Mont des Arts: the organisation

Today’s reality is a unique concentration in less than three hectares of world-class museums and cultural institutions.

The Mont des Arts is a real dream, a dream beyond reality. 
The dream is to transform Mont des Arts into a museum quarter, where it will be a delight to discover art and culture in a relaxing and enchanting environment. It will be a location where the pedestrian is king, where one can stroll safely from one building to another. This is the real dream of the institutions situated in the Mont des Arts quarter: the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, SQUARE – Brussels Meeting Centre, the Royal Library of Belgium, the Musical Instruments Museum, the National Archives of Belgium, the Cen-tre for Fine Arts, the Belgian Royal Film Archive, the ING Cultural Centre, the former Palace of Charles V, and the BELvue,...

These institutions have taken the initiative to make their dream come true: they have joined in one non-profit making association in order to create a museum quarter in Brussels. 

Theirs is a long road to travel, but, as the Chinese proverb says: “a one thousand-mile journey starts with the first step”.

Jean-Pierre de Bandt,
Chairman of the asbl Mont des Arts