Gourmet Museum and Library
Encyclopedia
The Gourmet Museum and Library is a museum
dedicated to the history
of gastronomy
, located in Hermalle-sous-Huy, province of Liège
, Belgium
.
and drink
book
s in Belgium
and one of the twenty largest in Europe
.
The books, mainly old, are about food
, art
s of the table and tobacco
, mainly in Europe and particularly in Belgium.
They are classified by subjects: biographies
, history
, biographies
, recipe
s, religious cookery, child
ren’s cookery, dietetics, vegetarianism
, veganism
, home economics
, sociology
, food chemistry
, publicities, iconography
, literature
, music
, etc.
The data-processing encoding is modern. An outline of the catalogue
is reproduced on the website.
This library has the only specimen of the Cuisinier anglais.
The library also has other specialities:
The works are consultable on written request and appointment, given the voluntary help of the librarians.
s, furniture
, masterpiece
s and objects of curiosity
, etc. are laid out in vaulted
rooms of the 17th century
.
The visits are always guided: the visitors are accompanied by a guide
which explains, in an attractive and humorous way, the history of the cookery by taking its interlocutors into account. The children, the elderly, the disabled person find here an adapted reception. The association received the Belgium price CAP48 2009 for this policy
s ; they take part in cultural big events (like Made in Belgium in Brussels
), and collaborate with other museums or institutions for research
.
founder organizes guided walk
s for the discovery of a particular gastronomic heritage
: the edible wild plants.
In addition, the tavern of the museums proposes dishes according to recipes from the library ; it thus allows the public to taste an old and regional
cooking.
” (in the administrative entity of Engis
), old farm of the contiguous castle.
The buildings, which date from 17th and 18th centuries, can be the subject of a guided visit for groups.
In addition to diary and tourist information in English, the website offers, in its French part, feature articles on particular subjects of gastronomy.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
dedicated to the history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
of gastronomy
Gastronomy
Gastronomy is the art or science of food eating. Also, it can be defined as the study of food and culture, with a particular focus on gourmet cuisine...
, located in Hermalle-sous-Huy, province of Liège
Liège (province)
Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
Library
It is the most important collection of foodFood
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
and drink
Drink
A drink, or beverage, is a liquid which is specifically prepared for human consumption. In addition to fulfilling a basic human need, beverages form part of the culture of human society.-Water:...
book
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
s in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and one of the twenty largest in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The books, mainly old, are about food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
, art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
s of the table and tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
, mainly in Europe and particularly in Belgium.
They are classified by subjects: biographies
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, biographies
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
, recipe
Recipe
A recipe is a set of instructions that describe how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish.-Components:Modern culinary recipes normally consist of several components*The name of the dish...
s, religious cookery, child
Child
Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...
ren’s cookery, dietetics, vegetarianism
Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism encompasses the practice of following plant-based diets , with or without the inclusion of dairy products or eggs, and with the exclusion of meat...
, veganism
Veganism
Veganism is the practice of eliminating the use of animal products. Ethical vegans reject the commodity status of animals and the use of animal products for any purpose, while dietary vegans or strict vegetarians eliminate them from their diet only...
, home economics
Home Economics
Home economics is the profession and field of study that deals with the economics and management of the home and community...
, sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, food chemistry
Food chemistry
Food chemistry is the study of chemical processes and interactions of all biological and non-biological components of foods. The biological substances include such items as meat, poultry, lettuce, beer, and milk as examples...
, publicities, iconography
Iconography
Iconography is the branch of art history which studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images. The word iconography literally means "image writing", and comes from the Greek "image" and "to write". A secondary meaning is the painting of icons in the...
, literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, etc.
The data-processing encoding is modern. An outline of the catalogue
Library catalog
A library catalog is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations...
is reproduced on the website.
This library has the only specimen of the Cuisinier anglais.
The library also has other specialities:
- Art History and archaeologyArchaeologyArchaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
- DanceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
and choreographyChoreographyChoreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ... - Local and dialectal Archives
- History of the Post officePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
and of the script (funds created in 2004 with the Museum “Postes restantes” located in the same building).
The works are consultable on written request and appointment, given the voluntary help of the librarians.
Museum
Authentic objects of gastronomy, original paintingPainting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
s, furniture
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
, masterpiece
Masterpiece
Masterpiece in modern usage refers to a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship....
s and objects of curiosity
Curiosity
Curiosity is an emotion related to natural inquisitive behavior such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in human and many animal species. The term can also be used to denote the behavior itself being caused by the emotion of curiosity...
