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Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
Museum van de Nationale Bank van België (Dutch); Musée de la Banque nationale de Belgique (French); Museum der Belgischen Nationalbank (German);
	Atrium of the UCB building, housing the Museum of the National Bank of Belgium
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Established	1982
Location	Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères / Warmoesberg 57,; 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′59″N 4°21′26″E / 50.84972°N 4.35722°E
Type	History museum
Website	Official website

The Museum of the National Bank of Belgium (Dutch: Museum van de Nationale Bank van België; French: Musée de la Banque nationale de Belgique; German: Museum der Belgischen Nationalbank) is a museum in central Brussels, Belgium, belonging to the National Bank of Belgium (NBB).^[1] Opened in 1982, it is one of the oldest central bank museums in Europe.^[2]

Building

The museum's current building was constructed between 1872 and 1874 to serve as a bank for the Union du Crédit de Bruxelles bank. It was designed by the local architect Désiré De Keyser. In 1969, Union du Crédit de Bruxelles was acquired by the United California Bank. In 1979, the National Bank of Belgium purchased the building and several others nearby. The building was restored between 2004 and 2009. Before its restoration, the building had been severely damaged by dry rot and alterations. The museum has occupied the building since 2018.^[3]^[4]

Collection

The museum is divided into three exhibits: the history of money, the history of the National Bank of Belgium, and the interactions between people and money and the design of money.^[5] It has a collection of old Belgian coins and explains the emergence of currency through the centuries.^{[citation needed]}