Tools for your visit

The Brussels City Museum provides you with tools to help you better understand its collections and the history of Brussels. If you want to know more already, you can find:

• our works and videos on our 
• our fun trails to guide your children on their visit by downloading them from our virtual library
• our information sheets about the history of Brussels or our masterpieces.

The houses of the Grand-Place, such as La Louve (The She-Wolf), le Roi d’Espagne (The King of Spain), le Moulin à Vent (The Windmill) and La Rose, arouse curiosity and give rise to questions. Their sumptuous Baroque ornaments are still a feast for the eyes. But these decorative features are no accident! Find out about the history, the symbols and the secret of these houses in just a few clicks.

Practical information

• The module on the Houses of the Grand-Place is available here, as well as at the museum
• Search easily by the name of the house, the date of construction, the corporation that owns the building, etc. With the zoom function, you can discover every tiny detail of the façades
• Available in 5 languages: French, Dutch, English, German and Spanish