Brussels City Museum

Brussels City Museum
  • Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles (French)
  • Museum van de Stad Brussel (Dutch)
The Maison du Roi/Broodhuis building housing the Brussels City Museum
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Established1887
LocationGrand-Place/Grote Markt,
1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°50′49″N 4°21′10″E / 50.84694°N 4.35278°E / 50.84694; 4.35278
TypeHistory museum
OwnerCity of Brussels
WebsiteOfficial website
Part ofLa Grand-Place, Brussels
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv
Reference857
Inscription1998 (22nd Session)

The Brussels City Museum (French: Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles; Dutch: Museum van de Stad Brussel) is a municipal museum on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt of Brussels, Belgium. Conceived in 1860 and inaugurated in 1887, it is dedicated to the history and folklore of the City of Brussels from its foundation into modern times, which it presents through paintings, sculptures, tapestries, engravings, photos and models, including a notable scale-representation of the town during the Middle Ages.[1]

The museum is situated on the north side of the square, opposite Brussels' Town Hall, in the Maison du Roi ("King's House") or Broodhuis ("Bread House" or "Bread Hall").[2][3][4] This building, erected between 1504 and 1536, was rebuilt in the 19th century in its current neo-Gothic style by the architect Victor Jamaer [fr]. Since 1998, is also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the square.[5][6] It can be accessed from the premetro (underground tram) station Bourse/Beurs (on lines 3 and 4), as well as the bus stop Grand-Place/Grote Markt (on line 95).[7]

  1. ^ Staff writer (2013). "Museum of the City of Brussels". Museums of the City. City of Brussels. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. ^ Hennaut 2000, p. 44–45.
  3. ^ State 2004, p. 147.
  4. ^ "Présentation - Brussels City Museum". www.brusselscitymuseum.brussels (in French). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. ^ Staff writer (2011). "Museum of Brussels City (Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles)". Museums. Brussels.info. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. ^ "La Grand-Place, Brussels". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Ligne 95 vers GRAND-PLACE - STIB Mobile". m.stib.be. Retrieved 7 November 2021.