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Over its long history, Brussels has opened many different museums. According to the latest data, the tourist information office recommends visiting about 89 museums, but in addition to this “official” list, the city has quite a lot of small “museums”, for example, the Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate.
Visiting museums before exploring Brussels will help you learn more about the city and the places you'll encounter along the way. For example, visit the Brussels City Museum and learn more about the city's history before exploring the Inner Ring. Or take a tour of the Belgian Brewers' Museum to better identify the beers on restaurant menus. And don't forget the museum card!
Below are just a few of the most popular museums in Brussels. Quality museum exhibitions Each museum is different. On the one hand, Brussels has large and spacious museums where you can learn a lot of new things, for example, the Museum of Natural Sciences or the Museum fine arts. On the other hand, in the city you can find small, unique museums like the Brewing Museum or the Cocoa and Chocolate Museum.
If you don't know French or Dutch, you will encounter certain difficulties in museums, since these are the only two languages ​​spoken official languages. Before visiting the exhibitions, ask at the box office if an audio guide is available, and if you don't mind spending an extra 2 or 3 euros, you can usually purchase an audio guide in English.

Museum card

If your plans include visiting several museums in Brussels, you should definitely get a special museum card, also called a Brussels card. The card can be purchased for 1, 2 or 3 days; The card includes a museum pass and unlimited travel on city public transport (trams, buses and metro).
Entrance fees to museums range from 3-9 euros, so if you want to pay for a day museum card, which costs 20 euros, you need to visit at least 2-3 museums, using public transport along the way. Unfortunately, the Cocoa and Chocolate Museum and the Victor Horta Museum are not included in the price of the card, but they are still worth a visit.
The Brussels Card includes:

• Free entry to 30 museums;
• Free travel to public transport for the duration of the card;
• Guarantee for discounts;
• Museum map;
• A short guide to Brussels museums.

Museum of Fine Arts

Royal Museum Fine Arts (Musee royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique) includes two art museum located in the same building; The Museum of Fine Arts also includes Rene Magritte Museum.
On the upper floors, decorated with columns of mauve marble, there is an exhibition of ancient art and art XVII-XVIII centuries. The exhibition of contemporary art is located on the underground floors, but this is not just a basement: there are a total of 8 floors under the museum! Starting from the -3rd floor, you will meet works of art on your way art of the 19th century and XX centuries, as well as ultra-modern art XXI century.
Artists such as Bruegel (the Elder - the father and the Younger - the son) did not gain popularity during their lifetime, but today their paintings represent examples of the best Belgian art and are very highly valued. All this splendor, along with works by other great artists (Rubens, Jordaens and others), are on display on the mezzanine.
Generally, the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. The museum is closed on public holidays.
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts is located on Mont des Arts (Mountain of Arts) near the Royal Palace and Park of Brussels. You will find the museum just opposite the Church of St. Jacob's on the Royal Square (Place Royale).
Address: Rue de la Regence, 3
Metro: Gare Centrale/Cenraal, Porte de Namur/Naamseport
Website: http://www.fine-arts-museum.be/

Museum of Natural Sciences

Museum of Natural Sciences is the world of evolution and dinosaurs. This gigantic structure includes five different exhibitions. The museum is also an active research center where animals and fossils from different historical periods are studied.
The journey through the museum begins with the Dinosaur Exhibit, from where you take the elevator up to Level 4 and downwards, admiring the four remaining exhibitions along the way, the first of which is the Evolution Gallery, showing the evolution of living organisms over several thousand years after the end of the era of dinosaurs.
Next to the evolution gallery is an exhibition dedicated to the Arctic and Antarctic regions. If you go down one flight below, you will see an exhibition of biological diversity: insects, sea inhabitants and human prehistory.
Elements of Art Nouveau architecture are very common in the museum building; note the steel flights of stairs and balustrades entwined with vines and leaves.
The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. On weekends and during school holidays - from 10 am to 6 pm.
The easiest way to get to the Museum of Natural Sciences is from Trone metro station, from where you need to go through Luxembourg station to the façade of the European Parliament building and turn right. A small dinosaur sign will help you find the museum building.
Address: Rue Vautier, 29
Metro: Trone/Troon
Website: https://www.naturalsciences.be/

