Musical Instruments Museum, Musical instrument collection in Mont des Arts, Belgium
The Musical Instruments Museum occupies four exhibition floors in an Art Nouveau building, featuring over 8,000 instruments from different periods and regions.
The museum opened in 1877 to demonstrate early instruments to students at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, with initial collections from King Leopold II.
The exhibition spaces include European and non-European instruments, allowing visitors to discover musical traditions through infrared headphone demonstrations of 300 instruments.
The museum welcomes guests Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 to 17:00 and weekends from 10:00 to 17:00, with complete wheelchair accessibility throughout the building.
The collection contains the first saxophone ever made, giant Chinese stone chimes, and the only remaining luthéal instrument used by composer Maurice Ravel.
Location: Brussels
Inception: February 1, 1877
Official opening: May 6, 1877
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Address: Rue Montagne de la Cour 2
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday 09:30-17:00; Holidays,Saturday,Sunday 10:00-17:00
Phone: +3225450130
Email: info@mim.be
Website: https://mim.be
GPS coordinates: 50.84278,4.35889
Latest update: May 27, 2025 17:39
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