Musée du Cinquantenaire (part of, and generally known as The Royal Museum of Art and History) contains collections of all artistic disciplines (except paint) in the five continents (except sub-Sahara Africa).
The permanent collection is divided into four main categories: antiquity - collections from the Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome. The Roman collection includes a model of the city of Rome of the 4th century A.D.; archeology in Belgium - from prehistory to the Merovingian period (751 A.D.); non-European civilizations - with collections on Asia, such as China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and America; European decorative arts - from the Middle Ages to the 20th century showing sculptures, furniture, tapestries, textiles, costumes, lace, ceramics, metals, glassware, old vehicles, photographic and cinematographic equipment, etc.
In total, the museum holds over 650,000 works of art and historical items.
The museum also has temporary exhibitions.
(Musée du Cinquantenaire is part of The Royal Museums of Art and History (RMAH), which also comprises two other museums: The Museum of Musical Instruments and Museums of the Far East, which are in different locations.)
Prices
5 Euro
Opening Times
Tues - Fri : 9.30am - 5pm
Sat & Sun: 10am - 5pm
Closed Monday
Address
Jubelpark 10
Parc du Cinquantenaire
1000 Brussels
Tel: 02 741 72 11
How to Get There
Metro:
Schuman or Merode
External link
Official Web Site (in French & Dutch)
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