Railway Brick Museum

About the museum

The Railway Brick Museum in Leut (Maasmechelen) is the first Belgian museum for LEGO bricks and the fifth in Europe. It grew out of the passion of a LEGO builder for LEGO and trains; the museum opened in 2021. It is housed in an old, traditional bakery, and you can still see that: the coal-fired oven is still there and has been playfully worked into the layout.

The collection revolves around more than fifty years of LEGO trains. In the first section you see generations of trains in displays with towns from the same period. The second section consists of theme landscapes, including ones around Harry Potter, a winter landscape, a funfair and a Wild West scene, with trains you can start yourself using push buttons. The third section changes regularly and shows new exhibitions, built by the museum team or by guest collectors.

In the small cinema you walk through the history of LEGO, and elsewhere in the museum you discover what the manufacturer once made. There is a play corner to build your own creations, a mosaic wall and a Duplo play table for the youngest children. The museum is expanding to about 300 square metres, including a new section and a large LEGO city, Brick City.

Highlights

• More than 50 years of LEGO trains in elaborate displays
• Theme landscapes with trains you can start yourself using push buttons
• Small cinema with a film about the history of LEGO
• LEGO play corner, mosaic wall and Duplo play table
• Treasure hunt for children through the museum
• Museum in an old bakery with the original oven

Permanent exhibition

• LEGO-treinen en themalandschappen – Displays with more than 50 years of LEGO trains and theme landscapes, with trains you start yourself using push buttons, and a section that regularly shows new exhibitions.

Founded

2021

Admission & discounts

Payment by credit card is not possible at the museum.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• 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 the tourism portal Visit Limburg, the museum is accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. Dogs and other pets are not admitted to the museum.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Stroller-friendly
• Playground / play area

The museum is intended for young and old. Children can build in the LEGO play corner, make a picture on the mosaic wall, start trains with push buttons and go on a treasure hunt through the museum; for the youngest there is a Duplo play table. According to Visit Limburg there is also a changing area or children's toilet.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Sint-Pietersstraat 87 in Leut, a sub-municipality of Maasmechelen.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Wi-Fi

Free Wi-Fi according to the Visit Limburg portal. The museum has a cosy bar with drinks and snacks, and a shop with new and second-hand LEGO and parts.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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