ESPACE NIC. MOLITOR
Born in 1882 in Bigonville, Nic. Molitor was the son of the village café owner and shopkeeper. A talented businessman, he transformed the family establishment into a renowned hotel and restaurant at the beginning of the 20th century. A passionate photographer and traveller, enthusiastic hunter and motorist, he belonged to the wealthy class of the Martelange region. As such, he befriended, among others, the young and daring owner of the slate quarries.
The Nic. Molitor space is an archive containing 1,900 photographs developed from his glass negatives and 1,750 paper prints. This heritage transports us to a pivotal era when two worlds met and coexisted, as well as into the life of the villages in the Ardennes between 1900 and 1950, through the following different approaches:
