Some accessible museums

If you are planning to visit Brussels and you are a wheelchair user or traveling with a wheelchair user friend, this article might interest you.

Brussels is not a city that you can visit without planning what you will be visiting and how you are going from a place to another, unless you really like challenges. Know that even by planning, you will have surprises. Being conscient of the fact that Brussels is a city for wheelchair users who like adventure, less and less through the years, fortunately, will make your stay more enjoyable because the surprises are part of your visit. There is something surreal about those surprises sometimes. No worries, no spoiler here… I’m just giving you the name of some accessible museums and some practical information to make you enjoy your stay and discover the charming Brussels. At first, you might not see how charming is this city. I like to compare Brussels to a man or woman who, you don’t perceive as attractive but the more you learn about her/him and interact with him/her, the more you see all the charms and think about the possibility to fall in love. People are willing to help in general.

Have fun and enjoy your visit!
Petit Cyborg
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Taxis Verts is the only company having wheelchair accessible cars, without any 24 hours of wait. The phone number is 0032 2 349 49 49 (the type of car needed has to be specified).

Bus: 12 – 21 – 29 – 43 – 48 – 49 – 50 – 58 – 59 – 63 – 71 – 79 – 84 – 86 – 87 – 95

Metro: 1 and sometimes 5

1. MUSÉE ART ET MARGES

314 RUE HAUTE
1000 BRUXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 533 94 90

Bus: 48

2. MUSÉE DE LA RÉSISTANCE DE BELGIQUE

23 QUAI FERNAND DEMETS – BÂTIMENT LE COOP (5ÈME ÉTAGE)
1070 ANDERLECHT

Phone: 0032 2 522 40 41

Metro: 5

3. ULB – MUSÉE DE LA MÉDECINE

(Five rooms over seven are wheelchair friendly)

808 ROUTE DE LENNIK
1070 ANDERLECHT

Phone: 0032 2 555 34 31

Metro: 5

4. MIMA – THE MILLENNIUM ICONOCLAST MUSEUM OF ART

39/41 QUAI DU HAINAUT
1080 MOLENBEEK SAINT-JEAN

Phone: 0032 472 61 03 51

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 86

5. LA FONDERIE – MUSÉE BRUXELLOIS DES INDUSTRIES ET DU TRAVAIL

27 RUE RANSFORT
1080 MOLENBEEK SAINT-JEAN

Phone: 0032 2 410 99 50

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 86

6. MOMUSE – MUSÉE COMMUNAL DE MOLENBEEK-SAINT-JEAN

2A RUE MOMMAERTS
1080 MOLENBEEK SAINT-JEAN

Phone: 0032 2 412 08 10

Metro: 1, 5

7. MUSEA VAN DE NATIONALE BASILIEK KOEKELBERG: MUSEUM MODERNE RELIGIEUZE KUNST/MUSÉES DE LA BASILIQUE NATIONALE DE KOEKELBERG : MUSÉE DES SŒURS NOIRES DE BRUXELLES

1 PARVIS DE LA BASILIQUE (ENTRÉE 6)
1083 GANSHOREN

Phone: 0032 2 421 16 79

Bus: 49, 87

8. MUSÉE BELGE DE LA FRANC-MAÇONNERIE

73 RUE DE LAEKEN
1000 BRUXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 223 06 04

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 29, 71

9. BELGIAN CHOCOLATE VILLAGE

20 RUE DE NECK
1081 KOEKELBERG

Phone: 0032 2 420 70 76

Bus: 87

10. CIVA

(The restrooms are also wheelchair friendly)

55 RUE DE L’ERMITAGE
1050 IXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 2 642 24 50

Bus: 71

11. MAISON DE L’HISTOIRE EUROPÉENNE

135 RUE BELLIARD
1000 BRUXELLES (PARC LÉOPOLD)

Phone: 0032 2 283 12 20

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 21

12. PARLAMENTARIUM

PLACE DU LUXEMBOURG 100
1050 BRUXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 283 22 22
parlamentarium@ep.europa.eu

Bus: 12, 21, 95

13. BIBLIOTHECA WITTOCKIANA – MUSÉE DE LA RELIURE ET DES ARTS DU LIVRE BIBLIOTHECA

23 RUE DU BEMEL
1150 WOLUWE-SAINT-PIERRE

info@wittockiana.org
0032 2 770 53 33

Metro 1

14. PLANÉTARIUM DE BRUXELLES

10 AVENUE DE BOUCHOUT
1020 LAEKEN

Phone: 0032 2 474 70 50

15. ADAM – BRUSSELS DESIGN MUSEUM

PLACE DE BELGIQUE
1020 LAEKEN

info@adamuseum.be
Phone: 0032 2 669 49 21

16. CENTRALE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART

(One of the rooms is not wheelchair friendly)

