Art & Design Museums in Belgium
Painting galleries, sculpture collections, design and contemporary art – from the Old Masters to the present day.
Brussels (32)
Musée Horta
Musée de la Bande Dessinée
Musée Magritte Museum
Musée Art & Histoire
Musée Charlier
Maison Cauchie
Musée Meunier Museum
Musée & Jardins van Buuren
Musée Wiertz Museum
Wittockiana
Musée d'Ixelles
Musée Oldmasters Museum
Art et marges musée
Design Museum Brussels
KBR museum
Musée de l'Érotisme et de la Mythologie de Bruxelles
Musée de Woluwe
Musée du CPAS de Bruxelles
Musée Camille Lemonnier
Musée d'Art spontané
Vanhaerents Art Collection
Atomium
Fondation Jacques Brel
Hôtel Solvay
Kanal-Centre Pompidou
LAB·AN x Hôtel van Eetvelde
Musée des Sœurs Noires
Musée René Magritte & Musée d'Art Abstrait
Museum voor Moderne Religieuze Kunst (MMRK)
Trésor de la cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule
Villa Empain – Fondation Boghossian
Maison Hannon
Antwerp (29)
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen
Rubenshuis
Museum Mayer van den Bergh
Middelheimmuseum
M HKA – Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen
MoMu – ModeMuseum Antwerpen
FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerpen
Snijders&Rockoxhuis
Kasteel d'Ursel
Jakob Smitsmuseum
Stadsmuseum Lier
Emile Verhaeren Museum
Eugeen Van Mieghem Museum
Museum Hof van Busleyden
Suske en Wiske Museum
Braemhuis
Gilliot & Roelants Tegelmuseum
Het Zotte Kunstkabinet
Museum De Reede
De Hofkamer
Huis van Oscar
Koninklijke Manufactuur van Wandtapijten De Wit
Kunsthal Extra City
Museum Jan Vaerten
Museum to Scale 1/7
Art Center Hugo Voeten
Museum Albert Van Dyck
Museum Herman De Cuyper
Panamarenkohuis
West Flanders (25)
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
Groeningemuseum
Museum van het Heilig Bloed
Sint-Salvatorskathedraal
Sint-Janshospitaal
Mu.ZEE
Paul Delvaux Museum
Hof Bladelin
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Potterie
BRUSK
James Ensorhuis
Abby Kortrijk
Käthe Kollwitz Museum
Permekemuseum
Ryckewaertshof/Anto Diez
Sint-Sebastiaansgilde Brugge
Stadsmuseum ’t Schippershof
Villa Les Zéphyrs Westende
Heiligenmuseum
Museum Torhouts Aardewerk
Museum-Gallery Xpo Salvador Dalí
André Demedtshuis
Kasteel van Loppem
Kunstencentrum Ten Bogaerde
Landhuis van het Brugse Vrije
Hainaut (24)
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tournai
Musée de la Photographie
Musée royal de Mariemont
Musée François Duesberg
CAP – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mons
MACS – Musée des Arts Contemporains
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi
TAMAT – Musée de la Tapisserie et des Arts textiles
BPS22 – Musée d'art de la Province de Hainaut
Château de Belœil
Centre de la Gravure et de l'Image imprimée
Centre Marcel Marlier
Collections des Arts décoratifs
Hôpital Notre-Dame à la Rose
Maison de la Poterie
Maison Losseau
Musée de l’orfèvrerie de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Musée de Nimy – Carrefour de la Céramique
Musée des arts de la Marionnette
Musée du Chapitre
Musée du Verre de Charleroi
Musée Ianchelevici
Trésor de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Tournai
Keramis – Centre de la Céramique
East Flanders (16)
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent
S.M.A.K.
Design Museum Gent
Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens
Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek
Museum Dr. Guislain
Schoenenmuseum SONS
Verbeke Foundation
Gemeentelijk Museum Gevaert-Minne
Gemeentelijk Museum Gust De Smet
Kunsthal Gent
MOU Museum
Roger Raveel Museum
Roosenbergmuseum
Sint-Baafskathedraal
Sint-Pietersabdij
Liège (15)
Grand Curtius
La Boverie
IKOB – Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst
Musée d'Ansembourg
Trésor de Liège
Trinkhall museum
ArsKrippana
Musée Guillaume Apollinaire
Musée Wittert
Musées de Verviers
Château de Modave
Cristal Discovery – Musée du Val Saint Lambert
Musée communal de Huy
Tour d'Eben-Ezer – Musée du Silex
Trésor de la Collégiale de Huy
Limburg (14)
Z33
Emile Van Dorenmuseum
GlazenHuis
Modemuseum Hasselt
Teseum
Villa Verbeelding
Abdij van Herkenrode
Bruegelmuseum
Het Stadsmus
LABIOMISTA
Schatkamer van Sint-Catharina
John Selbach Museum
Museum De Mindere
Schatkamer van de Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
Flemish Brabant (8)
Namur (6)
Walloon Brabant (6)
Luxembourg Province (3)
Art & Design Museums in Belgium: Overview & Tips
Our guide lists 178 art and design museums in Belgium, spread across 11 provinces and 78 towns and cities. Most of them are in Brussels (32), Antwerp (29), and West Flanders (25).
