Collections (Old Masters + Fin-de-Siècle)
KONINGSPLEIN 3 / PLACE ROYALE 3 - The Old Masters Museum: the second largest collection in the world of Bruegel the Elder and the masterpieces of Ancient Art, from the 15th to the 18th century!
The Fin-de-Siècle Museum: be immersed in the dazzling Brussels of the 1900s, from Impressionism to Art Nouveau, from Fine Arts to opera!
The collection of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium covers a period extending from the 15th to the 21st centuries.It provides a vast overview of western art, with remarkable ensembles of works of artists from Belgium or from the former Southern Netherlands. Composed mainly of paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, it also includes, in particular through donations or deposits, items of decorative arts and furniture along with a small number of non-European works.
Musée Magritte Museum
KONINGSPLEIN 3 / PLACE ROYALE 3 - The Magritte Museum: the largest collection in the world of the famous surrealist artist!
The Musée Magritte Museum, located in the heart of Brussels, brings together the world's largest collection of the renowned surrealist artist René Magritte: 230 works and archives are displayed.
The multidisciplinary space houses paintings, gouaches, drawings, sculptures and painted objects, as well as advertising posters, musical scores, photographs and films. The Museum also has the most important collection from the artist’s "vache" period.
The Musée Magritte Museum has already received 8 nominations and prizes. Every year more than 300,000 visitors come here for all over the world to discover the life and the works of René Magritte.
Berlin 1912-1932 * Temporarily Exhibition
KONINGSPLEIN 3 / PLACE ROYALE 3 - Berlin as the cosmopolitan and mythical artistic hotspot of the twenties experienced an unprecedented transformation. Social, political and technological upheavals revolutionized postwar society and artistic creation.
The exhibition Berlin 1912-1932 highlights this key period. With a Belgian view of the German art scene in mind, it pays special attention to an everyday reality that was marked by crisis and utopia, ravage and euphoria, misery and decadence. Known as the ‘Golden ‘twenties’, this gripping era comes alive again through more than 200 major artworks by Otto Dix, Raoul Hausmann, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Kazimir Malevich, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Max Beckmann, George Grosz, Hannah Höch…
Discover an impressive collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, films and architecture, and experience one of the most fascinating chapters of our history.
Broodje Brussel
REGENTSCHAPSSTRAAT 3 RUE DE LA RÉGENCE - This activity only takes place in Dutch. For more information, please go to the Dutch version of this page.
Visites commentées - Rondleidingen Expo
REGENTSCHAPSSTRAAT 3 RUE DE LA RÉGENCE - These activities only take place in French and Dutch. For more information, please go to the French of Dutch version of this page.
Midis du Cinéma
AUDITORIUM B - This activity only takes place in French. For more information, please go to the French version of this page.
Les conférences du mardi
AUDITORIUM B - This activity only takes place in French. For more information, please go to the French version of this page.
Ganymed goes Brussels
REGENTSCHAPSSTRAAT 3 RUE DE LA RÉGENCE - Experience the old masters with all your senses and explore art history with new eyes!
Theatre, music, dance and performance invite you to explore the present through the past at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Let yourself be captivated and get immersed into the breath-taking performance Ganymed goes Brussels.
Open: 6.15 PM - Start: 7 PM
Nocturnes BMR/CMB
VAUTIERSTRAAT | RUE VAUTIER 62 - 1050 BRUSSELS - These activities only take place in French and Dutch. For more information, please go to the French of Dutch version of this page.
Yoga at the Museum!
REGENTSCHAPSSTRAAT 3 RUE DE LA RÉGENCE - The yoga sessions – in English – are accessible for everyone (beginners or advanced), over 18y. The teacher, Laia Puig Escandell, is a yoga professional who bases her classes on the key points of the “Sivananda” holistic system: proper exercise, breathing and relaxation as well as positive thinking and meditation