Brussels City Museum

City Museum located in the King's House (Maison du Roi). This historical museum, which reveals the secrets of the city to all visitors.
After purchasing your ticket (only 3 euros), enter the museum and turn left. You'll start with the history of the Grand Place and the building you're in. The sculptures that previously decorated the façade are now part of the exhibition. After admiring the pottery, porcelain, pewter and tapestries on display on the ground floor, you can head up to the second floor, where exhibitions on the history of the city begin. The most interesting exhibit is a three-dimensional model of Brussels in the 13th century, whose fortifications were shaped like a pentagon.
The third and last floors of the museum are dedicated to the pride of Brussels, its “oldest inhabitant,” as some townspeople call the Manneken Pis. Before entering the room where more than 100 of the 700 Manneken Pis costumes are kept, you can watch a short film about the history of this sculpture.
The city museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm.
The museum is easiest to find. It is located on the central Grand Place square opposite the town hall, which with its grandeur almost overshadows the King's House. The Brussels City Museum is housed in this gray neo-Gothic building. Metro stops: Gare Centrale or Bourse.
Address: Grand Place

Website: http://www.museedelavilledebruxelles.be/

Autoworld

On the official website Museum "Autoworld" a tour of this huge “warehouse” with more than 400 cars is called nothing less than “time travel.” The museum is located in one of the wings of the arch of the Fiftieth Anniversary Park.
All the cars exhibited at Autoworld are made in Europe or America, so you won't find either Honda or Toyota here. But what you will definitely see in the museum are cars produced by Packard and Oldsmobile; there's even a 1928 Bugatti model.
The first exhibition on the ground floor is divided into two parts. First, walk along the left side of the room counterclockwise, and after you return to the central passage, walk along the right half clockwise.
There is a room in the right corner of the second floor that is easy to miss, but still worth a visit. There are carriages on display there. The mezzanine charts the evolution of the automobile from the 18th to the 21st centuries, even leaving empty spaces for future models.
To the right of the exit there is a wonderful souvenir shop where, among other things, you can buy a miniature model of almost any car brand.
The museum is open all year round. In summer - from 10 am to 6 pm, in winter - from 10 am to evening.
Address: Parc du Cinquantenaire, 11
Metro: Merode, Schuman
Website: http://www.autoworld.be/

Brewing Museum

Here you will understand why Belgium is considered the birthplace of beer. The museum is located in the basement of the Brewers' House, which also houses the headquarters of the Federation of Belgian Brewers.
Upon entering the Brewers' House, you will descend into the basement along narrow flights of stairs. The dark interior, large wooden barrels, tables and chairs - all this immediately creates the atmosphere of a medieval tavern. After taking plenty of photos, you can move on to the back room, where you will be introduced to the modern equipment used in brewing. Here you will also be shown a 45-minute video about the history, ingredients, varieties and methods of making beer.
The Brewing Museum is relatively small, but extremely original and interesting. It is open every day from 10am to 5pm, and opens at noon on weekends.
The Brewery Museum is located to the left of the town hall on the Grand Place in a Baroque building. On the roof of the building there is a monument to Charles of Lorraine on horseback with two dolphins on either side.
Address: Grand Place, 10
Metro: Bourse/Beurs, Gare Centrale/Cenraal
Website: http://www.belgianbrewers.be

Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate

Upon entering this small home that doubles as a store, display space, and museum, you'll immediately smell the strong smell of melted chocolate.
Once you purchase your ticket, you'll receive some melted chocolate to sample and go to the back of the room where the demonstration is taking place. This is where the chocolatier works his magic. Before your eyes, the chocolate will turn from a melted mass into small chocolate shells that you will definitely try. In a 15-minute demonstration of chocolate making, the master will reveal to you several secrets of making chocolate.
After that, you have at your disposal two whole floors of the museum, where you will learn a lot of interesting things about cocoa and chocolate. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 4:30pm, closed on Mondays except public holidays.
The museum is located near the Grand Place, in one of the small alleys southwest of the square.
Address: Rue de la Tete d'Or, 9-11
Metro: Bourse/Beurs
Website: http://www.mucc.be/

