House of European History
Get ready for a journey like no other!
The permanent exhibition begins with the myth of the goddess Europa, exploring Europe’s ancient roots and the continent’s heritage of shared traditions, before Europe’s dramatic journey towards modernity in the 19th century and rebuilding process following World War II.
A multimedia guide in 24 languages gives you new ways to interact with the exhibition, while special activities and Family Discovery Spaces allow children to grasp the story of Europe.
Located next to the European Parliament in a striking Art Deco building in Parc Léopold, the House of European History is an essential part of any tour of the city.
* Free
* Available in 24 languages
* Book online: See practical information
House of European History
Red Cloister Art Centre
Red Cloister Art Centre
Archives of the City of Brussels
The Service of Archives established a scientific library which counts about 25.000 volumes, mainly of historic, urban and Brussels interest.
Archives of the City of Brussels
Sint-Lukasgalerie Brussel
Sint-Lukasgalerie Brussel
House of Wallonia
Informationcenter about Wallonia, the primarily French-speaking region of Belgium.
Near the Grand-Place of Brussels
House of Wallonia
Géo De Vlamynck Atelier
Frescoes, mosaics, paintings
Géo De Vlamynck Atelier
Expérimentarium de l'ULB
Expérimentarium de l'ULB
Museum of Water and Fountains
The Museum of Water and Fountains invites you to discover or rediscover the riches of water, source of life. The Museum is located at the entrance of Genval-les-Eaux's the former zoo. The building once housed the aviaries before becoming a warehouse for the Schweppes Company.
Museum of Water and Fountains
FeliXart Museum
In a place where you wouldn’t expect it, in the centre of the small urbanised municipality of Drogenbos, the FeliXart museum is situated in an oasis of 5 hectares of green, the domain that once belonged to Felix De Boeck (1895-1995), one of the pioneers of Belgian abstract art. The museum opened in 1996 and focuses on historical and contemporary avant-garde art. Thanks to exhibitions, projects and publications of national and international standing, the museum has in recent years occupied an important place within the expertise on avant-garde, Interbellum and abstract art.
The museum works with two large panels. On the one hand there is FeliXeco, the ecological hatch, which mainly unfolds between the trees on the beautiful green domain of the museum. On the other hand there is FeliXart, the artistic part of the organisation. The ART in FeliXart stands for three platforms: Aspects, Reflections and Talents. A triptych on which the museum works to keep art alive and continue to surprise the visitor. Nevertheless, Felix’s work forms the common thread, quality and authenticity are the most important criteria. The aim is to update and contextualise the oeuvre of the painter-farmer.
FeliXart Museum
Chinese Pavilion (Museums of the Far East)
The Chinese Pavilion, situated amidst the green surroundings of the royal estate at Laeken, together with the nearby Japanese Tower, form a remarkable exotic ensemble built at the beginning of the 20th century on the initiative of King Leopold II. The Pavilion houses a remarkable collection of Chinese porcelain, silverware, furniture and European paintings dating from the 17th to 19th century.
The Chinese pavilion is part of the site of the Museums of the Far East together with the Japanese Tower and the Museum of Japanese Art. The three buildings are closed for renovation.The Federal Buildings Agency will supervise the renovation project of the entire site. The permanent collection are stored at the Art & History Museum.
Chinese Pavilion (Museums of the Far East)
CENTRALE | box
CENTRALE | box hosts emerging artists and assists them in developing their projects.
CENTRALE | box
Musée Oldmasters Museum
Memling, Hieronymus Bosch, Quentin Metsys, Breughel, Van Dyck, Rubens, and an impressive number of other giants of painting make a date with you in a magnificent setting. This temple to art celebrates paintings from the 15th to the 18th century, presenting hundreds of masterpieces that command admiration. A garden of sculptures with a fountain completes the display.
Musée Oldmasters Museum
Spontaneous Art Museum
The museum is located in an old printing office. It presents permanently about fifty selected works from its collections.
Spontaneous Art Museum
Palace of Charles of Lorraine
The objects on display illustrate the life of aristocrats in the Austrian Netherlands and at the court of Brussels in the 18th Century: sedans, medals, china and silverware, clocks, Masonic objects, scientific and technical instruments, a music room, etc. Aesthetics, good food and entertainment take pride of place in a museum that also pays tribute to one of the most hedonistic princes our region has ever known. Charles of Lorraine’s was the governor of the Austrian Netherlands from 1744 to 1780, an intellectual, curious about science, and a connoisseur of Diderot and d’Alembert’s encyclopedia. He was interested in occultism, an art lover, and a passionate collector. Open each first Saturday of the month, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The palace is closed for renovation works until 2019, when it will reopen to host the exhibition "The World of Bruegel in Black and White". You can still see the inside during some noon concerts in 2018.
