FAQ
Browse these frequently asked questions about our Brussels Museums.
You probably ask yourselves a few questions about museums in Brussels and we gladly answer here.
Which museums are open on Mondays?
Monday a day for museums? These museums agree!
- House of European History
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- Archives of the City of Brussels
- Archives and French Literature Museum
- Archives and Museum of Flemish Life in Brussels
- Autoworld Museum Brussels
- Royal Library of Belgium
- Belgian Comic Strip Center - Comics Art Museum Brussels
- Belvue Museum (schools & groups, upon reservation)
- Choco-Story Brussels
- CINEMATEK
- Collections of the Public Social Welfare Centre
- D'Ieteren Gallery
- experience.brussels
- Halles Saint-Géry
- Botanic Garden Meise
- Librarium
- Belgian Museum of Radiology
- Brussels Gueuze Museum
- Charlier Museum
- MEM - Museum of Erotics & Mythology
- Museum of the Belgian Brewers
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Toy Museum
- Van Buuren Museum & Gardens
- National Museum of the Resistance
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
- Wellington Museum
- Parlamentarium
- Planetarium of Brussels
- UCL - Sculpture Garden
- UCL - Garden of Medicinal Plants Paul Moens
- UCL - Albert Couvreur Pharmaceutical Museum
- ULB - Centre for Research and Technological Study of Plastic Arts / CReA-Patrimoine
- ULB - Experimentarium Chemistry
- ULB - Experimentarium Physics
- ULB - Experimental Botanical Garden Jean Massart
- ULB - Louis Deroubaix Museum of Human Anatomy and Embryology
- ULB - Museum of Pharmacy and Medicinal Plants
- ULB - Museum of Medicine
- ULB - Museum of Zoology
- ULB - Michel de Ghelderode Library-Museum
- ULB Culture - Allende Room
The opening hours of each of the above-mentioned museums are to be found in the section Museums. There are also some museums open every day of the week, check the next question!
Which museums are open every day of the week?
A museum for every day of the week!
- Autoworld Museum Brussels
- Belgian Comic Strip Center - Comics Art Museum Brussels
- CINEMATEK
- Choco-Story Brussels
- experience.brussels
- Halles Saint-Géry
- House of European History
- Botanic Garden Meise
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques (April-September)
- Museum of the Belgian Brewers
- Toy Museum
- Van Buuren Museum & Gardens
- Wellington Museum
- Parlamentarium
- UCL - Sculpture Garden
- UCL - Garden of Medicinal Plants Paul Moens
There’s a bunch of museums open almost every day, we recommend to consult our Museums section. Check out this list if you prefer to visit museums on mondays!
Which museums are always free?
Everybody loves museums, certainly when their access is free!
- House of European History
- Archives and French Literature Museum
- Archives and Museum of Flemish Life in Brussels
- CINEMATEK (pre-cinema collection)
- Collections of the Public Social Welfare Centre
- Grand Serment Royal et de St-Georges des Arbalétriers de Bruxelles
- Halles Saint-Géry
- Librarium
- Wiertz Museum
- Belgian Museum of Radiology
- Camille Lemonnier Museum
- Evere Communal Museum Pieter Cnops
- County of Jette Communal Museum
- Meunier Museum
- Museum of China - Scheut
- Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
- Orthodox Church Museum
- Museum of the Police Force
- Maurice Carême Museum
- Museum of Zoology and Anthropology - ULB
- Parlamentarium
- UCL - Sculpture Garden
- UCL - Garden of Medicinal Plants Paul Moens
- ULB - Centre for Research and Technological Study of Plastic Arts / CReA-Patrimoine
- ULB - Experimentarium Chemistry
- ULB - Experimental Botanical Garden Jean Massart
- ULB - Louis Deroubaix Museum of Human Anatomy and Embryology
- ULB - Michel de Ghelderode Library-Museum
- ULB Culture - Allende Room
There are also some museums for free on certain days. Check out the following question for more information.
During the Brussels Museums Nocturnes there are regularly some museums who offer discounts. To know which museums offer discounts, we advise to consult our Museums section or the website of the museum you’re interested in.
Which museums are sometimes free?
Following museums are for free on certain days of the month. Make sure to write down those dates in your agenda and check in advance with the museum to see if it is actually open at the moment.
