Ethnology museums in Belgium

In the Volkskundemuseum (Museum of Folk Life) you learn about ordinary daily life in Bruges in the 19th and early 20th centuries. You enter an old classroom, an old pharmacy, a tailor’s workshop, a confectionery store, or grocery store. Time seems to have stood still in these restored labourer's dwe

The House of Alijn is located in the Children Alijn Hospital, a former place of worship. The museum is dedicated to the popular culture in the 20th century. The basis of the collection is formed from the collection of the Museum of Folklore. The collection includes thousands of objects, documents, p

Abby Kortrijk is a playful, accessible and multi-voiced museum of visual arts. Together with a diverse network of organisations, artists and communities, and with art as a universal language, we explore what defines and connects us as human beings across borders, generations and cultures.

Musée archéologique du compte de logne tells the story of the first inhabitants of the town of Logne: the Franks. Their treasures date from the 5th, 6th and 7th centuries.

Hospital Museum St. Dimpna is located in the old hospital and monastic buildings of the Augustinians, of which the oldest parts date back to the 15th century. In the museum, the visitor learns about the everyday life in a hospital and the life of the hospital sisters. Also the memories of Saint Dymp

The Folklore and Beguinage Museum is located in the 1288 beguinage of Dendermonde. The museum is dedicated to everyday life of the late 19th and early 20th centuries: household, living, work, leisure. The museum includes three old houses: a small dwelling converted into a beguinage, the infirmary an

The Ethnographic Collections of UGent (EVUG) is the oldest ethnographic collection in Flanders. The first objects came from Java (Indonesia) and were acquired in 1825. The permanent display includes some 350 objects from Africa, Oceania, Indonesia and the Americas.

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

Musée Africain de Namur is located in the guardhouse of the old Leopold Barracks from the late 19th century. The museum displays documents and objects that recall the Belgian presence in the Congo. The collection includes African art, pottery, ornamental ironwork, fabrics, musical instruments, weapo

Gaume Museums include the Museum of Virton, the Museum Papidaire and the Archaeological Park of Mountauban, the Museum of Rural Life of Montquintin and the Historical Military Museum of Latour.

China Museum Scheut is housed in a missionaries' monastery. The museum paints a picture of the cultural, artistic and folkloric life of ancient China. The collection consists of ornate and striking objects brought to Europe by the Congregation of Scheutists, with the aim of familiarizing young missi

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.

Art Gallery The Milestone seeks to create a dialogue between contemporary art, ethnic art and design.

Museum of Louvain-La-Neuve is a university museum that displays over 20,000 works from the fields of art and civilizations. The collection is displayed in changing arrangements. The museum focuses on three themes. In "History of Civilizations," ancient cultures around the Mediterranean, traditional

Centre de la marionnette de la communaute Française de Belgique is entirely devoted to the marionette in all its forms.

The Museum of Zoology and Anthropology has a collection representative of all zoological groups. The permanent exhibition has some 3,000 specimens that collectively provide an overview of the evolution of animal species.

The House of Folklore and Traditions seeks to showcase the history, folklore and traditions of Brussels, as well as the rest of the world.

Culture House The Scharbiellie is displaying Oceanic art from the collection of honorary solicitor Paul Simpelaere.

Musée de la foire et du théatre itinerant is dedicated to the history of the fair.

Archives and Museum of Flemish Student Life paints a picture of student life and the student movement in the 19th and 20th centuries.