Béguinage of Anderlecht — Attraction in Anderlecht

Absolutely loved this Beguinage. I am on a mission to visit them all, and this one is open on the first Sunday of every month, when some museums are open to the public free of charge. On a lovely, warm Spring early afternoon there was nobody, even if the nearby Erasmus House, which runs it, had quite a few visitors. The small complex of houses with its cute central garden and overlooking a side of the (outside) church is slightly raised. It was the first time I could actually enter the houses of a Beguinage, since usually they are privately owned and people live in them. The two rows have been tastefully and respectfully restored and are immaculate both outside and inside, where apart from fireplaces there isn't furniture. You can freely wander around and enter each room - they are interconnected - and even visit the upstairs. The atmosphere was so peaceful and it felt like having been transported back in time! I wonder if the beguinage will ever be used for something else. For now, I highly recommend visiting and would go back in a...

Very small béguinage (the smallest in Belgium actually!) It is interesting to imagine how life was like for the béguines when visiting the building, but the old artefacts on display are not really linked to the place (fir instance there is a double bed which was never there until the place was turned into a museum...) and give an impression of...

Un petit ensemble de deux maisons avec de nombreuses pièces et reconstitution du mode de vie des beguines. Nombreux objets et tableaux. Il vous est remis un petit guide explicatif à l'entrée et la visite se termine par un film disponible en plusieurs langues. En achetant son entrée a la maison d'Erasme, la visite du beguinage est jointe. Le tout...