Insitute of Natural Sciences

Het Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen ligt in de Vautierstraat in Brussel. Het museum is beroemd om zijn collectie skeletten van dinosaurussen en schetst de geschiedenis van de evolutie van de natuur en de mensheid.    

EXPO Step inside this museum: thousands of specimens, interactive displays with modern scenography will take you to the heart of nature. Learn about the history of life on our planet and its incredible diversity, and of course, visit the largest dinosaur gallery in Europe with spectacular skeletons, including unique and authentic specimens! 

EXPO All Wild? Who is “wild”? Confront different perceptions of the wild: exotic? distant? dangerous? untouched? Explore the boundary that separates wild animals from humans. 

BEHIND THE SCENES Discover the world of nature and science with a guide, behind the museum walls. Walk along several unique repositories with hundreds of specimens and discover how the scientists study them. During your tour, you will also get to know the beautiful architecture of the Institute’s buildings. 

Languages: EN, NL, FR

Hours: NL: 18h10, 19h20, 20h30 / FR: 18h20, 19h30, 20h40

Capacity: 12 people

Duration: 1 hour

Please note: all visits can be given in English when required. 

BEHIND THE SCENES Open Museum x Nocturnes: Passionate about dinosaurs? Walk in and discover Europe’s largest dinosaur gallery! On the programme: with your LSFB guide, admire the gigantic Iguanodons, meet Ben the platosaurus and discover the museum laboratory by handling fossils. 

(This visit is given exclusively in LSFB. Not recommended for children under the age of 6.)

Hours: 18h15

Inscription sur place.

GUIDED TOUR The museum has a lot to offer. To not to miss anything important, discover the highlights of the collections with this guided tour. You will not only come across well-known masterpieces such as the Iguanodons of Bernissart or the Mammoth of Lier,but also gems such as the fossils from the Messel quarry, or the marsupial, also known as the Tasmanian tiger. 

Languages: EN, NL, FR

Hours: FR : 18h, 19h10, 20h30 / NL: 18h, 19h10, 20h30 / EN: 18h, 19h10, 20h30

Capacity: 15 people

Duration: 1 hour

Please note: the visits in French can accommodate 30 people. 

WORKSHOP During this nocturne, before or after your visit to the museum, you can play board games on the theme of natural sciences! Dinosaurs, prehistory, biodiversity, and so on, make you discover the living world through fun and educational games. Observation, strategy, or cooperation will be your best allies to win the game. A convivial evening to learn while having fun, with friends or family! 

Languages: FR

Hours: continuously between 18h and 22h

CONCERT The choir Sing for The Moment presents an evening with various itinerant choir performances. Their performances are therefore all unique experiences that will touch you and move you. 

Hours: 18h, 19h, 20h, 21h

Duration: 20 min.

PERFORMANCE The great auk was the original penguin, but disappeared from the Earth in the mid-1800s. Norwegian filmmaker Irene Kaltenborn travels around to meet various people and places with a connection to the extinct bird, from the home of the author of The Great Auk in England to the museum here in Brussels, which holds – in all likelihood – the world’s very last specimen of the iconic bird. Through stories and observations this poetic film looks back on the life of a species that will never return.     

Languages: EN

Hours: continuously between 18h and 22h