Museums in Brussels

The Magritte Museum houses the world's largest collection of works by Belgian Surrealist René Magritte, spread across three floors of a neoclassical building on the Place Royale.

The GardeRobe MannekenPis is a museum dedicated entirely to the 1,000+ miniature costumes donated to the Manneken Pis since the 17th century — from Napoleonic uniforms to Elvis outfits — displayed in glass cases.

The Horta Museum occupies the former home and studio of Victor Horta (1861–1947), the master of Art Nouveau architecture. The UNESCO World Heritage building is itself the primary exhibit.

The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium comprise six museums, of which the Oldmasters Museum and the Modern Museum — housed in a connected complex on the Place Royale — are the most visited. The collection spans Flemish Primitives to Belgian Surrealism.

The Belgian Comic Strip Center (Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée) celebrates Belgium's extraordinary comic-strip tradition — from Tintin and the Smurfs to Lucky Luke — inside a stunning 1906 Art Nouveau warehouse designed by Victor Horta.

The Brussels Beer Museum is an interactive exhibition on the Grand-Place dedicated to Belgium's UNESCO-inscribed beer culture. Visitors learn about ingredients, brewing methods, and beer styles before finishing with a guided tasting.

The Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) holds over 8,000 instruments from around the world, displayed across four floors of the stunning Old England building — a 1899 Art Nouveau department store by Paul Saintenoy.

The Museum of Natural Sciences (Muséum des Sciences Naturelles) is home to the world's largest collection of Iguanodon dinosaur skeletons — 30 specimens discovered in a Belgian coal mine in 1878.

The Royal Art & History Museum (Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire) holds one of Europe's largest collections of world cultures — from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome through medieval Europe to Art Nouveau and Art Deco decorative arts.

Autoworld showcases over 250 vintage and classic cars in the grand south hall of the Cinquantenaire complex. The collection spans the entire history of the automobile, from early steam carriages to 1970s supercars.

Train World is Belgium's national railway museum, located at the historic Schaerbeek station. Designed by scenographer François Schuiten, it presents locomotives and rolling stock as theatrical exhibits.

The BELvue Museum traces Belgium's history from independence in 1830 to the present through seven themed rooms. Located in the Hôtel Bellevue adjacent to the Royal Palace.

The Parlamentarium is the European Parliament's interactive visitor centre — the largest of its kind — offering a free, immersive journey through the history and workings of European democracy.

The Musée Charlier is an intimate house museum in a 19th-century townhouse, showcasing the eclectic private collection of Henri Van Cutsem — paintings, sculptures, tapestries, and Art Nouveau interiors — in a bourgeois domestic setting.