Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Royal Museums of Fine Arts

Introduction: The renowned Royal Museums of Fine Arts is located to the north of the Grand Place area, showcasing works by many famous Belgian painters from ancient times to the present, such as Rober Campin, Roger van der Weyden, Peter Breughel the Elder, and others.

The museum is divided into the Old Masters Museum (Musées d’Art Ancien) and the Modern Museum (Musées d’Art Moderne). The former displays classical paintings created before the 18th century, organized by color-coded sections. The Blue Section features works from the 15th–16th centuries, including Peter Breughel’s famous “The Fall of Icarus.” The Brown Section houses artworks from the 17th–18th centuries. The latter also uses color coding. The Yellow Section includes masterpieces from Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, to Symbolism. The Green Section focuses on modern art and sculpture, including movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, and Surrealism. Notable pieces include Salvador Dalí’s “The Temptation of St. Anthony” and Francis Bacon’s “Pope with the Owls.”  Admission/Ticketing & Opening Hours: Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00, with a one-hour closure at noon.

Brussels, Belgium