Oldmasters Museum

Oldmasters Museum
The Oldmasters Museum's entrance on the Rue de la Régence/Regentschapsstraat
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Former name
  • Musée royal d'art ancien (French)
  • Koninklijk Museum voor Oude Kunst (Dutch)
LocationRue de la Régence / Regentschapsstraat 3,
1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′31″N 4°21′28″E / 50.84194°N 4.35778°E / 50.84194; 4.35778
TypeArt museum
Public transit access
WebsiteOfficial website

The Oldmasters Museum (French: Musée Oldmasters; Dutch: Oldmasters Museum) is an art museum in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to European painters from the 15th to the 18th centuries. It is one of the constituent museums of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

The museum was founded in 1801 by Napoleon.[1] It was formerly called the Royal Museum of Ancient Art (French: Musée royal d'art ancien; Dutch: Koninklijk Museum voor Oude Kunst). It is housed in the main building of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts (Palace for Fine Arts) located at 3, rue de la Régence/Regentschapsstraat. This site is served by the tram stop Royale/Koning (on lines 92 and 93).[2][3]

  1. ^ "Musée Oldmasters Museum". Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Ligne 92 vers SCHAERBEEK GARE - stib.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Ligne 93 vers STADE - stib.be". www.stib-mivb.be. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

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