National Museum of the Resistance

The National Museum of the Resistance is a museum in Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, tracing the history of the Belgian Resistance and German occupation of Belgium during World War II.

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Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Email: info@museumresistance.be
Type: Museum
Description: military museum in Cureghem, Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
Also known as: “Musée national de la Résistance - Nationaal Museum van de Weerstand”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Anderlecht Municipal Hall and Brussels-South railway station.

Anderlecht Municipal Hall

Town hall

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The Municipal Hall of Anderlecht is the municipal hall building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Designed by the architect Jules Jacques Van Ysendyck in neo-Flemish Renaissance style and completed in 1879, it is located at 1, place du Conseil/Raadsplein in Cureghem/Kuregem.

Brussels-South railway station

Railway station

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Brussels-South railway station, also known as Brussels-Midi railway station, is a major railway station in Brussels, Belgium. Geographically, it is located in Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis on the border with the adjacent municipality of Anderlecht and just south of the City of Brussels. Brussels-South railway station is situated 690 metres southeast of National Museum of the Resistance.

Manneken Pis

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Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Manneken Pis is situated 1½ km east of National Museum of the Resistance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anderlecht and Scheut.

Anderlecht

Town

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Anderlecht is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw.

Scheut

Neighborhood

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Scheut is a district of Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Located in the north of Anderlecht, it is bounded by the border with the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean to the north, the historical centre of Anderlecht to the south, the Birmingham district to the east, the Scheutveld district to the west and the semi-natural site of the Scheutbos to the north-west.