The Musée d'Ansembourg occupies a magnificent 18th-century mansion on the Féronstrée, one of the oldest streets in Liège. Unlike most house museums, the Ansembourg has kept its original interior largely intact — the panelled salons, the painted ceilings, the parquet floors, the furniture and clocks and silverware are all in their original positions, giving a vivid picture of patrician life in the Prince-Bishopric at its height.
The building dates from 1737 and was constructed for a wealthy bourgeois family. The collection includes Meissen porcelain, Walloon tapestries, and some fine examples of Liège's renowned gold- and silversmithing tradition. It's often overlooked in favour of the bigger Curtius Museum nearby but is in many ways more atmospheric — a house rather than a museum.