

visitMons Grand-Place, 27 – 7000 Mons – Belgium Tél : +32 (0) 65/40.53.48 www.visitmons.co.uk/groups groupes@ville.mons.be

Van Gogh in the Borinage From €41/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme © visitMons / Grégory Mathelot

9.30am Welcome at visitMons and guided group coach tour via the Grand-Hornu, the former colliery of Marcasse and the Van Gogh House in Wasmes 12.30pm Lunch in a restaurant in the city centre or the region 2.30pm Film presentation 3.00pm Departure to Cuesmes and guided tour of the Van Gogh House 4.00pm Return to Mons centre

On the trail of the Doudou From €33/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons 10.15am Guided tour on the trail of the Doudou 12.15pm Film presentation 12.45pm Lunch in a restaurant in Mons 3.00pm Open visit of the Doudou Museum 4.30pm End of the programme

From Vincent to Waudru: history of Collegiate Churches

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From €33.50/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons 10.15am Guided tour of the historic centre and the Treasure of the Saint-Waudru Collegiate Church 12.30pm Lunch in a restaurant in the city or the region 2.30pm Departure for Soignies 3.00pm Guided visit of the Saint-Vincent Collegiate Church and the Museum of the Chapter 5.30pm End of the programme

From €35/person. Depending on the activities and the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons or at the train station 10.30am Guided tour of the historic heart and the treasure of Saint-Waudru Collegiate Church 12.30pm Lunch in a restaurant in the city or the region 2.30pm Visit of your choice: city, exhibition or museum (guided or free)

On the trail of the battle of Mons From €40/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons and guided tour of the WWI Mons Memorial Museum 12.00am Lunch in a restaurant in Mons 2.00pm Film presentation “The first and the last” 2.30pm Guided coach tour of the major sites of the Battle of Mons of 23 August 1914 5.30pm Return to Mons (or 6.30pm if the tour is extended to Audregnies)

End of the programme: variable

Mons, The lucky charm city “à la carte”

The Greater Mons From €40/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

From €35/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme

10.00am Welcome at visitMons

10.00am Arrival at Grand-Hornu; guided tour of the industrial site and the MAC’S and/of CID

10.15am Guided tour of the city on the theme of UNESCO with a stop at the Mundaneum

12.00am Coach to Mons

13.00pm Lunch in a restaurant in the city or the region

12.30pm Lunch in a restaurant in the city or the region

UNESCO Day

3.00pm Film presentation

2.30pm Guided tour of the historic heart and the treasure of Saint-Waudru Collegiate Church

3.30pm Guided tour of Grand-Hornu or open visit of the Belfry or the Doudou Museum

4.30pm End of the programme.

4.30pm End of the programme and free time

Discovery of Mons & the micro-brewery of the Brasse-Temps

From €38/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 10 people - maximum 12 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons 10.15am Guided tour of the historic centre 12.30pm Lunch at the Brasse-Temps 2.30pm Guided tour of the microbrewery + tasting 3.30pm End of the programme

Discovery of Mons & brewery Saint-Feuillien From €33/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons 10.15am Guided tour of the historic centre 12.15pm Lunch in a restaurant in the city or the region 2.30pm Departure for Saint-Feuillien brewery 3.00pm Guided tour of the brewery + tasting 5.00pm End of the programme

Discovery of Mons & brewery Deseveaux From €32/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons 10.15am Guided tour of the historic centre 12.15pm Film presentation of Mons 12.45pm Lunch in a restaurant in the city centre or the region 2.45pm Departure to the Deseveaux brewery 3.15pm Guided tour of the brewery + tasting 4.30pm End of the programme

From €33/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons 10.15am Guided tour of the historic centre 12.00pm Lunch in a restaurant in the city or the region 2.00pm Departure for Boussu 2.30pm Guided tour of the Museum of the castle of Boussu and the Chapel of the Lords 5.30pm End of the programme

Mons & the castle life: Beloeil From €40/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons 10.15am Guided tour of the historic centre and the Treasure of the Sainte-Waudru Collegiate Church

12.15pm Lunch in a restaurant in the city or the region

2.30pm Departure for the castle of Beloeil 3.15pm Guided tour of the Castle 4.30pm End of the programme

Mons & the castle life: Havré From €30/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons 10.15am Guided tour of the historic centre of Mons 12.30pm Lunch at the Château d’Havré or in one of our partner restaurants on weekends and public holidays 2.30pm Guided tour of the Château d’Havré 4.00pm End of the programme

Mons & the castle life: Boussu

Mons & Strépy-Thieu* From €33.75/person Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people, 1 free ticket (except lunch) for every 20 paying tickets).

