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Best Fine Art in Brussels

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Musée Wiertz Museum

Antoine Wiertzmuseum is a division of the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts (The Royal Museums of Art and History) and is dedicated to the works of Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865). This painter was born in Dinant, studied in Antwerp and in Rome, and only moved to Brussels in the latter part of his life. In Brussels this museum had a gigantic workshop which is now housing this museum. Wiertz really needed a workshop of this size because he saw things big, some of Wiertz's works are 16 meters (52 feet) tall!

rue Vautier 62, Vautierstraat 62, Ixelles, Belgium, 1050
Oldmasters Museum

Housed under the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, the Museum of Old Masters, as the name suggests, presents a vast collection of art from the 15th through the 18th century of French and Dutch origin. This museum houses painting from the Flemish Renaissance and Baroque periods, including works by Bosch, Rubens, Van Dyck, and many more. There is a museum shop and a cafe on the premises.

rue de la Régence 3, Brussels, Belgium, 1000
Musée Magritte Museum

The five-floor Magritte Museum pays homage to world-renowned surrealist artist René Magritte. A trip through the museum provides deep insight into the Belgian artist's life. Along with 200 of his most famous paintings and sculptures, on display are Magritte's quirky creations such as vintage photographs, musical scores and surrealist film productions. During his brief stint in advertising, he designed a number of posters, which later fed into his artistic works. These are also displayed along with films that inspired him. The museum is part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and houses a center for conducting research on Magritte's life and works.

Place Royale 1, Brussels, Belgium, 1000
Art & History Museum

The Art & History Museum, previously known as the Cinquantenaire Museum, is part of Brussels's Royal Museums of Art and History, and is one of the largest museums in the world. All artistic disciplines except paintings are on display here. The first section displays a collection of ancient Egyptian (one room alone is filled with mummies and sarcophagi), Islamic, Oriental, Greek and Roman art. The second section is dedicated to non-European art and the third section houses a collection of European decorative arts spanning the 7th to the 17th-century. Other fascinating collections of beautiful glass and ceramics are also on display here.

Parc du Cinquantenaire 10, Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels, Belgium, 1000
Van Buuren Museum

Built in 1929 in an art deco style for the Dutch banker and art collector David Van Buuren, this beautiful mansion was turned into a museum in 1973 featuring fine tapestries, blown glass and paintings by modern and classic masters. The most famous are Breughel's The Fall of Icarus and works by Ensor and Van Gogh. Contemporary sculpture exhibitions are organized in the garden.

Avenue Léo Errera 41, Uccle, Belgium, 1180
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