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Royal Museum The Fine Arts Museum consists of a group of six museums: the Musee Oldmasters (Museum of Old Masters), the Musee d'Art Moderne (Museum of Modern Art), the Musee Magritte, the Musee Fin-de-Siecle, the Musee Wiertz and the Musee Meunier. The whole creates the most magnificent collection of Belgian art, which consists of about 20,000 works of art - paintings, sculptures, drawings - from 15th to 21st century. Here you can admire the works of such masters as: Pieter Bruegel, Peter Paul Rubens, Jacques Jordaens, Jacques Louis David, Auguste Rodin, James Ensor, Paul Gauguin, Ferdinand Khnopff, Henry Moore, Paul Delvaux, René Magritte, Marcel Broodthaers, Jan Fabre and many others.
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Museum of Old Masters
This extraordinary museum was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1801. However, it was not until 1830, after Belgium gained independence, that its development began. The Old Masters Museum is housed in a classicist building designed by Alfons Balat at the end of the 19th century. The institution is famous for its finest collection of Flemish Primitive art, with an extraordinary collection of works by Old Masters spanning the period from the 15th to the 18th century.
The majority of the collection consists of works by artists from the southern Netherlands. Here you will find paintings by Rogier van der Weyden, Petrus Christus, Dirk Bouts, Hans Memling, Hieronymus Bosch, Lucas Cranach and Gerard David. The 16th century is represented by Pieter Bruegel and his two great works The Fall of the Rebel Angels and The Census of Bethlehem . The 17th and 18th centuries saw the Flemish school, with artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Joardens.
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Address: Rue de la Régence 3
1000 Bruxelles |
Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday-Sunday: 11:00-18:00 |
Fare: 10 euros
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Musée d'Art Moderne (Museum of Modern Art)
K The contemporary art collection includes works from the late 18th century to the present day. Here you can admire works of Belgian neoclassicism and those devoted to the Belgian Revolution and the founding of the country.
Musée Fin de Siecle
Here we will find a multitude of artistic disciplines that existed at the turn of the century, in the period 1868-1914. The museum presents works famous artists such as: Constantin Meunier, James Ensor, Henri Evenepoel, Fernand Khnopff, Leon Spilliaert and Georges Minne. Art Nouveau architecture recreated using 3D reconstruction six Art Nouveau buildings.
It houses paintings, drawings, watercolors, sculptures and photographs from the period when Brussels was the capital of Art Nouveau.
It houses paintings, drawings, watercolors, sculptures and photographs from the period when Brussels was the capital of Art Nouveau.
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Address:
Rue de la Régence 3
1000 Bruxelles |
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday, Sunday: 11:00-18:00 |
Fare:
10 euros
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Musée Magritte
Located in the heart of Brussels, it presents an exceptional collection of works by this Belgian master of surrealism. B a large collection of over 200 works René Magritte is the largest in the world. This multidisciplinary museum consists of many paintings, sculptures and billboards. You will also find musical scores, photographs and old films directed by Magritte himself.
In the late 1920s, René Magritte began to question the traditional pictorial language, quickly becoming one of the main creators of Surrealism in Belgium and abroad thanks to his art. This museum houses works belonging to the Royal Museums of Fine Arts (of which it is part) as well as from private collections and various public institutions.
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Address:
Place Royale 2 (entrance for those with tickets booked online)
R ue de la Régence 3 (ticket office) |
Opening hours:
Monday–Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday, Sunday: 11:00-18:00 |
Fare:
10 euros
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Musée Meunier
The museum is located in the house-studio of the painter, sculptor and draughtsman Constantin Meunier. (1831-1905), who represented 19th-century surrealism. The house built during the artist's lifetime is located at l'Abbaye in Ixelles , district of Brussels.
Meunier left behind a rich legacy of over 700 paintings and sculptures. In 1936, the house and the artist's legacy were purchased by the Belgian government. Three years later, an independent museum was created here. Since 1978, the house has been part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts . The rooms feature numerous sculptures by the artist, primarily statues of workers, and genre scenes.
Meunier left behind a rich legacy of over 700 paintings and sculptures. In 1936, the house and the artist's legacy were purchased by the Belgian government. Three years later, an independent museum was created here. Since 1978, the house has been part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts . The rooms feature numerous sculptures by the artist, primarily statues of workers, and genre scenes.
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Address:
Rue de l'Abbaye 59
1050 Brussels |
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 10:00-12:00 and 12:45-17:00
Saturday-Sunday: only for groups with reservation and guide |
Ticket price:
Free admission
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Musée Antoine Wiertz
Museum dedicated to the Belgian master of Romanticism, who practiced painting, sculpture, graphics and drawing. Antoine Joseph Wiertz (1806-1865) enjoyed a reputation during his lifetime, he was the court artist of the first king of independent Belgium Leopold I of Coburg . Because Wiertz preferred monumental painting, the king financed the construction of his house, where he had the opportunity to create large-format works. After the artist's death on June 18, 1865, the estate was taken over by the monarch. Three years later, Wiertz's house became part of Royal Museum of Fine Arts .
The vast main hall houses the artist's largest canvases, many of them biblical and Homeric scenes, as well as sculptures and the artist's death mask. An example of his passion for large paintings is the mythological work The Fight of the Greeks and Trojans over the Body of Parthoclus , which measures 5.2 m x 8.5 m. Wiertz's fascination with dramatic themes and scenes of horror is visible in the painting Buried Alive from 1854, as well as in the work Two young girls ( beautiful Rosine) . The last of the six rooms contains the artist's more somber works. The painting Hunger, Madness and Crime draws particular attention. The artist's versatility is demonstrated by the sculptures, drawings and graphics exhibited in the museum.
The vast main hall houses the artist's largest canvases, many of them biblical and Homeric scenes, as well as sculptures and the artist's death mask. An example of his passion for large paintings is the mythological work The Fight of the Greeks and Trojans over the Body of Parthoclus , which measures 5.2 m x 8.5 m. Wiertz's fascination with dramatic themes and scenes of horror is visible in the painting Buried Alive from 1854, as well as in the work Two young girls ( beautiful Rosine) . The last of the six rooms contains the artist's more somber works. The painting Hunger, Madness and Crime draws particular attention. The artist's versatility is demonstrated by the sculptures, drawings and graphics exhibited in the museum.
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Address:
Rue Vautier 62
1050 Brussels |
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 10:00-12:00 and 12:45-17:00
Saturday-Sunday: only for groups with reservation and guide |
Fare:
Free admission
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