from Centrissime, Tourisme au Pays du Centre

21-22 place Jules Mansart
7100 La Louvière
064/26.15.00
http://www.centrissime.be
info@mtpcc.be

Musée International du Carnaval et du Masque

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Would you like to travel around the world? The Mask Museum invites you on an amazing journey through the festivals and rites of all five continents. On your trip from the carnival of Binche to the winter feasts of Europe, via Latin America to the masked ceremonies of North America, from the mysterious customs of Africa to the fascinating traditions of Asia and Oceania, you will discover the universality and the various ways of using masks. The museum displays hundreds of masks and disguises which will impress you with their variety of forms and materials. Furthermore, it organizes temporary exhibitions surprising both by the choice of their themes and their scenography.