Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine May 2018 | Page 121

Travel | Brussels 119 2 1 A painting from the antiques market at Place du Grand Sablon. 1 2 The façade of the Musical Instruments Museum. No matter when you visit, head inside Grand-Place’s Town Hall for a dose of neo-Gothic excess and a useful branch of the city tourist office. and world music. Also on this month is the Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Kunsten Festival of the Arts; May 4–26), which combines international and Belgian theatre, dance, cinema and visual arts. No matter when you visit, head inside Grand- Place’s Town Hall for a dose of neo-Gothic excess and a useful branch of the city tourist office. It’s a magnificent medley of ornate stonework, sculptures of saints, monks and the odd cavorting devil, all topped by a whopping tower. Opposite is the Maison du Roi or King’s House, another 19 th -century reimagining of medieval design. It houses the Museum of Brussels, where you can delve into the development of the city amid a clutter of tapestries, pots and paintings. All around the rest of the square stand former guild houses of tradesmen such as bakers, stonemasons and tanners. Many now house cafés with terraces, ideal for people- watching and soaking up the sun. Grand-Place might be Brussels’ most famous square, but it’s certainly not the only one worth a look. Place du Grand Sablon is favoured by posh locals – it has upmarket antique and shoe stores, as well as a weekend antiques market. Pop into the church for a fabulous display of 15 th -century stained glass aglow in blues and reds. The adjacent Place du Petit Sablon has a wrought-iron fence decorated with nearly 50 statues celebrating the city’s former guilds. Combine shopping and sightseeing by heading to the city’s oldest retail arcade, the Galeries Royales St-Hubert, which looks as if it was imported in its entirety from Milan. 5 Senses – Sound MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MUSEUM Located in a former art nouveau department store, this museum houses over 8,000 musical instruments from across the continents – the world’s largest such collection. You can put on headsets at the displays and hear the instruments being played, from ancient Egyptian pipes to Tibetan bone flutes and modern synthesisers. If you’ve ever wondered what a dulcimer sounds like, here’s your chance to find out. www.mim.be Menempati bang unan bekas department store bergaya art nouveau, museum ini memiliki koleksi alat musik terbesar di dunia, dengan lebih dari 8,000 jenis dari seluruh benua. Anda dapat mengenakan headset dan mendengar instrumen yang dimainkan, mulai dari seruling Mesir kuno sampai seruling tulang dari Tibet dan synthesizer modern. Jika Anda penasaran seperti apa suara alat musik dulcimer, inilah kesempatan Anda untuk mengetahuinya.