28 Brussels Museums shake up the city during Museum Night Fever

Museum Night Fever returns for its thrilling 17^th edition on October 19. From 7 PM to 1 AM, visitors can rediscover the collections and exhibitions of 28 museums in a fresh new way.

More than 100 emerging artists and collectives will deliver a unique programme, inspired by the museum settings. Expect everything from opera to wheelchair dancers, intimate performances to extravagant circus acts, and participatory karaokes and ​‘choreokes’. This year, the museums have prepared a journey through time: From the Middle Ages, where the public can discover crossbow shooting, to the Roaring Twenties, having everyone dancing to swing and jazz all night long, to the future, where sustainable development in art and society will be explored. 

C12 and Botanique will once again host two electrifying afterparties featuring big names from the Belgian and Brussels party scene. 

Museum Night Fever primarily targets young Brussels residents but increasingly attracts an international audience thanks to its diverse programming and affordable ticket prices. Tickets are 16 euros (or 26 with afterparty) and grant access to all 28 museums, as well as an additional museum visit until November 24, and free use of shuttle buses, trams, and Noctis buses between venues. Museum Night Fever also works with Article 27 and Paspartoe to offer social rates. 

Once again, inclusivity is a key focus. In collaboration with accessibility experts in Brussels, such as Access-i, AccessAndGo, and Esenca, a systematic analysis of the participating museums’ accessibility was conducted. Thanks to these accessibility profiles, all visitors have the information they need to plan their museum route with confidence. New this year is ​“MNF on Wheels”, an adapted route for people with reduced mobility, featuring six accessible museums in close proximity, offering a wide range of activities. 

The participating museums are: Archives and Museum of Flemish Life in Brussels (AMVB), Autoworld, Belgian Beer World, BELvue Museum, Schaerbeek Beer Museum, Bozar, Brussels City Museum, CINEMATEK, CIVA, La Monnaie, D’Ieteren Gallery, Fondation Thalie, Geopolis, House of European History, ISELP, La Loge, Royal Military Museum, MedexMuseum, MIMA, Fashion & Lace Museum, Crossbowmen’s Museum, Museum of the National Bank of Belgium, Museum of Spontaneous Art, Musical Instrument Museum, Sewer Museum, Halles Saint-Géry, Comic Art Museum, and Train World. La Monnaie and the Fashion & Lace Museum are returning, while newcomers Belgian Beer World, MedexMuseum, and AMVB are also joining the event. 

PRACTICAL:

MUSEUM NIGHT FEVER  

Saturday 19 October 2024 - 28 Brussels museums 

Museums open their doors from 19:00 till 01:00. 

The afterparties take place from 23:00-07:00 at C12 and from 22:30-05:30 at Botanique. 

Prices 

Presales – 30.09 > 18.10 

Standard ticket €16 

Combi ticket: standard + afterparty C12 or Botanique €26 

On the day - 19.10 

Standard ticket €20 

Combi ticket: standard + afterparty C12 or Botanique €30 

There are social discount rates available through Article 27 (€1,25 a ticket) and Paspartoe 

(€2 a ticket or a €6 discount via Cultuurbon). 

Points of sale  

Online: museumnightfever​.be. 

+ Fnac Belgium shops + website, visit.brussels tourism information desks & visit.brussels website, Muntpunt + various participating museums (BOZAR, Comic Strip Museum, CIVA, MIMA, and Train World) 

Full programme on www.museumnightfever​.be.