The first Wednesday afternoon of the month
- MIM - Musical Instruments Museum (from 1pm)
- Old Masters Museum (from 1pm)
- Modern Museum (selection) (from 1pm)
- Art & History Museum (from 1pm)
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum (from 1pm)
- War Heritage Institute - Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History (from 1pm)
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium (from 1pm)
- Museum of Natural Sciences - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science (from 1pm)
- ULB - Experimentarium Physics (from 2pm)
- BELvue museum (from 2pm, every Wednesday of the month)
The first Wednesday of the month
The first Sunday of the month.
- art et marges musée museum
- Anderlecht Old Béguinage
- Autrique House
- Bibliotheca Wittockiana - Bookbindings and Book Arts Museum
- Red Cloister Abbey Art Centre
- experience.brussels
- La Fonderie - Brussels Museum of Industry and Work
- Erasmus House
- Brussels Museum of the Mill and Food
- Spontaneous Art Museum
- Brussels City Museum
- Museum of Costume and Lace
- René Magritte Museum (strictly upon reservation via Facebook)
- ULB - Museum of Medicine
This sounds almost too good to be true, but some museums are always for free, check out the question above to know which ones. During the Brussels Museums Nocturnes, some offer discounts. To know which museum offers discounts and when, we recommend to consult our Museums section or the website of the museum you’re interested in.
Which museums are open after 17:00?
So you’re quite the night owl? Lucky for you, these museums stay open just a little bit longer. During the Brussels Museums Nocturnes, a selection of museums host late night openings on Thursday evenings from September until December.
- House of European History
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- ARGOS Centre for Art and Media
- art et marges musée museum
- Autoworld Museum Brussels
- Autrique House
- BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts Brussels
- Royal Library of Belgium
- CENTRALE for contemporary art
- CINEMATEK
- Belgian Comic Strip Center - Comics Art Museum Brussels
- Choco-Story Brussels
- Coudenberg Palace
- D'Ieteren Gallery
- experience.brussels
- Botanic Garden Meise
- Botanique
- MAF - Museum of Fantastic Art
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques (see museum)
- Erasmus House
- MIMA - Millennium Iconocla ust Museum of Art
- Belgian Museum of Radiology
- BELvue museum
- Old Masters Museum
- MEM - Museum of Erotics & Mythology
- Modern Museum (selection)
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum
- Horta Museum
- Magritte Museum
- Marc Sleen Museum
- Maurice Carême Museum
- Wellington Museum
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Museum of Natural Sciences - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science
- ULB - Experimentarium Physics
- WIELS - Center for Contemporary Art
Which museums can you visit with the Brussels Card?
The Brussels Card is the open sesame that offers you access to a bunch of museums of the Belgian capital. The card’s valid in the following museums. Check out the full-list here.
Make sure to consult our MuseumAdvisor, which offers great suggestions when spending time in Brussels.
Which museums are temporarily closed?
Sometimes, a facelift is just inevitable. These museums are temporary closed, but we keep you posted about the developments: follow @brusselsmuseums, keep an eye on our News section or subscribe to our newsletter!
- Confederate Museum
- Museums of the Far East
- Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe Communal Museum
- China Museum
- Museum of the Resistance
For which museums do you need to make a reservation?
Some museums are only open upon reservation. Convenient, since you know you’ll have the museum to yourself. We advise to book a reservation if you’re planning to visit a museum with a bigger group. Make sure to consult therefore our Museums section and contact the museum you want to visit.
- House of European History
- Bruxella 1238
- D'Ieteren Gallery
- Grand Serment Royal et de St-Georges des Arbalétriers de Bruxelles
- Camille Lemonnier Museum
- County of Jette Communal Museum
- Museum of China - Scheut
- Orthodox Church Museum
- Museum of the Police Force
- Maurice Carême Museum
- La Monnaie
- UCL - Albert Couvreur Pharmaceutical Museum
- ULB - Centre for Research and Technological Study of Plastic Arts / CReA-Patrimoine
- ULB - Experimentarium Chemistry
- ULB - Experimentarium Physics
- ULB - Louis Deroubaix Museum of Human Anatomy and Embryology
- ULB - Michel de Ghelderode Library-Museum
Which museums offer activities for children?
Whether it’s a baby afternoon or a guided tour for 10-year-olds: there’s much more on offer in the Brussels museums than the Children’s and Toy Museum. Take a look at our agenda as well for all sorts activities for the little ones.
