List of museums in Brussels

This is a list of museums in Brussels, Belgium.

It includes museums situated in any of the municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region.

Name	Image	Municipality	Type	Summary
Albert Couvreur Pharmaceutical Museum [Wikidata]		Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	Medicine
Antoine Wiertz Museum		Ixelles	Art	Collection of work by the painter Antoine Wiertz, housed in his former studio
Archives and Museum for Flemish Life in Brussels [sv]		City of Brussels	Local	Collection of items related to Flemish culture in Brussels
Archives of the City of Brussels		City of Brussels	History
Archives and French Literature Museum [Wikidata]		City of Brussels	Literary
Art & Design Atomium Museum (ADAM)		City of Brussels	Art	Design of the 20th century
Art & Marges Museum [Wikidata]		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
Autrique House		Schaerbeek	Architecture	Town house designed by the architect Victor Horta in the Art Nouveau style
Beguinage of Anderlecht [fr]		Anderlecht	Local	Historic beguinage and museum
Belgian Museum of Freemasonry [Wikidata]		City of Brussels	Cultural	Collection illustrating the history of freemasonry in Belgium
Bibliotheca Wittockiana		Woluwe-Saint-Pierre	Books	Private museum and library devoted to bookbinding
Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour – La Fonderie		Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	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 the Mill and Food [Wikidata]		Evere	Food	Housed in an old windmill
Brussels Urban Transport Museum		Woluwe-Saint-Pierre	Transport	Collection of Brussels trams from different eras
Bruxella 1238 [Wikidata]		City of Brussels	Archaeology	Ruins of a Franciscan convent under the former Brussels Stock Exchange
Belgian Brewers Museum		City of Brussels	Brewing
Choco-Story Brussels		City of Brussels	Food
Belgian Comic Strip Center		City of Brussels	Comic strips	Belgian comic strips and their history
BELvue Museum		City of Brussels	History	Documents the national history of Belgium
Museum of the Black Sisters [Wikidata]		Koekelberg	Cultural	Museum dedicated to the "Black Sisters", a Cellite religious congregation, located in the Basilica of Koekelberg
Camille Lemonnier Museum [Wikidata]		Ixelles	Art	Working office of the 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	Art Nouveau house designed by the architect Paul Cauchie
CENTRALE for contemporary art [Wikidata]		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	Belgian art museum in 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)		City of Brussels	History - Art	Historical and artistic artefacts from cultures around the world
Brussels City Museum		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
Collections of the Public Social Welfare Centre [Wikidata]		City of Brussels	Art
Constantin Meunier Museum [Wikidata]		Ixelles	Art	Works by the 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	Local history of Jette county
D'leteren Gallery		Ixelles	Transport	History of the D'leteren company and collection of its vehicles
Erasmus House		Anderlecht	Historic house	The Dutch humanist writer Erasmus of Rotterdam once stayed in this house
Espace Photographique Contretype [de]		Saint-Gilles	Art	Contemporary photography museum
Evere Municipal Museum		Evere	Local	Local history of Evere county
Experimentarium [Wikidata] (part of the ULB)		Ixelles	Science	Physics museum
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
Fin-de-Siècle Museum		City of Brussels	Art
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 the artist, architect and designer Géo De Vlamynck [fr]
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)		Saint-Gilles	History	History of Brussels and armaments. Located in one of the city gates of the second walls of Brussels
Horta Museum		Saint-Gilles	Architecture	Museum of the life and work of Victor Horta situated in his former house and studio
House of European History (HEH)		City of Brussels (EU Quarter)	History	Museum of European history and the history of European integration
Museum of Human Anatomy and Embryology [Wikidata] (part of the ULB)		Anderlecht	Science
International Puppet Museum - Peruchet		Ixelles	Puppetry	Museum and theatre with historic puppets from around the world
Museum of Illusions		City of Brussels	Illusions	An interactive museum with a unique exhibition of illusions. Located in the old "La Gaite" theatre
Museum of Ixelles		Ixelles	Art	Municipal museum with a permanent collection of paintings and hosting exhibitions
Jazz Station		Saint-Josse-ten-Noode	Music	Museum and archive on jazz, and a venue for jazz concerts.[1]
Jean Massart Botanical Garden [Wikidata] (part of the ULB)		Auderghem	Nature	Research garden open to the public
Jewish Museum of Belgium		City of Brussels	Cultural
Kanal Centre Pompidou		City of Brussels	Art	Modern and contemporary art museum
La Loge		Ixelles	Art	Contemporary art museum located in modernist building
Librarium (Royal Library of Belgium)		City of Brussels	Books	Displays items from the collection of the Royal Library
Magritte Museum		City of Brussels	Art	Life and work of the surrealist painter René Magritte
Marc Sleen Museum		City of Brussels	Comic strips	Life and work of the comics artist Marc Sleen, best known for The Adventures of Nero
Maurice Carême Museum		Anderlecht	Historic house	Former house of the poet Maurice Carême
Museum of Pharmacy and Medicinal Plants [Wikidata]		Ixelles	Medicine
Michel de Ghelderode Library-Museum [Wikidata] (part of the ULB)		Ixelles	Literary
Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA)		Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Art	Street Art
MigratieMuseumMigration (MMM)		Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Migration
Modern Religious Art Museum [Wikidata]		Koekelberg	Art	Located in the Basilica of Koekelberg
Municipal Museum of Molenbeek (MoMuse)		Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	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 Medicine [Wikidata] (part of the ULB)		Anderlecht	Science
Museum of Original Figures [Wikidata] (MOOF)		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 [nl]		City of Brussels	Cultural
Paul Moens Medicinal Plant Garden [Wikidata]		Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	Nature
Palace of Charles de Lorraine (Royal Library of Belgium)		City of Brussels	Historic house	Neoclassical palace
Parlamentarium		City of Brussels (EU Quarter)	Politics	Visitors' centre of the European Parliament
Pixel Museum [fr; nl]		City of Brussels	Video games
Planetarium of Brussels		City of Brussels (Laeken)	Science	Planetarium with various shows on astronomical themes
Museum of the Police Force [Wikidata]		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 the 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 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
Sewer Museum [nl]		City of Brussels	Sewers	Museum dedicated to Brussels sewer network and access to a part of the network
Spontaneous Art Museum [fr]		Schaerbeek	Art	Collection of works of naive and primitive art
Temple of Human Passions		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	Railway museum located in Schaarbeek railway station
Villa Empain		Ixelles	Historic house	Art Deco house
Museum David and Alice van Buuren		Uccle	Historic house	Historic house and museum, furnished in Art Deco style
Wiels Contemporary Art Centre		Forest	Art	Contemporary art centre
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Municipal Museum		Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	Local
Museum of Zoology and Anthropology (part 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]
• Scientastic Museum - Closed in 2012^[3]
• Charles Debuer Fencing Museum - Closed^[4]
• NAM-IP Computer Museum - Collection moved to Namur, Wallonia in 2015^[5]
• Museum of Letters and Manuscripts in Brussels - Closed

References

1. Bruzz, Het ABC van Jean Demannez, 22 September 2015 (in Dutch)
2. "Underwear Museum moves from Brussels to Lessines". The Bulletin. 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
3. "Scientastic, Brussels interactive Science museum for children and adults". www.scientastic.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
4. "Musée". Le Musée de l'Escrime. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
5. "Computing now has its own museum too!". Cultural heritage King Baudouin Foundation. Retrieved 2022-03-16.

External links

• Media related to Museums in Brussels at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site of the Brussels council of museums