Applied art museums in Belgium

The Horta Museum is dedicated to the Belgian architect Victor Horta (1861-1947). The museum is located in this architect's private home and studio, which have been a Unesco World Heritage Site since 2000. The interior of the museum consists of 11 half floors around a narrow central staircase. The mu

A unique space ! Opposite St. Waudru's Collegiate Church, discover an exceptional museum of decorative arts (1775-1825) with a multicultural, humanist and educational approach, and featuring not only a prestigious collection of clocks, unique in the world, but also majestic French gilt bronzes, sup

The Curtius Museum (Musée Le Grand Curtius) is a museum of archaeology and decorative arts. The building that houses the museum was a private mansion for Jean Curtius, a Belgian manufacturer who provided gunpowder to the Spanish army. It was built somewhere between 1597 and 1610 in the typical regio

In the Volkskundemuseum (Museum of Folk Life) you learn about ordinary daily life in Bruges in the 19th and early 20th centuries. You enter an old classroom, an old pharmacy, a tailor’s workshop, a confectionery store, or grocery store. Time seems to have stood still in these restored labourer's dwe

The Snijders&Rockoxhuis is an early-17th-century historic building. Nicolaas Rockox (1560 - 1640) bought the property in 1603. The museum is located on the ground floor which is a good example of 17th-century Flemish living culture. The collection includes furniture, sculpture, porcelain, pottery an

The Museum of St. Salvator's Cathedral is housed in the 1912 neo-Gothic chapter house. The museum displays objects from St. Salvator's Church, the demolished St. Donaas Church and the monasteries abolished in the French era. Visitors walk through some 13 centuries of art history, from early Romanesq

Design museum Gent is housed in the 18th-century Hotel de Coninck. The collection of the museum mainly consists of modern and contemporary design objects from 1860 to now. The objects that were created before 1860 form the basis for the modern and contemporary design. The old museum collection mainl

Musée du Château de Seneffe is located on the Domain of Seneffe, which consists of an 18th-century neoclassical-style castle with a collection of silversmithing. The collection was assembled by Belgian private collector Claude D'Allemagne and his wife Juliette Rémy. In addition to this collection, t

Abby Kortrijk is a playful, accessible and multi-voiced museum of visual arts. Together with a diverse network of organisations, artists and communities, and with art as a universal language, we explore what defines and connects us as human beings across borders, generations and cultures.

The Fashion Museum of Antwerp (MoMu) is located in the ‘ModeNatie’. The museum has a collection of over 25,000 objects, including clothing, shoes, accessories, walking sticks and lace. It shows both historical pieces from the 16th century and newer designs from among others, Veronique Branquinho, An

The Autrique House is the first truly striking house by Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta. The house is an important benchmark of Art Nouveau, with elements that characterize the architect and his quest.

M - Museum Leuven is housed in a building designed by the Belgian architect Stéphane Beel where historic buildings are combined with contemporary architecture. The museum displays combinations of ancient and contemporary art. In addition to a historical collection, it has temporary exhibitions of ol

The Cauchie House is the home of Belgian painter-decorator and architect Paul Cauchie (1875 - 1952). The building dates back to 1905, was built in Art Nouveau style and is best known for the large sgraffito on its facade. It is considered one of the finest realizations of art nouveau in Brussels.

Hospital Museum St. Dimpna is located in the old hospital and monastic buildings of the Augustinians, of which the oldest parts date back to the 15th century. In the museum, the visitor learns about the everyday life in a hospital and the life of the hospital sisters. Also the memories of Saint Dymp

Since 1963 the Pottery Museum Raeren is accommodated in the historic Raeren Castle dating from the 14th century. With its permanent exposition the museum offers a complete overview on the history of Raeren stoneware. Up to today the Pottery museum Raeren is the only museum in the world with such an

The Museum of the 18th Century is located in the Palace of Charles of Lorraine, the residence of the governor general of the Austrian Netherlands from 1744 to 1780. Charles of Lorraine was a lover of both art and science. The museum tells of the noblemen's comforts, their ostentation, their leisure

Musée de Groesbeeck-De Croix is housed in a stately building from the 18th century. The building exudes the atmosphere of an aristocratic residence from the Age of Enlightenment. On display are artistic works by cabinetmakers, goldsmiths, watchmakers and glassblowers of old Namur, among others.

The city palace of the lords of Gruuthuse is now an absolute highlight after a thorough restoration. The gables look magnificent. Renovated halls, a new museum concept, and special collection items are just waiting to be rediscovered. Gruuthusemuseum takes you to three crucial periods in the rich hi

The Museums of the Far East include three Asian buildings on the royal estate of Laeken: the Japanese Tower, the Chinese Pavilion and the Museum of Japanese Art. At the beginning of the 20th century, they were commissioned by Leopold II and designed by Alexandre Marcel. The tower addresses European

Hotel Clemmen is a museum in the middle of Ghent's commercial center. Highlights of the collection include a reconstruction of the study and library of Belgian Nobel laureate Maurice Maeterlinck and a Chinese salon. Hotel Clemmen in a patrician residence built in 1746 to the design of David 't Kindt

The Olens Radio Museum is dedicated to radio. The museum displays over 700 radios and related objects that paint a picture of 100 years of radio history. Among other things, the museum covers Rühmkorff's spool that sent the first radio signals into space, the wire recorder that was the forerunner of

The Gilliot and Roelants Tile Museum is located in St. Bernard Abbey. The museum displays works by Roelants, Sonja Leemans and Ignace Verwilghen, among others. Also on display are molds, special tiles, pay books and photographs from the old factory. The abbey is also home to Heemmuseum Heymissen.