- House of European History
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- Aquarium Brussels
- ARGOS Centre for Art and Media
- art et marges musée museum
- Autrique House
- Belgian Chocolate Village
- Bibliotheca Wittockiana - Bookbindings and Book Arts Museum
- BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts Brussels
- CENTRALE for contemporary art
- CINEMATEK
- Belgian Comic Strip Center - Comics Art Museum Brussels
- Red Cloister Abbey Art Centre
- Choco-Story Brussels
- Collections of the Public Social Welfare Centre
- Coudenberg Palace
- experience.brussels
- Fondation CIVA Stichting
- Botanic Garden Meise
- La Fonderie - Brussels Museum of Industry and Work
- Botanique
- Librarium
- MAF - Museum of Fantastic Art
- Erasmus House
- MIM - Musical Instruments Museum
- MOOF - Museum Of Original Figurines
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Wiertz Museum
- Belgian Museum of Freemasonry
- Belgian Museum of Radiology
- BELvue museum
- Brussels Museum of the Mill and Food
- Charlier Museum
- Evere Communal Museum Pieter Cnops
- Meunier Museum
- Old Masters Museum
- Modern Museum (selection)
- Museum of Ixelles
- Museum of the Police Force
- Brussels City Museum
- Sewer Museum
- Children's Museum
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Art & History Museum
- Museum of Costume and Lace
- Toy Museum
- Brussels Tram Museum
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum
- Horta Museum
- Jewish Museum of Belgium
- Marc Sleen Museum
- Maurice Carême Museum
- Royal Museum of for Central Africa
- War Heritage Institute - Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History
- Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
- Royal Museums of Art and History
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Museum of Zoology and Anthropology - ULB
- Museum of Natural Sciences - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science
- Planetarium of Brussels
- Halle Gate
- Spontaneous Art Museum
- Train World
- UCL - Albert Couvreur Pharmaceutical Museum
- ULB - Jean Massart Botanical Garden
- ULB - Chemistry Experimentarium
- ULB - Physics Experimentarium
- ULB - Museum of Medicine
- WIELS - Center for Contemporary Art
Which museums are accessible to blind and visually impaired people?
Following museums make an effort to open their collection for the visually impaired. Additional information on this subject on our page about accessibility and on Bruxelles Pour Tous. Just to be sure, we strongly recommend to contact the museum you’re planning to visit in advance.
- House of European History
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- Choco-Story Brussels
- Clockarium
- Botanic Garden Meise
- BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts Brussels
- MIM - Musical Instruments Museum
- Wiertz Museum
- BELvue museum
- Braille Museum
- Meunier Museum
- Old Masters Museum
- Modern Museum (selection)
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Brussels City Museum
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Art & History Museum
- Brussels Tram Museum
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum
- Magritte Museum
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Museum of Natural Sciences - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
- Halle Gate
- Train World
- ULB - Experimentarium Physics
Which museums are accessible to deaf and hearing impaired people?
Following museums make an effort to open their collection for the hearing impaired. Additional information on this subject on our page about accessibility and on Bruxelles Pour Tous. Just to be sure, we strongly recommend to contact the museum you’re planning to visit in advance.
- House of European History
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- Erasmus House
- MIM - Musical Instruments Museum
- Wiertz Museum
- BELvue museum
- Brussels Museum of the Mill and Food
- Meunier Museum
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Old Masters Museum
- Modern Museum (selection)
- Children's Museum
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum
- Magritte Museum
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Museum of Natural Sciences - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
- Train World
- ULB - Experimentarium Physics
Which museums are accessible to people with reduced mobility?
Following museums make an effort to open their collection for those with disabilities and reduced mobility. Additional information on this subject on our page about accessibility and on Bruxelles Pour Tous. Just to be sure, we strongly recommend to contact the museum you’re planning to visit in advance.
