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.

Museums Name Image Municipality TypeFocus SummaryWoluwe-Saint-LambertSciencePharmaceuticalsAntoine Wiertz Museum Ixelles Art Antoine Wiertz 1850s house where artist Antoine Wiertz lived City of Brussels Local Flemish Brusselers Collection of items related to Flemish culture in BrusselsArchives of the City of Brussels City of Brussels History City of Brussels Located in the former refuge of Gembloux Abbey City of BrusselsLiteraryFrench literatureLocated in the Royal Library of BelgiumArt & History Museum (part of Royal Museums of Art and History) City of Brussels History – Art Historical and artistic artefacts from cultures around the world City of Brussels Art Outsider art Located in the CHU Saint-PierreAutoworld City of Brussels Transport Cars Located in the CinquantenaireAutrique House Schaerbeek Architecture 1890s town house designed by the architect Victor Horta in the Art Nouveau styleBeguinage of Anderlecht Anderlecht Local Former beguinage City of Brussels Cultural Freemasonry 1760s house where architect Laurent-Benoît Dewez livedBrussels 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 Evere Food Located in an old windmillBrussels Urban Transport Museum Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Transport Public transport 1890s tram depotBruxella 1238 City of Brussels Archaeology Ruins of a Franciscan convent under the Bourse PalaceBelgian Brewers Museum City of Brussels IndustryBrewing Choco-Story Brussels City of Brussels Food Chocolate Belgian Comic Strip Center City of Brussels ArtComic strips Belgian comic strips and their historyBELvue Museum City of Brussels History Belgian history Located in the 18th-century neoclassical Hôtel Belle-VueMuseum of the Black Sisters Koekelberg Cultural Black Sisters Museum dedicated to the "Black Sisters", a Cellite religious congregation, located in the Basilica of KoekelbergCamille Lemonnier Museum Ixelles Art Camille Lemonnier Working office of the writer Camille Lemonnier, paintings and sculpturesCantillon Brewery (Gueuze Museum) Anderlecht IndustryBrewing Small brewery making beers in the traditional gueuze, lambic and kriek styles, which also functions as a museum of Gueuze beerCauchie House Etterbeek Architecture Art Nouveau house designed by the architect Paul CauchieCentre 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 eventsCharlier Museum Saint-Josse-ten-Noode ArtBelgian art Children's Museum Ixelles Children Museum of China – Scheut Anderlecht Cultural CICM Missionaries Cinematek City of Brussels CulturalCinema Museum of Cinema, with daily showings of films from the archiveBrussels City Museum City of Brussels History City of Brussels History of Brussels, with an emphasis on its development over time and its artClockarium Schaerbeek Art Art Deco clocks Confederate Museum Woluwe-Saint-Lambert History American Civil War Collections of the Public Social Welfare Centre City of Brussels ArtPublic Centre for Social Welfare Constantin Meunier Museum Ixelles Art Constantin Meunier Works by the painter and sculptor Constantin MeunierMuseum 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 eraCounty of Jette Municipal Museum Jette Local Jette Local history of Jette countyDesign Museum Brussels City of Brussels Art Design Located in the Trademart BrusselsD'leteren Gallery Ixelles Transport D'Ieteren History of the D'Ieteren company and collection of its vehiclesErasmus House Anderlecht Historic house Erasmus The Dutch humanist writer Erasmus of Rotterdam once stayed in this house Saint-Gilles Art Photography Contemporary photography museumEvere Municipal Museum Evere Local Evere Local history of Evere countyExperimentarium (part of the ULB) Ixelles Science Physics Museum of Fantastic Art Ixelles Art Fantastic art Fantastical, bizarre and weird creations, sculptures and picturesMuseums 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 MuseumCity of BrusselsArtRoyal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium City of Brussels Art Fine art Major art gallery featuring fine art from the 15th to the 20th century by Belgian and international artistsGéo De Vlamynck Atelier Schaerbeek Art Studio of the artist, architect and designer 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 guildHalle 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 BrusselsHorta Museum Saint-Gilles Architecture Victor Horta Museum of the life and work of Victor Horta situated in his former house and studioHouse of European History (HEH) City of Brussels (EU Quarter) History European history Museum of European history and the history of European integrationMuseum of Human Anatomy and Embryology (part of the ULB)AnderlechtScienceInternational Puppet Museum - Peruchet Ixelles CulturalPuppetry Museum and theatre with historic