The best museums in Tournai in September 2025

These are the top 5 best museums in Tournai, Belgium, ranked by their rating and popularity in 2025. Click a museum for more information about the museum, including visitor information, exhibitions and reviews.

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Looking for the best museums in Tournai? These are the best ones:

  1. Natural History Museum and Vivarium1

    Natural History Museum and Vivarium

     Tournai
    The Museum of Natural History and Vivarium of Tournai (Musée d'histoire naturelle et vivarium de Tournai) is housed in a neoclassical building, with an 1839 gallery a large hall and a conservatory. The museum invites visitors to discover its historical past and the great diversity within the animal
  2. Folklore Museum - Tournai’s house2

    Folklore Museum - Tournai’s house

     Tournai
    The Folklore Museum in Tournai is housed in two buildings from the late 17th century. The museum is a treasure trove of memories of the city in which old trades are depicted. Among the museum's exhibits are those of the cobbler, the weaver, the cooper's and blacksmith's workshop, the tribal pub with
  3. Musée d'armes et d'histoire militaire3

    Musée d'armes et d'histoire militaire

     Tournai
    Musée d'armes et d'histoire militaire illustrates the military history of Tournai. The museum includes a dozen themed rooms, including a room of the Resistance, a room of the Navy, a room of the First Dynasty and a room of both World Wars. The building's garages include cannons and heavy equipment.
  4. Trésor de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Tournai4

    Trésor de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Tournai

     Tournai
    Trésor de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Tournai is the Cathedral Treasure of the Cathedral of Tournai. The treasure includes relics, sacred vessels, priest's vestments, manuscripts, books and historical documents. The cathedral itself has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
  5. Musée de la Tapisserie - TAMAT5

    Musée de la Tapisserie - TAMAT

     Tournai
    The Tapestry Museum is located a neoclassical mansion in Tournai, the historic center of tapestry weaving in Belgium. The museum features over 250 works from six centuries of textile art, from ancient tapestries from the 15th century over the post-war movement "Forces Murales" to contemporary works.

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