44 PLACE SAINTE-CATHERINE
1000 BRUXELLES

info@centrale.brussels
02 279 64 44

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 29, 71, 86

17. PLANTENTUIN MEISE

NIEUWELAAN 38
1860 MEISE

Phone: 0032 2 260 09 20

18. ARCHIVES ET MUSÉE DE LA VIE FLAMANDE À BRUXELLES

28 QUAI AUX PIERRES DE TAILLE
1000 BRUXELLES

hello@velomuseum.brussels
Phone: 0032 2 209 06 01

Bus: 58

19. LA MONNAIE

5 PLACE DE LA MONNAIE
1000 BRUXELLES

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 29 , 71, 86

20. MUSÉE SCHAERBEEKOIS DE LA BIÈRE

33-35 AVENUE LOUIS BERTRAND
1030 SCHAERBEEK

Phone: 0032 470 81 43 00

Bus: 59

21. TRAIN WORLD

(few part of the trains are not accessible)

5 PLACE PRINCESSE ELISABETH
1030 SCHAERBEEK

Phone: 0032 2 224 74 98

Bus: 58, 59

22. BOZAR – CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS

(Some rooms are not wheelchair friendly)

23 RUE RAVENSTEIN
1000 BRUXELLES

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 29, 63, 71, 86, 95

23. WIELS – CENTRE D’ART CONTEMPORAIN

354 AVENUE VAN VOLXEM
1190 FOREST

Bus: 49, 50

24. AUTOWORLD MUSEUM BRUSSELS

11 PARC DU CINQUANTENAIRE
1000 BRUXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 736 41 65

Metro: 1, 5

25. ULB – EXPÉRIMENTARIUM DE PHYSIQUE

ULB – CAMPUS DE LA PLAINE
BOULEVARD DU TRIOMPHE
BATIMENT F, 1E ÉTAGE
1050 IXELLES

pleonard@ulb.ac.be
Phone: 0032 2 650 5456 – 0032 476 88 10 13

Metro: 5 / Bus: 71

26. ULB – EXPÉRIMENTARIUM DE CHIMIE

ULB – CAMPUS DE LA PLAINE
BOULEVARD DU TRIOMPHE
BUILDING A ROOM A2.239
1050 IXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 650 50 24

Metro: 5 / Bus: 71

27. ULB – MUSÉES DES PLANTES MÉDICINALES ET DE LA PHARMACIE

ULB – CAMPUS DE LA PLAINE
BOULEVARD DU TRIOMPHE
FACULTÉ DE PHARMACIE ACCÈS 2, (IN FRONT OF THE PONT FRAITEUR) LEVEL 2 – BC BUILDING
1050 IXELLES

Metro: 5 / Bus: 71

28. ULB – SOLBOSCH

CAMPUS DU SOLBOSCH
50 AVENUE F.D. ROOSEVELT
1050 IXELLES

1. MUSÉUM DE ZOOLOGIE ET D’ANTHROPOLOGIE, SQUARE GROUPE G, BÂTIMENT U, PORTE A (LOCAL UA1.319)
2. SALLE ALLENDE, BÂTIMENT F1, 24, AVENUE PAUL HÉGER, 1050 IXELLES
3. GRAND HALL, BÂTIMENT A, AVENUE F.D. ROOSEVELT, 50, 1050 IXELLES

Bus: 71

29. MUSÉE DES ENFANTS

15 RUE DU BOURGMESTRE
1050 IXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 640 01 07

Bus: 71, 95

30. MUSÉE DE LA BANQUE NATIONALE

57 RUE MONTAGNE AUX HERBES POTAGÈRES
1000 BRUXELLES

museum@nbb.be
Phone: 0032 2 221 22 06

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 29, 71

31. MUSÉUM DES SCIENCES NATURELLES

29 RUE VAUTIER
1000 BRUXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 627 42 33

Bus: 95

32. MUSÉE BRUXELLOIS DU MOULIN ET DE L’ALIMENTATION

(Wheelchair users have access to 80% of the museum)

21 RUE DU MOULIN À VENT
1140 EVERE

mbma-bmmv@evere.brussels
Phone: 0032 2 245 37 79

Bus: 59

33. MUSÉE MODE & DENTELLE

12 RUE DE LA VIOLETTE
1000 BRUXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 279 64 64

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 29, 63, 71

34. GARDEROBE MANNEKENPIS

19 RUE DU CHÊNE
1000 BRUXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 514 53 97

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 29, 48, 71, 86 ,95

35. EXPERIENCE.BRUSSELS

RUE ROYALE 4
1000 BRUXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 563 61 11

Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 71, 95

36. MUSÉE ART & HISTOIRE

10 PARC DU CINQUANTENAIRE
1000 BRUXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 741 73 31

Metro: 1, 5

37. CINEMATEK – CINÉMATHÈQUE ROYALE DE BELGIQUE

9 RUE BARON HORTA
1000 BRUXELLES

Phone: 0032 2 551 19 00

info@cinematek.be
Metro: 1, 5 / Bus: 29, 63, 71, 86, 95