puppets from around the worldMuseum of Illusions City of Brussels CulturalIllusions An interactive museum with an exhibition of illusions. Located in the old "La Gaite" theatreMuseum of Ixelles Ixelles Art Municipal museum with a permanent collection of paintings and hosting exhibitionsJazz Station Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Music Jazz Museum and archive on jazz, and a venue for jazz concerts.Bruzz, Het ABC van Jean Demannez, 22 September 2015 Jean Massart Botanical Garden (part of the ULB) Auderghem Nature Research garden open to the publicJewish Museum of Belgium City of Brussels Cultural Belgian Jews Kanal City of Brussels Art Contemporary art Modern and contemporary art museumLa Loge Ixelles Art Contemporary art Contemporary art museum located in modernist buildingLibrarium (Royal Library of Belgium) City of Brussels Literary Displays items from the collection of the Royal LibraryMagritte Museum City of Brussels Art René Magritte Life and work of the surrealist painter René MagritteMaurice Carême Museum Anderlecht Historic house Maurice Carême Former house of the poet Maurice CarêmeMuseum of Pharmacy and Medicinal PlantsIxellesScienceMichel de Ghelderode Library-Museum (part of the ULB)IxellesLiteraryMigratieMuseumMigration (MMM) Molenbeek-Saint-Jean HistoryMigration Modern Religious Art Museum Koekelberg Art Religious art Located in the Basilica of KoekelbergMunicipal Museum of Molenbeek (MoMuse) Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Local Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Musical Instrument Museum (part of Royal Museums of Art and History) City of Brussels MusicMusical instruments Located in a former Art Nouveau department store, displays its collection of 8,000 musical instruments Oldmasters Museum City of Brussels Art Fine art Constituent part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium; permanent displays of European painting from the 15th to the 18th centuriesMuseum of Medicine (part of the ULB) AnderlechtScience MedicineMuseum of Original Figures (MOOF) City of Brussels ArtComic strips Figurines of characters from comic stripsMuseum of the National Bank of Belgium City of Brussels History History and displays of banking and the history of moneyNational Museum of the Resistance Anderlecht History – Military Belgian Resistance Museum about the Belgian Resistance during World War II City of Brussels Cultural Paul Moens Medicinal Plant GardenWoluwe-Saint-LambertNaturePalace of Charles de Lorraine (Royal Library of Belgium) City of Brussels Historic house Neoclassical palaceParlamentarium City of Brussels (EU Quarter) Politics European Parliament Visitors' centre of the European ParliamentPixel Museum City of Brussels CulturalVideo games Planetarium of Brussels City of Brussels (Laeken) Science Astronomy Planetarium with various shows on astronomical themesMuseum of the Police Force Etterbeek History Police Red Cloister Art Centre Auderghem Art Art exhibitionsRené Magritte Museum (Jette) Jette Historic house René Magritte Former house of the surrealist artist René MagritteRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences City of Brussels Nature Natural history museum with a notable collection of dinosaur skeletonsRoyal 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 vehiclesSchaerbeek Beer Museum Schaerbeek IndustryBrewing Displays on history of Belgian beer, and collection of beer bottlesSewer Museum City of Brussels LocalSewers Museum dedicated to Brussels sewer network and access to a part of the network Schaerbeek Art Collection of works of naive and primitive artTemple of Human Passions City of Brussels Art Neoclassical pavilion designed by Victor Horta containing a marble relief by Jef LambeauxToy Museum City of Brussels Children Toys Train World Schaerbeek TransportRail transport Railway museum located in Schaerbeek railway stationVilla EmpainIxellesHistoric houseArt Deco houseMuseum David and Alice van Buuren Uccle Historic house Historic house and museum, furnished in Art Deco styleWIELS Forest Art Contemporary art Located in the former Blomme Building of the Wielemans-Ceuppens BreweryWittockianaWoluwe-Saint-PierreLiteraryBookbindingWoluwe-Saint-Lambert Municipal Museum Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Local Woluwe-Saint-Lambert 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 Scientastic Museum: closed in 2012 Museum of Letters and Manuscripts in Brussels: closed in 2015 NAM-IP Computer Museum: collection moved to Namur in 2015 Underwear Museum: moved to Lessines, Hainaut, in 2016 Charles Debuer Fencing Museum: closed Marc Sleen Museum: closed in 2024 Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art: closed in 2025 : closed in 2026

References

External links

Official website of the Brussels Museums Council