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Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium is a group of six museums in Belgium that house some of the most important pieces of visual arts, paintings, sculptures and drawings. Situated in the downtown Royal District, the museum has a collection of 20,000 artworks.
A national commission was set up by Royal Decree to select which sections would be featured in the museums. The chain of museums includes the Old Masters, Magritte, Fin-de-Siècle and Modern (selection) Museum as well as the studios of artists Antoine Wiertz and Constantin Meunier. Some of the major Flemish Primitives whose work is preserved in these museums are Pieter Bruegel, Peter Paul Rubens, Jacques Jordaens, Jacques Louis David, Auguste Rodin, James Ensor, Paul Gauguin, Ferdinand Khnopff, Henry Moore, Paul Delvaux, René Magritte, Marcel Broodthaers, Jan Fabre and many others.The museums each host a variety of exhibitions every other week as well as guided tours and activities. Ranked the 82nd museum in the world, the institution Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium is headed by Michel Draguet since May 2005. The Museums even hold a theatre workshop activity for history enthusiasts. However, the entire event is conducted in French.
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Atomium
The Atomium is a spectacular landmark building in Brussels, Belgium. It is the most popular tourist attraction of the city, which serves as an art center, a museum, and a cultural center. It is one of the tallest structures in Belgium.
Originally constructed as the centerpiece of attraction for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, it features nine stainless steel clad spheres, each 18 m in diameter connected in the shape of a unit cell that could depict an iron crystal that is magnified 165 billion times. Notably, Atomium stands at a height of 102 m (335 ft). Besides, half of the area is allocated for exhibitions. The visit to the Atomium, includes all the permanent exhibitions, the temporary exhibition, and the panorama. Being an international symbol of Brussels and Belgium, it observes over 6,00,000 visitors annually. The Atomium involves two chief areas - the Atomium itself and the pavilion, which is the building at the foot of the Atomium.
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Brussels Beer Tour
The capital city of Brussels embraces a thriving beer culture as Belgium is widely renowned for its superior-quality beer. The country has more than 200 active breweries crafting beyond 1,000 varieties of beers. It can last up to three hours.
During the two-to-three-hour beer tour, you will get an opportunity to taste some of the popular varieties of beers from Belgium, including pale lager, Flemish red ales, fruit beers, and stouts. Generally, the beer tour that costs around EUR 22 includes visits to two notable beer bars in Brussels, one sample of Trappist brew, and a tasting of three beer samples. The precise location may vary according to the tour day, but all the bars to be visited during the Brussels beer tour are situated in the city center.Flaunting a well-established brewing culture, it has been producing the best beer in the world since the 12th century. Remarkably, UNESCO put Belgian beer culture on its list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2016. You can participate in the Brussels beer tour to know about the brewing processes and the history of Trappist and Lambic beers in the country.
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Choco Story, Brussels
Just a few meters from the renowned Grand Place, Choco-Story is a museum dedicated to one of the most liked Belgian products - chocolate. Set in Rue de l'Etuve, it hosts chocolate-related exhibits & live demonstrations with an expert chocolatier.
On your visit to Choco-Story Brussels, you will get to know how the Mayans & then the Aztecs, grew cocoa trees, and how cocoa is made into chocolate. Also, you will know how the cocoa bean dominated Europe. Entry to the workshops is via a time-bound ticket. Notably, tasting chocolate is a part of the Choco-Story Brussels museum tour, and for those who want to take some chocolates back home, there is a shop. Demonstrations are there all day long during the opening hours, where the master chocolatier will make pralines in front of you. After the demonstration ends, you will get to taste the creation of the master chocolatier. You will adore the displays at the museum that include cartoons, educational panels, and videos that portray how cocoa becomes chocolate.
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Magritte Museum
The Magritte Museum in Central Brussels is one of the three Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. This tourist spot features some of the finest artworks of the Belgian artist Rene Magritte. It is housed in Hotel du Lotto located at a busy corner of the famous, Place Royale.
Split into two; the Museum focuses on abstract art in one half and surrealism in the other half. The Museum speaks of his work through a panel of illustrations of his impeccable drawings, sculptures, and other art pieces. Opened to the public in 2009, The Magritte Museum displays over 200 original Magritte paintings and sculptures. The Museum also comprises Rene’s photography experiments and short films from 1956. The visit also comes with an audio guide, helping you understand Rene’s story better.
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Place Royale, Brussels
The Place Royale is a historic site that is a neoclassical square set in the Royal Quarter of Brussels. It is one of the oldest monumental public squares with historical importance that sits on a hill and offers stunning views of the city.
The Place Royale is emblematic of the Louis XVI style of architecture and is renowned for its architectural consistency. There is an equestrian statue of Godfrey of Bouillon in its center. You can enjoy walking through the royal chambers and the beautifully decorated halls that are simply impressive. It represents its glorious past which managed to preserve the imprints of the olden times. The square sits on the hill at the site of the former Palace of Coudenberg. Its design is inspired by the French Royal square and constructed between 1775 to 1782 in place of the former Palace of Coudenberg by the architects Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barré and Gilles-Barnabé Guimard.
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