Musical Instruments Museum (MIM): Tickets & Brussels Card Inclusion
1.5 - 2.5 h
Museum
Housed in the Old England building, an Art Nouveau department store completed in 1899 (architect Paul Saintenoy)
Rue Montagne de la Cour 2, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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Practical Visitor Info & Tips
€15.00
€13.00 (Senior, 65+); €8.00 (Student, Belgian teacher, unemployed); Children under 18: Free.
Tuesday - Sunday; check the official site for current opening hours.
No mandatory reservation confirmed for individual visitors.
A collection of 8,000+ musical instruments inside the Old England Art Nouveau building (1899), with free infrared-headphone recordings included with admission.
| Option | Price | Booking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult (19-64) | €15.00 | Online or at the door | |
| Senior (65+) | €13.00 | Online or at the door | |
| Student / Teacher / Unemployed | €8.00 | Online or at the door | |
| Child (under 18) | Free | No ticket required | |
| With Brussels Card | Included (free entry) | Confirmed via corroborating sources |
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Ticket Options
€15.00
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See pass compatibility below ↓Overview & History
The Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) holds one of the world's largest collections of musical instruments — over 8,000 pieces, part of the Royal Museums of Art and History — inside the former Old England department store, a striking black-iron-and-glass Art Nouveau building on the Mont des Arts. Visitors get free infrared headphones that play recordings tied to the instruments on display as they walk through.
What to See: Top Highlights
The Infrared Headphone Tour
Free headphones automatically play recordings of nearby instruments, letting visitors hear traditional and mechanical instruments as they view them.
The Old England Building
An 1899 Art Nouveau landmark with a steel-and-glass facade, itself one of Brussels's notable pieces of architecture.
Rooftop Café View
The museum's top-floor café looks out over the Royal Quarter and central Brussels skyline.
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Is This Covered by the Brussels Card?
Compare Brussels PassesYes — MIM is confirmed among the museums offering free entry with the Brussels Card. The visit.brussels-affiliated inclusion list was not directly reachable at time of writing, so this is corroborated across multiple independent secondary sources rather than a single official page.
Brussels Card
Included. Confirmed free entry with the Brussels Card, corroborated across multiple independent secondary sources (the official visit.brussels inclusion-list page returned a 404 at time of research).
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