Practical information

Planning your visit:

• The museum is only open on Saturday and Sunday, from 10h until 17h. Last entry to the museum is at 15h30. We can’t allow exceptions to this rule, so we kindly ask you to be on time.
• When visiting the museum you will have to follow our corona-safe tour. A full tour takes about two hours. It is possible to skip parts of this tour at certain points.
• Tickets can only be bought online, per timeslot. Print your tickets beforehand or keep them ready on a mobile device. Guided visits or visits in group are currently not possible.
• A maximum of four people older than 12 and two children younger than 12 belonging to the same family will be allowed to enter at a time.
• We kindly ask you not to bring unnecessary objects (backpacks, trolleys, large umbrellas, steps, suitcases,…) to the museum. There are payed lockers at the entrance of the museum, but they are limited in size. You won’t be allowed to enter the museum with objects that our security staff deems unsafe.
• We regret to inform you that we currently can welcome physically impaired visitors. We are looking for a solution for this problem. We will keep you informed via our website and social media.
  

During your visit:

• We ask you to disinfect your hands at the entrance. Disinfectant will be provided. Facemasks must be worn at all times.
• The only way to visit the museum is by following the fixed tour through the museum. We kindly ask you follow this tour at all times. Don’t turn back!
• Follow the guidelines regarding social distancing, both towards other visitors and to our staff.
• Please follow the instructions of our staff while visiting the museum.
• Our restaurant is currently closed.
• The museum shop is open, but we only accept cashless payments.
• Toilets are open to the public between the reception desk and the shop and at the stairs close to our Antiquity wing.

Depending on your place of departure, you will either arrive at Schuman Station or Bruxelles Station.

Schuman : The Museum is accessible on foot from Schuman Station.

Bruxelles Central : From Bruxelles Central Station, take Metro line 1 towards Stockel or line 2 towards Herrmann-Debroux

The Museum is accessible on foot via the following Metro stops :

- Schuman
- Merode

Plan your train journey on the SNCB website.

Plan your Metro journey on the STIB website.

The Museum is accessible on foot via the following Metro stops :

- Schuman (lines 1 and 5)
- Merode (line 1 and 5)

Plan your Metro journey on the STIB website.

By bus (accessible on foot via many bus stops)

Many buses stop close to the museum.

Merode :

The Museum is accessible by foot via the Merode stop.

Number 61 towards the Gare du Nord or Montgomery
Number 80 towards Porte de Namur or Maes
Number 27 towards Andromède or the Gare du Midi. The Number 27 stops at other points near the Museum : Nerviens or Gaulois.

Schuman:

The Museum is accessible by foot via the Schuman stop.

Number 36 towards Schuman or Konkel
Number 79 towards Kraainem or Schuman
Number 60 towards Ambiorix or Uccle Calevoet
Number 12 towards Brussels City
Number 21 towards Brussels Airport or Luxembourg

Plan your bus journey on the STIB website.

From January 2020 onwards, due to the renovation project of the rooftops in the Cinquantenaire Park, the esplanade will be restricted only to vehicles of suppliers, staff, emergency services, park wardens and contractors performing the work.

More information can be found here.

Since January 1st, 2018 the Brussels-Capital Region has become a Low Emission Zone (LEZ). If you are entering the city in a car or van, check here to find out whether you are allowed to drive your vehicle within the LEZ. If you do not meet the conditions, we would remind you that there are park-and-ride car parks on the access routes leading into Brussels as well as alternatives to the car.