The Clockarium museum is conveniently housed in Schaerbeek, at the
entrance to Brussels,
in a nice Art Deco
house built in 1935 by the architect G. Bossuyt.
More than a
thousand ceramic mantel clocks are displayed on three floors:
The third floor is for art deco ceramic clocks of various origins:
German, Dutch, Austrian, Italian and unknown.
Also, a room is devoted to decadent clocks from the Fifties
till now.
In the cloakroom on the ground floor, antique and
collectible clocks former to 1920 are displayed.
Unfortunately, there is no elevator, which makes
the visit difficult for people with limited mobility.
The museum is open on Sundaysexcept
Belgian school holidays to individual visitors for a guided tour in French.
It
starts at 3:05 pm sharp and ends around 4:30 pm. Doors open at 2:55 pm.
ALWAYS check our closing days before showing up!
Entrance fee: 9 €. Discounts: 7 € for seniors, 4 € for students, veterans... Free: for ICOM members
and for calm children closely supervised by their parents! Difficult: for people with limited mobility (3 storey, no elevator).
We welcome groups for private guided visits, in English, French or
Dutch. Five packages are proposed:
Basic Visit:
Entrance: 7 € per person, with a minimum of 10 people,
plus 80 € per guide (max. 16 people per guide).
Option: 16 € flat per person (min. 8 people).
Visit-drink
Guided visit followed by a drink (thee/coffee or cider/orange juice).
Entrance: 15 € per person, with a minimum of 10 people,
plus 80 € per guide (max. 16 people per guide).
Tea Time Visit:
Tea/coffee and a piece of tart are served after the guided visit.
Entrance: 20 € per person, with a minimum of 10 people,
plus 80 € per guide (max. 16 people per guide).
Visit-sandwich:
Guided visit followed by a sandwich lunch (with soft drinks and coffee).
Entrance: 25 € per person, with a minimum of 10 people,
plus 80 € per guide (max. 16 people per guide).
VIP Visit:
Champagne visit (or followed by a drink).
Entrance: 30 € per person with a minimum of
4 people,
plus 80 € per guide (max. 16 people per guide).
Attention: maximum 16 visitors per guide!
To propose a date, please contact us, preferably by e-mail.
A 50% deposit is asked to fully confirm your visit (Bank BNP-Paribas-Fortis, IBAN : BE34 2100 0478 5990, BIC/Swift : GEBABEBB).
Do you seek a place out of the common in Brussels to organize an
exceptional reception or seminar?
Then, think of our Museum: its first floor can nicely accommodate up to
seventy people for a memorable event.
And it is possible to sit 12
people around our meeting table or up to 24 people for an amazing seated diner..
The Museum is conveniently located at the
eastern entrance to Brussels.
Address
163, Auguste Reyers boulevard
1030 Brussels - Schaerbeek
Parking - Authorized in front of the Museum's door (1 cars).
- Otherwise on the Boulevard Auguste Reyers,
- For busses: rue Colonel Bourg, at the exit of the Brussels-Leuven-Liège
freeway.
Public transportation
"Diamand"
station: underground tramways 7 and 25, and busses 21, 28, 29 and 79.
Walk 30m towards Square Vergote and Montgomery:
the
Museum is on your right.
Driving from Paris, Mons, Charleroi...
After the 2 Nivelles exits, exit right on the South Ring towards Brussels East
and Waterloo.
You are on the R0 "RING" (loop) towards Liege-Luik: see below...
Driving from outside Brussels
Take the R0 "RING" (loop) towards Liege-Luik.
Take the E40 (Bruxelles/Lige-Luik/Aix-La-Chapelle - Aachen) towards
Brussels.
At exit 18 (4 km farther), take the exit "rond-point Reyers" on
the very right-hand side.
At the traffic light, make a left: you are on the Reyers boulevard.
Cross a large crossroads with traffic lights and go on the side alley:
the Museum is 30 m further
on your right.
Driving from Boulevard General Jacques and Montgomery square Make a U-turn at the traffic lights after Square Vergote:
the Museum is 30 m further
on your right.
Driving from boulevard Lambermont and Place Meiser After Place Meiser, take the central alley.
Cross a large crossroads with traffic lights and go on the side alley:
the Museum is 30m further on
your right.
