The Plaster-cast Workshop was established in the nineteenth century during the reign of King Leopold II. It houses a collection of more than 4 000 casts of works of art dating from prehistoric times to the eighteenth century. In reproducing those works of art, the workshop’s specialized craftsmen employ traditional techniques in both the casting and the patination. By offering casts, the workshop helps to promote art. The larger examples, such as busts, full-length statues, reliefs, etc., have to be ordered, but there is a little stock of the smaller examples. The Art & History Museum organises guided tours for groups (with demonstration) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, by prior arrangement only.
The Plaster-cast workshop of Royal Museums of Art and History
Location: Parc du Cinquantenaire, 10, 1000 Brussels
