A must visit for a music culture lover! There were very few people, so I could peacefully appreciate those collections. The collections and descriptions were very good, I learnt many things. It's a pity that not no many people know this meseum.

Interesting museum about musical instruments. I appreciate the interactivity. Each object has a reference number and you can learn more about it by entering this number on a dedicated website on your phone. It gives access to an audio which allows you to listen to the sound of the musical instruments exhibited.

This magnificent building is hosting the music instruments museum. Many objects exposed and you can listen to most of them throug a website you can reach for free. There are also, in the basement, two interesting sections. One for the brass instruments the other for the bells. It's showed the process on how to create from the raw material to the finished product .

It is a nice museum, for people who are fond of music and/or history! Nice collection, lot's of sound fragments from ancient instruments, good explanation with all objects! There is also a toilet, and the people are friendly and helpful. Worth a visit during a longer stay in Antwerp ;)

Simply amazing if you are into music and history

(Translated by Google) The current late Gothic building was built between 1501 and 1504 and is the third Vleeshuis on the site. It is made of red brick and white sandstone. Although the great hall inside resembles a church, the towers of the staircases and the crowbar gables make it clear that it was a secular institution. The interior is divided into two halves, each with a span of 7.5 meters (24 feet 7 inches) - the maximum length of a structural oak beam. The bricks were burned at the site using clay from the Rupel district. The sandstone came from quarries in Balegem; interspersed with the bricks, a masonry known as "bacon layers" was created. Additional finishes were Gobertange limestone for carvings, blue stone for doors and stairs and slate for the roof. (Original) O atual edifício gótico tardio foi construído entre 1501 e 1504 e é o terceiro Vleeshuis no local. É feito de tijolo vermelho e arenito branco. Embora o grande salão de seu interior se assemelhe a uma igreja, as torres das escadarias e as empenas de pé-de-cabra deixam claro que se tratava de uma instituição secular. O interior é dividido em duas metades, cada uma com um vão de 7,5 metros (24 pés 7 pol.) - o comprimento máximo de uma viga estrutural de carvalho. Os tijolos foram queimados no local usando argila do distrito de Rupel. O arenito veio de pedreiras em Balegem; intercaladas com os tijolos, criou-se uma alvenaria conhecida como "camadas de bacon". Os acabamentos adicionais foram calcário Gobertange para entalhes, pedra azul para portas e escadas e ardósia para o telhado.

Weren’t able to go inside, but it is quite remarkable how the brickwork of the old butchers guild building looks like bacon.

Wonderul, wonderful museum! The building served as Butcher’s hall from 1504 until 1800. After serving as a warehouse for grain and wine until 1913, it turned to a museum. There are infinitely many musical instruments inside of which you can actually listen to the sound/music. How cool is that! Additionally in the basement, there is a section explaining the belfry fabrication.

Very fun museum, filled with old music instruments. Don't skip the cellar, that's the best part. You can listen to a lot of instruments via a website (smartphone required).

Nice small museum with music instruments in an old meat market, very nice historical building. Included with the museumpass

This is a very interesting museum. I wish there was a button to press to hear each instrument but you can also use their website. I got told off for going into a restricted area because it wasn't roped off but it was a polite telling off. Some of the instruments are absolutely crazy. It was only about €6 to enter too.

What a wonderful place, the name is a bit Misleading. It's a museum for Al kinds of musical instruments. Use you're mobile to navigate and listen to samples. Really a must see when in Antwerp.. A big thumbs up. You won't regret it.

So many interesting musical instruments and sometimes they play the old piano or the organ down in the basement which brings you back in times.

It's got all the bells and whistles 🔔. A must see for every music lover. A wonderful display of all sorts of instruments. The museum takes you back 600 years in time ! Really amazing how well preserved the instruments are.