Royal Museums of Fine Arts - Musees royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van Belgie. State museum complex- these are grouped together and located (mainly) next to Royal Palace Museum of Old Art,Museum Oldmasters Museum(formally the collection was founded Napoleon in 1801), Museum Contemporary art Museum Modern Museum and two more separate exhibitions ( Musée Fin-de-Siecle Museum And Museum Magritte Museum). And also Antoine Wirtz Museum And Constantin Meunier Museum, already located in a different place, in Ixeles (Wiertz Museum- opened in 1868, and Museum of Constantin Meunier - Musee Meunier Museum- in 1978). Well, what about the address? Regence street, 3(next to Royal Palace, in four different, although closely located buildings) you can see works by Bruegel, Rubens, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Bosch, Gauguin, Seurat, Van Gogh, Delacroix, Sisley, Rodin, Ernst, Dali, Chagall and even Warhol!

Napoleon Bonaparte was unable to transport all the loot during the occupation of Belgium cultural values to Paris and therefore by 1801 was forced to hand over the remains to the then nascent museum, which opened two years later in the palace of the Old Court. The struggle for the creation of the museum and the return of priceless national treasures from Paris to Brussels was led by Guillaume Jacques-Joseph Bosschaert (1737-1815). Gradually, after the deposition of Napoleon, all the confiscated valuables returned from Paris to Brussels, and since 1811, the already well-equipped museum became the property of the city of Brussels. In 1835, King Leopold I decided to create national museum Belgian artists. Seven years later, the city and royal collections were united, in 1845 a department of modern art was created in the combined museum, and since 1846 the whole thing has been known as the Royal Museums of Painting and Sculpture of Belgium. Since May 26, 1887, the museum has occupied its current classicist building on Rue de la Regence / Regentschapsstraat, designed by Alphonse Bal (built from 1875 to 1885). This is a rather noticeable building with four powerful columns and decorated with statues. To this day, works of art (including the 18th century) are kept there. 100 years later (1984), a building was added to the museum to house the growing collection of the Museum of Modern Art of the 20th Century. The collection of the Museum of Old Art contains about 1,200 works European art, covering the period from the 14th to the 18th centuries ("local" masters - Robert Campin, Rogier van der Weyden, Dirk Bouts, Hans Memling, as well as Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, Jacob Jordaens, Anthony van Dyck and others). Among van Dyck's works, the most famous are "The Crucifixion of Christ" and "Portrait of the sculptor Francois Duquesnoy", "brother" Pissing Boy. The fact is that Francois Duquesnoy is the son of Jerome Duquesnoy, who “blinded” Pissing Boy. Thus, it is quite possible to consider Francois a brother Pissing Boy, there is only one author! Rubens is also represented by a number of famous works, such as Fall of the Titans and Massacre of the Babies. “Foreign” painting is also presented on a more than large scale and in high quality. Dutch collection - Frans Hals, Pieter de Hooch, Gabriel Metsu, Jacob van Ruisdael, as well as Rembrandt and “Portrait of Nicolaas van Bambeek”. Well Hieronymus Bosch- "Crucifixion with a donor"! French collection - Claude Lorrain, Hubert Robert, Jean-Baptiste Greuze. Italian collection - Carlo Crivelli, Jacopo Tintoretto, Giambatista Tiepolo. Well, and many other artists from other countries... The Museum of Modern Art is part of the Royal Belgian Museum of Fine Arts. The core of the 19th-century collection at the Museum of Modern Art consists of works by Belgian artists. Along with the works of Antoine Joseph Wirtz, sculptures by Constantin Meunier should be highlighted, many of which depict workers and miners. The museum houses Salome by Alfred Stevens, a representative of Belgian impressionism. The museum also presents such famous works, like “Russian Music” by James Ensor and “The Tenderness of the Sphinx” by Fernand Knopff. As well as paintings by Jacques Louis David, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Gustave Courbet, Henri Fantin-Latour, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat, Paul Signac, Edouard Vuillard, Maurice Vlaminck, Vincent van Gogh, Lovis Corinth, Eugene Delacroix, Theodore Gericault, Constantin Meunier , Alfred Sisley, Emil Klaus, Theo van Rysselberghe and the sculpture “Caryatid” by Auguste Rodin. There is a collection of works by Belgian surrealists (René Magritte, Paul Delvaux), as well as works by Max Ernst and the famous “Temptation of St. Antonia" by Salvador Dali. In addition, works by Marc Chagall and the king of pop art Andy Warhol! Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00. Closed on Mondays. The museum has a store (it’s right under the Museum of Modern Art, there is an entrance from Régence Street) and a cafe. The two main museums, the Musée Oldmasters Museum, the Musée Modern Museum and the Museum of Transitional Art wedged between them (so what...) Musée Fin-de-Siecle Museum stand together, in a single block, at Rue de la Regence / Regentschapsstraat 3, on the way to Palace Square. The Musée Magritte Museum is located a little further away, already on the square, at Place royale / Koningsplein 1. By the way, there is also a cafe there. You can (and should) first familiarize yourself with the exhibition plan on the museum’s website (you can download it from this link - http://www.fine-arts-museum.be/uploads/pages/files/museumplan_070513_online_1.pdf). Regarding the price - each of the exhibitions (Musee Oldmasters Museum, Museum Modern Museum, Musee Fin-de-Siecle Museum and Musee Magritte Museum) will cost 8 Euros, a combined ticket for everything at once - 13 Euros! Every first Wednesday of the month from 13:00 the museum is open for free! On Museum Square in front of the Palace of Charles of Lorraine there is the famous “Proval” - an illuminated well, which also houses some of the exhibits of the Museum of Modern Art.

