My mother and I visited this museum while we were in Brussels a few months ago and it was another…read moregreat museum in Brussels. They have a TON of paintings and sculptures. They have some great stuff here and I really liked the space in between each piece of art, as odd as that sounds, it let you spread out a bit when looking at a painting. There are many, huge rooms on two floors and there was something around every corner. This place was really cool and I would definitely visit here again.

This is one of Belgium's most famous fine arts museum. The buying tickets process is a bit…read morecomplicated as there are options to buy one exhibit or multiple exhibits. Either way, the ticket prices aren't hugely expensive and each exhibit is quite good so even if you buy the wrong exhibit, you'll have a good time. The museum itself is huge and I really appreciate them having electronic kiosks here and there to tell the stories of the paintings. There was one kiosk explaining how a painting of a family portrait got chopped off into three bits and the process of then identifying these pieces as a singular unit. I thought the story was quite incredibly as you not only learn about the art but also the way the museum conducts its business. While I was walking, I noticed that there was an English led tour going on and decided to join in. Not sure if this is for additional moneys, but honestly I would highly HIGHLY recommend. This is the only reason why the museum would get a 5-stars. The explainer was absolutely amazing, I definitely think that this was the best art museum tour I have ever been on. The guide didn't talk about many paintings, maybe 10-15 during the 1 hour tour, but every single painting she did talk about had such an interesting backstory and you're not learning just about the history but also about how the museum curates its work. You will definitely be able to get a deeper sense of appreciation for this place. Overall, highly recommend visiting, especially if you're deciding on going on a tour. The surrounding areas are also very nice too and would highly recommend checking out the surrounding architectures after the gallery visit.

Thoughtful exhibitions, great place to host a conference, the staff is excellent and they pay…read moreattention to large groups.

From the owner: M - Museum Leuven is een museum in de Leuvense binnenstad, op de locatie van het vroegere stedelijk…read moremuseum Vander Kelen-Mertens. Het museum beschikt over een eigen collectie van circa 46.000 werken. De opening vond plaats op 20 september 2009 door de Belgische prinses Mathilde en de Nederlandse prinses Máxima. M - Museum Leuven was de laureaat van de museum- en publieksprijs van de Vlaamse MuseumPrijs 2011.

I went to Belgium with a couple of friends and the plan was to visit Bastogne and sightsee. The…read moreprimary reason was to visit the Bastogne War Museum! Being a history buff, this was a win-win! The story of the battle is told from the Allied, German and Civilian perspectives. Parking is free, you pay at the entrance and you are given a communication pack that you wear around you neck, about the same weight as a camera. It has headphones, you tell the staff member handing them out which language you prefer to hear. I suggest wearing one. There are no other options to hear what is being said during the tour. You can take pictures of all of the exhibits, they request that pictures taken inside the exhibit theaters, to turn off your flash. The flow is designed to keep the sightseers moving. There are plenty of photo ops. After seeing the indoor portion of the museum you are guided outside. The centerpiece is the Mardasson Memorial. You can see it from the road. It is in the shape of a star. All 50 states and every unit that fought in the war are inscribed on the memorial. You can walk around at ground level, view the crypt and then you can take the stairs to the top and walk around on top and look at the surrounding area. There are 5 points on the star, each point has a plaque with a map showing the direction and which units (German/Allied) were fighting each other. Very detailed maps molded on each point. Another cool sight is the 30ft tall "Victory Kiss" statue. If you find yourself in Bastogne, and are a history buff. Pay a visit to this museum. The cost of admission is $14 Euro, or $17.05 USD. Cash, credit or debit cards are all accepted forms of payment. Kids under 6 and Senior Citizens get an admission discount.

A visit to the Bastogne War Museum actually includes admission to 3 locations. I will review each…read moreseparately. I recommend visiting each of the 3 sites in my order of listing below. The Bastogne War Museum is where you should start and buy your adult ticket for 28€. The Yelp location is accurate. It's located just outside of town. The only parking option is a pay lot for 7.50€ for the day next to the museum. Once inside you are given a free audio guide in your language that is very helpful. Use it. This is a very good museum that chronicles all of WW2 not just the Battle of the Bulge. One unique aspect of this museum are 4 video sequences paired each with a life like set that adds realism to the video presentation. I would budget 2.5 hours to visit here which also includes time at the outdoor Mardasson Memorial (separate Yelp review). The facility also has an onsite cafe if you get hungry. I rated this location a 4 and enjoyed my visit. It was better than I expected. The Bois Jacques battlefield is about a 5 minute drive away from the War Museum where you are given tickets for the Bois Jacques battlefield and the War Rooms. At Bois Jacques, this facility is unmanned. It has a free parking lot and you use your ticket from the Museum to scan a QR code at the gate of the battlefield to gain entrance. Bois Jacques is an actual battle site depicted in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. This is an outdoor visitation so weather plays a factor regarding your visit. Budget 30 minutes for here. I rated this site a 4 also. The Bastogne War Rooms is the third location that your Museum ticket gains you admission into. It is located less than a 10 minute drive from the museum and also has a free parking lot available. It is located very near another good museum called Bastogne Barracks (separate Yelp review) which is NOT affiliated with the War Museum. The War Rooms disappointed me. I found it boring and somewhat difficult to understand and poorly organized. If you attend I would budget 1 hour. Honestly, I would skip it and is why I gave it a 2 score.

