Brussels City Museum — Attraction in Brussels

Located at Grote Markt van, 1000 Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪. Conceived in 1860 and inaugurated in 1887, this museum 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. The building was erected between 1504 and 1536 and is situated on the north side of the Grand Place in Brussels. It was rebuilt in the 19th century in its current neo-gothic style and it was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. The museum features an incredible range of tems including paintings, tapestries and sculptures. The original statue of Manneken Pis is on view on the top floor. The City Museum is open every day except Mondays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On the first Sunday of every month, admission to the museum is free. Otherwise, the ticket prices are - Adult €8.00 Children (under 18 years) FREE Seniors €6.00 Students €4.00 The museum is in a historical building that has no lift 🛗 and the upper levels are only accessible by stairs so people in wheelchairs or have mobility issues will have difficulty getting around the museum. We spent around 4 hours at the museum taking our time exploring and reading the stories at the artifacts. . There’s so much to see and we really loved the stained glass work and the woodwork. The view of the Grand Place from the balcony is incredible. I would definitely recommend a visit. Thumbs...

A very unjustly overlooked museum! Most tourists to Brussels stand in awe facing the central square's magnificent town hall and then move on to Manneken Piss. More should turn around and dare enter the excellent City Museum within the walls of the "King's House". Indeed, it will give the patient visitor with a taste of how the city evolved over time, from the early settlements along the river Senne (near the present Halles St-Géry) until the modern pedestrianisation of the central boulevard. Personally, it's the intermediate periods which I found most interesting, like for example the exposition detailing how Louis 14, the French sun-king, decided to bomb Brussels in 1695 "just for the lolz". Besides that, the building itself is a treasure worth of admiration. Rebuilt in the late 1800's to match its initial 16th century form (with some bonuses), it breathes the spirit of the mighty emperor Charles 5, born in Gent and destined to rule over an empire upon which the sun never set. The real sun-king! :-) Don't miss the beautiful tainted-glass windows along the inner staircase which display the armories of the various provinces in his dominion, including of course the tiny province of Brussels!

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Maison du Roi (Museum of the City of Brussels) is situated upon the Grand Place in the historic centre of Brussels. This is an interesting buildings to see for fans of architecture. It is also where you find the City of Brussels Museum located within the building.

The building dates back to the early 16th century but what you see today is the result of a redesign near the end of the 19th century. Today Maison du Roi offers an impressive Neo-Gothic exterior, featuring a facade heavily decorated with statues and delicate stone carvings. The building is considered a masterpiece of Neo-Gothic architecture and is very enjoyable to view while spending time at Grand Place.

Note: To take full pictures of Maison du Roi, stand back towards he other side of Grand Place, just in front of historic Hotel de Ville building or back near the Carles Buls street entrance to the Grand Place. From these spots you can capture the entire building in your camera lens and hopefully be able to frame your shot with some blue sky if weather is favourable.

Note: During our December visit, we were treated to interesting nighttime light shows which made use the Maison du Roi building along with Hotel de Ville and the many guild houses upon the square. This was interesting to see at this time...