Cultural institutions

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.

An underground tour exploring the remains of the Palace of Charles V.

THE museum about Belgium and its history.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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 is the favourite place for gatherings and debates organised at the heart of Europe.

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.

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).

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