27 October: New dinosaur exhibition opens in Brussels

A new permanent exhibition has opened at the newly-renovated Natural History Museum in Brussels.
The museum’s new Dinosaur Hall boasts 35 unique skeletons of the pre-historic giants that once ruled the world.

This make the Natural History Museum’s exhibition the biggest in Europe. Among the most remarkable exhibits are the 9 iguanodons that were among the remains of 38 Iguanodons discovered in a coal mine in the Walloon municipality of Bernissart in 1878.

The Bernissart iguanodons are still regarded as an important point of reference in the study of dinosaurs.

One of the other Bernissart Iguanodons is on display at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History in the United Kingdom.

As well as the 9 iguanodon skeletons, reproductions of Stegosaurus, Diplodocus and Maiasaurus skeletons are also on display.

The new exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday 27 October. Entry will be free of charge on 27 and 28 October with a 7 euro entry free being charged to adults from Tuesday 30 October.

The Natural History Museum has just undergone 3 years of renovation work.

The building has received a complete face-lift costing 26 million euros.

The Dinosaur Hall that was specially designed in art-nouveau style by the architect Emile Janlet a century ago has been restored to its original state.

Practical information
The museum is located at 29 Vautierstraat in Brussels

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday from 9:30am to 4:45pm, weekends from 10am to 6pm

Entrance
Adults: 7 euros
Students, pensioners and concession: 6 euros
Children (aged 6-17): 4.5 euros

Public transport
Train: Brussels-Luxemburg station (5 min. walk from the Museum)
Buses: 34 and 60, bus-stop Waaienberg (opposite the museum).

Source: Flanders News, 24 October 2007