Programme 10.00am Arrival at the Grand-place, welcome at visitMons 10.15am Guided tour of the historic centre of Mons. Start from the Grand-Place and its lucky charm monkey, go and discover Mons: the City Hall and its private rooms, a few old streets and alleys, the Belfry (outside), Saint-Waudru Collegiate Church (subject to accessibility) 12.15pm Lunch in a restaurant in or around Mons 2.30pm Arrival at Strépy-Thieu. Access to the top of the boatlift and visit of the showtour “land of geniuses” 4.30pm Crossing of the funicular lift (on a boat). 5.30pm End of the programme.

Valid from 1 April to 29 October 2017, from Wednesday to Sunday (on Sundays from 12.30pm). The schedules and itineraries of the boat rides are subject to modification in the event of bad weather or other technical problems beyond our control.

Mons & Lessines From €39/person. Depending on the menu chosen (minimum 20 people)

Programme 10.00am Welcome at visitMons

10.15am Guided tour of the historic centre and the Treasure of the Sainte-Waudru Collegiate Church 12.15am Lunch in a restaurant in the city or the region 2.30pm Departure for Lessines 3.30pm Guided tour of the Hôpital Notre-Dame à la Rose 5.30pm End of the programme

List of Restaurants and Composition of the Menus (drinks not included on list) the list is subject to modification Name / Adress

Menu 2

Capacity

Vegetable soup --------------------------------------------------Pork chop with Berdouille --------------------------------------------------Pagnon Borain --------------------------------------------------+ 2 drinks: soft, glass of wine or Stella 25 cl + 1 coffee

120 people on 3 floors

Terrine of rabbit with prunes --------------------------------------------------Blanquette of veal Saint-Feuillien --------------------------------------------------Pavé montois

30 people ground floor + 50 people 1st floor

Le Saint-Germain Grand-Place, 12 7000 Mons +32 (0) 65/33.66.37 www.lesaint-germain.be

Vegetable soup --------------------------------Côte de porc à l’Berdouille (pork chop in «mud» mustard sauce) --------------------------------Pagnon Borain (local tradition bread with brown sugar)

Parcel of Parma ham with fruits of the season OR Scampi with light tomato sauce --------------------------------------------------Supreme of Guinea fowl with mushrooms sauce OR Sole fillets with Antoine Clesse sauce --------------------------------------------------Chocolate mousse OR Homemade ice cream

200 people ground floor + floor

La Petite Provence Grand-Place, 26 7000 Mons +32 (0) 65/33.70.57 www.petiteprovence.be

St-Feuillien mushroom toast --------------------------------------------------Chicken with prunes, potato rösti (plum sauce) --------------------------------------------------Pudding (raisin cake and coffee based)

70 people ground floor + 50 people 1st floor

L’Excelsior Grand-Place, 29 7000 Mons +32 (0) 65/36.47.15

Le Carillon Rue d’Havré, 1/3 7000 Mons +32 (0) 65/34.73.47 www.carillonmons.be

Le Royal Grand-Place, 7 7000 Mons +32 (0) 65/35.49.03

Copenhagen Taverne Grand-Place, 11 7000 Mons +32 (0) 65/33.56.20

Menu 1 Vegetable soup --------------------------------Côte de porc à l’Berdouille (pork chop in «mud» mustard sauce) --------------------------------Pagnon Borain (local tradition bread with brown sugar) Vegetable soup --------------------------------Côte de porc à l’Berdouille (pork chop in «mud» mustard sauce) --------------------------------Pagnon Borain (local tradition bread with brown sugar)

Menu A Homemade seasonal terrine, onion confit, mixed salad Breaded beef with Mons sauce, French fries, salad Cake of the day --------------------------------------------------Menu B Duo prawn and cheese croquettes on salad Salmon steak with creamy leeks, French fries Cake of the day Chef Terrine OR Scampi with lemoncello bisque sauce OR Garlic snails --------------------------------------------------Chicken waterzooi OR Sole roulade with Ostend sauce OR Pork chop with abbey beer sauce --------------------------------------------------Cake of the day OR Ice cream OR Chocolate mousse

60 people ground floor + 80 people 1st floor

120 people ground floor + floor

Name / Adress

Menu 1

Menu 2

Capacity

Chez Léon Mons Chaussée de Binche, 34 7000 Mons +32 (0) 65/31.34.74 www. leonmons.be

Cheese melts --------------------------------------------------Mussels marinière (500 gr) --------------------------------------------------Chocolate mousse

