Focus on the treasure of Oignies
28/01/2026
KBF ART TALK at 2 pm
Aurore Carlier, Conservator and Collections Manager at the Archaeological Society of Namur, and Fiona Lebecque, Conservator - Project Manager at the Archaeological Society of Namur
Language > French
Nearly 800 years ago, the first pieces of a precious goldsmith’s treasure emerged from the workshop of a small priory on the banks of the Sambre. Discover how the Treasure of Oignies - an exceptional heritage ensemble - has continued to capture the public’s imagination and admiration, dazzling both the faithful of the 13th century and the visitors of the 21st century.
Join us on the stand of the King Baudouin Foundation n° 151
Oignies workshop, Reliquary of the Virgin's Milk, post-1243 – c.1250, silver, gold, amethyst, copper, H 45 cm.
Collection King Baudouin Foundation, donated by the Sisters of Notre-Dame de Namur in 2010, entrusted to the ‘Société archéologique de Namur’ and exhibited at the TreM.a - Museum of Ancient Arts, Namur.
© Hughes Dubois
Aurore Carlier, Conservator and Collections Manager at the Archaeological Society of Namur, and Fiona Lebecque, Conservator - Project Manager at the Archaeological Society of Namur
Language > French
Nearly 800 years ago, the first pieces of a precious goldsmith’s treasure emerged from the workshop of a small priory on the banks of the Sambre. Discover how the Treasure of Oignies - an exceptional heritage ensemble - has continued to capture the public’s imagination and admiration, dazzling both the faithful of the 13th century and the visitors of the 21st century.
Join us on the stand of the King Baudouin Foundation n° 151
Oignies workshop, Reliquary of the Virgin's Milk, post-1243 – c.1250, silver, gold, amethyst, copper, H 45 cm.
Collection King Baudouin Foundation, donated by the Sisters of Notre-Dame de Namur in 2010, entrusted to the ‘Société archéologique de Namur’ and exhibited at the TreM.a - Museum of Ancient Arts, Namur.
© Hughes Dubois
