Friends of the Possenhaus and of the Moselle folklore a.s.b.l.

The association “Amis du Possenhaus et du Folklore mosellan a.s.b.l.” (Friends of the Possenhaus and of the Moselle folklore) is an association with no commercial aim, founded on October 26, 1972 by Martin Gerges, teacher, Joseph Gloden, solicitor, Robert Goldschmit, painter, Joseph Hess, honorary teacher, Prosper Kayser, anaesthetist, and Georges Muller, teacher.

The founding members constituted the first management board, managing the association, and comprising between 5 and 11 persons, in particular:

Prosper Kayser – Chairman
Martin Gerges – Vice chairman
Joseph Gloden – Secretary
Robert Goldschmit – Treasurer
Georges Muller – member

Since then, the association has its registered office in rue Aloyse Sandt, known as “Wëttelsgaass”. The house “Possen” has been acquired in 1967 by Prosper Kayser, motivated by the desire to keep and to promote the Moselle heritage.
 

The aim of the “Amis du Possenhaus et du Folklore mosellan a.s.b.l.” therefore takes this same order of ideas: :

• preserve the historic, artistic, and folklore heritage of the Luxembourg Moselle

• acquire objects connected to the history, art, folklore, and the work on vine and wine

• collect and manage gifts and inheritances

• organise exhibitions of public and private collections, and manage these collections

• organise meetings of friends and folklore

• manage the premises reserved to members of the association

In order to achieve its aims, the association organises conferences, exhibitions, excursions, and visits. The activities of the “Friends of Possenhaus” are listed under “News” on this site.

Similarly, the association lobbies individuals as well as administrations in order to achieve its goals.

Thus -thanks to the commitment of the association, and more particularly that of Prosper Kayser- the State-approved “Possenhaus foundation” was created in 1993. It has essentially the same aims as the association, but its judicial form and its convention with the State and the borough of Wellenstein, facilitates reaching those aims.

Since its creation, the “Amis du Possenhaus et du Folklore mosellan” have organised -among other- numerous exhibitions, guided visits and themed evenings in its charming “Wäistuff” tasting room in the “Possenhaus”, created in 1977 and renovated in 1994.

The current management board is composed as follows:

Nicolas Strotz, Bech-Kleinmacher – chairman
Prosper Kayser, Bech-Kleinmacher – vice chairman
Gilles Estgen, Wellenstein – secretary/treasurer
Jacqueline Bastian, Frisange – member
Xavier Buschmann, Grevenmacher – member
Joseph Gloden, Grevenmacher – member
Constant Infalt, Stadtbredimus – member
Henri Klees, Fentange – member
Georges Muller, Luxembourg – member
Aline Pütz, Bech-Kleinmacher – member
René Wiltzius, Remich – member

The association “Amis du Possenhaus et du Folklore mosellan a.s.b.l.” has in excess of 350 members.

If you would like to become a member of the association, please fill in the form below. Your membership card, along with payment details, will be sent to your address.