Mr Sax’s House
Mr Sax's House is a little museum in Dinant in the Belgian province of Namur. It is dedicated to Adolphe Sax. Sax was a builder of musical instruments and is foremost remembered for his invention of the saxophone.Photo: Ymnes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: birth house of Adolphe Sax in Dinant, Wallonia
- Also known as: “Maison de Monsieur Sax”
- Address: Rue Adolphe Sax 37, 5500
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Dinant and Dinant railway station.
Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Dinant
Church
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Collegiate Church of Our Lady of Dinant is a Roman Catholic collegiate church located in Dinant, a city in Wallonia, on the banks of the river Meuse. Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Dinant is situated 110 metres southeast of Mr Sax’s House.
Dinant railway station
Railway station
Photo: Fabian318, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dinant railway station is a railway station in Dinant, Namur, Belgium. The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. Dinant railway station is situated 240 metres west of Mr Sax’s House.
Porte Saint-Martin
City gate
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porte Saint-Martin is a city gate, which is situated 340 metres south of Mr Sax’s House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leffe and Bouvignes-sur-Meuse.
Bouvignes-sur-Meuse
Village
Photo: Napoleon Vier, Public domain.
Bouvignes-sur-Meuse is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Dinant, located in the province of Namur, Belgium, on the River Meuse.
Mr Sax’s House
- Categories: birth house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dinant, Arrondissement de Dinant, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.26181° or 50° 15′ 43″ northLongitude
4.91121° or 4° 54′ 40″ eastOpen location code
9F267W66+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 454581233OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q27990977
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Walloon—“Mr Sax’s House” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Het Huis van Mijnheer Sax”
- Dutch: “Maison de Monsieur Sax”
- French: “La Maison de monsieur Sax”
- French: “La Maison de Monsieur Sax”
- French: “Maison de Monsieur Sax”
- German: “Maison de Monsieur Sax”
- Latin: “Maison de Monsieur Sax”
- Limburgan: “Maison de Monsieur Sax”
- Picard: “Maison de Monsieur Sax”
- Serbian: “Кућа Адолфа Сакса”
- Vlaams: “Maison de Monsieur Sax”
- Walloon: “Maison de Monsieur Sax”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Espace Sax and Galerie d’Art Jules & Jim.
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