List of Museums in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 604 museums in Belgium, one in every 3,954 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 4 firms employ 50 people or more. One in five museums is based in Bruxelles, Antwerpen, Gent, Liège and Ixelles. Below you find the largest museums in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

604 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies6041 in3,954 Belgian companiesCities225Largest cityBruxelles 40Sole traders13%Employees1-4 (90%)Revenue< $100K (83%)Email43%Phone58%Website52%

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Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten AntwerpenKoninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen	Belgium	Antwerpen	Plaatsnijdersstraat 2	Antwerpen	2000	*****.be	2019	$7,490,016	124	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0725891877
2	Antwerp City Brewery	Belgium	Antwerpen	Mechelsesteenweg 291	Antwerpen	2018	*****.be	1977	$2,429,136	29	Corporation	44	BE0417781473
3	Z33	Belgium	Hasselt	Bonnefantenstraat 1	Limburg	3500	*****.be	2017	$1,181,846	27	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0682600975
4	Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Musea Ieper	Belgium	Ieper	Grote Markt 34	West Vlaanderen	8900	*****.be	2020	$1,118,000	4	Local government body	N/A	BE0759387858
5	Creahm, Region Wallonne	Belgium	Liège	Rue de la Brasserie 5	Liège	4000	*****.be	1981	$1,059,747	25	Non profit organization	3	BE0422087679
6	Choco-Story Brussels	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue de L'Etuve 41	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.be	2014	$1,059,747	29	Corporation	18	BE0552921873
7	Erfgoedsite Abdij Van Park	Belgium	Leuven	Professor van Overstraetenplein 1	Vlaams Brabant	3000	N/A	2017	$1,059,747	29	Corporation	4	BE0686647360
8	Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917	Belgium	Zonnebeke	Berten Pilstraat 5a	West Vlaanderen	8980	*****.be	2014	$850,000	10	Local government body	N/A	BE0568699815
9	John Selbachstichting	Belgium	Maaseik	Boomgaardstraat 20	Limburg	3680	N/A	2005	$574,000	4	Government body	N/A	BE0876617407
10	Kunststichting Roelens	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue de L'Etuve 81, Internal Postal Box B7	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.com	2004	$483,000	1		N/A	BE0870090988
11	Domein Van Bornem	Belgium	Bornem	Kasteelstraat 35	Antwerpen	2880	*****.be	1982	$365,430	2	Corporation	2	BE0423766670
12	Mini Europe	Belgium	Bruxelles	Avenue Du Football 1	Bruxelles Capitale	1020	*****.com	1986	$365,430	31	Corporation	2	BE0429551335
13	Ostrion	Belgium	Waasmunster	Baverikstraat 32	Oost Vlaanderen	9250	N/A	1985	$365,430	2	Corporation	2	BE0428020715
14	Ice Art	Belgium	Bastogne	Place Mac Auliffe 34	Luxembourg	6600	N/A	2026	$365,430	10	Corporation	11	BE1040858894
15	Musee 101st Airborne Division	Belgium	Bastogne	Avenue de la Gare 11-13	Luxembourg	6600	*****.com	2011	$365,430	2	Non profit organization	2	BE0837701896
16	Cn Facilities	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue D'Arlon 84	Bruxelles Capitale	1040	N/A	1998	$365,430	3	Corporation	2	BE0463068496
17	Yum 21c	Belgium	Lasne	Chemin de Bas-ransbeck 65a	Brabant Wallon	1380	N/A	2011	$365,430	10	Corporation	2	BE0842261985
18	Numerical Artefacts Museum - Informatique Pionniere	Belgium	Namur	Rue Henri Blès 192a	Namur	5000	*****.be	2014	$365,430	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0543898794
19	Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Erfgoed	Belgium	Gent	Botermarkt 1	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	N/A	2013	$365,430	10	Local government body	4	BE0537522332
20	Musee Du Capitalisme	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue de Wautier 121	Bruxelles Capitale	1020	N/A	2013	$365,430	8	Non profit organization	2	BE0552648986
21	Kunstinlijstingen Derycke	Belgium	Gent	Kerkstraat 27, Internal Postal Box B	Oost Vlaanderen	9050	*****.be	2015	$365,430	2	Corporation	2	BE0627789344
22	Centre D'art Contemporain Du Luxembourg Belge	Belgium	Etalle	Rue Du Moulin 35	Luxembourg	6740	*****.be	1985	$365,430	2	Non profit organization	2	BE0431776296
23	Mima Museum	Belgium	Ixelles	Rue Gachard 88	Bruxelles Capitale	1050	N/A	2015	$365,430	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0628572668
24	La Bataille Des Carrefours	Belgium	Manhay	Voie Habotte Grandmenil 2	Luxembourg	6960	*****.be	2016	$365,430	9	Corporation	2	BE0660743610
25	Fondation Folon	Belgium	La Hulpe	Drève de la Ramee 6a	Brabant Wallon	1310	*****.be	1999	$365,430	14	Non profit organization	2	BE0467327093

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Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 520 Belgian museums with a known headcount, 470 (90%) have one to four people, 21 have five to nine, 25 have ten to 49 and 4 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (343, 83%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 10491 94%
Small 10 to 4925 5%
Medium 50 to 2494 0.8%
Large 250+0 0.0%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firm turns over more than $5 million a year; 0 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in Belgium?

