An iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for Expo 58 and never taken down. Escalators through the tubes, a panoramic sphere at 92 m, and gloriously retro-futuristic interiors.
💡 How to save
Ticket includes the Design Museum next door. Cheaper online than at the door; under-18s and students pay reduced rates, under-115 cm free.
💳 Passes & discounts that apply here
Brussels Card
City
~€35 / 24h · ~€45 / 48h · ~€53 / 72h Website ↗ Entry to ~49 museums plus discounts; optional public-transport add-on. Worth it from about three museums per day.
museumPASSmusées
Country
€64.95 / year Website ↗ One year of unlimited entry to 270+ Belgian museums — incl. MAS, KMSKA and Plantin-Moretus here. Pays for itself in 4–5 visits anywhere in Belgium.