Clervaux Castle

Destroyed by the fire in the Second World War during the Battle of the Bulge, the castle has now been fully rebuilt.

[1] The castle stands at a height of 365 metres on a rocky spur above the town, surrounded on three sides by a loop in the River Clerve.

The upper floors house the permanent installation of the entire complement of 503 original and restored prints, the work of 273 photographers, from the exhibition The Family of Man, curated by Edward Steichen for The Museum of Modern Art in 1955 and which toured the world to be seen by 9 million visitors.

[6][7] The layout of the inaugural exhibition at MoMA is followed in order to recreate the original viewing experience, though necessarily adapted to the unique space of two floors of the restored Castle.

Since further restoration of the photographs and displays in 2013 it now incorporates a library and contextualises The Family of Man with historical material and interpretation.