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Location Cinquantenaire Park 10
Brussels B-1000
Belgium Type Art, Ethnology and History museum Address Parc du Cinquantenaire, 10, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium Hours Closed now Saturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday9:30AM–5PMWednesday9:30AM–5PMThursday9:30AM–5PMFriday9:30AM–5PM Public transit access Schuman railway station, Merode station Similar Cinquantenaire, Temple of Human Passions, Royal Museum of the Arme, Royal Museums of Fine Ar, Halle Gate | ||
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The Cinquantenaire Museum (French: Musée du Cinquantenaire, Dutch: Jubelpark museum) is located in the Jubelpark(Cinquantenaire park) in Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the Royal Museums for Art and History, which is a Belgian federal institute of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO). It is one of the largest museums in Europe.
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- Collection
- National archaeology
- Ancient Near East
- Non European civilisations
- European decorative arts
- References
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Collection
The collection of the museum is divided into four parts:
National archaeology
Large collection which dates between prehistory to the Merovingian period (751 AD) Collection of antiquity
Ancient Near East
Collection houses the Egypt, Greece and Rome. Many important and impressive remains from Apamea, Syria, including part of the Great Colonnade and outstanding mosaic floors are on view. The Roman collection also includes a large scale model of the city of Rome during the 4th century AD.
Non-European civilisations
Important collections of artefacts from Asian countries, such as China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and the Americas (showing pre-Columbian civilisations and contemporary societies) and Oceania (particularly Easter Island) and the Islamic world.
European decorative arts
Fine arts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century showing