Brussels
Museums - Brussels has loads
of museums and where to begin? What are the best museums
to see - much depends on your interests but here in
Brussels you'll find something to suit every taste.
For starters – how about the splendid Musees
Royaux des Beaux- Arts Museum – located
right near Parc De Bruxelles. This museum sports surreal
& old masterpieces you won’t want to miss.
The museum is divided into two sections: the
Musee d'Art Ancient and the Musee
d’Art Moderne and it has two entrances:
at Place Royale I and Rue de la Regence. If you desire
to see the artworks in chronological order, you’ll
want to enter at the Rue de la Regence entrance. The
museum is stocked full over old masterpieces and some
striking surreal modern day masterpieces – some
artist works are of Pleter Breugel the Elder, Rubens
and the Belgian Surrealists. I saw some artwork from
some very famous artists such as the Spanish artist-
Dalga – he has some extraordinary surreal art
– all his paintings appear to be in another
“dimension.”
Another name you might recognize is Renee
Magritte – some quite interesting surrealist
pieces of his artwork here. The museum is huge, so
plan several hours to stroll through all floors and
works of art – believe me, it is worth it if
you have a sincere appreciation of art. Check out
the extended Gift Shop – some really nice gifts
here – many different post cards with artwork
and ideas for gifts. Check out the opening hours,
it is usually closed on Mondays. Their website is
www.fine-arts-museum.be and the Telephone no is 02-508
32 11
Autoworld is a huge collection of
vintage cars, including local and international cars
- it is an amazing collection and a very different
type of museum. There are over 400 cars in it and
it is one of the largest display of cars in Europe.
It will appeal to kids no end and also to those who
are less interested in pure art. It is in the Parc
du Cinquantenaire and illustrates the history of motor
cars with particular emphasis on those made in Belgium
- from horse drawn cars to motorbikes and so on. Parc
du Cinquantenaire 11
Tel. : +32 2 736.41.65 www.autoworld.be
Musee des Instruments sports one
of the largest collection of music instruments in
the world and is located in the impressive old England
building. Most of the musical instruments are from
the 16th to 18th Centuries. The museum has over 7000
instruments but you will only see about a quarter
of them on display at any one time. To help you appreciate
the instruments you can listen to some of them through
a personal headset as you meander through the museum.
Tele: 02-545-01 30
Montagne de la Cour 2
One of the best known Museums in Brussels
is the Comic Strip Center (for more information see
Top
10 Attractions.
Also in this section can be found information the
City Museum of Brussels - the Musee de la Ville de
Bruxelles with tapestries, old maps, paintings, and
on the third floor some costumes of Manneken Pis.
Another Museum listed in the Top 10 Attractions is
the Musee des Costumes et Dentelles.
Musee des Sciences Naturalles de Belgique
is a Natural History museum famous for its amazing
collection of skeletons of ancient dinosaurs from
135 million years ago- all were found in a coal mine
in Bernissart – a village close to Mons, in
1878. In addition, right when you enter the museum
– there’s a hands-on section that lets
you compare your athletic skills with those of different
animals that specialize in that skill.Rue Vautier
29 Telephone 02-6274248. It is overlooking Parc Leopold.
This is only a few of the Museums in Brussels.
The Lonely Planet Brussels guide book by Logan and
Cole gives some examples of lesser known museums.
