- Address: Vautierstreet, 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- Phone: +32 2 627 42 11
- Official website: www.naturalsciences.be
- Founded: 1846.
- Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09: 30-17: 00, Sat-Sun 10: 00-18: 00
- Cost of visiting: adult - $ 10, children's ticket - $ 7.5, children under 6 - free of charge
Traveling in Belgium , in particular in Brussels , do not deny yourself and your children the pleasure to visit the Museum of Natural Sciences. It is considered one of the largest in Europe, because there is a unique collection of exhibits that introduce the history of mankind.
More about the museum
The opening of the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels took place on March 31, 1846. Originally it was a collection of strange things that belonged to one of the Austrian governors - the Duke of Carl Lorraine (by the way, in the city there is even a palace named in his honor). For 160 years of history the museum has many times increased its collection. Now, in order to quickly examine all the exhibits, it will take at least 3 hours.
On the territory of the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels five large pavilions were opened:
- Mankind's gallery;
- gallery of the Dinosaurs;
- gallery of Wonders of the Wildlife,
- Gallery of Mineralogy;
- interactive pavilion.
Exhibits of the museum
In the gallery of Humanity you can get acquainted with the life of people who were the first to appear on the territory of Europe - the Cro-Magnon people. Here you can also see the exposition devoted to the life of Neanderthals.
The most popular among visitors to the museum (especially among children) is the Dinosaur Gallery. And this is not surprising, because there is a collection of skeletons of dinosaurs, which were collected bit by bit. The pride of the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels is the skeletons of 29 huge herbivorous iguanodons, which, according to scientists, lived about 140-120 million years ago. Their remains were found in 1878 in one of the Belgian coal mines in Bernissarte.
In the Wonderland gallery you can see stuffed mammals - mammoth, Tasmanian wolf, gorillas, bear and many other animals. In one of the pavilions there are skeletons of the whale and sperm whale, which impress with their huge sizes.
The gallery of mineralogy of the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels exhibited more than 2000 minerals, as well as lunar and precious stones, crystals, fragments of mountain and lunar rocks. "Pearl" of the collection is a meteorite weighing 435 kg, which was found in Europe.
The Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels has an interactive pavilion, the theme of which is constantly changing. For example, in 2006-2007 it was devoted to the detective investigation "Murder in the Museum". At the exhibition, a murder scene was recreated, where every visitor could feel like Sherlock Holmes.
The average duration of the tour of the museum is 2-3 hours. It can be done with a guide or you can get acquainted with the collection yourself. Each exhibit in the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels has a plate with explanations in four languages, including English. If necessary, you can have a snack in a cafe, and leave things in the storage room.
How to get there?
The Museum of Natural Sciences is located on one of the largest streets of Brussels - Vautierstreet. Next to it is the European Parliament . You can reach the property by metro, following the Maelbeek or Trône stations. You can also use the city buses No. 34 or No. 80 and follow the Muséum stop.
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