Fodor's Expert Review Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art

The museum lies in one of the oldest parts of town, on the site of the old fish market that once formed the crossroads between two Roman roads. Inside, it has some outstanding paintings by the Expressionist Joseph Kutter, probably Luxembourg's greatest artist. The art gallery includes a fine Cranach and two Turner watercolors of the Luxembourg fortress. It also hosts the spectacular Bentinck-Thyssen collection of 15th- to 19th-century art, including works by Bruegel, Rembrandt, Canaletto, and other masters. The lower floors have been excavated from the rock and are given over to archaeological discoveries, including some fine Roman mosaics, though their descriptions are sadly not signed in English.