Musical Instruments Museum (MIM)
9 expert reviews
“If you have the slightest interest in music, the history of instruments, or just cool art deco buildings, you should get yourself on down to MIM.”
– Let's Go
Fodor's
"In addition to seeing the more than 1,500 instruments on display, you can listen to them via infrared headphones, and you can hear musical extracts from almost every instrument." Full review
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The four-story museum features... a precious 1619 spinet-harpsichord (only two such instruments exist)
Concierge
"The Musical Instrument Museum would be worth seeing even if it were empty, since it's housed in the beautiful Art Nouveau former Old England department store."
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Don't miss the prototypes of an invention by that indispensable Belgian Adolphe Sax: the saxophone.
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"As much of a highlight as the Musical Instrument Museum itself, is its premises." Full review
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This internationally renowned museum of musical instruments (MIM)... from all over the world and from every era." Full review
Afar Magazine
"This fascinating collection of more than 8000 instruments is internationally renowned. Rather than just looking at the exhibits, you actually get to experience them. " Full review
The Telegraph
"With a collection of some 7,000 historical musical instruments to choose from, MIM can put on a show of astonishing range and quality." Full review
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With a collection of some 7,000 historical musical instruments to choose from, MIM can put on a show of astonishing range and quality.
Atlas Obscura
"Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history. " Full review
U.S. News & World Report
4.0
"If you love music, then place the Musée des Instruments de Musique (the Musical Instruments Museum) at the top of your Brussels to-do list." Full review