Brussels City Museum

We went on the first Sunday of the month so entrance was free. It was a little crowded but still ok. There is a lot to see we spent around 2 hours there but if you come here mainly to see the Mannenkenpis you can just head up to the last floor and take a right and you will see the original statue (the fountain one is a replica as it was stolen several times).

It's very well structured and has well-known descriptions. It's also good for the children, who will have many paintings to recreate and a unique table. The Brussels City Museum houses over 7,000 items, including artefacts, paintings, and tapestries from the city's history, like the Town Hall's original sculptures.

If you’re interested in history and the city planning, development and all, this is a good place to spend some time in. The view of the Grand Place from the balcony is also quite good. There weren’t too many people when we went so it was easy to get a spot and enjoy the view and the slight breeze. The stained glass work, wood carvings, iron work are all worth seeing if you’re interested in reading the stories behind each display. The real mannekin pis is in a glass case.

Not necessary to visit if your schedule is tight. The building is nice for photo taking. The museum inside consists of items since medieval time. From statues to paintings.

Beautiful museum set in a stunning building on the Grand Square in the heart of Brussels. It is set over 3 floors and doesn't have a lift. You need to bear this in mind and there are a lot of steps to the very top. They have plenty of good exhibits and show a window into the past lives of Brussels. On the second floor they have a large model that shows how Brussels looked with it's Walls around the whole city

The museum was smaller than expected. While the collection was nice and interesting, the information and size was a bit disappointing.

Great museum with low entrance fee, we really enjoyed the contents in the museum, lots of interesting information about the city of Brussels.

Very nice museum about Brussels history. Perfect to spend an hour or two. Amazing view onto the Grand Place.

The Museum Brussels is in the King's House in the Grand Place . Admission was €12 reduced for children & seniors. The house is grand & filled with silver, porcelain, pottery sculptures, fountains, paintings & stories. We saw the history & development of Brussels & information about the Mannekin Pis. I would have liked info about the king that lived here. The staff on each floor looked like statues. We spent an hour here.

Nice museum of the history of brussels...lots of old pieces of history..good explanations..some interactive.. If you are into antique and history..this is for you..easy to find in the grand place.. I recommend.. Note..not handicap accessible beyond the first floor

This is also located on the Grand Place, and the museum is basically an exploration of the history of Brussels. There are quite a few paintings here, but also statues, and even an area upstairs where you get to seem them in the process of restoring one of the old paintings. The other thing that there are a lot of are the tapestries, and the main reason for that was because of the huge textile industry that existed in times past. In fact it is the textile industry that not only made this region really, really wealthy but also spurred Europe down the capitalist path (though that has begun to change in recent times).

I love checking out museums whether in my city of when I traveling to other cities. But to be honest, I was a bit disappointed about this museum. As I read their reviews online, most of people recommended this place to visit. But for me, the museum was just ok. Here is my experience. The museum itself wasn't as big as I expected. The ground floor held different religious artworks and some special equipments. There were not many of them, but some of them were quite interesting. We went up with the stairs, at the second floor was the collection of Brussels city, mainly focused on the history of the city hall, quite interesting, but again not many of them. The top held two different exhibitions, one of this this room the collection inside will change time to time. The other room is the collection of "Manneken Pis", this was the highlight of the museum. It was really cool, I did wish it could be bigger. The good thing, the museum is right in front of the city hall, it doesn't take long to find it. The architecture looks also great, just inside a bit small. If you just to see the collection of "Manneken Pis" , why not give it a short trip. But for normal visit, I am not sure if it's worth it.

We stayed about 0.8 miles from here so we were able to walk to this place everyday we were in Belgium. The place is rather breathtaking from the outside and the inside showed the outfits of the peeing boy, it's adorable but it also talks about the history of the peeing boy. A cute little stop to check out while in Brussels, As soon as you step outside, there's restaurants and little shops for you to enjoy right outside, rather intriguing.

If you have time to kill while hanging out in the Grand Place, or if you are dying to see the cute little outfits that have been gifted to Mannequin Pis, then this museum is worth a stop. (And - reallly - those outfits ARE adorable!) The building itself is impressive.

It was cheap and we really just wanted to see the peeing man outfits, but for just that collection, it was worth it. Nice to get a little piece of history in the midst of our "Eat ALL the FOODS" day trip to Brussels.