Palace of Charles of Lorraine
AfricaMuseum
The Royal Museum for Central Africa, or AfricaMuseum, is not just a reference centre for scientific research but one of the most visited museums in Belgium. Visitors discover the natural and cultural diversity of Central Africa through largely historic collections. Universal themes such as language, music, biodiversity, education, leadership, and ceremonies are presented in detail. Contemporary Congolese artists offer their views on the collections through their installations and artworks in and around the museum. AfricaMuseum also discusses the colonial history of Belgium and tackles its own inception.
AfricaMuseum
Palais Royal
The Royal Palace was built on the site of the former Palace of the Dukes of Brabant which was destroyed by fire in 1731. Started in 1820 under the reign of King William, it was modified in 1904 under Leopold II, who had it rebuilt in Louis XVI style. The side wings date from the 18th century and at the end of each wing there is a pavilion. On the left that of the Civil List and on the right the Hotel Bellevue which is currently the BELvue Museum.
The palace is accessible to the public from the end of July to the end of August
Palais Royal
Children’s Museum
Pioneer in Europe, The Children’s Museum is located in a beautiful mansion which offers a 600m2 exhibition spaces. In this educational environment, where playing has a key role, you won’t find computers nor video games. Stage settings and scenery, wooden toys, workshops are but some examples of the different means the Museum has put in place to help children in the discovery of the world that surrounds them, as well as themselves. Every exhibition is an exclusive creation that benefits from the guidance of various external specialists in different areas of the educational work fields.
Children’s Museum
Schaerbeek Beer Museum
This small Brussels' museum is situated in the workshop of a former school surrounded by a beautiful garden, and is devoted to one of the most typical products of Brussels and Belgium: beer. Through its scenography, the museum showcases the various states of beer production and offers a collection of over 2500 beer bottles and about 5000 glasses, some of them unique pieces. Old beer-making machines, coopers' tools, pub and beer signs, various publicity materials and old documents from existing or defunct breweries complete a museum where tasting the famous Schaerbeekoise and Eizelskop is a logical and inevitable conclusion! A free beer (12,5 cl) will be offered during your visit!
Schaerbeek Beer Museum
Clockarium Museum
A museum that’s always on time, with a collection of 3,000 antique clocks and other earthenware mantelpiece ornaments. It’s laid out for you in a magnificent art deco house.
Clockarium Museum
Tram Museum
Trams, trolleybuses, buses, and taxis that have crisscrossed the capital for 150 years can be seen in these warehouses built in 1897. During the opening season you can make a trip with one of the historical vehicles and relive the atmosphere of the early 20th century on the Avenue de Tervuren and in the Sonian Forest.
A dedicated Museum line with old buses takes you to the areas between the Museum and the Place Royale: Cinquantenaire Park, the European quarter, the squares quarter…
Additionally, you can rent the vehicles as well as the museum halls for any kind of event.
Tram Museum
Museums of the Far East (closed due to restoration)
Situated in the municipality of Laken, close to the Royal Domain, are the Museums of the Far East. Unfortunately the Japanese Tower, the Chinese Pavilion and the Museum of Japanese Art are closed for safety reasons until further notice.
Museums of the Far East (closed due to restoration)
Musée de la police intégrée
Musée de la police intégrée
Archives et Musée de la Littérature (AML)
A documentation, archival, and research centre, recognised by Belgium’s French-speaking Community, which focuses on Belgian literature in French from 1830 to today and on French-language African literature.
Archives et Musée de la Littérature (AML)
The Plaster-cast workshop of Royal Museums of Art and History
The Plaster-cast Workshop was established in the nineteenth century during the reign of King Leopold II. It houses a collection of more than 4 000 casts of works of art dating from prehistoric times to the eighteenth century. In reproducing those works of art, the workshop’s specialized craftsmen employ traditional techniques in both the casting and the patination.
By offering casts, the workshop helps to promote art. The larger examples, such as busts, full-length statues, reliefs, etc., have to be ordered, but there is a little stock of the smaller examples.
The Plaster-cast workshop of Royal Museums of Art and History
Hergé Museum
The Hergé Museum in Louvain-la-Neuve invites you on a journey through the life of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century, offering a comprehensive perspective via thousands of sources from and related to the work of Hergé.
More than 80 original plates, and 800 photographs, documents and objects have been brought together under one roof. The building itself was designed and built within the picturesque green setting of Walloon Brabant, by the architect Christian de Portzamparc: a little like a Grail hidden within a sacred grove!
Hergé was not only Tintin. Graphic designer, caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator, storyteller – he was a multi-talented artist who was a perfect reflection of the twentieth century.
Hergé Museum
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