Museum of the National Bank of Belgium

Museum of the National Bank of Belgium

Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
4.5
Speciality MuseumsHistory Museums
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
About
The National Bank of Belgium houses its museum in a magnificent nineteenth-century bank building. This is the perfect backdrop to get acquainted with the activities of a European central bank and the history of money. Use the audio guide to visit the museum (free) and test your knowledge of the Eurosystem or try to keep inflation under control. Find out how euro banknotes and coins end up in your wallet. The history gallery is literally the display case of the museum collection and elaborates on the history of the means of payment. You will quickly notice that money then did not always look like money now.
Duration: 1-2 hours
Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Improve this listing
What is Travelers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travelers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.

Top ways to experience nearby attractions

Are you currently on your trip?
Help us find experiences available for you.

The area

Address
How to get there
  • De Brouckère • 5 min walk
  • Park • 7 min walk
Reach out directly

See what travelers are saying

  • Valery Belyanin
    Toronto, Canada86 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    If you love money...
    A lot of simple information in pictures and objects. Great visual presentation of how euro became common currency. Beautiful building. Friendly stuff. Awful acoustics - the children are loud and a lot of sound enhancement.
    Visited May 2024
    Traveled solo
    Written May 16, 2024
  • Y galaxy
    11 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very educational and beautiful free museum about money
    Very nice museum! For a free museum very large and much to see. There was an audio tour available - no use of it. Learned a lot about the history of money, in a nice and clear timeline. Very nice that there are free museums and especially on such an important subject. All in all a fun and interesting experience that is definitely worth it if you are in the area.
    Visited October 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written October 7, 2024
  • lcatw
    9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A jewel in the heart of Brussels
    An architectural jewel in the heart of Brussels, where the Collections of the National Bank of Belgium are exhibited; who could guess it at first?! And yet, this building, a former commercial bank, is simply magnificent, carefully renovated by the NBB, which has placed teaching materials to learn more about it (and it is indeed necessary: who knows the roles of central banks in the general public?). The exhibition also houses a series of old objects and especially coins and coins that should not be neglected. The history of money is thus traced. Strengths: the museum is free; it is very educational, for all ages; and the team, from the reception to the officials, is absolutely charming and dynamic. Thanks to them for the discovery! A museum worth a look, no doubt...
    Visited August 2024
    Traveled solo
    Written October 22, 2024
  • Tommy
    Dublin, Ireland116 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A Gem
    I wasn't expecting much from this museum but was pleasantly surprised. The content of the displays is very interesting and there are some fun interactive games to play. For a free museum it's excellent. The staff are so friendly. I will drop in again if I'm in Brussels.
    Visited January 2025
    Traveled as a couple
    Written January 1, 2025
These reviews are the subjective opinion of Tripadvisor members and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.

Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.

Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as wait time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.


4.5
4.5 of 5 bubbles26 reviews
Excellent
17
Very good
8
Average
0
Poor
0
Terrible
1

These reviews have been automatically translated from their original language.
This service may contain translations provided by Google. Google disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to translations, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from forgery.

Corwil
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2021
Had a lovely morning in this museum. Friendly welcome and the entry was free. We were given head phones and audio equipment to listen to interesting extra information on the way round. The history of money is clearly explained and there
were a few interactive quizzes which we enjoyed too. It's well laid out. It was very quiet which was nice for us but also a pity as this museum deserves more visitors. Afterwards we were allowed to print some money with our faces on it !! Fun !!
I would not recommend it for families with small children.
Written March 9, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

veroniquebeckx
Herk-de-Stad, Belgium50 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Family
Unexpectedly a very interesting and nice museum, free and yet very well conceived. Very interesting. The first floor provides a lot of information about the history of money, on the ground floor you will find more information about the role and importance of the National Bank, but also of ECB, IMF and other international institutions... Really cool and interesting, and close near the center so easy to combine with other viewings in Bxl.
Google
Written January 2, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Stacey Reay
Sydney, Australia235 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2018 • Couples
What a museum! Firstly it's free entry which is always a bonus.

They have a wonderful set up here, there is plenty to see and do! you get to explore the Euro and other currencies prior to the forming of the Euro, they have interactive games you can play, it's quite a high tech set up and my fiancee and I really enjoyed it.

It's not a very large museum and doesn't take long to get around it, but it is certainly worth a visit.

They also have a photo booth at the end where you can take a photo and it gets printed onto some play euros!

was really fun !
Written June 4, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Ms R
2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022
We were very excited to visit the (Museum of the National Bank of Belgium) we struggled a lot to get there. We had done some research and knew that the museum was wheel chair accessible. My husband does not use a wheelchair but he uses a cane, he cannot climb stairs, so we asked if there was a lift, and the person who "attended" us was very rude and with a "smile" told us "NO". We had seen images in internet of the museum where we saw a lift, we simply felt discriminated against by the staff.

I sent an e-mail where I complained about what happened. And although they assured that it would not happen again, the truth is that we had very limited time and itinerary when traveling, now I am at home in the U.S.A.

And it is sad that due to the arrogance of a member of the staff it was unfair not to know the museum.
Written June 1, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Peter F
24 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 • Solo
Very nice little museum in a lovely building. Lots of interactive bits with a great audio guide.
Enjoyed my hour there and would have spent longer if I had had more time.
Written January 25, 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Tommy
Dublin, Ireland116 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 • Couples
I wasn't expecting much from this museum but was pleasantly surprised. The content of the displays is very interesting and there are some fun interactive games to play. For a free museum it's excellent. The staff are so friendly. I will drop in again if I'm in Brussels.
Written January 1, 2025
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Valery Belyanin
Toronto, Canada86 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Solo
A lot of simple information in pictures and objects.
Great visual presentation of how euro became common currency.
Beautiful building.
Friendly stuff.
Awful acoustics - the children are loud and a lot of sound enhancement.
Written May 16, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

RachelRaven
Boston, MA490 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2018 • Family
While the history of money isn't for everyone, this small gallery, which has free admission, is worth a look from a historical point of view. It was informative about what types of materials were used as money, and how the currency of particular cities got their names. Belgium currently through the centuries is presented artistically and explained.
Written August 26, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

lcatw
9 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Solo
An architectural jewel in the heart of Brussels, where the Collections of the National Bank of Belgium are exhibited; who could guess it at first?!

And yet, this building, a former commercial bank, is simply magnificent, carefully renovated by the NBB, which has placed teaching materials to learn more about it (and it is indeed necessary: who knows the roles of central banks in the general public?).

The exhibition also houses a series of old objects and especially coins and coins that should not be neglected. The history of money is thus traced.

Strengths: the museum is free; it is very educational, for all ages; and the team, from the reception to the officials, is absolutely charming and dynamic. Thanks to them for the discovery! A museum worth a look, no doubt...
Automatically translated
Written October 22, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Y galaxy
11 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2024 • Couples
Very nice museum! For a free museum very large and much to see. There was an audio tour available - no use of it. Learned a lot about the history of money, in a nice and clear timeline.

Very nice that there are free museums and especially on such an important subject. All in all a fun and interesting experience that is definitely worth it if you are in the area.
Automatically translated
Written October 7, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing

Museum of the National Bank of Belgium - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2025)

All Brussels HotelsBrussels Hotel DealsLast Minute Hotels in BrusselsHotels near Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
All things to do in Brussels
Day Trips in Brussels
RestaurantsFlightsVacation RentalsTravel StoriesCruisesRental Cars