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Maison du Roi

Address:
Grand-Place (in front of the Town Hall)
1000 Brussels

Phone: +32 / (0)2 / 279.43.50

Fax: +32 / (0)2 / 279.43.62

E-mail: musea@brucity.be

Website: http://www.bruxelles.be/artdet.cfm?id=4202

Open: daily from 10am to 5pm

Closed: Monday, January 1, May 1, November 1 and 11, December 25

Price: between 1,50 € and 3 €

Visits: upon reservation at +32 (0)2 / 279.43.55 (2 weeks in advance)

Services: library (on request)

Facilities:

Accessibility: Train and Metro: Brussels-Central - Tram 3 4 31 32 33 - Bus 29 38 46 47 48 63 65 66 71 88 95

Collection: Museum devoted to the history of Brussels, room containing the costumes of Manneken-Pis.

Description: (Museums of the City of Brussels) The museum has the privilege of being set in a building whose history is linked to that of the city centre. Located on the site of the covered market halls of 13th century Brussels, the building has gone through a number of changes which reflect its unusual history: following the medieval baker's guildhall (which explains its Dutch name, "Broodhuis", or Bread House), the "Maison du Roi", built in the 16th century, used to house the administrative offices of Charles V. The dual name ("Maison du Roi" - "Broodhuis") reflects a social reality as well as political ambitions. After a succession of owners the Maison du Roi was entirely rebuilt in neo-gothic style during the last quarter of the 19th century, following an initiative by the City of Brussels. With the development of Brussels in the 19th century, city mayor Charles Buls saw the need to provide the public with the tools to understand the city's past, which is why he decided to open up a historical museum. Today, three floors of the partially renovated museum offer a journey through the history of Brussels, from the Middle Ages to the present. Visitors can discover the testimony of the artistic productions that helped make Brussels an internationally renowned city: sculptures, paintings, altarpieces, tapestries, glazed faience and china. As part of the "Bruxelles à ciel ouvert" exhibition, a number of paintings, photographs, maps, engravings and scale models describe the birth and development of the city. Lastly, the life of the people of Brussels is portrayed from different angles: social, economic, institutional, cultural and intellectual. In this last section we will also find the rich and entirely restored wardrobe of the Manneken-Pis, a major figure in the capital's folklore. With a preservation order on it since 1936, the "Maison du Roi" is one of the "Grand Place" façades registered on UNESCO's World Heritage list.

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	Maison du Roi Address: Grand-Place (in front of the Town Hall) 1000 Brussels Phone: +32 / (0)2 / 279.43.50 Fax: +32 / (0)2 / 279.43.62 E-mail: musea@brucity.be Website: http://www.bruxelles.be/artdet.cfm?id=4202 Open: daily from 10am to 5pm Closed: Monday, January 1, May 1, November 1 and 11, December 25 Price: between 1,50 € and 3 € Visits: upon reservation at +32 (0)2 / 279.43.55 (2 weeks in advance) Services: library (on request) Facilities: Accessibility: Train and Metro: Brussels-Central - Tram 3 4 31 32 33 - Bus 29 38 46 47 48 63 65 66 71 88 95 Collection: Museum devoted to the history of Brussels, room containing the costumes of Manneken-Pis. Description: (Museums of the City of Brussels) The museum has the privilege of being set in a building whose history is linked to that of the city centre. Located on the site of the covered market halls of 13th century Brussels, the building has gone through a number of changes which reflect its unusual history: following the medieval baker's guildhall (which explains its Dutch name, "Broodhuis", or Bread House), the "Maison du Roi", built in the 16th century, used to house the administrative offices of Charles V. The dual name ("Maison du Roi" - "Broodhuis") reflects a social reality as well as political ambitions. After a succession of owners the Maison du Roi was entirely rebuilt in neo-gothic style during the last quarter of the 19th century, following an initiative by the City of Brussels. With the development of Brussels in the 19th century, city mayor Charles Buls saw the need to provide the public with the tools to understand the city's past, which is why he decided to open up a historical museum. Today, three floors of the partially renovated museum offer a journey through the history of Brussels, from the Middle Ages to the present. Visitors can discover the testimony of the artistic productions that helped make Brussels an internationally renowned city: sculptures, paintings, altarpieces, tapestries, glazed faience and china. As part of the "Bruxelles à ciel ouvert" exhibition, a number of paintings, photographs, maps, engravings and scale models describe the birth and development of the city. Lastly, the life of the people of Brussels is portrayed from different angles: social, economic, institutional, cultural and intellectual. In this last section we will also find the rich and entirely restored wardrobe of the Manneken-Pis, a major figure in the capital's folklore. With a preservation order on it since 1936, the "Maison du Roi" is one of the "Grand Place" façades registered on UNESCO's World Heritage list. Map Back
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