Free museums
This section lists the museums with free admission.
A list of all the museums of the RegionExternal link (free or not) is available on the website of Brussels Museums.
Sewers Museum
Thousands of cubic meters of waste water flow through the 400 km of undergrouds drains and tunnels every day.
Free guided tour every first Saturday of the month (1.30 pm in Dutch and 3 pm in French), otherwise by appointment only.
Fin de Siècle Museum
Free admission on the first Wednesday of each month from 1.00 pm.
CINEMATEK
Free admission on the first Sunday of the month, from 2.30 pm to 10 pm.
Online: www.cinematek.beExternal link
La Maison du Roi
Opposite the Brussels Town Hall, all about the history of the city.
Free admission on the first Sunday of the month from 10am to 5pm.
Online: www.brussels.beExternal link
Fashion and Lace Museum
Free admission on the first Sunday of the month, from 10am to 5pm.
Art et marges Museum
A museum that promotes artists in the shadows, self-educated creators who work alone or in creative workshops for people with physical or mental disabilities.
Free admission on the first Sunday of the month from 11am to 6pm.
Online: www.artetmarges.beExternal link (FR/NL)
Centre d'art du Rouge-Cloître
Alongside exhibitions of graphic novel writers and illustrators, the Rouge-Cloître gives pride a place to Belgian artists.
Free admission on the first Sunday of the month, from 2pm to 5pm.
Online: www.rouge-cloitre.beExternal link (FR/NL)
Magritte Museum
Free admission on the first Wednesday of the month (from 1pm).
Experimentarium / ULB's Physics Musuem
Learn about the rules of physics in experiments and workshops. In French.
Free admission on Wednesdays from 2pm to 5pm. Guided tours available for a fee.
Online: www.experimentarium.beExternal link (FR)
Bibliotheka Wittockiana
The only museum in the world devoted to artistic bookbinding. Free admission on the first Sunday of the month from 10am to 5pm.
Online: www.wittockiana.orgExternal link (FR)
Librarium
Permament space for exploring the world of books and documents.
Online: www.kbr.beExternal link
Espace photographique Contretype
Center for contemporary photography housed in Cité Fontainas in Saint-Gilles.
Free adminssion every first Sunday of the month, 1-6pm.
Online: www.contretype.orgExternal link
ULB contemporary art collection / Allende room
Admission free Monday and Tuesday noon-2pm, Wednesday to Friday noon - 6pm and Saturday between 11 am and 6 pm.
Online: www.ulb.ac.be/cultureExternal link (FR)
D'leteren Gallery
Collection of horse-drawn carriages and automobiles with D'leteren bodywork, as well as items and archives tracing 200 years of the history of the company. Free visit by appointment only.
Rue du Mail 50, 1050 Brussels
Phone: +32 (0)2 536 51 11
Grand serment royal et de Saint-Georges des Arbalétriers
Collection relating to the Guild founded in 1381 and the history of the crossbow. Free visit by appointment only.
Online: www.arbaletriers-saintgeorges.beExternal link (FR)
Maurice Carême Museum
House in which Maurice Carême lived in Anderlecht. Free visit by appointment.
Email: fondation@mauricecareme.be
ULB Museum of medicinal plants and pharmacy
Admission free from Monday to Friday between 9am and 6pm.
Online: www.museum-of-pharmacy-and-medicinal-plantsExternal link (FR)
Museum of the National Bank
New museum in 2018. It displays a range of objects to illustrate the history of the different means of payment. Find out more about the security geatures of the euro banknotes and the missions of the National Bank.
Admission free from Monday to Friday, from 9.00am to 5.00pm.
Online: www.nbb.beExternal link
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Admission free on the first Wednesday of the month from 1 pm.
Street Light Museum
This part of the street brings together some twenty icons of the history of public lighting in Brussels.
Better appreciated thus if visited in the evening.
Rue Delva (from nr. 75 to nr. 87), 1020 Brussels
Centre of Research and Technological Studies in the Plastic Arts
Admission free. Opening hours may vary. Please consult the website for details.
Online: www.ulb.ac.beExternal link (FR)
Computer Museum - Unisys Belgium
Admission free. Visits by appointment only.
Avenue du Bourget 20, 1130 Brussels
Phone: +32 (0)2 728 05 27
Museum of local history of Evere
Admission free on Wednesday from 2 to 5pm and the first Sunday of the month from 1 to 5pm.
Rue Stuckens 11-13, 1140 Brussels
Phone: +32 (0)2 245 44 88
National Museum of the Resistance
Admission free from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, and on reservation.
Rue Van Lint 14, 1070 Brussels
Phone: +32 (0)2 522 40 41
Wiertz Museum
Admission free from Tuesday to Friday, from 10am to 12 noon and from 12.45pm to 5pm.
Constantin Meunier Museum
Admission free from Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 12 noon and from 12.45 pm to 5pm.
Archives and museum of French-speaking literature
Admission free to temporary exhibitions.
Online: http://www.aml.cfwb.beExternal link (FR)
Printing Museum
Admission free from Monday to Friday (except public holidays).
Online: www.kbr.beExternal link (FR/NL)
Archives and Museum of Flemish Life in Brussels
Admission free. Monday to Friday 10 am - 5 pm, last Saturday of the month 10 am - 5 pm (except schoolholidays).
Online: www.amvb.beExternal link (NL)
Wiels Centre of contemporary art
Free admission for students from art schools (until 26 years old).
Online: www.wiels.orgExternal link (FR)
Jewish Museum of Belgium
Admission free on the first Sunday of the month from 10am to 5pm.
Online: www.new.mjb-jmb.orgExternal link (FR/NL)
Museum of Zoology and Anthropology
Admission free from Monday to Friday, from 1 to 4 pm and in the morning by reservation.
Museum of the Orthodox Church
Admission free on Saturday from 12 noon to 4 pm, Sunday from 12 noon to 1 pm, and by reservation.
Avenue de Stalingrad 36, 1000 Brussels
Phone: +32 (0)2 502 52 77
Email: evangelospsallas@skynet.be
Museum of Human Anatomy and Embryology
Admission free. Visits by appointment only.
Online: www.brusselsmuseums.be External link(FR)
Local Museum of the Jette County
Admission free to the permanent collections rom Monday to Wednesday, from 2 to 4.30 pm and by reservation.
Rue Jean Tiebackx 14, 1090 Brussels
Phone: +32 (0)2 479 00 52
Local Museum of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Admission free from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 12 noon and from 2 to 4 pm.
Online: www.woluwe1200.beExternal link (FR)
Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour
Free admission to the permanent exhibition Tuesday to Friday from 10 am to 5 pm.
Online: www.lafonderie.beExternal link (FR)
Collections of the Public Centre for Social Welfare of the City of Brussels
Admission free from Monday to Thursday, from 2 to 4 pm, and by appointment.
Online: www.brusselsmuseums.be External link(FR/NL)
Belgian Museum of Radiology
Free visits during consultancy hours. Guided tour only by appointment.
N.B. : The museum is situated in the premises of a military hospital.