The building is very beautiful 😍 the museum is actually about music history in Antwerp. It has an activity booklet for kids but I would not recommend it for the small ones as there us little to touch or interect. People were super friendly and gave us great explanation about the instruments

(Translated by Google) Interesting museum about musical instruments, their history and the production of instruments. Unfortunately not entirely accessible. The museum is much larger than the exhibition shows. Unfortunately, only the ground floor and the basement are accessible to the general public. The higher floors are only accessible for specially guided visits. You get to see much less of the building itself than in the past (memories from my childhood, long ago) 😊 (Original) Interessant museum over muziekinstrumenten, de geschiedenis ervan en de productie van instrumenten. Spijtig genoeg niet geheel toegankelijk. Het museum is trouwens veel groter dan de expositie laat zien. Voor het grote publiek zijn jammer genoeg enkel het gelijkvloers en de kelder toegankelijk. De hoger liggende verdiepingen zijn enkel toegankelijk bij speciaal gegidste bezoeken. Je krijgt van het gebouw zelf veel minder te zien dan vroeger (herinneringen uit mijn kindertijd, lang geleden) 😊

(Translated by Google) A special museum in a very old context. A lot dates from 1800 and before. Still, I wasn't really blown by socks. The carillon that you can play yourself is great! (Original) Een bijzonder museum in een heel oud kader. Heel veel dateert van 1800 en ervoor. Toch was ik niet echt van sokken geblazen. De beiaard die je zelf mag bespelen is wel top!

Lots of old musical instruments

(Translated by Google) Very nice museum! Even if you do not like music or musical instruments, this is a fun experience. You can also play some instruments yourself. And especially the basement is very nicely decorated! (Original) Heel leuk museum! Ook als je niet van muziek of muziekinstrumenten houdt is dit een leuke belevenis. Je kan sommige instrumenten ook zelf bespelen. En vooral de kelder is heel leuk ingericht!

(Translated by Google) Nice collection !!! (Original) Mooie verzameling!!!

(Translated by Google) Interesting (Original) Intrtessant

(Translated by Google) Impressive and very beautiful site, and beautiful collection. Helpful staff. (Original) Indrukwekkende en heel mooie site, en mooie collectie. Behulpzaam personeel.

Bacon house

(Translated by Google) Historic place (Original) Lugar histórico

(Translated by Google) Nice museum, friendly welcome. (Original) Mooi museum, vriendelijk onthaal.

(Translated by Google) Small nice museum in handsome building. Beautiful instruments. Beautiful pictures. Nice pastime on a rainy afternoon. (Original) Klein leuk museum in knap gebouw. Mooie instrumenten. Mooie foto's. Fijn tijdverdrijf op regenachtige namiddag.

(Translated by Google) Great interior and instruments (Original) Geweldig interieur en instrumenten

(Translated by Google) Beautiful building, the musical instruments are impressive and the exhibition about blind date is beautiful. Especially the paintings at the end are sublime. A real leader (Original) Prachtig gebouw, de muziekinstrumenten zijn indrukwekkend en de tentoonstelling ivm blind date is prachtig. Vooral de schilderijen op het einde zijn subliem. Een echte aaneader

(Translated by Google) The Vleeshuis has a huge collection of special musical instruments and it is a very special building to walk around for a low ticket price. As lay people we really lacked information and context, which unfortunately made this museum much less impressive: how did the instruments sound and from some I would have liked to have learned how they were played. This is the perfect museum for headphones, to immerse yourself in the experience! We also could not view much during corona because you could not open drawers with a lot of extra information. Therefore 3 stars: good, but really could be better. (Original) Het Vleeshuis heeft een enorme collectie aan bijzondere muziekinstrumenten en het is een zeer bijzonder gebouw om in rond te wandelen voor een lage ticketprijs. Als leken misten wij wel echt informatie en context waardoor dit museum helaas veel minder indruk maakte: hoe klonken de instrumenten en van sommigen had ik ook graag geleerd hoe ze werden gespeeld. Dit is het perfecte museum voor een koptelefoon, om op te gaan in de beleving! Ook konden we veel niet bekijken tijdens corona omdat je geen lades mocht opentrekken waar een hoop extra informatie in stond. Daarom 3 sterren: goed, maar kon echt beter.

