Museum of the National Bank of Belgium

The Museum of the National Bank of Belgium is a museum belonging to the National Bank of Belgium in Brussels, Belgium.[1] Opened in 1982, it is one of the oldest central bank museums in Europe.[2] The Museum is divided into three exhibits: the history of money, the history of the National Bank of Belgium, and the interactions between people and money and the design of money.[3] The Museum has a collection of old Belgian coins and explains the emergence of currency through the centuries.

Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
Established1982
LocationRue Montagne aux Herbes potagères 57, Brussels, Belgium
TypeHistory museum
Websitewww.nbbmuseum.be/en

Building

The Museum's current building was constructed between 1872 and 1874 to serve as a bank for the Union du Crédit de Bruxelles bank. It was designed by Désiré De Keyser (1823-1897), a Brussels native. In 1969, Union du Crédit de Bruxelles was acquired by the United California Bank. In 1979, the National Bank of Belgium purchased the building and several others nearby. The building was restored between 2004 and 2009. Before its restoration, the building had been severely damaged by dry rot and alterations. The Museum has occupied the building since 2018.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Museum of the National Bank of Belgium". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. "Press release: National Bank of Belgium reopens museum". National Bank of Belgium. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. "A tour inside the museum". NBB Museum. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  4. "Museum of the National Bank of Belgium". Heritage Days. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  5. "The National Bank of Belgium's museum, a historical building" (PDF). National Bank of Belgium.

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