Musée des instruments de musique

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The Musée des instruments de musique was founded in 1877 around the collection of Victor-Charles Mahillon, its first curator. It was then part of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and was meant to introduce instruments to students, so its educational purpose goes back to its origins. The first collections came in particular from the musicologist François-Joseph Fétis and from a set of Indian instruments given to King Leopold II.

Under Mahillon’s direction, the museum acquired other major collections, such as that of Contarini-Corer and part of the collection of César Snoeck, and it opened up to the international scene. After the First World War, lacking resources, it focused mainly on conservation. The revival began in 1957 with a new curator, and again in the 1990s.

Since 2000, the museum has occupied the former Old England store, an Art Nouveau building by the architect Paul Saintenoy, built in 1899 and bought by the Belgian state in 1978, along with a neoclassical section. It is now part of the Royal Museums of Art and History and houses nearly 10,000 instruments. The route has some thirty thematic sections across four levels, and the museum also has a concert hall with 200 seats.

Højdepunkter

• Nearly 10,000 instruments from all periods and regions
• Adolphe Sax collection
• “Claviers” room: from the clavichord to the iPad
• “Musicus Mechanicus” room: mechanical and electronic instruments
• Art Nouveau building of the former Old England store

Permanent udstilling

• Collections permanentes du MIM – Some thirty sections across four levels: the history of instruments in Europe, keyboards, traditions from around the world, and mechanical, electric and electronic instruments.

Grundlagt

1877

Ejer

Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 223.456

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: The first Wednesday of every month from 13:00

Direct free entry for Belgian teachers with a teacher card, journalists with a press card and BELSPO staff. Free with the Brussels Card, the museumPASSmusées, the Art Nouveau Pass, the ICOM card and for Friends of the MRAH (conditions specific to each card). Access to the Art Nouveau building, the museum shop, the library or the concert hall alone is free. Discounts and passes are not valid for a guided tour. Cash payments are not always possible at the ticket desk; tickets online by time slot.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Access ramp to the entrance, a lift, adapted toilets and folding seats at reception; two disabled parking spaces in front of the museum. The European Disability Card is accepted. The museum holds the Access-i label.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Børnefødselsdage

Summer trail for children aged 4 to 10, workshops and visits for schools. Birthday parties for children aged 6 to 12 (€200, up to 15 children plus 2 accompanying adults, 120 minutes), to be booked at least three weeks in advance. Children’s area in the museum shop and a picnic area.

Transport & parkering

The Brussels-Capital Region is a low-emission zone (LEZ). Parking for tourist coaches is shown on the museum’s website.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe

The restaurant on the top floor is currently closed for renovation. The museum shop is free to enter and has a children’s area. Lockers are free; large bags, backpacks and umbrellas must be left at the cloakroom. Picnic area for drinks and snacks you bring.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Op til 200 personer.

Concert hall with 200 seats, with its own entrance separate from the museum for concerts.

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