Cultural institutions

BIP - Brussels Info Place
At the heart of the capital’s museums’ district, BIP - Bruxelles Info Place/Brussel Info Plein/Brussels Info Place – is the Visitor Centre of the Brussels-Capital Region.



Church of St Jean sur Coudenberg
In the 18th century, Archduke Charles de Lorraine, Governor General of the Netherlands and brother-in-law of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, ordered the construction of the current Place Royale in Brussels.

ING Cultural Centre
The Espace Culturel ING is housed in the large neo-classical architectural complex of Place Royale in Brussels

Musical Instruments Museum
When they opened in the late 19th century, the luxurious Old England shops acquired a great reputation thanks to their very special grand building.

Musée Magritte Museum
The Musée Magritte Museum, which opened to the public on 2nd June 2009, in the Althenloh building belonging to the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, received over 500,000 visitors in less than one year.

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
A prestigious collection of 20.000 artworks
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium hold the most
important collection of visual arts of the country. Through
paintings, sculptures and drawings, over 20.000 artworks and six
museums tell our history, from the 15th to the 21st century.
The Old Masters, Magritte, Fin-de-Siècle and Modern (selection)
Museum as well as the studios of artists Antoine Wiertz and
Constantin Meunier represent a unique cultural heritage.

National Archives of Belgium
The Archives Générales du Royaume (AGR) (National Archives of Belgium) have stood in the heart of Brussels for more than 175 years.

The Protestant Chapel
The private chapel of the Palace of Charles de Lorraine, the Church of Place du Musée is a real gem of 18th century art.

Royal Library of Belgium
The Royal Library of Belgium stands at the heart of Mont des Arts. It is the national science library of the Federal State of Belgium.

SQUARE - Brussels Meeting Centre
SQUARE - BRUSSELS MEETING CENTRE is the favourite place for gatherings and debates organised at the heart of Europe.

BOZAR – Centre for Fine Arts
The Palais des Beaux-Arts is Belgium’s leading house of the Arts and a European cultural HUB. This is Victor Horta’s masterpiece, where all arts and audiences come together.

Cinematiek
Located within the Palais des Beaux-Arts (Centre for Fine Arts), CINEMATEK is the showcase of the collections of the Cinémathèque Royale (Royal Film Library, one of the most extensive in the world).

Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
The Museum of the National Bank stands alongside the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula.