Museum for Natural Sciences of Belgium
The Museum of Natural Sciences is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to natural history. It is a part of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, itself part of the institutions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office.Photo: Bernard J. Noël, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Friday: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: natural history museum in Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as: “Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique”, “Muséum des sciences naturelles de Belgique - Museum voor Natuurwetenschappen van België”, “Museum of Natural Sciences”, and “Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wiertz Museum and House of European History.
Wiertz Museum
Museum
Photo: Ben2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wiertz Museum, formerly the Antoine Wiertz Museum, is an art museum in Ixelles, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the work of the romantic painter and sculptor Antoine Wiertz.
House of European History
Museum
Photo: Lora1307, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The House of European History is a history museum and cultural institution in Brussels, Belgium, focusing on the recent history of Europe. It is an initiative by the European Parliament, and was proposed in 2007 by the Parliament's then-president, Hans-Gert Pöttering; it opened on 6 May 2017. House of European History is situated 410 metres north of Museum for Natural Sciences of Belgium.
station Bruxelles-Luxembourg/Brussel-Luxemburg
Railway station
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brussels-Luxembourg railway station is a railway station in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium, located under the Esplanade of the European Parliament. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. station Bruxelles-Luxembourg/Brussel-Luxemburg is situated 270 metres northwest of Museum for Natural Sciences of Belgium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leopold Quarter and Etterbeek.
Leopold Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Leopold Quarter is a quarter of Brussels, Belgium. The term is sometimes confused with the European Quarter, as the area has come to be dominated by the institutions of the European Union and related organisations, although the two terms are not in fact…
Etterbeek
Town
Photo: Raf24, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Etterbeek is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, the City of Brussels, Ixelles, Schaerbeek, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.
Ixelles-Elsene
Town
Photo: Romanceor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ixelles or Elsene is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels.
Museum for Natural Sciences of Belgium
- Categories: natural history museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.83651° or 50° 50′ 11″ northLongitude
4.37649° or 4° 22′ 35″ eastOpen location code
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wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q222297
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Museum for Natural Sciences of Belgium” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu de Ciències Naturals de Bèlgica”
- Chinese: “國立自然史博物館”
- Chinese: “布魯塞爾自然史博物館”
- Chinese: “比利时皇家自然科学研究所”
- Chinese: “比利时自然科学博物馆”
- Chinese: “比利時皇家自然史博物館”
- Chinese: “比利時皇家自然科學博物館”
- Chinese: “比利時皇家自然科學機構”
- Chinese: “比利時自然科學博物館”
- Chinese: “自然科學比利時皇家學院”
- Danish: “Naturhistorisk Museum i Bruxelles”
- Dutch: “Museum voor Natuurwetenschappen van België”
- Dutch: “Museum voor Natuurwetenschappen”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo de Naturaj Sciencoj”
- French: “Musée des sciences naturelles de Belgique”
- French: “Musée Royal d’histoire naturelle de Belgique”
- French: “Muséum des sciences naturelles de Belgique”
- French: “Muséum des sciences naturelles”
- German: “Museum für Naturwissenschaften Belgien”
- German: “Museum für Naturwissenschaften”
- German: “Naturwissenschaftliches Museum Belgien”
- Indonesian: “Museum Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam”
- Italian: “Museo di scienze naturali di Bruxelles”
- Italian: “Museo di scienze naturali”
- Japanese: “ベルギー王立自然史博物館”
- Javanese: “Institut Sains Alam Belgia”
- Portuguese: “Instituto Real Belga de Ciências Naturais”
- Russian: “Музей естественных наук”
- Slovenian: “Naravoslovni muzej Belgije”
- Slovenian: “Prirodoslovni muzej Belgije”
- Spanish: “Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique”
- Spanish: “Musée Royal d’Histoire Naturelle de Belgique”
- Spanish: “Museo de Historia Natural de Bélgica”
- Spanish: “Museo de las Ciencias Naturales”
- Ukrainian: “Музей природничих наук”
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