Cinquantenaire Museum

Geschiedenis

The Cinquantenaire Museum is located in the Jubelpark in Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the Royal Museums for Art and History, which is a Belgian federal institute of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office . It is one of the largest museums in Europe.CollectionThe collection of the museum is divided into four parts:National archaeologyThe Cinquantenaire Museum has a large collection which dates between prehistory to the Merovingian period (751 AD). It also has a collection of antiquity.AntiquityCollection houses early art from the ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome civilizations. Many important and impressive remains from Apamea, Syria, including part of the Great Colonnade and outstanding mosaic floors are on view. The Roman collection also includes a large scale model of the city of Rome during the 4th century AD.Non-European civilisationsImportant collections of artefacts from Asian countries, such as China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and the Americas (showing pre-Columbian civilisations and contemporary societies) and Oceania (particularly Easter Island) and the Islamic world.

"A journey through history, a trip to lost civilisations. From prehistoric times to the art nouveau era, from South America, across Egypt, all the way to Asia: discover the immense and unique collection of art, objects and stories on offer at the Art & History Museum. Enjoy, as an added bonus, the beautiful and grandiose location right in the heart of Brussels."