130 persons

Le Bailly Rue de Nimy, 8 7000 MONS +32 (0) 65/35.29.79 Closed on Monday & Sunday www.restolebailly.be

Menu A Belgian cheese croquette Tartar of beef (rare), French fries, salad Speculoos ice cream cup --------------------------------------------------Menu B Prawn skewers with garlic Belgian cheese bacon (Maredsous, Cobourg, Mustard) - French fries White Lady

60 persons

Starter --------------------------------------------------Main Course --------------------------------------------------Dessert

30 persons

Mons Cheese Tart, seasonal salad --------------------------------------------------Chicken fricassee St. Feuillien style OR Pork chop with Berdouille --------------------------------------------------Gooseberry puff pastry

40 persons

60 persons

Seafood platter OR Spanish platter (cooked meats) --------------------------------------------------Chicken Basquaise, potatoes fried with lardons --------------------------------------------------Sorbet

60 persons

Le Brasse-Temps Complexe Imagix Boulevard André Delvaux, 1-2 7000 Mons +32 (0) 65/84.94.14 www .brassetemps.be

Brasse-Temps terrine and crudités --------------------------------------------------Chicken waterzooi with Sainte-Waudru white beer --------------------------------------------------Homemade chocolate mousse + coffee

25 persons

Château D’Havré Rue du Château, 30 7021 Havré +32 (0) 65/87.25.35 Closed : weekends and public holidays

Hodgepodge of goat cheese and prosciutto --------------------------------------------------Paupiettes of Guinea fowl --------------------------------------------------Fruit tart

179 persons

Cocotte Rue des Archers, 43 7000 Mons +32 (0) 475/91.29.04 Closed: Monday and Tuesday www.cocottemons.be Restaurant Marchal Rampe Sainte-Waudru, 4 7000 Mons +32 (0) 65/31.24.02 Open every day for banquets, except on Saturday evening and Sunday midday www.marchal.be Club House Grand-Large Rue du Grand-Large, 2A 7000 MONS +32 (0) 65/39.02.59 Closed on Monday

Cafétaria du Waux Hall Avenue Reine Astrid, 22 7000 Mons +32 (0) 476/43.53.86

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Bookings Booking requests can be made from Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm (except public holidays) and must be confirmed in writing (email or letter) 15 days before the chosen date. In this written notice, the date, the time and the language of the visit must be specified as well as the number of people and the group’s profile (children, adults, seniors, specific features, etc.). We draw your attention to the fact that delivery of the application form should not be equated with confirmation of your visit. Written confirmation will then be sent by the Tourist Office to the group leader. Any groups which don’t receive this document 10 days before their visit are requested to contact the bookings department on + 32/(0)65 33 55 80. On the day of the visit, group heads should go to the place mentioned on the data sheet and should have this sheet with them. As part of the excursions (days with lunch), a deposit equal to half the total amount is to be paid no later than 10 days before the visit (as advised in the official confirmation signed by the management). The name of the group and the date of the visit must appear in communications. The balance will be paid upon the group’s arrival (in cash or via debit card only). If the deposit is not paid, the booking will not be taken into account. In the event of cancellation (except in cases of force majeure) within 8 days from the date on which services are rendered, this deposit shall be retained by the Tourist Office (as a penalty). In the event where, on the day of the visit, the group is below the required minimum of 20 people, the Tourist Office shall bill the same amount as if 20 people actually participated, on a lump-sum basis. For guided tours, all documentation (services(s) of guide(s) and/or tickets) is to be paid in advance to the Tourist Office: - by bank transfer to the account number, no later than 10 calendar days before the visit; likewise, the reference number, the name of the group and the date of the visit should appear in communications. - by credit card (Visa/Mastercard) no later than three working days before the visit by phone on + 32 (0)65 40 53 48 from Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.30pm. - by billing for schools, administrations and businesses only after the Tourist Office’s approval. After sending confirmation, you will receive a PRO FORMA invoice to be paid no later than 10 calendar days before the visit to avoid cancellation of the booking. The number of registered participants will therefore be billed; the number cannot be changed. Groups wishing to receive a receipted invoice should mention this in their booking form and forward their contact information for the invoice to be sent (name and first name of the treasurer, phone number, e-mail address, postal address, VAT number (if necessary) and any note the group wishes to be included). A guide can take care of one to 20 people. Beyond 20 people, a second guide must be booked. All ticket purchases are final and non-refundable. Delays In case of a delay, please notify: - from Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 5:30pm, the visitMons reception service on +32 (0)65 40 53 48. - on Saturdays between 9:30am and 5:30pm, the visitMons reception on +32 (0)65 33 55 80. - on Sundays and public holidays between 9:30am and 4:30pm (from 1 November to 31 March) or between 9.30am and 5.30pm (from 1 April to 31 October), the visitMons reception on +32 (0)65 33 55 80. - during out of office hours, the guide (contact information listed on written confirmation of the visit). In this case, the tour can be shortened or extended depending on the guide’s availability. After waiting 30 minutes without news from the group, the guide will no longer be available and the visit will be payable in full (except in cases of force majeure). Cancellations Cancellations must be received at least eight working days before the date of the visit (except in cases of force majeure). They must be made exclusively in writing (email or letter), the date of the post or e-mail being proof. For any booking not cancelled on time and if the group does not show up on day of the visit (except in cases of force majeure), the payment will not be refunded and the services of the guide(s) and meals (for excursions) will be charged to you. The payment shall be retained by the Tourist Office. Prices Tour prices only include the services of guides and potentially entries to museum(s)/exhibition(s). Excursion prices are ‘all-inclusive’ excluding transport and drinks: visits, guide(s), admission fees to various programme sites agreed with the Tourist Office, lunch (except drinks) and documentation (except private purchases) are services included.

