Belgian Museums

National Library of Belgium

The Royal Museums of Art and History

The product of thirty years of archaeological excavations of Celtic sites in Ardenne.

Central hub for museums in Antwerp. Several of these museums feature collection s of particular interest for the SCA's period of study, including the Museum Vleeshuis, the Museum Mayer van den Bergh, the Hessenhuis , the Rubenshuis (Ruben&#39 ;s House), the Scheepvaar tmuseum (National Maritime Museum), and the Museum Plantin-Mo retus (on the history of printing).

Paintings from the 13th to the 18th century; sculptures from the 12th to the 18th century; drawings from the 16th to the 19th century. Applied art objects: mostly from the Romanesque or the Gothic age (silver or goldsmithery, statuettes, ivory, bronze, tapestry, lace, ceramics, porcelain, miniatures, antique statues, illuminated manuscripts).

Search for items in Belgian museum collections. Use French or Dutch to search the database.

Includes the website for the Musée d'Art Ancien, which has paintings and sculptures from the 15th-18th centuries.