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Place · Mont des Arts and Sablon

Royal Museums of Fine ArtsMusées royaux des Beaux-Arts

Old Masters, Magritte and the Modern Museum in one complex: go on a weekday morning and skip the wing you do not need; closed Mondays in most seasons.

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Key facts

Time on site
90–120 min
p95 180 min
Price
€10–20 (≈ US$12–25)
adult, 2026 estimate
Hours
10:00–17:00
typical, check
Best time
unknown
28″ bags
Painful
Mont des Arts and Sablon: painful
Getting there
Place Royale, Mont des Arts tram or metro
  • Bruegel and Rubens in the Old Masters wing
  • Magritte Museum next door
  • Lifts to every floor
  • Works with kids
  • Mostly indoors

Highlights come from Voykit's own data and desk notes, not from reviews. Hover a tag to see its source.

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  • Brussels area ↗For day trips, buy a return or a Flanders day ticket; the Brussels city ticket does not cover trains to other cities.
  • Brussels ↗Most large museums in Brussels are closed on Mondays; plan the fine arts and the Cinquantenaire for other days.
  • Brussels ↗Metro, tram and bus tickets must be validated on every ride; inspectors fine on the spot.
Usually 10:00–17:00
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Plan

Open now, what it costs, what to know, how long it takes

Go now?

hours and prices: check on the day
Open
Usually 10:00–17:00
Crowds

Quietest Mon, Tue · busiest Sat, Sun · desk estimate

Tickets
  • Adult: €10–20 (≈ US$12–25) (2026 estimate)
  • Child: free
Time to spend
90–120 min · up to 180 min if you linger
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Time on site

minutes

Minimum

60min

Worthwhile

90min

Typical

120min

p95

180min

Opening hours change by season and weekday; not printed until verified.

Tickets & entry

2026 estimate · check the posted board
Where to buy
  • Buy at the entrance on the day.
  • Buy from the official site or the ticket desk; resellers add a fee for the same ticket.

Official site ↗

Bags & lockers
  • Large bags to the cloakroom.
Photos
  • Generally allowed without flash; special exhibitions may restrict it.
What's closed
  • MondaycheckReported as the usual weekly closing day; confirm before a Monday visit.
  • 1 January, 1 May, 25 DecembercheckStandard Belgian public-holiday closures for state museums; confirm.

“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.

TicketPriceNote
Standard adult ticket€10–20 (≈ US$12–25) (2026 estimate)Combined tickets can cover the Old Masters, Modern and Magritte museums — check what a given ticket includes.
Under-18sfreeConfirm the current age cutoff at the desk.

On the ground

Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work

Getting in

Stop
Place Royale, Mont des Arts tram or metro
Exit
—
Ticket
on site · official site
Stairs
Lifts to all floors
Shoes
Shoes on.

Crowds and switching

Crowd clock
Weekend afternoons and rainy days.
Sensory load
2/5
Exposure
low

Bailouts

  1. heat

    Museum café (AC)

  2. rain

    Stay inside

Nearest rescue anchor: C — Fine arts museums café (AC, field-verify)

Step-free check

wheelchair: ok
  • Step-free entrance: yes · yesLifts to all floors
  • Lifts: yes · yes
  • Accessible toilet: check · check
  • Wheelchair: yes · yes
  • Stroller: yes · yesok

Lifts serve all floors of the main building; ask at the desk for the current accessible route between wings.

Combine with

nearest first
  1. 2 minMagritte Museum — Part of the same museum complex, separate entry.
  2. 8 minSablon church

Walk the Mont des Arts and Sablon area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes

Red lines

  • Bags in the cloakroom; check the closing day.
More on the groundRules on site · With kids

Rules on site

enforced at the gate or by guards
silence
Normal museum quiet; no flash photography near sensitive works.

With kids

kids: okstroller: ok
with kids
Family trails and activity sheets are offered at some periods; ask at the desk. Best for children who can walk a museum for an hour or more.

Deep dive

Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources

Questions and answers

answered by Voykit editors · dated
Is this the same as the Magritte Museum?

No — they are separate museums in the same complex with separate tickets, though combined tickets are often available.

Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk

How long do I need?

A focused visit to one wing takes about 1–1.5 hours; seeing both the Old Masters and Modern collections comfortably takes half a day.

Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk

Answers come from Voykit editors, not from other travellers.

Nearby

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

Sources