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Unusual museums – First promenade: the Musée Gaumais in Virton

November 21, 2017

By Marie-Paule JUNGBLUT

Among the most unusual exhibits of the small Musée gaumais is certainly the “Matrjoscha” Mother Mary. It is a wooden statue from the 18th century, originally from the church of Sainte-Marie. As the Queen of the Universe, Mary stands on a crescent moon. The statue has a cavity on the back of the Madonna that … Continued

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