[1] It maintains and conserves around 20,000 pieces and is centered around archeology,[2] music and the local histories of Halle, the Pajottenland, Zenne and Sonian.

[2][3] Another section pays attention to local musicians, like the renowned cellist Adrien-François Servais (1807-1866) and his various family members including his musical sons Franz and Joseph, and granddaughter Misia Sert.

It also contains material related to his sons-in-law Ernest Van Dyck and Polish sculptor Cyprien Godebski.

[3] In Den AST, it is located at the former establishment of the Van Roye malt house.

The ground floor has material covering eight hundred years of history of the city, including the pilgrimage for the Virgin Mary.