Museum of Musical Instruments and Magritte Museum

The Musical Instruments Museum and the Magritte Museum, in Brussels

The Musical Instruments Museum and the Magritte Museum are two major cultural institutions of Brussels, in the royal district. The Brussels audio-guided tour stops here to evoke these places dedicated to music and the famous surrealist painter.

Music and surrealism

The royal district of Brussels shelters two remarkable museums. The Musical Instruments Museum, the MIM, is located in the former Old England store, a superb Art Nouveau building with iron and glass structures. It gathers an exceptional collection of thousands of instruments from around the world, and offers from its top a fine view over the town. Very close, the Magritte Museum is dedicated to René Magritte, the Belgian master of surrealism. It gathers the richest collection in the world of his works, paintings, drawings and objects, and plunges the visitor into his poetic and enigmatic universe. Two must-see cultural stops of Brussels.

What to see

Here you discover, at the MIM located in the Art Nouveau Old England building, an exceptional collection of instruments from around the world and a fine view, and at the Magritte Museum, the richest collection in the world of the works of the Belgian master of surrealism. These two museums are major cultural stops of Brussels, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The MIM and the Magritte Museum lie in the royal district of Brussels, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visits follow their own hours and conditions, which vary with the museum and the season. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the MIM of Brussels shelter?

The Musical Instruments Museum, located in the Art Nouveau Old England building, gathers an exceptional collection of thousands of instruments from around the world and offers a fine view from its top.

To whom is the Magritte Museum of Brussels dedicated?

To René Magritte, the Belgian master of surrealism; the museum gathers the richest collection in the world of his works, in the royal district of Brussels.