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful and old building .. Free with the city card, and definitely worth seeing .. (Original) Heel mooi en oud gebouw.. Gratis met de citycard, en zeker het bekijken waard..

(Translated by Google) The building with stained glass windows on floor 0, sculptures and two towers on the main facade. Inside a somewhat curious museum. (Original) El edificio con vidrieras sobre la planta 0, esculturas y dos torreones sobre la fachada principal. En su interior un museo un tanto curioso.

Great museum

I really enjoyed this museum, the website where you can hear the instruments being played was a huge bonus that brought it to life! The exhibit was good and I enjoyed the workshops in the basement

Free amazing wifi, nice to hear the instruments via your phone, loads of details and descriptions. Pro tip: bring earbuds to listen to the sounds.

A nice collection of old and rare musical instruments inside a 16th-century building. Must visit

Small but super nice to see old instruments and how the church bells are done and other things.

Great little museum. Really enjoyed the different exhibits and the staff were quite friendly and excited to help me learn more. It's the perfect size for a quick afternoon without getting museum exhaustion.

Historic landmark of Antwerp. A must to see.

This museum aims to convey the sounds, music and dance of historic Antwerp. There is an amazing collection of ancient musical instruments. You can listen to some of the instruments and get information by using the link to your mobile phone. We were asked to turn the volume of the audio down despite being the only visitors in the museum. I couldn't find any audio reference to the singing, music and dance of poorer people, although I am sure folk and work songs must have existed in Antwerp. There is very little dance represented apart from a black and white film on a loop. It would be great to have a "soundscape" of the city with the sounds of the river, boatmen, cries of street sellers, noises of the animals etc. as this aural side of history is often missed and yet cities would have sounded so different.

A must see for anyone interested in Antwerp history or historical musical instruments! Expertly organised, very helpful staff and an amazing collection of music instruments. Some of them with a very impressive back ground. Thank you for the extra information on some of the exhibits.

(Translated by Google) Quite interesting and very practical with the page to have all the information during the tour. (Original) Bastante interesante y muy práctico con la pagina para tener toda la información durante el recorrido.

Used to be better, now it's a museum of instruments

(Translated by Google) Interesting museum about musical instruments. You can listen to the instruments via the app but you do need earphones. Basement is also interesting with the dance hall. It is a pity that there is no piece of music from the Ekerse fanfare. (Original) Interessant museum over muziekinstrumenten. Je kan via de app de instrumenten beluisteren maar je hebt wel oortjes nodig. Kelder is ook interessant met de danszaal. Spijtig dat er geen muziekstuk is van de Ekerse fanfare.

(Translated by Google) Cool exhibition of musical instruments. Fashionable to listen to many instruments. (Original) Классная выставка музыкальных инструментов. Модно прослушать многие инструменты.

(Translated by Google) Well worth a visit. Excellent guidance. (Original) Een bezoek zeker waard. Uitstekende begeleiding.

(Translated by Google) Fun (Original) Leuk

(Translated by Google) Very interesting tour (Original) Heel interessante rondleiding

(Translated by Google) beautiful (Original) mooi

(Translated by Google) Unique pieces of musical instruments. Caregiver Jarl is very nice and tells the story of the place. Super recommend it. (Original) Peças unicas de instrumentos musicais. O cuidador Jarl é muito legal e conta a historia do lugar. Super recomendo.

Impressive

(Translated by Google) Quite the effort. (Original) Best de moeite.

(Translated by Google) Unique museum with a large collection of instruments (Original) Uniek museum met een grote verzameling aan instrumenten

(Translated by Google) Old guild or guild house of butchers. (Original) Altes Gilde- bzw. Innungshaus der Fleischer.