, etc. are laid out in vaulted
Vault (architecture)
A Vault is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. The parts of a vault exert lateral thrust that require a counter resistance. When vaults are built underground, the ground gives all the resistance required...
rooms of the 17th century
Century
A century is one hundred consecutive years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages .-Start and end in the Gregorian Calendar:...
.
The visits are always guided: the visitors are accompanied by a guide
Guide
A guide is a person who leads anyone through unknown or unmapped country. This includes a guide of the real world , as well as a person who leads someone to more abstract places .-Guide - meanings related to travel and recreational pursuits:There are many variants of...
which explains, in an attractive and humorous way, the history of the cookery by taking its interlocutors into account. The children, the elderly, the disabled person find here an adapted reception. The association received the Belgium price CAP48 2009 for this policy
Exhibitions
Library and museum also organize in situ temporary exhibitionArt exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...
s ; they take part in cultural big events (like Made in Belgium in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
), and collaborate with other museums or institutions for research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
.
Further activities
From 2002, the NPONPO
NPO may refer to:*Non-profit organization*Nil per os, Latin for "nothing by mouth", a medical instruction to withhold oral intake of food and fluids from a patient*NP optimization problem, optimization problems that are NP-hard...
founder organizes guided walk
WALK
WALK may refer to:*WALK , a radio station licensed to East Patchogue, New York, United States*WALK-FM, a radio station licensed to Patchogue, New York, United States...
s for the discovery of a particular gastronomic heritage
Natural heritage
Natural heritage is the legacy of natural objects and intangible attributes encompassing the countryside and natural environment, including flora and fauna, scientifically known as biodiversity, and geology and landforms ....
: the edible wild plants.
In addition, the tavern of the museums proposes dishes according to recipes from the library ; it thus allows the public to taste an old and regional
Régional
Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, or Régional for short, is a subsidiary airline wholly owned by Air France which connects hubs at Paris, Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand, and Bordeaux to 49 airports in Europe. The airline operates in Air France livery, retaining its name in small titles and logo on...
cooking.
Sites of activity
Library and museum are installed in the “Ferme castrale of Hermalle-sous-HuyFerme castrale of Hermalle-sous-Huy
The "ferme castrale" of Hermalle-sous-Huy, located near the Meuse between Huy and liège , is the old farm of the castle of Hermalle and dates from 1642...
” (in the administrative entity of Engis
Engis
Engis is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006 Engis had a total population of 5,686. The total area is 27.74 km² which gives a population density of 205 inhabitants per km²....
), old farm of the contiguous castle.
The buildings, which date from 17th and 18th centuries, can be the subject of a guided visit for groups.
In addition to diary and tourist information in English, the website offers, in its French part, feature articles on particular subjects of gastronomy.
Sources
- Le Patrimoine monumental de la Belgique, Wallonie, T. 16/1, Mardaga, Liège, 1992, d/1991/0024/10
- Brochure des journées du Patrimoine en Wallonie, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Hermalle-sous-Huy Un village du val mosan, D/2004/8066/2 – ISBN 2-9600307-2-9
- Nos recettes anciennes et belges, D/2002/8066/1 – ISBN 2-9600307-0-2
- Guide des musées Wallonie-Bruxelles, D/2007/3606/1
- A... Musées vous !, ISSN 0033-1872, 02/2006
- Châteaux de la Meuse, Ed. FTPL - VVV Zuid-Limburg - Toerisme Limbug - FTPN, 2006
- Fiche du Patrimoine (Hermalle-sous-Huy, Ferme), Ed. DGATLP, Ministère de la Région wallonne
- Carnet du Patrimoine : Verstraeten J., Moreau Cl. et CX. Ménage, la Ferme castrale d'Hermalle-sous-Huy in Le Patrimoine rural du Pays d'Amay, Ed. Ministère de la Région wallonne, 1996
- Lemonnier A. & Marlaire Cl., Le Pont de Hermalle-sous-Huy - la Ferme castrale d'Hermalle-sous-Huy in Ponts d'hier et d'aujourd'hui - Le Pays hutois, Ed. MET, 1999
- Portugaels, Lily, La « Rawète » d'Internet, in La Libre Belgique-La Gazette de Liège, 2002, February 11
- Lemaire, Guy, Le musée de la gourmandise, Unique en Belgique, in Ambiance, 2003, May 21
- Duchateau, Catherine, Al Rawète devient La rawète, in Vers l'Avenir, 2003, May 16
- Lemaire, Guy, Keenan Vranckx – Cuisine pour Harry Potter - Taxidermie culinaire, in Spectacles, 2004, March 3