Everyone has heard about the famous “Pissing Boy” fountain, but not everyone knows that the residents of Brussels went further and installed the “Pissing Girl” fountain near the oldest pub Delirium, and a little later “Pissing Dog”. In general, their imagination knows no bounds. What else is interesting to see in Brussels? All the answers are in our guide. Brussels is known to the world for its Gothic-style palaces, perfectly preserved ancient narrow streets, spacious squares, unusual sculptures and monuments. We'll tell you about the most interesting sights of Brussels.

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The Royal Palace is the home of many ruling families, located at some elevation above the city, in Brussels Park. On at the moment used for official ceremonies, open to the public daily. The following deserve special attention: the Throne Room, the Mirror Room, the Imperial Room. In each of the listed internal halls, the visitor will see expensive luxurious decoration, french style and sleek design.

The Bellevue Museum is located in the Royal Palace and houses a collection of artifacts, documents, and antiques dating back to the formation of the Belgian state. Entrance to the Royal Palace is free for everyone, entrance fee to the museum: for adults - 5 euros, for pensioners, upon presentation pension certificate– 4 euros, students pay 3 euros, children – free.

The Palace of Charles of Lorraine has tragic story, at the end of the eighteenth century was barbarously plundered by the occupiers, so not many of the halls were preserved in their original form. When visiting the palace complex, you should pay attention to the staircase in the hall, at the base of which stands a sculpture of Hercules.

It has been preserved since the construction of the structure. Furniture, household items and musical instruments times of the 18th century. Visiting days: Wednesday and Friday from 13:00 to 17:00. The entrance ticket for an adult is 3 euros, children have free admission.

Hereby cultural center Brussels is considered the Palace of Fine Arts, built at the beginning of the 20th century. When designing the palace, it was decided to mix the styles of neoclassicism and modernism; later this style began to be called art deco. Henry Le Bouf is a hall in the Palace of Fine Arts with good acoustics. Performances are often organized here opera stars world-class, symphony and philharmonic concerts are held. In addition, the palace became a venue for performances dance groups and theater troupes.

To get to the palace, take the first metro line, stop “Gare Centrale & Parc” or the bus that runs through the central area of ​​the city, stop “Central Railway Station”.

You can study the diverse faces of Brussels for a long time, but a better idea of ​​it will only be formed when a person gets acquainted with the main religious buildings of the city.

