Coordinates: 49°36′43″N 06°07′59″E / 49.61194°N 6.13306°E / 49.61194; 6.13306 The National Museum of History and Art (Luxembourgish: Nationalmusée fir Geschicht a Konscht, French: Musée national d'histoire et d'art, German: Nationalmuseum für Geschichte und Kunst), abbreviated to MNHA, is a museum located in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is dedicated to displaying artworks and artefacts from all epochs of Luxembourgian history. The museum is situated in Fishmarket, the historic heart of the city, in the Ville Haute quarter.
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