Bruxelles has the most museums in Belgium (40), ahead of Antwerpen (39), Gent (21), Liège (19) and Ixelles (16). Together the five hold one in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

225 Belgian cities have at least one museum; 8 have ten or more; 128 have exactly one.

How many museums are there in Belgium?

Museums in Belgium

604

5 November 2026

There are 604 museums in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 3,954 Belgian companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every month this year (17 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 352 58%
Head offices: 62
Branch offices: 190

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 9102. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 9102.

44 of the 604 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (7%); 80 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Largest museums in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Bruxelles. Click a name for the record.

Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen is the largest museum in Belgium by headcount. 4 firms employ 50 people or more; 1 employ 100 or more.

1Antwerpen124 staff
2Bruxelles96 staff
3Leuven · public body56 staff
4Kortrijk51 staff
5Bruxelles43 staff
6Molenbeek-Saint-Jean38 staff
7Boussu35 staff
8Blankenberge33 staff
9Oostende30 staff
10Antwerpen29 staff

By employee size · 520 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	470	90%
5-9	21	4%
10-19	12	2%
20-49	13	3%
50-99	3	0.6%
100-199	1	0.2%
200-499	0	0%
500-999	0	0%
1,000+	0	0%

90% have 1 to 4 people; 13 have 20 to 49; 4 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	343	83%
$100K-$500K	62	15%
$500K-$1M	2	0.5%
$1M-$5M	6	1%
$5M-$10M	1	0.2%

83% under $100,000; 6 between $1M and $5M; 1 above $5M.

Museums in Bruxelles

Bruxelles has 40 museums, <0.1% of all 60,636 Bruxelles companies and 161% above the national share. Three in four Bruxelles firms have fewer than five people; 1 has 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 16 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 29 · 76%
5-9: 4 · 11%
10-19: 2 · 5%
20-49: 2 · 5%
50+: 1 · 3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 4 · 10%
Partnerships: 0 · 0%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 7 · 18%
Other or none: 29 · 73%

Of the Belgian total: 6.6%
Of all Bruxelles companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 2.6×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 0
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 16 · 40%
1990 or later: 24 · 60%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 9.8%

Reachable

Email: 26 · 65%
Phone: 30 · 75%
Website: 28 · 70%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 19 · 63%
$100K-$500K: 10 · 33%
$500K-$1M: 0 · 0%
$1M and more: 1 · 3%

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 29 media companies for every museum in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Media Companies	17,753	26%	88%
Theaters	17,322	27%	94%
Child Care Companies	7,740	41%	61%
Museums	604	52%	78%
Zoos	521	42%	67%
Cinemas	284	49%	71%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	87,438	1.4
Australia	9,667	1.1
France	6,458	0.4
Finland	6,455	4.8
Germany	5,232	0.8
Belgium	604	0.3

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The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian museums from before 1900, 9 from before 1950 and 163 from before 1990.

1924
1. Flémalle-Grande
1925
1. Bruxelles
1928
1. Bruxelles
1936
1. Herstal
1945
1. Morlanwelz-Mariemont
1948
1. Brussel

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Belgian museums date from before 1990

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Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in eight Belgian museums work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in fourteen is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)8013%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)61.0%
BV/SRL and NV/SA447%
No form on record or other47478%

Single-site: 58%
Head offices: 62
Branches: 190

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How reachable are they?

Museums are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 58% list a phone number and 52% a website.

Email262 43%
Phone352 58%
Website312 52%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many museums are there in Belgium?

There are 604 museums in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 3,954 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest museum in Belgium?

Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen in Antwerpen, with 124 staff. By revenue Antwerp City Brewery in Antwerpen leads with $2.4 million a year.

Which Belgian city has the most museums?

Bruxelles, with 40, ahead of Antwerpen (39), Gent (21), Liège (19) and Ixelles (16).

How many museums are there in Bruxelles?

40, which is <0.1% of all 60,636 Bruxelles companies and 161% above the national share.

How big is a typical museum?

Small. 90% of the 520 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 4 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian museums sole traders or companies?

One in eight (80) are sole traders, 1.0% are partnerships and 7% (44) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many museums started in 2026?

17 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 32 in 2025. 1 of them is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

What is the oldest museum in Belgium?

Societe Royale Belge d'Etudes Geologiques Et Archeologiques Les Chercheurs De La Wallonie in Flémalle-Grande, 1924, followed by Koninklijke Vereniging Der Vrienden Van Het Koninklijk Museum Van Het Leger in Bruxelles (1925) and Societe Royale Belge d'Anthropologie Et De Prehistoire in Bruxelles (1928). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers museums?

Belgian museums are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 9102. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 9102.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 604 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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