Musical Instruments Museum Museum

Address: Montagne de la Cour / Hofberg 2, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Website: https://www.mim.be/

Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) in Brussels houses a large collection of instruments from around the world, displayed in the city’s distinctive Art Nouveau ‘Old England’ building. The museum combines visual displays with sound playback so visitors can hear historic and uncommon instruments.

• Visitor experience: Audio guides let visitors hear many instruments as they move through the displays; the top-floor café offers views over the Mont des Arts.

What to See#

• Old England building: Housed in the late 19th-century ‘Old England’ Art Nouveau building, which provides period character and distinctive iron-and-glass architecture.
• Collection highlights: The museum collection covers historic and modern instruments from across global traditions and is presented with live audio demonstrations and sound-guides.

The Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) is in central Brussels on the Mont des Arts, a short 5-10 minute walk from Brussels Central station and the Grand-Place. It’s also within easy walking distance of De Brouckère metro (central metro hub).

Given its central location, many visitors arrive on foot from nearby hotels or by metro/rail with only a brief walk to the museum entrance.

• Start your visit on the top floors so you can work down - the museum's displays of playable instruments are spread across levels and many visitors miss instruments placed in smaller rooms.
• Use the museum's audio stations (or the included audio guide if available) to hear instruments being played; the sound demonstrations are a key part of the experience that many people walk past.
• Take a moment at the museum's terrace/roof area for a city panorama-it's a quieter spot that many visitors overlook after seeing the instrument galleries.