The main church symbol of Brussels is the Cathedral of St. Michael and Gudula, which is located on a certain hill, between the old and new districts of Brussels. The style of execution is mixed - there are elements of Gothic and Romanticism, which attracts the tourist’s eye. Construction time: 11th century. The facade of the building was recently restored, but the interior decoration has been preserved almost unchanged.

The internal dimensions of the premises amaze the human imagination - tens of meters separate the floor from the vaulted ceilings, and large-scale columns and life-size sculptures complement the range. The cathedral is decorated with stained glass paintings depicting fragments of the lives of monks and great saints. In addition to visiting the cathedral, everyone can listen to an organ music concert, which is organized for parishioners on Sundays.

The cathedral's opening hours for visitors: weekdays - from 7 am to 6 pm, weekends - from 8 am to 6 pm.

Basilica of Sacre Coeur

The Sacré-Coeur Basilica is the main symbol of Belgian independence, and was built in honor of the 75th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the state. Considered a must-visit place. Location: Elizabeth Park. The building reaches a height of ninety meters, making it considered the largest building in the world, made in the art deco style. Two thousand people can fit inside the basilica at a time. Today, the premises of the Sacré-Coeur Basilica are used not only as a place for religious services, but for holding concerts and exhibitions. Part of the basilica is reserved for a museum and lecture hall.

Church of Notre-Dame de Laeken

History buffs should visit the Notre-Dame de Laeken church, which is located in the suburbs of Brussels. The period of construction of the religious building is the second half of the nineteenth century. The church houses a crypt - the burial place of five rulers of the Belgian state - Leopold the first, second and third, Albert the first and Boudewijn. The opening of the crypt, according to tradition, is carried out on the days of great church holidays.

You can get acquainted with painting and sculpture from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries in the Catholic Church of Notre-Dame du Finistère, which is geographically located in the central part of Brussels. Part of the church is made in classic style, the other is in the Baroque style.

Beer Museum

Belgium is known throughout the world for its breweries, so it is not surprising that a beer museum was opened here. Location - Grand Palace, 10. Main exhibits: ancient containers for storing beer and for its production. Tourists will be interested in learning about the brewing process, as well as tasting a delicious freshly brewed drink. The museum is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, the entrance fee is 5 euros.

Perhaps the main monument of Brussels, known far beyond its borders, is the “Manneken Pis”. Famous sculpture was born thanks to Jerome Duquesnoy and began to decorate the city of Brussels since 1619. Tourists can find the city's landmark near the Prince's Palace. An interesting thing is the peculiar performance associated with the sculpture - dressing up a boy in costumes, of which there are already more than a hundred. The process of changing outfits has become a favorite tradition of residents and guests of the city.

Few people know about another interesting monument in Brussels - the “Pissing Girl”. The sculpture appeared in the city in 1987. The monument is the idea of ​​Denis-Adrien Debouvry, a famous sculptor. Finding the monument is not as easy as its famous brother; it is located at the dead end of the Alley of Fidelity; you can use Rue des Bouchers as a landmark.

Monument to Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

In Brussels they paid tribute to the great Spanish writer and erected a monument to “Don Quixote and Sancho Panza”. Location: Spanish Square. The monument is installed on a high pedestal, so the architects protected it from possible acts of vandalism.

The real symbol of the Belgian capital has become the Atomium monument, which is an enlarged copy of an iron molecule. The monument symbolizes the limitless possibilities of man and speaks of the need to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes. The author of the project is Andre Waterkein. The monument consists of nine huge spheres - iron atoms, the diameter of which is eighteen meters.

The spheres are connected to each other using pipes. Each of the spheres performs a specific function - the one located at the top point is an observation deck of the city, the multi-colored sphere is a small cozy hotel, the central sphere is given over to a cafe. Separate areas are exhibition halls and galleries.

The Atomium monument is one of the symbols of Brussels; it can be seen from many points in the city. You can get to the monument by metro, Heizel station. Opening hours: from 10 am to 6 pm daily. Cost of visiting: adult ticket - 11 euros, ticket for children from 12 to 18 years old - 8 euros, ticket for children aged 6 to 11 years - 6 euros. Children under 6 years old have free entry.

