Old England (department store)

Old England
Façade of the Old England department store, now the Musical Instruments Museum (MIM)
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General information
AddressRue Montagne de la Cour / Hofberg 2
Town or city1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°50′34″N 4°21′32″E / 50.84278°N 4.35889°E / 50.84278; 4.35889

The Old England department store was a large retailer in central Brussels, Belgium, partially housed in a notable Art Nouveau building constructed in 1899 by Paul Saintenoy out of girded steel and glass. Nowadays, its former buildings house the Musical Instruments Museum (MIM), founded in 1877, which forms part of the group of Royal Museums for Art and History (RMAH).

Located at 2, rue Montagne de la Cour/Hofberg on the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg, the building stands next to the Place Royale/Koningsplein and across the street from the Magritte Museum.[1] It is served by Brussels-Central railway station and Parc/Park metro station on lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels Metro.

  1. ^ "Gulliver". The Economist. Archived from the original on 25 January 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2017.