Brussels Aviation Hall visit 12/04/08

To those of you thinking of going I visited the museum on Saturday and the aviation hall is open. As noted in one of the above posts the refurbishment work is not due to start for sometime yet although it has high priority. This is a quote from their website:

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‘The authorities have now decided to grant absolute priority to the restoration project. A constructive dialogue has already been established between the Régie des Bâtiments (owner) and the RMM (tenant) and preparatory study is in full swing. Definite plans, concrete projects or precise dates have, however, not yet been established. It is not clear when and to what extent the Hall will have to close down.’

If you are going to visit note that the museum closes for lunch for one hour from noon to 1pm but the aviation hall doesn’t shut and is open all day.

Also, don’t think there aren’t any aircraft elsewhere as there is a Triplane in the WW1 hall and a dramatically posed Spitfire chasing down a V1 in the Contemporary Conflicts hall.