THE TAPESTRY MUSEUM

Located on Montgomery street, which owes its name to the famous general who passed it in 1944, the house Jonathas was built on the foundations of the former lords of lords of Enghien; dismantled in 1194 by the Earl of Hainaut, Baudouin V, mainly the cellars, the mighty schistose rubble, used many uses as a deposit of skins and barrels of beer. This building currently houses the museum of enghiennoise tapestry and pays tribute to the magnificent work done by the artisans of the City, who practiced this art from the th to the th century. There are eight Tapisseries tapestries in the th and th of Brussels in the th. Miniatures of the local painter Hadidi also adorn the level on the first floor. The second floor is also interesting for its th-century, authentic structure. Successively in the hands of notables, bourgeois, shopkeepers… it has been completely restored and has been accessible to the public since 1982.