The Bonnefanten Museum is a museum of historic, modern and contemporary art in Maastricht, Netherlands. The museum was founded in 1884 as the historical and archaeological museum for the Dutch province of Limburg. The name Bonnefanten Museum is derived from the French 'bons enfants', the popular name of a former convent that housed th…The Bonnefanten Museum is a museum of historic, modern and contemporary art in Maastricht, Netherlands. The museum was founded in 1884 as the historical and archaeological museum for the Dutch province of Limburg. The name Bonnefanten Museum is derived from the French 'bons enfants', the popular name of a former convent that housed the museum from 1951 until 1978.