- House of European History
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- Aquarium Brussels
- Archives of the City of Brussels
- art et marges musée museum
- Autoworld Museum Brussels
- Anderlecht Old Béguinage
- Royal Library of Belgium
- BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts
- CENTRALE for contemporary art
- Belgian Comic Strip Center - Comics Art Museum Brussels
- CINEMATEK
- Collections of the Public Social Welfare Centre
- D'Ieteren Gallery
- experience.brussels
- Fondation CIVA Stichting
- Botanic Garden Meise
- La Fonderie - Brussels Museum of Industry and Work
- Librarium
- Erasmus House
- MIM - Musical Instruments Museum
- MIMA - Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art
- Belgian Museum of Freemasonry
- Belgian Museum of Radiology
- BELvue museum
- Braille Museum
- Brussels Gueuze Museum
- Brussels Museum of the Mill and Food
- Old Masters Museum
- Modern Museum (selection)
- Museum of Ixelles
- Museum of China - Scheut
- Children's Museum
- Museum of the Black Sisters of Brussels
- Jewish Museum of Belgium
- Art & History Museum
- Museum of Costume and Lace
- Brussels Tram Museum
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum
- International Puppet Museum - Peruchet
- Magritte Museum
- Marc Sleen Museum
- Maurice Carême Museum
- War Heritage Institute - Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History
- Schaerbeek Museum of Beer
- Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Museum of Zoology and Anthropology - ULB
- Museum of Natural Sciences - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science
- Halle Gate
- Train World
- UCL - Sculpture Garden
- UCL - Garden of Medicinal Plants Paul Moens
- ULB - Experimentarium Physics
- ULB - Experimental Botanical Garden Jean Massart
- ULB - Museum of Pharmacy and Medicinal Plants
- ULB - Museum of Medicine
- ULB Culture - Allende Room
- Villa Empain - Boghossian Foundation
- WIELS - Center for Contemporary Art
Which museums have a garden or park?
You’d like to take a rest after one of those exhausting museum visits? These museums open up their gardens for you.
- House of European History
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- Autoworld Museum Brussels
- Anderlecht Old Béguinage
- Royal Library of Belgium
- Red Cloister Abbey Art Centre
- Botanic Garden Meise
- La Fonderie - Brussels Museum of Industry and Work
- Botanique
- Librarium
- Erasmus House
- BELvue museum
- Brussels Museum of the Mill and Food
- Evere Communal Museum Pieter Cnops
- Old Masters Museum
- Modern Museum (selection)
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Museum of Ixelles
- Children's Museum
- Museum of the Black Sisters of Brussels
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Art & History Museum
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum
- International Puppet Museum - Peruchet
- Maurice Carême Museum
- Royal Museum for Central Africa
- War Heritage Institute - Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History
- Wellington Museum
- Royal Museum of Art and History
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Museum of Natural Sciences - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science
- Halle Gate
- Spontaneous Art Museum
- UCL - Sculpture Garden
- UCL - Garden of Medicinal Plants Paul Moens
- ULB - Experimentarium Chemistry
- ULB - Experimentarium Physics
- ULB - Experimental Botanical Garden Jean Massart
- ULB - Louis Deroubaix Museum of Human Anatomy and Embryology
- ULB - Museum of Pharmacy and Medicinal Plants
- Van Buuren Museum & Gardens
- Villa Empain - Boghossian Foundation
- WIELS - Center for Contemporary Art
In this article we assembled the most lush gazebo’s and greenest parks of Brussels museums.
Which museums have a shop?
You’re one of those visitors that just needs to buy a souvenir after a museum visit? We feel you, and these museums as well! Whether it’s a present for your significant other, your mother or a treat for no one else but yourself!
- House of European History
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- Archives of the City of Brussels
- ARGOS Centre for Art and Media
- art et marges musée museum
- Autoworld Museum Brussels
- Anderlecht Old Béguinage
- Belgian Chocolate Village
- Bibliotheca Wittockiana - Bookbindings and Book Arts Museum
- Royal Library of Belgium
- BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts
- CENTRALE for contemporary art
- Belgian Comic Strip Center - Comics Art Museum Brussels
- Choco-Story Brussels
- Clockarium
- Coudenberg Palace
- experience.brussels
- Fondation CIVA Stichting
- Raymond Leblanc Foundation
- Botanic Garden Meise
- La Fonderie - Brussels Museum of Industry and Work
- Librarium
- MAF - Museum of Fantastic Art
- Autrique House
- Erasmus House
- MIM - Musical Instruments Museum
- MIMA - Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art
- MOOF - Museum Of Original Figurines
- Belgian Museum of Freemasonry
- BELvue museum
- Brussels Gueuze Museum
- Brussels Museum of the Mill and Food
- Old Masters Museum
- Modern Museum (selection)
- Museum of Ixelles
- Brussels City Museum
- Sewer Museum
- Museum of the Black Sisters of Brussels
- Art & History Museum
- Museum of Costume and Lace
- Toy Museum
- Brussels Tram Museum
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum
- Horta Museum
- Jewish Museum of Belgium
- Magritte Museum
- Marc Sleen Museum
- Maurice Carême Museum
- War Heritage Institute - Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History
- Wellington Museum
- Art & History Museum
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Museum of Natural Sciences - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science
- Parlamentarium
- Planetarium of Brussels
- Halle Gate
- Spontaneous Art Museum
- Train World
- ULB - Museum of Medicine
- Villa Empain - Boghossian Foundation
- WIELS - Center for Contemporary Art
Which museums have a café or a restaurant?
