On this day in
1544 Torquato Tasso, Italian poet of the late Renaissance, was born in Sorrento
1819 French ballet dancer and choreographer Marius Petipa was born in Marseille
1921 Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian composer, was born
The atmosphere of the studio of Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865) has been preserved and visitors can view a collection of paintings, sculptures and sketches by the Romantic master.
http://www.fine-arts-museum.be/site/fr/frames/F_wiertz.html
Rue Vautier 62, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Hours: Open from tuesday to sunday from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 01.00 p.m. to 05.00 p.m.

The Bozar, extraordinary artwork created by the Belgian architect Victor Horta (1861-1947). Eight departments work together to offer exhibitions, lectures, quality films, international dance productions, all kind of contemporary art exhibitions and performances, meetings with Belgian and foreign writers, concerts, and an avant-garde theatre
http://www.bozar.be/
Rue Ravensteinstraat 23 1000 Brussels Belgium
Hours: daily from 9am to 6
The Centre for Fine Arts is also open at other times, depending on the events taking place in the Centre.
Exhibitions are open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6 pm, and until 9 pm on Thursdays

The Design museum Gent is a cultural institution of the City of Gent. Since January 1999 the museum has been recognized by the Ministry of the Flemish Community in the highest category. Next to the important financing by the city of Gent, other resources are subsidies by Ministry of the Flemish Community and the Province of East-Flanders.
http://design.museum.gent.be/
Jan Breydelstraat 5 9000 Ghent Belgium
Hours: daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed on Mondays
Entrance fees: general 2,50 € / *reduction for groups, school groups, students and Plus3 Pass 1,20 € / children under 12: free
It is possible that for special exhibitions these prices may be adjusted.

Visitors enjoy a splendid view on the history of artistic life in the Southern Netherlands and Belgium. Indeed, the collections of the Royal Museum comprise unique paintings by Flemish Primitives such as Jan van Eyck and Hans Memling as well as the work of Quinten Metsijs, the founder of the Antwerp Art School. The finest paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck and Jacob Jordaens are major players in this intriguing story that doesn’t end with the Old Masters, but continues into the nineteenth century with Salon artists and modernists like James Ensor and Rik Wouters. National art is exhibited next to and in confrontation with work by artists from abroad such as Jean Fouquet, Titian, Frans Hals, Auguste Rodin and Amedeo Modigliani.
http://museum.antwerpen.be/kmska/Engels/Engels.htm
Antwerpen Leopold De Waelplaats
Antwerpen, Belgium
Opening hours : Tuesday - Saturday 10 am to 5 pm / Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
Closed on Mondays.
Admission: € 6,00 / concessions € 4,00
On the last Wednesday of the month the museum visit is free for everyone.

For forty years, Antwerp had been dreaming of a museum for modern/contemporary art before the MuHKA finally opened its doors.The MuHKA considers its task of collecting to consist of the responsibility of acquiring, researching, administering and opening to the public of works of art in public property. The basis of its collection is the Foundation Gordon Matta-Clark which dated back from the times of the ICC. Other important additional funds are the works it has acquired by itself and the works on permanent loan from the Flemish Community.
http://www.muhka.be
Antwerpen Leuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerpen Belgium
Hours: From Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m.
Closed on Mondays
Admission: € 5 concessions € 3
While the exhibition is being set up on the ground floor, the public may visit the collection for half-price (€ 2.50; € 1.50; free of charge).

Founded two centuries ago, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium hold some twenty thousand paintings, sculptures and drawings. Located in Brussels, they consist of the Ancient Art Museum (XV - XVII century), the Modern Art Museum (XIX XX century), the Wiertz Museum and the Meunier Museum.
http://www.fine-arts-museum.be/site/FR/default.asp
Place Royale 3, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Hours: daily from 10 am to 5 pm
Admission: general 5 € / concessions 3,5 € and 2 €

Founded two centuries ago, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium hold some twenty thousand paintings, sculptures and drawings. Located in Brussels, they consist of the Ancient Art Museum (XV - XVII century), the Modern Art Museum (XIX XX century), the Wiertz Museum and the Meunier Museum.
http://www.fine-arts-museum.be/site/FR/default.asp
Place Royale 1- 2, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Hours: daily from 10 am to 5 pm
Admission: general 5 € / concessions 3,5 € and 2 €
The Ghent museum, a creation of architect Charles Van Rysselberghe, the brother of artist Theo, became internationally renowned as an example of museum architecture. Upon its reopening, visitors to the museum will rediscover it in all its former glory, because both the interior and the exterior of the building have been thoroughly cleaned and restored. New features of the museum include a permanent print gallery, new indoor patios, a library, a brasserie and an auditorium. From now on all exhibition rooms and service points are easily accessible by stairs and lifts.
F.Scribedreef 1 - Citadelpark 9000 Ghent - Belgium
Hours: Tuesday until Sunday: from 10am until 6pm./ On Wednesday until 9pm. Closed on Monday, December 25th and Januari 1st.
Admissions: general € 8 concessions € 6