National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights
Esch-sur-Alzette
The National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights (MNRDH) is a living, participatory institution in Esch/Alzette. It is the only museum in Luxembourg to cover the entire history of the Second World War. The ‘Human Rights’ department forms the link with current events. In addition to its permanent exhibition and the current temporary exhibition ‘Résistance. Répression. Déportation.’, the museum also organizes events and offers guided tours.
Current exhibitions:
- Permanent exhibition
- New temporary exhibition Résistance. Répression. Déportation (8.3. - 15.09.2025)
Programme
Saturday, 20 May 2023
Guided tours of the museum's permanent exhibition
13h00 (EN)
14h30 (FR)
16h00 (DE)
Come and discover the museum's permanent exhibition. Featuring a new museography concept and covering an area three times the size of the previous one, it includes printed texts, a vast array of documents, photos and objects, mechanical devices, films and projections, infographics, interactive screens and audio testimonials. The trilingual permanent exhibition covers numerous topics related to the Second World War period, including: the interwar period, life under the dictatorship and the repression, the reactions of the population, the Nazi structures, the concentration camps and the Holocaust, as well as the post-war period. A presentation of human rights and civil resistance completes the exhibition.
No booking required.
„Tote-bags“ painting workshop
14h00 - 17h00 (FR, DE, LU, EN, ES)
Give your creativity free rein and come and paint tote bags with us. Everyone is welcome to join in, whether from a template, with a stencil or freehand. It's fun for young and old.
Sunday, 21 May 2023
Guided tours of the museum's permanent exhibition
13h00 (EN)
14h30 (DE)
16h00 (FR)
Come and discover the museum's permanent exhibition. Featuring a new museography concept and covering an area three times the size of the previous one, it includes printed texts, a vast array of documents, photos and objects, mechanical devices, films and projections, infographics, interactive screens and audio testimonials. The trilingual permanent exhibition covers numerous topics related to the Second World War period, including: the interwar period, life under the dictatorship and the repression, the reactions of the population, the Nazi structures, the concentration camps and the Holocaust, as well as the post-war period. A presentation of human rights and civil resistance completes the exhibition.
No booking required.
„Tote-bags“ painting workshop
14h00 - 17h00 (FR, DE, LU, EN, ES)
Give your creativity free rein and come and paint tote bags with us. Everyone is welcome to join in, whether from a template, with a stencil or freehand. It's fun for young and old.
Informations pratiques
Contact
(+352) 54 84 72
Opening hours for the Luxembourg Museum Days
Saturday, 17 May 2025: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday, 18 May 2025: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Free entry