We decided to buy our tickets in advanced as we were told that the place sells out and we were only in Brussels for a day trip. When we paid though we couldn't access our tickets online. We printed out the receipt and brought it in and after a few tries they let us into the museum. The amount of instruments here is mind boggling, and the music guide is interesting but it would be nice if there was more info about each piece. Some of the really interesting instruments didn't have a sound recording which we were a bit bummed out by, but all in all we had a fun time gawking at all the interesting instruments and learning about the inventor of the Saxophone at their special exhibit. If you like musical instruments I would DEFINITELY go here!
the restaurant at the top floor gives a magnificent view of the city, the big terrace is great to have a drink, unless too windy! the food is nothing special but more than ok. Overall a nice experience.
So different to explore. Headphones although in different languages give no narrative!Although what you do hear is the different instruments, some I have never heard before. The building itself is beautiful art deco. The only negative is that more of the written information relating to the instruments and building should be in English
As a musician, I was really pleased to visit this museum.Beautiful building, great collection of all kinds of instruments from all over the word. At the entrance, you get a free pair of headphones,as you walk from section to section you can listen to samples of the music being created by these instruments. The different sections are well organised, but placed in a libyrinth-like way, you can miss some of them if you are not a well coordinated person-like me.
This was the first place we visited in Brussels and its certianly started the trip off on a high. The outside of the building is architecturally stunning. The museum offers free headphone guide touring too where you can listen to sounds of the many instruments they have on display. Only costing 2 euros for entry as well... this place was definitely worth the expense.
This museum has over 1000 musical instruments from different cultures. Al you need to do is walk past the instruments and you will hear the music! I must admit that the children were less excited than I for two reasons: the younger one was tempted to play a very old piano and the elder expected to hear more jazzy tunes. The top floor of the museum offers an amazing view of Brussels!
I did not go into the museum, I just wanted to see the wonderful architecture. This street is all beautiful, the building next to it is also divine, though a different style. There is a museum nearby called The Musee Margritte which is meant to be amazing, though I didn't go. Go for the amazing juxtaposition of architecture.
Went here with our two kids (9 and 13). Both are learning to play an instrument,so they are interested in music. Well, they liked the museum. The amount of instruments is insane. You are given an audio guide which will give you small pieces of music that are played on the instruments that are displayed. A really nice idea and it makes the trip much more enjoyable.The great building and the look from the terrace on top are an extra bonus.
This is truly a very well organized museum with plenty of interesting exhibits. It's also located right in the city center so it's very easy to include it in your tour of Brussels, especially if it's raining and you're looking for a way to pass the time. The only minus would be the entry fee, low if you are under 26, but too overpriced for visitors above 26 years old.
This place is eye-opening, you can see various music instruments from different countries, eras, and cultures.The architecture itself is an art piece. Very beautiful exterior looking.The museum is anglophone-friendly, people like us can read introduction no problem.