ART & HISTORY MUSEUM

Description

Essentials about the Art & History Museum

People interested in art history should not miss a visit to the Musée Art & Histoire (Art & History Museum) in Brussels. Located in Parc du Cinquantenaire, it is one of the largest art history museums in Europe. The museum’s collections offer a comprehensive and varied overview of the art history of Belgium, Europe and many non-European cultures from antiquity to the present.

The exhibition in the Art & History Museum

The collection of the Art & History Museum is divided into four sections:

National archaeology

The museum has a large collection of archaeological finds excavated on the present territory of Belgium. The finds range from prehistory through the Gallo-Roman period to the Merovingian era.

Antiquity

The museum’s collection consists of a variety of art objects from ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. Particularly important and impressive remains can be seen from Apamea in Syria, including part of the Great Colonnade and outstanding mosaic floors. The Roman collection also includes a large-scale model of the city of Rome in the 4th century AD.

Non-European civilisations

The museum also owns important collections of objects from Asian countries such as China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, as well as from the Americas (pre-Columbian civilizations), from Oceania (especially from Easter Island) and from the Islamic world.

European decorative arts

The collection of European decorative arts ranges from sculptures and textiles to furniture, carpets, ceramics, metal and glassware from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.