Museums of the Far East
Japanese Tower and garden of the Museums of the Far East, Brussels | |
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| Location | Avenue Van Praet / Van Praetlaan 44, 1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
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| Coordinates | 50°53′38″N 4°21′36″E / 50.89389°N 4.36000°E |
| Owner | Royal Museums of Art and History |
| Public transit access | 6 Stuyvenbergh |
| Website | www |
The Museums of the Far East (French: Musées d'Extrême-Orient; Dutch: Musea van het Verre Oosten) is a complex of three museums in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium. Consisting of the Chinese Pavilion, the Japanese Tower and the Museum of Japanese Art, it is dedicated to Oriental art and culture, specifically that of China and Japan, and forms part of the Royal Museums of Art and History (RMAH).
The buildings were designed by the architect Alexandre Marcel at the beginning of the 20th century on behalf of King Leopold II. The three museums have been closed since 2013 because of structural weaknesses. Some items from their collections are on public display at the Art & History Museum at the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark of Brussels. The Chinese Pavilion and Japanese Tower were designated historic monuments in 2019.
The museum complex is situated the Mutsaard district, near the Royal Palace of Laeken, the official residence of the King and Queen of the Belgians. This site is served by Stuyvenbergh metro station on line 6 of the Brussels Metro.