Jemeppe Modelism

Jemeppe Modelism has been founded in October 1976 by a small group of history and model-building enthusiasts from Liège, Belgium. At the beginning, meetings were held every Tuesday evening in a premise by the municipal library of the Château de Courtejoie, located in Jemeppe-sur-Meuse. It was immediately decided that the club would be - and keep being - as ‘generalist’ as possible and would welcome warmly the various ‘genres’ of static modelling and model makers of any age, including beginners. The club grew up quickly and held in 1977 its first exhibition, still in the premise of the Château de Courtejoie, on its first anniversary.

In the 1980's, our club became one of the country's most active modelling clubs, by organising for example two National Conventions in the name of IPMS Belgium, two huge model shows in Coronmeuse, Belgium, by drawing up an impressive list of themed exhibitions, organised with many private and public partners, an annual exhibition in Jemeppe or in Seraing, Belgium and by sending sales representatives to many exhibitions in Belgium and abroad.

Nowadays, as Jemeppe Modelism will soon approach its 50th anniversary, the original values are still intact. We are still and always taking part to many events in Belgium and abroad and we are preparing to celebrate our 50th anniversary with a great event during the first weekend of May 2027!

In addition to a workshop and a meeting room, our premises are home to a small museum that tells almost 50 years of the club's active life!