File no.: (Reception service only)

Application form for guided tour Booking at least 15 days before your visit, based on availability and accessibility of premises. Our reception service will confirm your booking as soon as possible.

Please fill in all fields of this form. Date of application: ……/……/……… Visits(s) requested: Desired date and hour of the visit: Language of the visit: Name of group:

Group profile: c Business

c Association

c Individual

c Tour operators/travel agencies:………………………….……………………. c Nursery school c High school

c Primary school c Lower school

c Higher non-university

c Upper school

c Higher university

c Others: …………………………………….

Profile type: c Adults

c Seniors

c Family

c People with reduced mobility

c Students

c School (Age: …………)

c Others : ………………

Number of people:.…………… Number of guides:.……..……………………………………………………….…………………………….…………… (1 guide per group of 20 people maximum)

Group leader’s name:…………………………………………….…………………………….…………… Group leader’s mobile:….………………………………………………………….…………………………….………… Name and mobile of the person who will accompany the group on the day of the visit (if different):

Group leader’s email address:...……………....…………………………………………….……………………………...

Group leader’s postal address:.......………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………….………………………………………………………………………………….........……

Province/region: ......………………………………………………………….……………………………......................... The total amount of the booking (tickets and guided visit(s)) is to be paid in advance no later than 10 calendar days before the visit by bank transfer or no later than 3 working days before the visit by Visa/Mastercard credit card. Upon receipt of payment, you will receive the tickets by email, to be printed and presented on the day of the visit. All ticket purchases are final and non-refundable.

c Tick this box if you wish to receive a receipted invoice after the visit. Please fill in the fields below. Only for schools, administrations and businesses: c Tick this box if you wish to pay by invoice before the visit. Payment by invoice must be validated by the Tourist Office. Please fill in the following fields. Billing details: Company name …………………………………………………………………………………..………………………... Person responsible for billing………………………………………………………………….…………………………... E-mail …………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………… Telephone ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………. Billing address ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... VAT no …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Specific information to be mentioned on the invoice ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………….………………………………………………………………………………….........…….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………

Special remarks: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………..

Today’s date … /… /……

Read and approved Signature

Please return this form to groupes@ville.mons.be

File no.: (Reception service only)

Booking form for groups Show – museum Booking at least 15 days before your visit, based on availability and accessibility of premises. Our reception service will confirm your booking as soon as possible.

Please fill in all fields of this form. Date of application: ……/……/……… Visit(s)/show(s) requested: ………………………….…………………….………………………….……… Desired date and hour of the visit/show: ………………………….…………………….…………………… Name of group: ………………………….…………………….………………………….……… Group profile: c Business

c Association

c Individual

c Tour operators/travel agencies:………………………….……………………. c Nursery school c High school

c Primary school c Lower school

c Higher non-university

c Upper school

c Higher university

c Others: …………………………………….

Profile type: c Adults

c Seniors

c Family

c People with reduced mobility

c Students

c School (Age: …………)

c Others : ………………

Number of people:.…………… Group leader’s name:…………………………………………….…………………………….…………… Group leader’s mobile:….………………………………………………………….…………………………….………… Name and mobile of the person who will accompany the group on the day of the visit (if different): Group leader’s email address:...……………....…………………………………………….……………………………...

Today’s date … /… /……

Read and approved Signature

Please return this form to groupes@ville.mons.be

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