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Museum of Natural Sciences

This museum is without a doubt one of the most impressive museums in Brussels.

It houses the biggest dinosaur gallery in Europe as well as numerous halls containing minerals, moonstones, molluscs, whales, live insects and much more. The Museum is preparing for the future and is currently preparing the opening of new halls on current themes such as the evolution of life and biodiversity. You must see it at least once in your life !

Museum of Natural Sciences

Rue Vautier, 29

1000 Brussels

Tel . : +32 (0)2/ 627 42 38

Email : info@naturalsciences.be

Website : www.naturalsciences.be

Open : Tuesday to Friday from 9.30 to 16.45 (last entry at 16.15; last entry to Temporary exhibitions at 15.45); Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00; during the Belgian school holidays of autumn, the Christmas holidays, Carnival holidays and Easter holidays from 10.00 to 18.00. Closed: on Mondays.

Price : € 7,00 adult; 6-17 years, student and senior: € 6,00 ; children under 6 years free. Supplement for temporary exhibitions: € 3,00.

Languages : FR/NL

Getting there : Railway station Brussels-Luxembourg - Bus: 21, 34, 38, 54, 64, 80 and 95.

Scientastic Museum

What can be more fun than to discover the world through the sensations it gives us. Sit down as a fakir, fly as a bird, take a picture of yourself in an impossible box, change your voice into that of an alien, whisper secrets from one parabola to another, dance with your gigantic and colourful shadows… Explore over 90 other scientific experiences and astonishing interactive discoveries.

Scientastic

located in the tram and metro station “Bourse”, in the basement, level ( 1)

Boulevard Anspach

1000 Brussels

Tel .: + 32 (0)2/ 732 13 36

Email : info@scientastic.be

Website : www.scientastic.be

Price : € 7,70 (adults); € 5,20 (under 26 and seniors)

Languages : FR, NL, DE, ES, IT.

Open : every day. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm, Wednesday, weekends and holidays from 2 pm to 5:30 pm. Closed on New Year’s Day, 21 July and Christmas Day. Annual closing: 2 to 4 September 2009.

Getting there : Metro line 1 stop ”De Brouckère”. Trams: 3, 4 stop “Bourse”. Bus: 48, 95 stop “Bourse”.

Children’s Museum

Pilot a bathyscaphe, become a magician, build a flying machine, be an actor on a real stage, play with colours, be the hero of a fairy tale, discover one’s own talents, express one’s emotions… all this is possible in the Children’s Museum !

Children ’s museum

Rue du Bourgmestre, 15

1050 Brussels (Ixelles)

Tel .: + 32 (0)2/ 640 01 07

Email : childrenmuseum.

brussels@skynet.be

Website : www.museedesenfants.be

Price : € 6,85. Discount cards of six admissions at € 38,00 and often admissions at € 58 valid for a year.

Open : from 14.30 to 17.00, Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and school holidays. The Museum is destined to children of 4 to 12 years.

Getting there : trams 23, 24, 25 stop “Buyl”. Bus 71 stop ”Geo Bernier”.

Toy Museum

The ideal family museum. Youngsters and elders revisit the magic of childhood through the toys of their parents and grandparents in a building full of happy nostalgia. Don’t miss the life size tram, the miniature kitchen or the merry-goround cars where the children can jostle each other without being scolded ! Many animations ensure that every visit is a new adventure in this paradise where museum and fun go hand in hand.

Toy Museum

Rue de l’Association 24

1000 Brussels

Tel .: + 32 (0)2/ 219 61 68

Email : museedujouet@skynet.be

Website : www.museedujouet.eu

open : 366 days per year from 10.00 tot 12.00 and from 14.00 to 18.00. (and quite often outside these hours as well).

Price : Adult: € 5,50- Child, student, senior and groups: € 4,50 (for groups (more than 15 persons) the accompanying person goes

free of charge).Languages: FR, NL, EN, DE, ES, IT, ET, FI and RU.

Getting there : Metro - line 2 stops: ”Madou or Botanique” -

Trams 92- 94 stop Congrès -

Bus : 29 – 63– 65 – 66 stop “Botanique”.

Aquarium Museum

The Aquarium Public de Bruxelles “Centre d’Aquariologie” is the only public aquarium of the capital. The only one of its kind, it mainly features small aquatic species that are bred, some of which no longer exist in their natural habitat. In 47 aquariums and terrariums, you can explore every continent and ocean: fish, amphibians and invertebrates from around the world. A permanent exhibition to observe, understand, learn, respect, render responsible and be sensitised to the environment.

Aquarium museum

Avenue Emile Bossaert, 27

1081 Brussels (Koekelberg)

Tel .: + 32 (0)2/ 414 02 09

Email : aquariologie@skynet.be

website : www.aquariologie.be

Open : During the school year:Tuesday through Friday from noon to 6 pm* - Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 6 pm*.During school holidays: Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. *Last visitors admitted at 5 pm. Closed on Mondays and holidays.

Price : € 8 (adult); € 5 (Childrenbigger than one metre in height at 15); free (Children less than one metre height with a family).

Getting there : Parking at the read of the Basilica of Koekelberg (entrance Av. Charles Quint). Tram: 19. Bus 49.

Visiting languages : Audio guide FR, NL, EN, DE. Paper guide for the hearing impaired: FR, NL, EN.

