The best museums in Ostend in September 2025

These are the top 10 best museums in Ostend, Belgium, ranked by their rating and popularity in 2025. Click a museum for more information about the museum, including visitor information, exhibitions and reviews.

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  1. Atlantikwall Raversyde1

    Atlantikwall Raversyde

     Ostend
    The Atlantic Wall Open Air Museum is located on the protected Provincial Domain of Raversijde. It features sixty structures, positions, bunkers and batteries, from the two world wars connected by open and underground passages. It is one of the best preserved remnants of the Atlantic Wall in Europe.
  2. Zeilschip Mercator2

    Zeilschip Mercator

     Ostend
    The Mercator was the training ship for the officers of the Belgian merchant marine from 1932 to 1960. Now the ship is anchored in the marina in front of Ostend City Hall and is maintained in its original condition.
  3. Museumschip Amandine3

    Museumschip Amandine

     Ostend
    The Amandine (1960-1962) is Ostend's last Icelandic vessel. Once the Icelandic fleet numbered more than 80 ships, but in some 65 years some 25 perished. From 1974, this ship went fishing in the North for cod, but also haddock, red gurnard, red sea bream and plaice, among others. The Amandine is in d
  4. Mu.ZEE4

    Mu.ZEE

     Ostend
    MU.ZEE is the museum of Belgian art. The museum owns a collection of Belgian art from 1850 to now. Highlights in Mu.ZEE’s collection are works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially by artists as James Ensor, Spilliaert and Constant Permeke. The total collection includes 3,500 works
  5. Venetiaanse Gaanderijen5

    Venetiaanse Gaanderijen

     Ostend
    At the request of King Leopold II, Henri Maquet designed these Venetian Galleries in 1900. It is a covered connection between the royal chalet and a large salon. When the royal family no longer used its residence by the sea, the city of Ostend received the complex under concession. Today, the Veneti
  6. Memoriaal Prins Karel6

    Memoriaal Prins Karel

     Ostend
    The Prince Charles Memorial introduces visitors to the life of Prince Charles (1903-1983). After being regent of Belgium for six years, Prince Charles settled in a simple fisherman's house in Ostend. This home has been redecorated as it once looked. The distinct furnishings consist of various varieg
  7. Fort Napoleon7

    Fort Napoleon

     Ostend
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    Stadsmuseum Oostende

     Ostend
    Stadsmuseum Oostende is a local history museum housed in a Royal Palace from the late 18th century that served as the summer residence of Leopold I. Ship models, a reconstructed fishermen's living room and inn from 1900, the harbor, the fish market, works of art and models of the lighthouse give a p
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    Anno 1465 (Walraversijde)

     Ostend
    At the Archaeological Museum Domain Raversijde, a medieval fishing village has been partially reconstructed. The four fishermen's houses were built with original medieval bricks. Roofing, floors, doors, windows and furnishings match how it looked in the past.
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    Museum Ensorhuis

     Ostend
    The Museum Ensor House is dedicated to Belgian painter James Ensor. He was a painter of symbolism. The Ensor House is the house where the painter lived and worked from 1917 until his death. The building reconstructs the shell and souvenir store of his parents and aunt and uncle. On the second floor

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