List of museums in Brussels
It includes museums situated in any of the municipalities of the Brussels Capital Region.
| Name | Image | Municipality | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Wiertz Museum |  | Ixelles | Art | Collection of work by painter Antoine Wiertz, housed in his former studio |
| Archives and Museum of Flemish Life in Brussels | City of Brussels | Local | ||
| Archives of the City of Brussels | City of Brussels | History | ||
| Art & Design Atomium Museum (ADAM) |  | City of Brussels | Art | Design of the 20th century |
| Art & Marges Museum | City of Brussels | Art | Permanent collection and temporary exhibitions of art by outsider artists, artists who are mentally unwell and artists outside the mainstream | |
| AutoWorld |  | City of Brussels | Transport | Vintage car museum |
| Béguinage of Anderlecht |  | Anderlecht | Local | |
| Belgian Museum of Freemasonry |  | City of Brussels | Cultural | |
| Bibliotheca Wittockiana | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | Books | Private museum and library devoted to bookbinding | |
| Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour - La Fonderie |  | Sint-Jans-Molenbeek | History - Industry | Displays machinery from important local industries and exhibits relating to the area's economic and social history. Located in an old foundry. |
| Brussels Museum of Mill and Food |  | Evere | Food | Housed in an old windmill |
| Brussels Tram Museum |  | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre | Transport | Collection of Brussels trams from different eras |
| Bruxella 1238 |  | City of Brussels | Archaeology | Ruins of a Franciscan convent under the Brussels Stock Exchange |
| Belgian Brewers Museum | City of Brussels | Brewing | ||
| Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate |  | City of Brussels | Food | |
| Belgian Comic Strip Center |  | City of Brussels | Comic strips | Belgian comics strips and their history |
| BELvue Museum |  | City of Brussels | History | Documents the national history of Belgium |
| Museum of the Black Sisters | Koekelberg | Cultural | ||
| Camille Lemonnier Museum | Ixelles | Art | Working office of writer Camille Lemonnier, paintings and sculptures | |
| Cantillon Brewery (Gueuze Museum) |  | Anderlecht | Brewing | Small brewery making beers in the traditional gueuze, lambic and kriek styles, which also functions as a museum of Gueuze beer |
| Cauchie house |  | Etterbeek | Architecture | |
| Centrale for contemporary art (Centrale Electrique) | City of Brussels | Art | Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art | |
| Centre for Fine Arts |  | City of Brussels | Art | Also known as Bozar, hosts exhibitions of fine art, as well as concerts, theatre, dance and other cultural events |
| Charlier Museum |  | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | Historic house | |
| Children's Museum | Ixelles | Children | ||
| Museum of China – Scheut |  | Anderlecht | Cultural | |
| Cinematek |  | City of Brussels | Film | Museum of Cinema, with daily showings of films from the archive |
| Cinquantenaire Museum (part of Royal Museums of Art and History) | .jpg) | City of Brussels | History - Art | Historical and artistic artefacts from cultures around the world |
| Museum of the City of Brussels (Maison du Roi/Broodhuis) |  | City of Brussels | History | History of Brussels, with an emphasis on its development over time and its art |
| Clockarium |  | Schaerbeek | Art | Art deco clocks |
| Confederate Museum | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | History | Documents the history of the American Civil War | |
| Constantin Meunier Museum |  | Ixelles | Art | Works by painter and sculptor Constantin Meunier |
| Museum of Costume & Lace |  | City of Brussels | Fashion | Collection and exhibitions on the history of fashion and lace-making (a traditional industry of Brussels) |
| Coudenberg - Former Palace of Brussels |  | City of Brussels | Archaeology | Ruins of the palace of Coudenberg and nearby buildings from the same era |
| County of Jette Municipal Museum | Jette | Local | ||
| D'leteren Gallery | Ixelles | Transport | ||
| Erasmus House |  | Anderlecht | Historic house | Desiderius Erasmus once stayed in this house |
| Espace Photographique Contretype | Saint-Gilles | Art | ||
| Evere Municipal Museum | Evere | Local | ||
| Experimentarium | Ixelles | Science | ||
| Museum of Fantastic Art | Ixelles | Art | Fantastical, bizarre and weird creations, sculptures and pictures. | |
| Museums of the Far East (Japanese Tower and Chinese Pavilion) (part of Royal Museums of Art and History) |  | City of Brussels (Laeken) | Art | |
| Fencing Museum - Charles Debeur | City of Brussels | Sport | ||
| Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium |  | City of Brussels | Fine art | Major art gallery featuring fine art from the 15th to the 20th century by Belgian and international artists |
| Géo De Vlamynck Atelier | Schaerbeek | Art | Studio of artist, architect and designer Géo De Vlamynck | |
| Grand Serment Royal et de St-Georges des Arbalétriers | City of Brussels | History | Museum of a royal guild of crossbow archers, displaying crossbows and the history of the guild | |
| Halle Gate (part of Royal Museums of Art and History) | .jpg) | Saint-Gilles | History | History of Brussels and armaments. Located in one of the city gates of the second city walls of Brussels |
| Horta Museum |  | Saint-Gilles | Architecture | Museum of the life and work of art nouveau architect Victor Horta situated in his former house and studio |
