Belgium’s most beautiful mosaic art
The steps at the museum entrance will lead up to the largest – and in our humble opinion – most beautiful piece of mosaic art in Belgium.
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New site photos: dazzling white
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Our site photographer Karin Borghouts takes you on a privileged tour of our brand-new, gleaming white galleries.
The new volume gives the museum ten new galleries. Height, volume and lighting all vary, creating an intriguing contrast with the symmetry of the classical building. The galleries are finished in white, with plasterboard walls, false ceilings and sleek, cast floors.
Stepping up in style
The different stairways in the new volume stand out for their variety too. The longest one in the building spans a height of 22 metres, with polished concrete steps that are once again a radiant white. Other eye-catching features are the coulisse staircase, finished with black-veined marble, and the spiral staircase linking the entrance lobby with the brand-new reception zone.
The longest staircase in the museum
Photo: Karin Borghouts
Photo: Karin Borghouts
Not a big fan of stairs?
Don’t worry, we also have a lift for visitors who are less good on their feet. And like our staircase, it looks fantastic!
You can catch a glimpse of it to the rear of this divinely white room.
Nearly finished? Not quite yet!
The museum looks like it’s almost ready to reopen in these gorgeous pictures. But not just yet, sadly. We still have a lot to do. Our climate-control system, for instance, has to run for a whole year, our iconic Rubens Gallery still needs its gold decoration and the roof of our monumental 19th-century stairwell has yet to be renovated.
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