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Royal Art and History Museum Description

(Local Name: Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire) The Royal Art and History Museum (Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire/Koninklijk Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis) occupying the south wing of the Palais is split into two main sections: Mediterranean culture from early history to antiquity (in the new Kennedy Wing) and Belgian pre- and early history, the history of Christian Europe from the Middle Ages, and Asian and American culture (in the older Nerviens Wing).

Some departments are only open on certain days however: antiquities, Islam, Oriental and Christian art on even dates; sculpture and decorative art on odd dates; early Belgian history on Wednesday only. In addition the opening times of other

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Hobbies & Activities category: Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits; Western hemisphere native art, artifacts; Archeological exhibit, museum; Crafts center or marketplace; Ancient Egyptian art, artifacts; Furniture display; Paintings, art collections; Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit; Gold, silver, metalworking exhibit; Historical museum; Islamic site or artifact collection; Library

Royal Art and History Museum Highlights

Royal Art and History Museum Kennedy Wing

On the ground floor are archaeological finds from Luristan and Jericho, for example. On the first floor: Etruscan, Greek and Roman cultures including a second C. A.D. street and very large fifth C

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Royal Art and History Museum Nerviens Wing

Only the most interesting rooms can be listed. Rooms 1-6: Belgian settlement up to Roman times; Rooms 16-31: art and applied art from the 14th to 17th C., including Paris, Tournai and Brussels

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Address

Royal Museum of Art and History
Jubelpark 10
Parc du Cinquantaire
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium

http://www.kmkg-mrah.be

Hours



Open	Closed	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	10:00	10:00
Closed		17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

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)