| House of European History |  | City of Brussels (EU Quarter) | History | Museum of European history and the history of European integration |
| Information Technology Museum - Unisys Belgium (Jacques Laffut Collection) | City of Brussels (Haren) | Computers | ||
| International Puppet Museum - Peruchet | Ixelles | Puppetry | Museum and theater with historic puppets from around the world | |
| Museum of Ixelles |  | Ixelles | Art | Municipal museum with a permanent collection of paintings and hosting exhibitions |
| Jazz Station | .jpg) | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | Music | museum and archive on Jazz, and a venue for jazz concerts.[1] |
| Jean Massart Botanical Garden |  | Auderghem | Nature | Research garden open to the public (ULB) |
| Jewish Museum of Belgium |  | City of Brussels | Cultural | |
| La Loge | Ixelles | Architecture | ||
| Museum of Letters and Manuscripts in Brussels | City of Brussels | Documents | Handwritten letters and documents by prominent people from all walks of life | |
| Librarium (Royal Library of Belgium) | .jpg) | City of Brussels | Books | Displays items from the collection of the Royal Library |
| Magritte Museum |  | City of Brussels | Art | Life and work of surrealist painter René Magritte |
| Maison Autrique | .jpg) | Schaerbeek | Architecture | Town house designed by Victor Horta in the Art Nouveau style |
| Marc Sleen Museum |  | City of Brussels | Comic strips | Life and work of comics artist Marc Sleen, best known for The Adventures of Nero |
| Maurice Carême Museum | Anderlecht | Historic house | In the former house of poet Maurice Carême | |
| Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA) | .jpg) | Sint-Jans-Molenbeek | Art | Street Art |
| Modern Religious Art Museum | Koekelberg | Art | ||
| Municipal Museum of Molenbeek (MoMuse) | Sint-Jans-Molenbeek | Local | ||
| Musical Instrument Museum (part of Royal Museums of Art and History) |  | City of Brussels | Musical instruments | Located in a former art nouveau department store, displays its collection of 8000 musical instruments |
| Oldmasters Museum |  | City of Brussels | Fine art | Constituent part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium; permanent displays of European painting from the 15th to the 18th centuries |
| Museum Of Original Figurines | City of Brussels | Comic strips | Figurines of characters from comic strips | |
| Museum of the National Bank of Belgium |  | City of Brussels | History | History and displays of banking and the history of money |
| National Museum of the Resistance |  | Anderlecht | History - Military | Museum about the Belgian resistance during World War II |
| Orthodox Church Museum | City of Brussels | Cultural | ||
| Palace of Charles de Lorraine (Royal Library of Belgium) |  | City of Brussels | Historic house | |
| Parlamentarium |  | City of Brussels (EU Quarter) | Politics | Visitors' centre of the European Parliament |
| Planetarium of Brussels |  | City of Brussels (Laeken) | Science | Planetarium with various shows on astronomical themes |
| Museum of the Police Force | Etterbeek | History | History of the police force | |
| Red Cloister Art Centre |  | Auderghem | Art | Art exhibitions |
| René Magritte Museum (Jette) |  | Jette | Historic house | Former house of surrealist artist René Magritte |
| Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences |  | City of Brussels | Nature | Natural history museum with a notable collection of dinosaur skeletons |
| Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History |  | City of Brussels | History - Military | Displays of Belgian military history, aircraft, armour and other arms and military vehicles |
| Schaerbeek Museum of Beer |  | Schaerbeek | Brewing | Displays on history of Belgian beer, and collection of beer bottles |
| Scientastic Museum | City of Brussels | Children | ||
| Sewer Museum |  | City of Brussels | Sewers | Visit part of the Brussels sewer network |
| Spontaneous Art Museum | Schaerbeek | Art | Collection of works of naive and primitive art | |
| Temple of Human Passions | _-_Jef_Lambeaux.jpg) | City of Brussels | Art | Neoclassical pavilion designed by Victor Horta containing a marble relief by Jef Lambeaux |
| Toy Museum | City of Brussels | Children | ||
| Train World |  | Schaerbeek | Rail transport | History of the Belgian railways. Located in Schaarbeek railway station |
| Museum David and Alice van Buuren |  | Uccle | Historic house | House and garden of a former banker, furnished in art deco style |
| Wiels Contemporary Art Centre |  | Forest | Art | Presents exhibitions of contemporary art |
| Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Municipal Museum | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | Local | ||
| Museum of Zoology and Anthropology (Museums of the ULB) | Ixelles | Nature | Collection of skeletons and stuffed animals of a wide range of species | |
Former museums
- Underwear Museum - Moved to Lessines, Hainaut in 2016[2]
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See also
- Museum of Europe - a project in development with no permanent location yet
References
- Bruzz, Het ABC van Jean Demannez, 22 September 2015 (in Dutch)
- "Underwear Museum moves from Brussels to Lessines". The Bulletin. 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
External links
- Official site of the Brussels council of museums
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