Watching the Sun: A 200-Year Journey (NL + FR)
The Solar Physics and Space Weather department opens its doors once a month ! From hand-made sunspot drawings to the closest-ever images of the solar corona, your will travel throughout its 200 years of history.
Start Exhibition at the Royal Palace
Every summer, the Royal Palace of Brussels opens its doors to the public. On this occasion, Belspo and the Federal Scientific Institutes, including the Royal Observatory of Belgium, present their exhibition ‘Science and Culture at the Royal Palace’.
End Exhibition at the Royal Palace
Every summer, the Royal Palace of Brussels opens its doors to the public. On this occasion, Belspo and the Federal Scientific Institutes, including the Royal Observatory of Belgium, present their exhibition ‘Science and Culture at the Royal Palace’.
Open Door Days
The Royal Observatory of Belgium, the Royal Meteorological Institute and the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy open their doors on 26-27 September 2026 from 10:00 to 18:00.
Open Door Days
The Royal Observatory of Belgium, the Royal Meteorological Institute and the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy open their doors on 26-27 September 2026 from 10:00 to 18:00.
Lectures at the Palace of Academies (NL)
To celebrate the bicentenary of our institute, the Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten (KVAB) is organising a day of lectures (in Dutch) on the history of our institute in the Rubens Auditorium of the KVAB.
Lectures at the Palace of Academies (FR)
To celebrate the bicentenary of our institute, the Collège Belgique of the Royal Academy of Belgium, in collaboration with the Royal Observatory of Belgium, is organising a series of four lectures on the history of our institute (in French). This series will take place on 2, 3, 8 and 9 December 2026 at 5 p.m. on all dates.