Musée Maurice Carême

About the museum

The Belgian poet Maurice Carême (1899-1978), known mainly for his poetry for children, lived from 1933 until his death in a white house built in the 1930s in Anderlecht. True to his wishes, the house became a museum after his death and has been kept intact. The Fondation Maurice Carême, created in 1975 as a public-interest foundation, manages the poet's work and keeps the place alive.

The visit delves into the intimacy of writing: visitors see the setting where the poet worked, the places that inspired him and the long path from the first draft to the published book. On the walls hang paintings by painter friends who sometimes illustrated his collections, such as Paul Delvaux, Roger Somville, Felix De Boeck, Marcel Delmotte or Jules Lismonde.

The museum also holds a remarkable literary heritage: rare editions, art books, manuscripts, scores by composers who set his poems to music (notably Francis Poulenc and Darius Milhaud) and correspondence with writers. In the neighbourhood, a poetic trail links façades decorated with tiles bearing poems by Maurice Carême.

Highlights

• The “Maison blanche” where the poet lived from 1933 to 1978, kept intact
• Study, manuscripts and the passage from first draft to published book
• Paintings by painter friends such as Paul Delvaux, Roger Somville and Felix De Boeck
• Rare editions, art books and scores by Poulenc and Milhaud
• Poetic trail in Anderlecht: poems on façade tiles

Permanent exhibition

• La Maison blanche de Maurice Carême – Visit of the poet's house, kept intact: study, paintings by painter friends, manuscripts, rare editions and scores.

Operated by

Fondation Maurice Carême

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission; a donation to the Friends of Maurice Carême is possible.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to Brussels Museums, the museum is accessible, independently, to people with mental disabilities.

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