The 101st Airborne Museum in Bastogne ranks among the BEST, MOST EFFECTIVE and MOST EVOCATIVE World…read moreWar II museums that you will ever visit. The Museum sits on a side street and the entrance is rather plain, but don't let that turn you away. GO INSIDE! Belgium lived with the war for five long years and the exhibits in this Museum illustrate the horror that the nation endured. Never before have we seen such gritty, grimy, REALISTIC exhibits. The attention to detail is outstanding. You'll feel that you're witnessing the fighting as it happens outside your door. By all means visit the "Belgian cellar" exhibit in the basement of the Museum. It's chilling! DON'T OVERLOOK THIS REMARKABLE MUSEUM!

The 101st Airborne Museum is a 3 story inside only museum that chronicles the 101st and its…read moreparticipation in WW2 and in particular The Battle of the Bulge. Admission is 14€ and I would budget around 90 minutes for a visit. There are many life size dioramas in the museum featuring several battle scenes with mannequins demonstrating what life was like in war. Also on display are many original relics from the war some fully restored and some not but all clearly annotated as to what they are. In the basement, is a room that upon entering gives a 5 minute virtual experience using sound and light of being in Bastogne during the German bombardment. I enjoyed my visit to this quality museum and recommend it.

I came to Bastogne for WW2 history to see museums, monuments, and the like…read more I did the 101st, Bastogne war, and "Au Pays d'Ardenne" museums and thought the Barracks was the best of all. Make sure to check the times. When I went, admission was free, but they only offered the tour (roughly 2 hours, maybe 2.5 if you are lucky) twice per day, at 1000 and 1400. Joel was not only a fantastic and personable guide, but went out of his way to give extra info to those who had specific questions.

Bastogne Barrack is a unique and interesting museum to visit while in Bastogne. This museum is all…read moreabout mechanized vehicles used by both the Allies and Axis powers during WW 2. I am talking about not only tanks but also artillery pieces both self propelled and towed, half tracks, freight trucks used to bring troops and materials to the front, jeeps, and anything else that rolled on the ground. Most of the vehicles are US, British, Russian and German. Some of these are stationed outside but most of them are in a large building spit into two parts. Most of them are examples that look fully restored while some of them are still being restored. It is the vehicles in this museum that makes it unique. I appreciated the hard work that someone put into restoring all of these museum pieces. Adult entry fee is 12€ and budget about an hour for your visit. This is a nice museum especially for anyone interested in machinery. Parking info. While parking is free you can't actually park in the campus. Parking is about 200 yards from the entrance on the side of the road. Just follow the signage.

We had limited time and decided to visit the museum in the Terra Nova visitor center when it opened…read moreat 10am. With an English brochure in hand we explored this small but interesting museum about the citadel and the city. Some of the audio displays are in English but most are in French and Dutch (of course). Even with our limited French skills we learned a lot. If we had more time we would take some of the tours of the grounds/underground. You can wander much of the citadel grounds for free and enjoy the fantastic views but beware they lock the gates at 8 pm in summer and you could get trapped!

Beautiful spot with a lovely view. Very well maintained heritage site and what is better is they…read morekeep it active, so it is not just as a museum piece for tourists.

This gets three stars for being the only museum of Gent's history. I did learn quite a bit, but I…read morefound the setup to be very frustrating. I got the audio tour since I don't speak Flemish. Unfortunately, it turned out that for the most part, the audio tour just replicates the main placards in each room that are already in English. For the other pieces with audio excerpts, the tour is organized very poorly, where sometimes it just describes an object, and other times, the number is near a specific object, but the description is for the entire room. This really could have been done better. The woman at the front desk was very adamant that I lock up my bag, even though this didn't seem to be mandatory policy for the museum, and they charge for the lockers. Overall, this was not a great experience.

Regardless of the content of the collection, this is an all star museum. The galleries are…read morewelcoming, visually stimulating, creative, and interactive. I learned a lot about Gent (mostly from the interactive maps), and felt immersed in the story of the place throughout the visit. The biggest drawback was that all of the labels are in Dutch so it wasn't always easy to know much about the objects I was looking at. On the flipside, I wasn't expecting there to be much English and the fact that all of the large wall panels are in English made the trip very informative and allowed for me to follow along through the course of history. As an added bonus they have free wifi and a really great little cafe with outdoor seating.