Museum of Ixelles

The Museum of Ixelles (Musée d'Ixelles; Museum van Elsene), also called the (Municipal) Museum of Fine Arts of Ixelles (Musée (communal) des Beaux-Arts d'Ixelles; (Gemeentelijk) Museum voor Schone Kunsten van Elsene), is a municipal art museum in Brussels, Belgium, focusing on Belgian art from the 19th and 20th centuries.

The museum is located at 71, rue Jean Van Volsem/Jean Van Volsemstraat in Ixelles. It is served by the bus stops Musée d'Ixelles/Museum van Elsene (on line 71) and Malibran (on lines 38 and 60).

History
The Museum of Fine Arts of Ixelles was founded in 1892 to house a collection of works donated by the painter and collector Edmond De Pratere and grew rapidly with donations from generous patrons such as Léon Gauchez (1825–1907), Fritz Toussaint (1846–1920) and Max Janlet (1903–1976). The art patron Octave Maus (1856–1919) donated more than 200 impressionist, neo-impressionist and symbolist works.

In 2018, the museum closed for renovations and an expansion. It is planned to reopen in 2023.

Curators
The curators of the museum have been:
 * 1902–1926: Emile Meunier
 * 1929–1956: Jean-Joseph Hoslet
 * 1957–1987: Jean Cockerel
 * 1987–2007: Nicole d'Huart
 * 2007–present: Claire Leblanc

Collection
The museum presents a panorama of Belgian art of the 19th and 20th centuries. The collections bring together paintings, sculpture, and drawings representing the different art movements of this time. A sampling of Flemish masters and some representatives of foreign schools complete the set. A collection of posters includes a complete collection of originals by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The museum also regularly organises temporary exhibitions and has a documentation centre.