At the city level, Brussels (32), Antwerp (15), and Bruges (12) lead the way – ideal if you want to see several art and design museums in a single day.
24 museums are free to visit. For the others with a published price, a regular adult ticket costs €10 at the median, and the middle half charge between €6 and €14.
71 museums are fully wheelchair accessible, 97 offer dedicated programs for families, and 48 have a café or restaurant. These figures come from our ongoing research – museums whose details we haven’t verified yet aren’t included in the counts.
Top 10 art and design museums in Belgium
The best-known art and design museums in Belgium
Onze-Lieve-VrouwekerkArt · Bruges
GroeningemuseumArt · Bruges
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten AntwerpenArt · Antwerp
Musée HortaPeople · Brussels
Museum voor Schone Kunsten GentArt · Ghent
RubenshuisPeople · Antwerp
Museum van het Heilig BloedHistory · Bruges
Musée de la Bande DessinéeSpecial · Brussels
Sint-SalvatorskathedraalHistory · Bruges
Museum Mayer van den BerghArt · Antwerp
Art and design museums in Belgium with free admission
MiddelheimmuseumArt · Antwerp
Musée Meunier MuseumArt · Brussels
Musée royal de MariemontArchaeology · Morlanwelz
Musée Wiertz MuseumArt · Brussels
IKOB – Museum für zeitgenössische KunstArt · Eupen
Musée de WoluweHistory · Brussels
Musée des Beaux-Arts de CharleroiArt · Charleroi
Musée du CPAS de BruxellesHistory · Brussels
Musée WittertArt · Liège
Emile Van DorenmuseumArt · Genk
Art and design museums in Belgium with programs for families
- Onze-Lieve-VrouwekerkArt · Bruges
- GroeningemuseumArt · Bruges
- Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten AntwerpenArt · Antwerp
- Museum voor Schone Kunsten GentArt · Ghent
- Musée de la Bande DessinéeSpecial · Brussels
Musée Magritte MuseumPeople · Brussels
S.M.A.K.Art · Ghent
Sint-JanshospitaalArt · Bruges- MiddelheimmuseumArt · Antwerp
M HKA – Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst AntwerpenArt · Antwerp
Wheelchair-accessible art and design museums in Belgium
- GroeningemuseumArt · Bruges
- Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten AntwerpenArt · Antwerp
- Museum voor Schone Kunsten GentArt · Ghent
- RubenshuisPeople · Antwerp
- Musée de la Bande DessinéeSpecial · Brussels
- Musée Magritte MuseumPeople · Brussels
- S.M.A.K.Art · Ghent
- Sint-JanshospitaalArt · Bruges
- M HKA – Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst AntwerpenArt · Antwerp
Musée des Beaux-Arts de TournaiArt · Tournai
Art and design museums in Belgium with the highest published visitor numbers
By province
Cities with the most museums
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
How many art and design museums are there in Belgium?
Our directory currently lists 178 art and design museums in Belgium across 78 towns and cities.
What are the best-known art and design museums in Belgium?
Some of the best known are Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Groeningemuseum, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, Musée Horta, and Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent.
Which art and design museums in Belgium offer free admission?
24 museums are free to visit – for example Middelheimmuseum, Musée Meunier Museum, Musée royal de Mariemont, and Musée Wiertz Museum.
Which art and design museums in Belgium are open on Mondays?
Many museums are closed on Mondays, but according to their regular hours 33 are open, such as Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, and Rubenshuis.
Which art and design museums in Belgium are wheelchair accessible?
71 museums are fully wheelchair accessible, including Groeningemuseum, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, and Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent. Others are partially accessible – you’ll find the details on each museum’s page.
How much does it cost to visit art and design museums in Belgium?
A regular adult ticket costs €10 at the median, with prices ranging from €2 to €25. Children, students and families usually pay less.
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