Science & technology museums in Belgium

Autoworld is located in the halls of the Jubilee Park. Through 250 vehicles of various origins, the museum shows the development of the automobile. The collection exhibited by Autoworld ranges from horse-drawn carriages to sports cars from the 1960s, from motorcycles with a rich past to the represen

The Natural Science Museum of Belgium has a large collection of about 36 million pieces, of which fifteen million insects and nine million other invertebrates. In addition, the museum displays minerals and moon rocks, dinosaurs and mammoths, whale skeletons, shells and the Neanderthal man Spy. Speci

Pay us a visit and experience an unforgettable day in the Train World universe. You will discover the most beautiful and unique pieces of the history of the Belgian railroads. We combine the fascinating story of the train through the ages with a glimpse of the future. Attention: last admission at 3:

Embark on a mind-bending adventure at the Museum of Illusions Brussels. Nestled in the heart of the city, the Museum of Illusions is an interactive exhibition that's a must-visit sight for thrill-seekers of all ages. Dive into a whirlwind of excitement with a 1-hour entry ticket. Your visit to th

Technopolis is the Flemish do-center for science and technology. Through more than 300 interactive exhibits, visitors experience science and technology. In the museum you can feel, try and experiment yourself. Some examples are cycling on a cable at a height of 5 meters, landing an airplane yourself

In the bunkers of Park den Brandt you can discover how during W.W.2 an important section of the enormous German Atlantikwall was commanded from them. Besides extensive information on the bunkers and Atlantikwall in general also the air war is given attention. Especially the technical aspects of the

In the Historic Center Canal, visitors experience the hydraulic elevators that bridge a height difference of about 17 meters using one energy source: water. There is also the opportunity to take a ride on a tourist train and participate in tours of a machine hall.

The Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Museum, in the cellars of the abbey, vividly presents the history of the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit. The museum includes visual documents, didactic boards and a constantly renewed presentation of vehicles, from the pioneering days to the present, including Ferrari, March

Automobile Museum Mahymobiles is dedicated to the automobile and road transportation. The museum features over 300 vehicles from 1895, including vintage cars, trucks, buses, chassis, cars from movies and comics, miniature cars, pedal cars, "grands-bis," motorcycles, steam engines, bicycles, tricycle

The Stampe & Vertongen Museum is dedicated to the aviation pioneers Jean Stampe and Maurice Vertongen who founded their aircraft factory and flight school in Antwerp in 1923. Among other things, the museum displays the SV ("the Stampe"), the Antwerp biplane in which novice pilots received their firs

The inclined plane of Ronquières is a barge elevator with an inclined plane on the Charleroi-Brussels canal that bridges the difference in altitude with the Hainaut Plateau. With headphones, the visitor follows the barge master in his daily existence with, among other things, three-dimensional scene

Centre de Découverte du chemin de fer Vicinal is a museum that houses thirty vehicles of the MNVB, a tramway, with vehicles representing the history of the largest tramway network ever in the world.

An interactive journey through the history of bicycles and cycling awaits you in the renovated museum. The route includes a 90° cobblestone wall, outstanding trophies, a Service Course fi lled with racing bikes, testimonies from bike enthusiasts, compelling action images and a rainbow of cycling col

The Museum of Public Transport of the Land of Liège is housed in a former renovated tramway depot. Through some 40 vehicles, including stagecoaches, streetcars and trolleybuses, the museum traces the history of mobility from the 18th century to the present. There are also numerous other historical o

The Museum of Urban Transportation in Brussels is housed in Woluwe's 1897 streetcar depot. The museum displays a collection of streetcars, buses, trolleybuses and cabs. Historic streetcars run through the Sonian Forest or to the Cinquantenaire Park.

The Museum of the 18th Century is located in the Palace of Charles of Lorraine, the residence of the governor general of the Austrian Netherlands from 1744 to 1780. Charles of Lorraine was a lover of both art and science. The museum tells of the noblemen's comforts, their ostentation, their leisure

The Brussels Tram Museum displays a collection of streetcars, buses, trolleybuses and cabs. The collection consists of more than 60 vehicles that circulated through Brussels between 1868 and 1969.

La maison de la science is a lively place where visitors have the opportunity to conduct their own experiments.

The Treigne Steam Train Museum is located on the grounds of the former international train station. On display is equipment borrowed from the SNCB.

On one of the largest star domes in Europe, panoramic landscapes and astronomical images merge and celestial secrets are unveiled.

Stoommachinemuseum ETIZ is dedicated to the history and operation of the power plant powered by a steam engine. Top, monumental piece in the museum is a large steam engine from 1936 of 110 tonnes.

The Olens Radio Museum is dedicated to radio. The museum displays over 700 radios and related objects that paint a picture of 100 years of radio history. Among other things, the museum covers Rühmkorff's spool that sent the first radio signals into space, the wire recorder that was the forerunner of

The Flemish Tram and Bus Museum is housed in the old streetcar shed built in 1912. It is dedicated to the history of transport by streetcar and bus. The collection consists of over 55 buses and streetcars, including a steam streetcar, Antwerp's first electric streetcar and the only surviving gyrobus

Musée du sabot de Porcheresse is dedicated to the clog-making craft. It displays various clogs and objects related to the trade.