The castle was built around 1860 by order of Baron Charles van Caloen and his wife. It was designed by Edward Welby Pugin and Jean Bethune. Inside is the museum where collections of paintings, drawings, printed matter, sculptures, pottery and porcelain are displayed, among other things. The focus of

In the Renaat Braem House, visitors experience the optimistic atmosphere of modern living in the 1950s. In addition, the house offers a look behind the scenes of architecture. Everyday ornaments and utensils, exotic objects, stones and shells brought together from all over the world represent the me

Val Saint-lambert Castle is an abbey palace from the 18th century. The interactive museum layout tells the history of glass and crystal and the history of Val Saint-Lambert.

The 14th century castle, houses numerous collections: precious furniture, remarkable carpets, paintings, sculptures and porcelain. The park is landscaped in the French style and covers 25 acres.

The Design Museum Brussels is a space dedicated to design and its history. It was launched after the acquisition of the Plasticarium by the Atomium. Since 2015, the Plastic Design Collection offers its visitors an original reflection on plastic design from the 1950s until today. Continuously enrich

A contemporary museum built at the light meridian in Roeselare. A Muze'um L exhibition - the L stands for Light and Landscape - whose appearance depends on the time of the day. Well thought-out architectural features turn the building into a giant sculpture providing light and shadows in keeping wit

Enter the world of DIVA, a cocoon of luxury and extravagance, filled with diamonds, jewellery and silverware. DIVA and her butler Jérome take you on a journey through Antwerp’s diamond story. Workmanship, anecdotes, emotions and sets await you in this museum.

The Museum of the collegiate church from 1764-1778 includes 12 rooms in the outbuildings and sacristy. The museum displays goldsmith's art, cult objects, 16th-century rood screen, Renaissance reliquary of St-Begge, tombstones, Andenne porcelain, statues, manuscripts and printed matter from the 15th

The Ansembourg Museum is housed in the House of Ansembourg, an old private mansion built around 1740. The museum paints a picture of aristocratic life during the Enlightenment period. The building still has its original interior, including furniture, carpets, Venetian glass chandeliers and ceramic w

With an extensive collection of approximately 18,000 garments and accessories, Modemuseum Hasselt tells a wide variety of stories about Western fashion from 1750 until today. Do not expect a permanent presentation, but two remarkable exhibitions a year that draw from the museum’s own collection or a

The GlazenHuis - Flemish Center for Contemporary Glass Art provides a platform for glass as a raw material for art. Besides and museum, it is an informative, educational and production and sales center. Glass is approached from as many angles as possible: artistic, conceptual and functional, industr

The Provincial Museum of Ancient Arts of Namur - Treasure of Oignies is housed in an 18th-century mansion, the Hôtel de Gaiffier d'Hestroy. The museum has a collection of artifacts from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Among other things, it holds the treasure of the former priory of Oignies, on

The lighting museum has a collection of more than 600 lamps. The extensive collection includes electric lamps, petroleum lamps, oil lamps and gas-powered lamps.

Musée communal des beaux-arts et de la ceramique (Municipal Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics) is housed in the former "Hôpital Nouveau" built in 1661. The museum displays a collection of European painting from the 14th to the 19th century, modern and contemporary Belgian painting, engravings of the

China Museum Scheut is housed in a missionaries' monastery. The museum paints a picture of the cultural, artistic and folkloric life of ancient China. The collection consists of ornate and striking objects brought to Europe by the Congregation of Scheutists, with the aim of familiarizing young missi

Museum of Louvain-La-Neuve is a university museum that displays over 20,000 works from the fields of art and civilizations. The collection is displayed in changing arrangements. The museum focuses on three themes. In "History of Civilizations," ancient cultures around the Mediterranean, traditional

The Museum of Costume and Lace is housed in four distinguished houses and a warehouse from the 17th and 18th centuries in Brussels. The museum displays a collection of lace that sometimes even belonged to royalty. It also displays a collection of costumes, accessories, fashion prints and other docum

Musee d'histoire et de folklore in Aat displays a collection of various objects and works of art from prehistory to the 20th century. A section of the museum is devoted to archaeological finds from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. Other rooms display works of art, including paintings, pieces of f

Musée du Trésor du Prieuré d'Oignies is a treasury housed in a modern convent guarded by the Sisters of Our Lady. Among its exhibits are Gothic religious chalices, crosses and reliquaries, many of which were made by Friar Hugo d'Oignies.

The Spoelberch Museum displays a collection donated to KU Leuven after the death of Charles-Victor de Spoelberch (1836-1907). The collection includes the ancestral portrait gallery, showpiece furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries and pieces of family silver. But perhaps the most important item

The Umicore Silver Pavilion displays part of the collection of the (now closed) Sterckshof Silver Museum.

Musée du vieux cimetière de Soignies (Museum of the Old Cemetery) displays an archaeological collection from the Paleolithic to the Merovingian period. In addition, the museum displays sculptures, paintings, musical instruments, ceramics, weapons and African objects, among others.

't Rohardushof - Archaeological Pottery Museum illustrates the evolution of pottery since the known first settlements until the end of the 19th century.

Museum Torhouts Aardewerk is located in Ravenhof Castle. The museum offers an overview of local ornamental pottery production. This folk art had its peak in the period of Art Nouveau. The museum tells the story of pottery through pieces from the different production centers and style periods.

The Museum of History and Decorative Arts displays a collection of porcelain from the famous Tournai factory of the 18th century. A picture of the richness, beauty and variety of Tournai porcelain is presented. In addition, on the upper floor, gold, silver and bronze coins from the Tournaisian coin

The museum of the Public Center for Social Welfare of Brussels (O.C.M.W. ) is housed in an administrative building. Over the centuries, the Brussels O.C.M.W. has amassed a large collection of works of art, including several paintings by Brussels masters, Brabant sculptures, Brussels tapestries. But