I visited this museum about two years ago with a friend who lives in Antwerp.
Peter is a leading Euopean optical collector ( who answers many questions for me) , he also has cataloged their entire optial collection which took him well over a year to do.
Included in their stores are many very rare items and what you se is only a fraction of what the Museum houses.
Unfortunately I cannot post photos at the moment thanks to some uncooperative USB ports - hope to have this cured in the next week or so.
The BMM openned some new galleries last last telling of belgiums part in WW2 - a huge range of weapons , uniforms , vehicles being used to make the displays come alive.
The Museum whilst it tells the history of the Belgian Army naturally has a lot of WW1 and WW2 items , ranging from guns , uniforms , tanks ( Allied , Axis , Russian , WW1 , WW2 , post war , cold war modren)), kubels, trucks , 88mm's , flak guns it is really some collection.
One region is given over to aircraft and it is quite a treat for the eyes , Spitfires , fairy battles , Blenheim, Ju-52 , ME-109 , helicopter gun ships - WW1 aircraft - modern jets - it is quite something.
The napoleonic wars are naturally well covered as one would expect and when I was there , a huge display of pre revolutionay items from Russia were on display - on loan from Moscow and St.Petersburg.
Have you ever seen a rack with 20 MP-40's on it and a line of MG-42's that seemed to go on for ever - I have !
If you are in Brussels don't miss it out - allow 2-3 hours depending on what you want to take in - you could easily kill an afternoon here.
And out on the coast near Ostende - a battery complex which should be seen - again when I have the ability to post photos I will add a few.
The Belgian Army Museum in Brussels.
Re: The Belgian Army Museum in Brussels.
I visited this Museum about three years ago and I would agree it is one of the best in the World.
Far better than looking at the pissing boy in Brussels.
Far better than looking at the pissing boy in Brussels.