Thursday January 24th, 2019 – 09:58 AM
It is four hundred and fifty years ago that Pieter Bruegel the Elder (circa 1525-1569) died, leaving behind him an impressive legacy of art work including paintings, drawings and prints. A good opportunity for the Museum to showcase the Fight of the Money Bags and the Coffers, an engraved work based on one of the Flemish artist’s drawings and exhibited in the Museum.
Monday January 14th, 2019 – 05:29 PM
The new NBB Museum is celebrating its first anniversary. After a week of test runs, it was finally time to open the doors: on 15 January 2018 the museum was officially inaugurated in the fully renovated building of the former “Union du Crédit de Bruxelles” bank at Montagne aux Herbes potagères 57. This anniversary is the perfect opportunity to look back over the past year. A few highlights.
Monday January 7th, 2019 – 04:40 PM
Inflation, deflation, currency, book-entry money or FinTech: the National Bank deals with them every day. But what exactly do these economic concepts and financial terms mean? Short videos and animations in the teachers’ room of the museum explain fifty important words in a clear and entertaining way.
Thursday November 15th, 2018 – 01:55 PM
This autumn, more than 70 museums will join the Brussels Museums late night openings (“nocturnes”), the NBB Museum again ranking among them. On Thursday 22 November, it will keep its doors open until the exceptional time of 10.00 pm and its nocturne offers a wide range of experiences for young and old alike.
Monday August 20th, 2018 – 03:26 PM
The museum of the National Bank of Belgium will be exceptionally open on the 16th September for the car-free Sunday in Brussels. Why not pay us a visit to find the link with the National Bank of Belgium on this special day?
Wednesday May 9th, 2018 – 12:23 PM
Europe Day is celebrated on 9 May each year. On that day we commemorate the declaration made by Robert Schuman in 1950. Robert Schuman was the French Minister for Foreign Affairs who on 9 May 1950 gave a speech leading to the foundation of the European Coal and Steel Community. This event marked the beginning of European unification. The NBBmuseum highlights different facets of the European story and mainly focuses on the role Belgium has played in this tale.
Friday May 4th, 2018 – 09:59 AM
On 5th May the NBB celebrates its 167th birthday. It might just as well have been its 256th birthday, if Barbe-Louis-Josèphe de Nettine (1706-1755) had not put a stop to that. The NBBmuseum gives an account of the events.
Wednesday April 11th, 2018 – 08:46 AM
The monetary and financial history of the inter-war years is one of the most evocative parts of the NBB Museum. “From uncontrolled economic booms to deep depression” is how the period could be summed up. The role played at this time by Paul van Zeeland (1893-1973) as an economist, central banker and politician is quite remarkable. A newly released research paper throws new light on his ideas.
Thursday March 22nd, 2018 – 03:45 PM
Want to find out more about the collection of the museum of the National Bank of Belgium? If you do, now’s the time to visit the brand new exhibition! But this is not the only place to discover the treasures of the collection. A number of other museums are currently putting on show some items from the collection in temporary exhibitions. Perhaps a suggestion for an Easter outing?
Wednesday February 7th, 2018 – 11:55 AM
The Museum takes part in the Museum Night Fever event on Saturday 3th of March, from 7 pm till Sunday 2 am and seizes the opportunity to allow everybody discovering the new scenography in a special manner.