AT THE HEYSEL

At the Heysel

Mini-Europe

At the foot of the Atomium, travel through Europe by admiring its most prestigious historical monuments as well as its most important technological symbols with 350 scale models and animations at 1/25th. From the Eiffel tower to the Acropolis, a real journey awaits you. Set off the animations yourself: the eruption of Vesuvius, the fall of the Berlin wall, the corrida in Seville and many others...

Not to be missed at the end of the tour, the “Spirit of Europe”, the interactive exhibition to find out everything about European construction.

Mini-Europe

Bruparck

1020 Brussels

Tel .: +32 (0)2/ 474 13 13

Email : Info@minieurope.eu

Website : www.minieurope.eu

Open : check with dedicated website

(*)Closing of the ticket counter one hour before the park closes.

Price : Individuals: adult: € 12,90; child (- 12 years): € 9,70 - child under 1m20: free

Languages : catalogue available in FR, NL, EN, DE, SP, IT, PL, Hebrew and Russian.

Getting there : Ring of Brussels exit 8. Metro line 1A stop “Heysel”. Trams: 23, 51 stop “Heysel” or “Stade”; 94 Buses: 84, 88 stop “Heysel” from 21/03/2009 to 30/06/2009: from 9:30 am to 6 pm. (*)

Océade

Subtropical aquatic park heated at 29 °C ( 85 °F) with indoor and outdoor areas. Come and live some unforgetta ble moments: 12 waterslides, swimming, pool with waves, Aqua Fun House, Sauna land, Jacuzzi, Bounty Raft, Caribbean Madness, Anaconda, …

Océade

Bruparck

1020 Brussels

Tel .: +32 (0)2/ 478 43 20

Email : info@oceade.be

Website : www.oceade.be

Open : Wednesday to Friday from 10.00 to 18.00 – Saturday, Sunday and Bank. Holidays from 10.00 to 21.00.

Price : Child ‹ 1m15: free. Child between 1m15 and 1m30: € 13,00.

Adult and child ›1m30: € 16,00.

Getting there : Ring of Brussels exit 8. Train: Gare Centrale take the Metro Heysel line 1A. Stop ”Heysel”. Trams: 23, 51 stop “Heysel” or “Stade”; 94. Bus: 84, 88 stop “Heyel

Planetarium

The Planetarium is a magical place. Thanks to different thematic shows, you can learn to recognise the constellations, follow the movement of the planets around the Sun and observe the phases of the Moon. You will also observe the brilliant images of the spatial telescopes and find yourself amidst the astronomical sites of the Andes or even on the surface of the moon. The stars in the sky will soon have no more secrets for you.

Planetarium

Avenue de Bouchout, 10

1020 Brussels

Tel .: +32 (0)2/ 474 70 50

Email : planetarium@planetarium.be

Website : www.planetarium.be

Open : Exhibition from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4:30 pm and Sundays from 1:30 pm to 4 pm. For showtimes, visit our site. Closed on Saturdays and on Bank Holidays.

Price : adult: € 4,00 - child,

student, senior, groups: € 3,00.

Languages : FR,NL. Other

languages (EN, DE) on reservation.

Getting there : Train: Bruxelles-Central or Bockstael, then metro line 1A. Metro: line 1A stop “Houba-Brugmann”. Trams: 23, 51 stops “Stade” or

“Heysel”. Bus: 84, 89 stop “Heysel”.

AT THE

At the Cinquantenaire

Autoworld

At the automobile museum, cars are appreciated for their beauty or design or for the quality of their technology. Over 250 vehicles, retracing the evolution of the automobile between 1886 and 1970, are exhibited under the huge metallic structure of the ancient World Palace of the universal exhibition of 1880.

Autoworld

Parc du Cinquantenaire 11

1000 Brussels

Tel .: +32 (0)2/ 736 41 65

Email : info@autoworld.be

Website : www.autoworld.be

Open : from 01/04 to 30/09 from 10.00 to 18.00 and from 01/10 to 31/03 from 10.00 to 17.00.

Price : adult: € 6,00 ; child (6-13 years): € 3,00 – student, senior: € 4,70.

Getting there : Metro : line 1A/1B stop “Mérode”. Bus : 22, 27, 80 stop

“Gaulois”. Tram : 81 stop “Mérode”.

Royal Museum of the Army and of Military History

Situated just opposite the Autoworld, this free museum houses 10 centuries of history and military technology, from the Middle Ages to present days through fire arms, armour, uniforms, paintings, sculptures, tanks, planes and personal memorabilia. Have a heart for the ‘AIR’

section!

Royal Museum of the Army

Parc du Cinquantenaire 3

1000 Brussels

Tel .: +32 (0)2/ 737 78 07

Email : infocom@klm-mra.be

Website : www.klm-mra.be

Open : Tuesday to Sunday from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 16.45. Closed: Monday, 1 January, 1 May, 1 November, 25 December

PRICE: Free. Audioguide (NL/FR/EN/D): € 3. Guided Tours (NL/FR/EN/D) on reservation: +32 (0)2/ 737 79 07

Getting there : Metro Line 1A/1B stop «Merode». Tram: 81 stop “Mérode”. Bus: 22 (Monday –Friday), 27, 36, 61, 80, 79.

Do it the Belgian way....

A meal that will please the entire family: fries at one of our famous “fritkots” (fries stands). Choose among many: Chez Antoine (place Jourdan – European Quarter), the “fritkot” of the place Flagey (Ixelles) or place de la Chapelle (Sablon), Chez Léon (Etterbeek station in Ixelles – University Quarter

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