In need for a break after all that fascinating stuff? These museums will treat you well!
- House of European History
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- ARGOS Centre for Art and Media
- Autoworld Museum Brussels
- Belgian Chocolate Village
- Royal Library of Belgium
- BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts
- Belgian Comic Strip Center - Comics Art Museum Brussels
- Red Cloister Abbey Art Centre
- Coudenberg Palace
- Halles Saint-Géry
- Botanic Garden Meise
- La Fonderie - Brussels Museum of Industry and Work
- Botanique
- Librarium
- MAF - Museum of Fantastic Art
- MIM - Musical Instruments Museum
- MIMA - Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Belgian Museum of Radiology
- BELvue museum
- Brussels Gueuze Museum
- Old Masters Museum
- Modern Museum (selection)
- Museum of the Police Force
- Museum of the Belgian Brewers
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Art & History Museum
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum
- Magritte Museum
- Marc Sleen Museum
- War Heritage Institute - Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History
- Schaerbeek Museum of Beer
- Royal Museums of Art and History
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Museum of Natural Sciences - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science
- La Monnaie
- Train World
- WIELS - Center for Contemporary Art
Which museums organize courses and/or workshops?
Urged to get down to it like, let’s say, a true blacksmith? Or you could benefit from some extra background information through a lecture? Following museums offer such activities regularly. Make sure to keep an eye on our agenda as well, for all the latest initiatives.
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- ARGOS Centre for Art and Media
- art et marges musée museum
- Autoworld Museum Brussels
- Bibliotheca Wittockiana - Bookbindings and Book Arts Museum
- Royal Library of Belgium
- BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts
- CENTRALE for contemporary art
- CINEMATEK
- Belgian Comic Strip Center - Comics Art Museum Brussels
- Choco-Story Brussels
- Botanic Garden Meise
- La Fonderie - Brussels Museum of Industry and Work
- Librarium
- Erasmus House
- MIM - Musical Instruments Museum
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Wiertz Museum
- Belgian Museum of Radiology
- BELvue museum
- Brussels Museum of the Mill and Food
- Meunier Museum
- Old Masters Museum
- Modern Museum (selection)
- MOT - Museum of Old Techniques
- Jewish Museum of Belgium
- Art & History Museum
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum
- Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
- ULB - Jean Massart Botanical Garden
- ULB - Physics Experimentarium
- ULB - Chemistry Experimentarium
- ULB - Zoology Museum
- WIELS - Center for Contemporary Art
Which museums can you rent for an event?
From a marriage to a conference: plenty of rooms for rent in the Brussels museums.
- ADAM - Brussels Design Museum
- ARGOS Centre for Art and Media
- Autoworld Museum Brussels
- Autrique House
- Bibliotheca Wittockiana - Bookbindings and Book Arts Museum
- Royal Library of Belgium
- BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts
- Belgian Comic Strip Center - Comics Art Museum Brussels
- CINEMATEK
- Red Cloister Abbey Art Centre
- Clockarium
- Coudenberg Palace
- D'Ieteren Gallery
- experience.brussels
- Botanic Garden Meise
- La Fonderie - Brussels Museum of Industry and Work
- Botanique
- Librarium
- MAF - Museum of Fantastic Ar
- MIM - Musical Instruments Museum
- MIMA - Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art
- BELvue museum
- Brussels Museum of the Mill and Food
- Old Masters Museum
- Modern Museum (selection)
- Museum of Ixelles
- Brussels City Museum
- Sewer Museum
- Children's Museum
- Jewish Museum of Belgium
- Art & History Museum
- Museum of Costume and Lace
- Fin-de-Siècle Museum
- Horta Museum
- Magritte Museum
- Wellington Museum
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
- Museum of Natural Sciences - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science
- Palace of Charles of Lorraine
- Halle Gate
- Train World
- ULB - Experimentarium Physics
- ULB - Museum of Medicine
- WIELS - Center for Contemporary Art