BELvue

Om museet

The building is an 18th-century luxury hotel. In 1776 the wine merchant Philippe De Proft obtained permission to build the “Hôtel de Belle-Vue” on the remains of the old Brussels palace, destroyed by fire in 1731. The building, in the Louis XVI style like the rest of the Place Royale, welcomed many distinguished guests: French nobles exiled after 1789, European travellers and artists. During the Belgian Revolution of 1830 the façade on the park side was riddled with projectiles, and the hotel then became a national monument.

At the end of the 19th century the Dremel family turned it into a renowned tourist establishment. The building later served as a residence for Princess Clémentine and the future King Leopold and Queen Astrid, then as a refuge for the Red Cross, before being converted into a museum. Today the King Baudouin Foundation presents the history of Belgium there.

The current permanent exhibition celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2026. The museum announces a profound transformation by 2028: a new permanent route, annual temporary exhibitions on historical and societal themes, and a sustainable renovation of the historic building, including a redesign of the entrance on the Place Royale side.

Højdepunkter

• History of Belgium in seven rooms: democracy, prosperity, solidarity, pluralism, migration, languages and Europe
• Gallery of more than 200 objects of Belgium’s material memory
• Objects to touch, relief maps and texts in Braille
• Digital audio guide in four languages and free Wi-Fi
• 18th-century hotel opposite Brussels Park

Permanente udstillinger

• La Belgique en sept thèmes – Permanent exhibition tracing the history of Belgium across seven rooms, with news clips, posters, testimonies and objects to touch.
• Galerie des objets belges – More than 200 objects, from coffee filters to the footballs of the Red Devils, illustrate the country’s material memory.

Ejer

Fondation Roi Baudouin

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Every Wednesday from 14:00 and the first Sunday of every month

Free entry on Wednesday afternoons and on the first Sunday of the month applies to the permanent exhibition. Online payment by Bancontact, Mastercard, Maestro and Visa (except V PAY), and cash on site. Discount cards, Brussels Card and museumPASSmusées accepted.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum has ramps, lifts, adapted routes and adapted toilets; portable folding seats are lent, and the route is fully accessible with a pushchair. It is recommended to contact the museum before the visit. Objects to touch, relief maps and texts in Braille; the digital audio guide lets you read the text, and the videos have subtitles; videos in French-language Belgian Sign Language are available in the AppPatrimoine. The museum is taking part in the Access-i audit.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Børnefødselsdage

Play routes for children (for example a booklet with missions for 6 to 10-year-olds and the game “En route avec Zeno” for 9 to 12-year-olds), workshops and family afternoons. Birthday parties with games and a snack. Free admission on Wednesday afternoons and the first Sunday of the month.

Transport & parkering

With the SNCB Discovery Ticket (code at sncb.be/discovery), you get 40% off the return journey to Brussels-Central.

Service & spisesteder

• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Museumsbutik
• Wi-fi

Free Wi-Fi in the museum. The restaurant Les Filles closed permanently on 18 June 2025; the team is looking to offer a new catering service soon, and group meals can be arranged on request. The shop, in the atrium, is accessible without a ticket.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje

Six renovated rooms (Atrium, Borgendael, Dachsbeck, De Proft, Jardin and Sax) and a garden terrace. Rental income funds citizenship workshops for schools; partner caterers and packages are available.

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