Brussels - Belgian Royal Museum of Fine Arts

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(Local Name: Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts en Belgique) Belgium's Royal Museum of Fine Arts (1875-81), one of the largest and best art galleries in the world, extends for some distance along the Rue de la Régence (Regentschapsstraat) from the west side of the Place Royale. The museum grew out of a collection first set up in 1797 and originally housed in the former palace of Charles of Lorraine. This was transferred to the newly established Musées Royaux in 1846. In 1978 a major program of modernization was undertaken involving enlargement of the museum by the addition of an underground extension. The entire collection was reorganized and divided into two parts, the Musée d'art ancien (15th to 18th C.) occupying the old building, and the Musée d'art moderne (mainly 19th and 20th C. Belgian works) in the new section lit by a shaft opening onto the Place du Musée. The main entrance is in the Rue de la Régence.

Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections; Major world-scale museum

Belgian Royal Museum of Fine Arts Highlights

Museum of Ancient Art

The museum is world famous for its collection of Flemish and Dutch Old Masters. This includes works by Petrus Christus ("Pietà"), Rogier van der Weyden ("The Mourning of Christ"), Dirk Bouts (

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Museum of Modern Art

The museum of modern art occupies the ground floor of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts and the new below-ground extension is contoured into the slope of the hill. Most of the works displayed are by

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Palais de Charles de Lorraine

The former palace of Charles of Lorraine abuts the northwest side of the Place du Musée as it runs down to the Mont des Arts. The palace is part of a larger building which, in the 18th C., was the

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Paul Delvaux

During March 21 to July 27, Paul Delvaux - A Major Retrospective will be held at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels in order to honor Paul Delvaux.

Rene Magritte Retrospective

During March 6 through June 28, 1998, Belgium will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rene Magritte. A major retrospective will be held at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels.

Do-It-Yourself Tours

Brussels Walking Tour

Address

Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
Rue du Musée 9
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium

http://www.fine-arts-museum.be

Hours



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Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) May Day / Labor Day (May 1) All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1) Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11) Christmas - Christian (December 25)