Bibliotheca Wittockiana — Attraction in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe

I was really disappointed that this is a bookbinding museum but there were hardly any books on display and certainly no information on how a book is put together or the history behind the printing or binding of books. It looks as though the curators are more interested in contemporary issues, which I understand, but please, not at the expense of the collection. The receptionist was as helpful as she could be, but I came away very puzzled. You could call this a museum of contemporary artwork about word and image, but not...

A fun little museum with an often overlooked subject: bookbinding. A book can barely survive without bindings...

For some odd reason, there was an expo on rattlers in the museum. The link between the two evades me... :) Never the less, I enjoyed my visit. The building itself has an intriguing history and architecture. While my children got bored within the hour (a feat in itself to last so long), I would not have minded sitting on a couch on the first floor, taking in the sights, and smells, of old,...

This is a super cozy special interest museum about books and book binding and also a super random collection of ancient rattles. The peculiar architecture alone makes this worth a visit. The temporary exhibition on fakes was quite enjoyable, however most of the texts next to the objects were in French only. They did offer sheets of Dutch translations but did not indicate at all which text belong to which object. Also, for visitors who understand neither this is probably not a very...