Sparkoh! (formerly Pass) - Scientific Adventure Park is located on the site of an old coal mine. At the Pass, visitors make an exploration of various sciences. Among other things, there are Interactive exhibits, animations, a sculpture palace and a large park.

The Geological Garden of Obourg presents geology, paleontology, mineralogy and other scientific topics in an understandable way and reveals their secrets.

Musée de la Bière et du Peket is located in the Avouerie d'Anthisnes castle. It is a small museum dedicated to beer and peket, a type of gin.

The Euro Space Center was built on the model of the US Space Camp in Huntsville. The center operates with the same state-of-the-art equipment as the astronaut training at the Marshall Space Flight Center and seeks to enthuse a wide audience about space science and technology.

In addition to horse-drawn carriages built by D'Ieteren, the D'Ieteren Gallery displays objects, images and archives about the 200-year history of the Bruselian firm.

"Illusion Brussels", the museum of incredible, brings to your attention the unique collection of visual, based on physics and other illusions under one roof. Museum welcomes all age categories as everyone will find something amusing inside. All illusions are accompanied with complete explanation

The Museum of Older Techniques (MOT) is a hands-on museum housed in three historic buildings: Guldendal, Liermolen and Tommenmolen. The museum is dedicated to everyday "working" life in the past. The museum's collection includes a collection of hand tools, technical manuals and trade catalogs. The e

The gent university museum (GUM) opened on 23 oktober 2020 and collections of multiple smaller museums that existed before. It has collections related to all university activities including zoology, morphology, science, history, medicine, history and ethnographicism. It is located next to the "botan

The Scientastic Museum hosts 101 interactive and surprising experiments for its visitors to try out. It is a museum to discover, experiment and learn about science and the five senses.

Folk museum Jan Augustijns displays a private collection of old carriages and crafts. A shed houses the carriages of the past as collected by Jan over the years.

Musée de la Route is housed in the casemates on Place Nervienne, one of the last two groundless remnants of the fortifications erected by the Dutch Corps of Engineers between 1816 and 1826. The museum is devoted to road construction.

The Railway and Stone Animation Center shows railroad life through tools, objects and old photographs.

The Mill Museum - Center for Molinology highlights the function of the mill over time. It examines the technology behind the mill and the role that water and wind play and played in it. Mill technology was at the heart of the first industrial revolution.

The Europlanetarium is a popular observatory with a planetarium expanded into a Cosmodrome. Visitors explore the stars and planets. There are various exhibitions on flying and space travel.

Chemin de fer de Sprimont - Musée Vivant d'Archéologie Industrielle Minière et Carrière is dedicated to industrial archaeology and mining. The railroad of Sprimont (CFS) is located on a section of the old neighborhood railroad line Poulseur - Sprimont - Trooz. The 60-centimeter narrow gauge museum f

The Museum of Medicine is housed in a contemporary building shaped like a suitboat, near Erasmus Hospital. Visitors there take a journey through medicine from ancient times to the present. Themes covered include: Magic, mythology, shamans, bloodletting, the discovery of the circulatory system, exper

The Belgian Museum of Radiology showcases the role Belgium has played and continues to play in radiology. The museum traces the history of this science, from the pioneers of X-rays to the most recent medical developments, such as ultrasound. It is not limited to medicine. There is also a focus on ra

Experimentarium Physics introduces visitors to the fields of physics through representations of various physics experiments combined with old instruments used by professors in the past.

The Museum of Medicinal Plants and Pharmacy is located in a corridor of the ULB Institute of Pharmacy. The museum portrays past and present medicines through a collection of medicinal plants. The collection includes samples from all over the world, posters, paintings, photographs and didactic object

The Albert Couvreur Pharmaceutical Collection includes pharmacy furniture from 1880, various mortars, pharmaceutical pottery from the 15th to 19th centuries, drug preparation equipment and a library.

Musée du téléphone is dedicated to the telephone. The museum features more than 500 pieces, the most remarkable of which are on display, since Graham Bell, their inventor, until today.

Agricultural Museum Smoufelbeekhoeve consists of three parts: an old wagon-making workshop, a collection of agricultural equipment arranged according to work or crop and a collection of thirty agricultural old-timers.

Musée de la Pierre Sprimont is located in the old power plant of the Sprimont quarry. Visitors there uncover, among other things, the different stages in the working of the stone.

The Oldtimer Motorcycles Museum displays about 100 motorcycles, scooters and mopeds.

The small Electrical Museum Pulderbos displays a collection of electrical equipment.

At Masters of Fire, visitors will learn through a sparkling trail how clay is made into brick, that limestone gives lime and that alum is extracted from schist.

Diamondmuseum Bruges is housed in a 17th-century mansion. In the museum, visitors discover how diamond polishing was developed by the Bruges goldsmith Lodewijk van Berquem, in the period of the Dukes of Burgundy, long before Amsterdam or Antwerp. The museum covers diamond processing, including cliev

The Museum of Human Anatomy and Embryology is located on the Erasmus University and Hospital campus. The museum caters mainly to students of the Faculty of Medicine at ULB. The museum displays human specimens, a collection of embryos, fetuses, anatomical representations in wax and plaster, objects o

The core message of the EHA is to also try to stop the ozone hole, save the rainforest and reduce waste at home. The permanent exhibit "Doing More with Less" deals with ecological building and urban living. The theme of the exhibition is the remodeling of three houses that show how energy, resources