The National Bank has had a museum since 1982. In 2002, it was completely refurbished, resulting in a doubling of the exhibition space. The theme of “money” is the central feature. Throughout the 15 rooms, the presentation is varied and aims to be both interactive and educational. But that is not the most visible part of what the National Bank has to offer in the educational field.
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- Belgian gold in foreign hands
During the second half of the 1930s a growing threat of war was clearly felt. Hitler had come to power in 1933 and on the international level tension was building up. Belgium felt compelled to transfer most of its stocks of gold and other valuables abroad for safe keeping .
- (Nederlands) Jaarverslag 2009: de PowerPoint-presentatie staat online
(Nederlands) Op 24 februari stelde gouverneur Quaden het Verslag 2009 over de economische en financiële ontwikkeling voor aan de leerkrachten economie uit de beide landsgedeelten. De slides die daarbij werden gebruikt, kunnen nu worden gedownload.
- Everybody a billionaire?!
The Museum of the National Bank of Belgium has several inflationary notes on display. The most remarkable ones are the 500 billion dinar note of former Yugoslavia and that of 1 million trillion Hungarian pengö (or 1 followed by 18 noughts!).
- The stock market: from the ‘Ter Buerse’ inn to Wall Street
Last year the economic crisis hit us all. Stock markets, too, had a tough time. Both the American and the European markets felt the pain, and the Bel 20 index plummeted. The Fortis share, initially thought to be stable, went into free-fall. Nowadays, the stock market is a familiar concept, but where, when and how did share trading actually begin?
- Annual closing
From Thursday 24th December till Friday 1st January the Museum is closed.
