MusVerre preserves more than 1,300 semi-industrial glass objects from the Verreries de Sars-Poteries, which operated from 1801 to 1937.
The permanent exhibition at MusVerre features “Bousillés” made by glass workers from Sars-Poteries during their work breaks.
MusVerre’s contemporary collection began with 123 works donated by artists at the first International Symposium for Contemporary Glass in Sars-Poteries in 1982.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Sars-Poteries can include MusVerre and S'Art & Poteries in their travel plans.
Culture
The Moulin à Eau Delmotte is designated as a museum and visitor attraction at 13 Rue de Dimont, 59216 Sars-Poteries.
The complete mill machinery of the Moulin à Eau Delmotte has been preserved.
The hydraulic mill machinery powers three pairs of millstones.
The S'Art & Poteries collection comprises more than 1,000 catalogued pieces, most of which come from donations.
S'Art & Poteries promotes local historical and contemporary ceramic art through events and exhibitions.
Getting around
There are three access points to the Voie Verte de l'Avesnois in Sars-Poteries: at Rue de Dimont, Rue du Général Leclerc and Rue Scalier.
The Voie Verte de l'Avesnois follows a former railway line for around 30 kilometres; the line opened in 1885 and ran between Maubeuge and Fourmies.
History
Fort du Bourdiau is a fort in the vicinity of Sars-Poteries. Fort d'Haumont and Fort de Cerfontaine are also forts in the vicinity of Sars-Poteries.
Abbaye d'Hautmont is a historic site in the vicinity of Sars-Poteries.
La Pierre de Dessus-Bise stands on Place du Vieux-Marché as a conical monolith made of Landenian sandstone. The stone is 1.5 metres high and 2.8 metres wide at the base.
La Pierre de Dessus-Bise is probably considered a menhir dating from the Gallic period.
According to local folklore, infertile women who sit on La Pierre de Dessus-Bise are said to become fertile.
The Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul in Sars-Poteries dates from 1877.
The Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul contains a nave, a pulpit, a baptismal font and an altar relief.
