After much deliberation and a few setbacks, work has finally begun on the renovation and extension of the MADmusée in Liège. Under the direction of architects Aloys Beguin & Brigitte Massart, the Trinkhall pavilion in the Parc d’Avroy is set to be given a new lease of life.

The original Trinkhall was a Moorish-style pavilion dating from 1880. In 1963, it was replaced by a modernist building designed by architect Maurice Chalant. It housed a restaurant, topped by a large panoramic roof terrace. The building fell into disrepair somewhat in the 1980s; it was squatted in and subsequently taken over by Ateliers du Créahm (an association that encourages people with intellectual disabilities to develop their creative talents). For more than thirty-five years, the organisation ran a social, cultural and artistic programme there, supported by various funding bodies (Wallonia and the French Community). The renovation and extension of the building – the competition for which was supervised by the Cellule architecture – are in line with the cultural policy of the city of Liège. The city had previously realised two museums: Le Grand Curtius (Dethier Architecture, Cabinet d’architectes p. HD, 2009) and La Boverie (Cabinet d’architectes p. HD/Rudy Ricciotti, 2016).