Hotels near Musical Instruments Museum (MIM)

The Musical Instruments Museum occupies one of Brussels' finest Art Nouveau commercial buildings - the Old England department store (1899) - with remarkable iron-and-glass facades overlooking the Mont des Arts garden. The collection of over 8,000 instruments from across 5 continents and 5,000 years of musical history is one of the world's largest. The museum's distinctive feature is its audio guide - wireless headphones that automatically play music from any instrument you approach.

The rooftop bar and restaurant at MIM is open even to non-museum visitors and offers the best panoramic view in central Brussels for the price of a coffee or glass of wine. The building's exterior Art Nouveau ironwork is best photographed from the Place Royale side.