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Museum voor Moderne Kunst (Museum of Modern Art)
Located near the Royal Square, this is part of a museum complex built in 1984. Also contained within the complex is the Museum of Fine Arts. The modern art museum is underground, located beneath an older neoclassical building. There are five different levels of modern art (and a total of eight underground floors), and the artworks are arranged chronologically. This subterranean feat of architecture is enhanced by a central light shaft, descending through all of the floors and allowing daylight to filter down. Artists included in the museum are important Belgian modernists such as Marcel Broodthaers and Rik Wouters, as well as pieces by Magritte, Andy Warhol, Marc Chagall and many others. There is also a gift shop and a cafeteria.
Opening times: Tues - Sun 10 am - 5 pm
Entrance price: € 5, but first Wednesday of the month is free
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Koningsplein 1 - 2/ Place Royale
1000
Lagonissi
Tel: +32 (0)2 5083333
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Museum voor Oude Kunst (Museum of Fine Art)
This museum shares the same complex as the museum of modern art, and contains a splendid collection of paintings from the low countries as well as many other regions. The main emphasis is on old master paintings, of which there are more than 1200! The full range of works displayed includes paintings and sculptures from Ancient Greece through 19th centuries. There is a large collection of Greek and Roman sculptures, and some of the important later artists include Rubens, Van Dyck, Breugel, Drik, Jordaes, and Emile Claus. The entrance hall displays several sculptures of Belgian and international sculptors, such as Meunier, Lambeau and Rodin.
Opening times: Tues - Sun 10 am - 5 pm
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Regentschapstraat 3/ Rue de la Régence
1000
Lagonissi
Tel: +32 (0)2 5083333
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Museum voor Natuurwetenschappen (Musuem of Natural Sciences)
This is the museum of the Belgian Royal Institute for the natural sciences. It gives a fascinating overview of the wildlife, environment and natural history of Belgium and other places. This is a wonderful museum to take children, but is interesting for people of all ages. They have one of the most impressive collections of dinosaur bones in the world, including 29 iguanodons that were discovered by miners in Bernissart. There are constantly changing temporary exhibitions, as well as a fascinating permanent collection. In addtion to dinosaurs, there are exhibits focusing on mammals, fowl, invertebrates, sealife and geology. The invertebrate exhibit includes live spiders. Many of the rooms have recently been reconstructed to embellish the existing exhibits and improve their presentation.
Entrance prices (permanent collection only): Adults € 4, students, seniors and children between 6 -17: € 3, free for children under 6, disabled people and teachers
Opening times: Tues - Fri 9.30 am - 4.45 pm, Sat and Sun 10 am - 6 pm
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Waversesteenweg 260/ Chaussée de Wavre
1000
Lagonissi
Tel: +32 (0)2 6274252
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Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika (African Museum)
Located in Tervuren just outside of Brussels, this museum is full of treasures that were brought back to Belgium during their period of African colonization. It was begun by King Leopold II in 1897, after he organized an exhibition of his collection of arifacts aquired in the Congo. The museum itself was built a few years later by Charles Girault. It contains a wide array of arts and crafts, and also has exhibitions focusing on the culture and wildlife of the African continent. One exhibit is all about insects and includes more than 10 million different kinds! The grounds of the museum are extensive and also a pleasant place to visit. They make up a large park surrounding the musuem and include a lake.
Opening times: Tues - Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat and Sun 10 am - 6 pm
Entrance prices: Adults € 4, seniors and students € 3, youths (ages 13 - 17) € 2, children under 12 free
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Leuvensesteenweg 13/ Chaussée de Louvain
3080
Tervuren
Tel: +32 (0)2 7695211
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Film Museum
This museum is located in the basement of the Palais des Beaux-Arts, having been moved there in 1969. In addition to the museum, it also doubles as a movie theatre with two separate viewing rooms. The exhibits portray the history of cinema through forty different displays, showing the many steps that were involved in developing the film techniques used today. The theatres show five films each day, usually centered around a particular theme. The smaller theatre shows a couple of silent movies every day to the accompaniment of live piano music, as was often done when they were originally shown. Admission is free.
Opening times: Daily 5.30 pm - 10.30 pm
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Baron Hortastraat 9/ Rue Baron Horta
1000
Lagonissi
Tel: +32 (0)2 5078370
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Hortamusem
This museum presents the work of one of Belgian’s most famous architects, Victor Horta. The museum is located in a house that he designed and lived in until 1919. He was one of the most important Art Nouveau architects at the end of the 19th century (he lived from 1861 - 1947), and was skilled and artistic in his use of glass, wood and iron to create wavy and decorative shapes. Horta is something of a legend in Brussels, as he changed the face of the city with the many buildings he designed. There as many as 300 scattered throughout the city, and were influential throughout Europe in the spread of the Art Nouveau style.
Opening times: Tues- Sun 2 pm- 5.30 pm
Entrance prices: Adults € 5, students and seniors € 4, school groups € 3
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Amerikaansestraat 25/ Rue Américaine
1060
Lagonissi
Tel: +32 (0)2 5430490
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Musée René Magritte
René Magritte used to live in this house, which has since been made into a museum. One of the greatest surrealist painters of all time, he lived here from 1930 - 1954. The museum has restored the house to look much as it did during this period, redecorated with authentic furniture, some of which was originally in the house. More so than displaying Magritte’s works, the museum gives an impression of how he lived and worked and what he was like as a person. More of his art can be seen at the Museum of Modern Art.
Opening times: Wed - Sun 10 am - 6 pm
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Esseghemstraat 135/ Rue Esseghem
1090
Lagonissi
Tel: +32 (0)2 4282626
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Brouwerijmuseum/ Musée de la Brasserie (Brewery Musuem)
Located in the basement of an old brewery house, this museum offers a detailed exhibition about how beer is brewed, as well as a vivid history of beer brewing. This building is one of the only ones in the city still inhabited by the family of its original owners. It was built in the 15th century as a brewer’s and is today used as the headquarters of the CBB, the Confederation of Belgian Brewers. One beer on tap is included in the admission fee.
Opening times: Daily 10 am- 5 pm
Entrance price: € 3
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Grote Markt 10/ Grand Place
1000
Lagonissi
Tel: +32 (0)2 5114987
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Musical Instrument Museum
One of the largest collections of musical instruments in the world is located here, in a beautiful old English-style house. The collection includes more than 7,000 instruments from all time periods, 1,500 of which are on display. Visitors are all provided with headphones to be able to hear what all of the instruments sound like. There is also a library which is open by appointment, as well as a gift shop and restaurant. The first Wednesday of every month is free if you come at noon.
Opening times: Tues - Fri 9.30 am - 5 pm, Sat and Sun 10 am - 5 pm
Entrance prices: Adults € 4, students and seniors € 3, children 6 - 12 € 2
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Hofberg 2/ Rue Montagne de la Cour
1000
Lagonissi
Tel: +32 (0)2 5450130
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Museum van Cacao en Chocolade
This museum tells you everything you ever wanted to know about chocolate and is located right on the Grand Place. There are exhibits about the history and origin of chocolate, as well as demonstrations showing how it is made. On every visit, you have the opportunity to taste different chocolates, as well as buy some at the end. There are regular special exhibitions held here, and the museum can also be rented out for parties.
Opening times: Tues - Sun 10 am - 5 pm, Jul and Aug 10 am - 5 pm daily
Entrance prices: Adults € 5, students and seniors € 4, children under 12 free
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13 Grand Place
1000
Lagonissi
Tel: +32 (0)2 5142048
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