Museums in Belgium

This section of the Art and History Museum's collections at the Cinquantenaire explores the symbolism of the heart in Western society.

A collection of 2000 bottles of Belgium's favorite drink.

This little patch of Europe remained neutral for more than a century because of a mine.

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

From motorcycles to firetrucks and sports cars to horse-drawn carriages, this Belgian collection goes beyond rare cars.

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.

This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.