Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History

military museum in Brussels, Belgium
Organization military_museum Q1395176
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Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History

Summary

Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History is a military museum[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's field of work was Belgian Armed Forces[3].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's field of work was history[4].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's field of work was museum[5].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's field of work was education[6].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's field of work was memory[7].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's field of work was documentation centre[8].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History is located in Brussels[9].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History is in the country of Belgium[10].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's instance of is recorded as military museum[11].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's instance of is recorded as history museum[12].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's instance of is recorded as aviation museum[13].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's instance of is recorded as building complex[14].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[15].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's architect is recorded as Gédéon Bordiau[16].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's architect is recorded as Charles Girault[17].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's item operated is recorded as Cinquantenaire Arcade[18].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History is operated by War Heritage Institute[19].
  • The location of Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History was Cinquantenaire Park[20].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's postal code is recorded as 1000[21].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History is part of War Heritage Institute[22].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's Commons category is recorded as Royal Military Museum, Brussels[23].
  • June 28, 1923 marks the founding of Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History[24].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.84082037953868, 'lon': 4.393361137414612}[25].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's official website is recorded as https://www.museearmee.be[26].
  • Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History's official website is recorded as https://legermuseum.be[27].

Body

Founding

June 28, 1923 marks the founding of Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History[24].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Musée royal de l'Armée"}[28], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Koninklijk Legermuseum'}[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Königliches Museum der Armee'}[30], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Royal Military Museum'}[31]. Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History is part of War Heritage Institute[22].

Operations

Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History is operated by War Heritage Institute[19].

Industry

Fields of work include Belgian Armed Forces[3], a military[32], in Belgium[33], founded in 1830[34]; history[4]; museum[5], a type of institution[35]; education[6], a branch of science[36]; memory[7], a cognitive process[37]; and documentation centre[8], a type of library[38].

Why It Matters

Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . erfgoedkaart.be. erfgoedkaart.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . legermuseum.be. legermuseum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . legermuseum.be. legermuseum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . legermuseum.be. legermuseum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . legermuseum.be. legermuseum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . legermuseum.be. legermuseum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . museearmee.be. Retrieved . museearmee.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . erfgoedkaart.be. erfgoedkaart.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . erfgoedkaart.be. erfgoedkaart.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . warheritage.be. warheritage.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . erfgoedkaart.be. erfgoedkaart.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Crossroad Bank of Enterprises. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Crossroad Bank of Enterprises. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . Crossroad Bank of Enterprises. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . logo. Retrieved . legermuseum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of military museum, history museum, aviation museum +2
    Has characteristic Q570116
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
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