The initial appearance of Brussels was formed thanks to artisans and merchants; the active phase of development began only in the middle of the last century, when Brussels became a gathering place for the world's leading politicians. Today Brussels is a modern European city, where everyone can enjoy ancient majestic buildings, an excellent level of service, unusual architectural monuments. Brussels has many attractions that will take at least a week to explore. An incredible number of vivid memories await the tourist; the capital of Belgium knows how to surprise and amaze!

The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Brussels (there is also the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp) includes five museums:

• Museum ancient art
• Museum of Art Nouveau (literally fin de sicle - end of the century)
• Magritte Museum
• Wirtz Museum
• Mainer Museum

Entry price

An adult ticket to each of these museums will cost 8 euros. Combination ticket valid for one day for the first three museums - 13 euros(the last two are free).

For children and young people from 6 to 25 years old, tickets to the first three museums will cost 2 euros, combined - 3 euros.

Museums are included in the Brussels Card system, we will talk about it in more detail here.

On my second trip to Belgium, I visited all three museums using a combined ticket, and did not regret it at all. Why am I focusing on this? Because, preparing for the trip and studying countless reports, I realized that most travelers pass by these museums. And they are wonderful! Of course, if painting makes you sleepy, and you can’t immediately distinguish Bruegel from Monet, then you shouldn’t torture yourself with a heavy dose of distant art.

But if you have been to the Louvre and Orsay, the Tate Gallery or the Rijksmuseum, or, finally, the Hermitage, then missing the Royal Museums is simply a crime.

Visit for free

Free entry to all Royal Museums is available every first Wednesday of the month.

Schedule

Tuesdays - Fridays: from 10.00 to 17.00
On weekends: from 11.00 to 18.00

Magritte Museum: Monday - Friday: 10.00 to 17.00
Weekends: from 11.00 to 18.00

Wirtz and Meiner Museums: Tuesday-Friday from 10.00 to 12.00 and from 12.45 to 17.00.

The ticket office closes half an hour before closing time.

Closed January 1, Thursday 2, May 1, November 1, November 11, December 25.
On December 24 and 31, museums close at 14.00.

Museum of Ancient Art

Pieter Bruegel (along with his son) is amazing, it’s impossible to tear yourself away. In the Louvre, I walked to the inexpressibly beautiful, but so small “Cripples” for almost an hour. And here is a feast of the spirit: “The Fall Icarus", "The Fall of the Rebels" angels", “Census in Bethlehem” and, perhaps, the most favorite - “Winter landscape with a bird trap."

Dutch Collection (Pieter Bruegel, Bosch,Rogier van der Weyden, Jan Van Eyck), Flemings (Hans Memling, van Dyck, a whole hall of Rubens - not for everyone 😉 ) and the Germans (Lucas Cranach) of the 15th-17th centuries does not let go.

Jacques Louis David “The Death of Marat”, interestingly enough, I definitely saw it in Reims, it is considered one of the main masterpieces of their museum. It turns out that the painting has many copies, both by the author and by artists from David’s workshop, so it’s not surprising.

Museum of Art Nouveau

Do you love Art Nouveau as much as I do? Then you will be interested here. Small but rich collection. Not the Orsay Museum, not even the Orangerie, no. But there is still something to keep your gaze on. Alphonse Mucha and elaborate furniture with floral motifs- the first attribute of modernity.

Impressionism, pointalism, surrealism: Gauguin, Van Gogh, Sisley, Seurat, Bonnard, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Salvador Dali, Dufy.

The museum is very young, opened in 2013. It is located in a separate building, but is connected by passages to the Museum of Ancient Art (the same as the Magritte Museum). It was a real quest: to put the backpacks in a storage room in the first museum, and then painfully return to them.

Magritte Museum

There are a lot of documentaries: photographs, etc. The main masterpieces of the famous surrealist have scattered to other museums, but it’s still definitely worth going in and looking around. After all, you are in the homeland of Rene Magritte!