Events diary

It’s time for Brussels Museum Nocturnes 2019!

On Thursday 19th September a 19th edition of Brussels Museum Nocturnes kicked off! As the summer comes to an end, a the vibrant cultural life in our city becomes richer for the 12 weeks of cultural aperitives every Thursday night in different Brussels Museums. The opening evening took place at the Grand-Place with free entrances to the Brussels City Museums:
– The GardeRobe MannekenPis offered a chance to discover the most extravagant wardrobe of the smallest man in Brussels.
– The Maison du Roi revealed all the secrets of the Grand Place with the exhibition “The Grand Place to be” and a breathtaking virtual experience.
– At the Fashion & Lace Museum, visitors discovered a sensual encounter between Belgian lingerie designer Carine Gilson and 200 years of Brussels lace.

Below you can find the schedule for all the upcoming Thursdays! We hope you will have fun and discover some new things in our Brussels museums!

26 September

  1. BOGHOSSIAN FOUNDATION – VILLA EMPAIN
  2. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
  3. FANTASTIC ART MUSEUM
  4. D’IETEREN GALLERY
  5. VAN BUUREN MUSEUM & GARDENS (1/2)
  6. WELLINGTON MUSEUM

03 October

  1. MEISE BOTANIC GARDEN
  2. ADAM – BRUSSELS DESIGN MUSEUM
  3. PLANETARIUM OF BRUSSELS
  4. BASILICA OF KOEKELBERG NATIONAL MUSEUM : MUSEUM OF THE BLACK SISTERS OF BRUSSELS
  5. BASILICA OF KOEKELBERG NATIONAL MUSEUM : MODERN RELIGIOUS ART MUSEUM
  6. BELGIAN CHOCOLATE VILLAGE

10 October

  1. FRISON-HORTA FOUNDATION
  2. VAN BUUREN MUSEUM AND GARDENS (2/2)
  3. ART ET MARGES MUSEUM
  4. MEM – MUSEUM OF EROTICS AND MYTHOLOGY (1/2)
  5. HALLES SAINT-GÉRY (1/2)
  6. MUSEUM OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF BELGIUM (1/2)

NOVEMBER
07.11

  1. ART AND HISTORY MUSEUM
  2. ROYAL MUSEUM OF THE ARMED FORCES AND OF MILITARY HISTORY
  3. HOUSE OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
  4. PARLAMENTARIUM
  5. MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES
  6. WIERTZ MUSEUM
  7. ULB – MUSEUM OF PHARMACY AND MEDICINAL PLANTS
  8. ULB – EXPERIMENTARIUM CHEMISTRY
  9. ULB – PHYSICS EXPERIMENTARIUM
    –

14 November

  1. WIELS – CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
  2. FOUNDATION A
  3. BRAILLE MUSEUM
  4. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE RESISTANCE
  5. ERASMUS HOUSE
  6. MAURICE CARÊME MUSEUM
  7. ULB – MUSEUM OF MEDICINE

21 November

  1. MIMA – THE MILLENNIUM ICONOCLAST MUSEUM OF ART
  2. LA FONDERIE – BRUSSELS MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY AND WORK
  3. SEWER MUSEUM
  4. MOMUSE – MOLENBEEK HISTORY MUSEUM
  5. ARGOS CENTRE FOR AUDIOVISUAL ARTS
  6. ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM OF FLEMISH LIFE IN BRUSSELS

28 November

  1. BOZAR – CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
  2. CINEMATEK – ROYAL FILM ARCHIVE OF BELGIUM
  3. BELVUE MUSEUM
  4. EXPERIENCE. BRUSSELS
  5. COUDENBERG PALACE
  6. ING ART CENTER
  7. THE HOUSE OF THE GUILD OF ARBALISTS
  8. MEM – MUSEUM OF EROTICS AND MYTHOLOGY (2/2)

DECEMBER
05.12

  1. ROYAL LIBRARY OF BELGIUM
  2. BELGIAN JEWISH MUSEUM
  3. FONDATION BREL
  4. CHOCO-STORY BRUSSELS
  5. MUSEUM OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF BELGIUM (2/2)
  6. MARC SLEEN MUSEUM
  7. CENTRALE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
  8. HALLES SAINT-GÉRY (2/2)

Brussels Museums Nocturnes
19.09 -> 05.12
Every Thursday evening
17:00 – 22:00

Participating museums and full program: www.brusselsmuseumsnocturnes.be

For the other Nocturnes of the season, you pay € 4 (standard) or € 2 (-26/Paspartoe/Article 27) for the entrance and enjoy all the extras of the evening. Buy one or more Pass 5 Nocturnes and pay only € 17 (standard) or € 8 (-26) for 5 tickets, valid all season long. Ideal if you want to combine museums or come as a group.

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