Museum of Musical Instruments in Brussels: photos, reviews

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The Museum of Musical Instruments has an unusual appearance that makes it stand out from other buildings in Brussels. The tall, multistoried edifice is designed in the Old English style and adorned with neat terraces and sharp spires that soar upwards.

The museum's collection can rightfully be considered one of the largest in the world. It houses more than 9000 musical instruments gathered from every corner of the globe, spanning various times and epochs. The first floor of the museum is dedicated to traditional instruments, the second to orchestral ones, the third to keyboard and string instruments, while mechanical examples are found on the lower floor. Each visitor has the opportunity to listen to any of the 200 unique recordings of the instruments' sounds during tours.

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Wheelchair accessible, Suitable for children

How to get here?

The nearest public transport options for your convenience.

Royale

Bus stop 20 m walk

Palais

Tram stop 156 m walk

Bozar

Bus stop 139 m walk

4.4

based on 5,933 reviews

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4.4/5 5,933 reviews

Asmita S

Good but expensive

Olga Larsen

I didn’t expect much, but 2.5 hours was not enough for me. I should’ve started earlier. It’s a very nice museum for somebody who is really into playing musical instruments. I found it interesting to learn the history of many modern instruments, how some were invented and constructed. The only thing missing there is a story of modern times. But hopefully they’ll add it soon.

Ruben Luyten

De collectie instrumenten en het gebouw zijn wereldtop. Gratis audiogids die een aantal instrumenten laat horen. Museumtechnisch wel wat tekorten: onduidelijk parcours, weinig tot geen storytelling, weinig interactiviteit, vooral teleurstellend voor kinderen. Eigen achtergrondkennis is zeker aangewezen. Lift, restaurant en verschillende toiletten buiten gebruik. De service is ook teleurstellend: medewerkers die je niet in het Nederlands kunnen helpen, een suppoost die zeer strikt je tickets wil controleren terwijl je ze net één meter verder hebt aangekocht aan een verder lege balie, en geroep tegen bezoekers als het sluitingsuur is aangekondigd.

Museum of Musical Instruments in Brussels

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