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Free museums

This section lists the museums with free admission.

A External linklist of all the museums of the Region (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.

Online: External linkwww.museedelavilledebruxelles.be

Fin de Siècle Museum

Free admission on the first Wednesday of each month from 1.00 pm.

Online: External linkwww.fin-de-siecle-museum.be

CINEMATEK

Free admission on the first Sunday of the month, from 2.30 pm to 10 pm.

Online: External linkwww.cinematek.be

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: External linkwww.brussels.be

Fashion and Lace Museum

Free admission on the first Sunday of the month, from 10am to 5pm.

Online: External linkwww.fashionandlacemuseum.brussels

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: External linkwww.artetmarges.be (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: External linkwww.rouge-cloitre.be (FR/NL)

Magritte Museum

Free admission on the first Wednesday of the month (from 1pm).

Online: External linkwww.musee-magritte-museum.be

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: External linkwww.experimentarium.be (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: External linkwww.wittockiana.org (FR)

Librarium

Permament space for exploring the world of books and documents.

Online: External linkwww.kbr.be

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: External linkwww.contretype.org

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: External linkwww.ulb.ac.be/culture (FR)

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: External linkwww.arbaletriers-saintgeorges.be (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: External linkwww.museum-of-pharmacy-and-medicinal-plants (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: External linkwww.nbb.be

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Admission free on the first Wednesday of the month from 1 pm.

Online: External linkwww.fine-arts-museum.be

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: External linkwww.ulb.ac.be (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.

Online: External linkwww.fine-arts-museum.be

Constantin Meunier Museum

Admission free from Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 12 noon and from 12.45 pm to 5pm.

Online:External link External linkwww.fine-arts-museum.be

Archives and museum of French-speaking literature

Admission free to temporary exhibitions.

Online: External linkhttp://www.aml.cfwb.be (FR)

Printing Museum

Admission free from Monday to Friday (except public holidays).

Online: External linkwww.kbr.be (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: External linkwww.amvb.be (NL)

Wiels Centre of contemporary art

Free admission for students from art schools (until 26 years old).

Online: External linkwww.wiels.org (FR)

Jewish Museum of Belgium

Admission free on the first Sunday of the month from 10am to 5pm.

Online: External linkwww.new.mjb-jmb.org (FR/NL)

Museum of Zoology and Anthropology

Admission free from Monday to Friday, from 1 to 4 pm and in the morning by reservation.

Online: External linkwww.brusselsmuseums.be 

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: External linkwww.brusselsmuseums.be (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: External linkwww.woluwe1200.be (FR)

Brussels Museum of Industry and Labour

Free admission to the permanent exhibition Tuesday to Friday from 10 am to 5 pm.

Online: External linkwww.lafonderie.be (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: External linkwww.brusselsmuseums.be (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.

Online: External linkwww.radiology-museum.be

The Freddy Thielemans exhibition space