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Brussels City Museum

Local history museum · Pl. de Brouckere ·

Brussels City Museum

Local history museum · Pl. de Brouckere ·
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"Brussels City Museum and a Famous Wardrobe The Brussels City Museum is located inside the Maison du Roi (or King’s house), the dark grey, Gothic building on Grand Place. Once the home of the baker’s guild, it is also known as the Broodhuis, in Flemish. These days, this beautiful building houses the city museum, a collection of artefacts from Brussels’ Medieval past. Here you will find sculptures, ceramics, tapestries, maps, and altarpieces from the glory days of Belgian craftsmanship. Upstairs, there is another unique reason to visit the City Museum. It houses the wardrobe of one of the city’s most famous inhabitants - Manneken Pis. Brussels’ mascot of the small peeing boy has been gifted costumes from around the world. In his closest, you’ll find everything from an astronaut’s space suit to a Canadian hockey jersey. He can dress up like Elvis or a bag-piper or even Santa Claus. The city museum is a bite-sized collection and is easy to see in just a couple of hours. It’s a nice way to get an overview of Brussels’ history."

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Costumes of Manneken Pis and models of Brussels' history

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Costumes of Manneken Pis and models of Brussels' history

manneken pis
history of brussels
grand place
medieval artifacts
historical artifacts
old maps
costumes
tapestries
Google Rating
4.4 (2.2K)
Yelp Rating
3.6
Featured in Afar
Featured in

Grote Markt van, 1000 Brussel, Belgium Get directions

Restroom
Family friendly
LGBTQ friendly
Wheelchair accessible restroom
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