BELvue Museum

The BELvue Museum is a museum in downtown Brussels, Belgium, focusing on Belgian history. The King Baudouin Foundation is in charge of it (KBF). The museum is housed in the Hôtel Bellevue, an 18th-century neoclassical hôtel (townhouse) located close to the Royal Palace of Brussels between the Place des Palais/Paleizenplein and the Place Royale/Koningsplein.

Since its inception, the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) has entirely renovated the BELvue Museum's permanent display. The museum provides visitors with the keys to understanding Belgium and Belgian society through a theme-based approach and a modern, interactive display arrangement.

The rooms cover seven societal themes: democracy, wealth, solidarity, pluralism, migration, language, and Europe. Each subject is given from the present day, then expanded and explained via the history of Belgium. History is not an aim in itself in BELvue's new exhibition, but rather a method to explain and give keys to understanding and interpreting contemporary culture.

A collection of nearly 200 artefacts complements this perspective of Belgium's past and present. The items, which are shown chronologically from the nineteenth century to the present day, represent Belgium's "physical memory". Everyday things, works of art and design, well-known brands, scientific breakthroughs, references to significant athletic exploits, and artifacts that evoke the richness of our popular culture await visitors.

Location: Place des Palais 7, Brussels, Brussels Region 1000

Website: belvue.be