Maison Van Gogh Maison du Marais
Maison Van Gogh is a historic house museum in Cuesmes, Mons, Belgium. The building is designed in a vernacular architecture style and is named after Vincent van Gogh. It is one of the 40 most looked-up sights in Belgium on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00, but it is closed on December 25 and January 1. The entry fee is €5. The site is located 54 km from Brussels and 38 km from Brussels South Charleroi Airport.
July and August are the warmest months, with daily highs of 22 °C and lows of 14 °C. The wettest months are December and January, which have about 15 rainy days each. The coldest temperatures occur in January, with a high of 6 °C and a low of 1 °C. Visitors can also visit the Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church, which is 2.1 km away, or the Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes, located 4.7 km from the museum. Other nearby sites include Pairi Daiza, 16.2 km away, and Lion's Mound, 42.9 km away.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 23 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Average low, °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Rainfall, mm | 70 | 56 | 68 | 49 | 63 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 58 | 72 | 69 | 76 |
| Rainy days | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
