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The Musical Instrument Museum is a music museum in downtown Brussels. The museum is a component of the Royal Museums for Art and History and is known around the world for its collection. The museum has more than 8,000 instruments with a distinctive focus on Belgian musical history. Exhibits include a display related to Brussels’ role in making recorders and one on instrument inventor Adolphe Sax. There are also displays showcasing European musical traditions as well as musical instruments from around the world, including the world’s only remaining copy of the luthéal, an instrument which was used by Ravel. Visitors who tour the museum receive headphones to listen to 200 musical tracts from many of the instruments on display. The museum information is in both French and Dutch but English is not provided.

Rue Montagne de la Cour 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium, Phone: +32-25-45-01-30

Musical Instrument Museum
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