(Translated by Google) Worth to visit especially for music lovers (Original) De moeite om te bezoeken vooral voor muziekliefhebbers

Very nice attraction

(Translated by Google) Bright (Original) Brilhante

(Translated by Google) Historical walk (Original) Historische wandeling

(Translated by Google) Beautiful collection. Sympathetic knowledgeable guide. A 2-hour visit is too short. (Original) Prachtige collectie. Sympathieke kundige gids. Een bezoek van 2 uur is te kort.

(Translated by Google) Butchers House, Antwerp, Belgium The Butchers House on Myasnikov Street in Antwerp is a very interesting building. It is one of the oldest buildings in the city. At first I even thought that it was not just a building, but some kind of Gothic-style temple with turrets and spiers. It is easy to recognize it - it is striped, in a red and thin white strip. Such a drawing makes the building look like a piece of bacon - a red layer of meat and a thin layer of white lard. The building was designed and built by the architect German de Wagemaker in the 16th century. The architect was famous and, apparently, expensive, since it was he who built the Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp. Turrets with sharp spiers look very nice, because of them the house resembles a castle. Previously, this building belonged to the Butchers Guild, here on the ground floor there were meat rows where not only they sold meat, but contracts were signed for the supply of meat. In addition, there were reception rooms on the upper floors. A slaughterhouse was very well located near the House of Butchers. But in 1795, the Butchers Guild was dissolved by decree of local authorities. Perhaps the authorities did not like the rapidly growing wealth and, accordingly, the influence of the butchers, perhaps they were afraid of some kind of political change.  Now in this house is a museum of history, archeology and applied arts, which opened in 1913. Now the museum has reoriented to music. (Original) Дом мясников, Антверпен, Бельгия Дом мясников на улице Мясников в Антверпене – очень интересное здание. Это одно из старейших зданий в городе. Сначала я даже подумала, что это не просто здание, а какой-то храм в готическом стиле с башенками и шпилями. Узнать его легко – оно полосатое, в красную и тонкую белую полоску. Такой рисунок делает здание похожим на кусок бекона – красный слой мяса и тонкая прослойка белого сала. Спроектировал и построил это здание архитектор Герман де Вагемакер в 16 веке. Архитектор был знаменитый и, видимо, дорогой, так как именно он строил собор Антверпенской богоматери. Очень симпатично смотрятся башенки с острыми шпилями, из-за них дом напоминает замок. Раньше это здание принадлежало Гильдии мясников, здесь на первом этаже располагались мясные ряды, где не только продавали мясо, но и заключались договоры на поставки мяса. Кроме того, на верхних этажах были залы для приемов. Рядом с Домом мясников очень удачно расположилась скотобойня. Но в 1795 году Гильдию мясников распустили указом местных властей. Возможно властям не понравилось быстро растущее богатство и, соответственно, влияние мясников, возможно, они опасались и каких-то политических перемен. Сейчас в этом доме находится музей истории, археологии и прикладных искусств, который открылся в 1913 году. Сейчас музей переориентировался на музыку.

(Translated by Google) Impressive collection. Nice that you can be a carillonneur yourself. The explanation about making clocks is also interesting. (Original) Indrukwekkende collectie. Leuk dat je zelf even beiaardier kunt zijn. Ook de uitleg over het maken van klokken is interessant.

(Translated by Google) Very interesting. Good guide. The Vleeshuis behind the scenes. (Original) Zeer interessant. Goede gids. Het Vleeshuis achter de schermen.

(Translated by Google) One of Antwerp's most beautiful historic buildings. (Original) Een van Antwerpens mooiste historische gebouwen.

(Translated by Google) It will be interesting to children, and adults too (Original) Будет интересно детям,да и взрослым тоже

Small but interesting

I have the impression some of the pieces have been moved to the all New MAS? Pitty. Had the occasion to hear the repetition of thé musical event of the day. Wonderfull.

This historical building holds a very interesting collection of older and newer musical instruments. I'm not sure if this is for everybody, it's maybe not as spectacular as some other collections in Antwerp, but i for sure enjoyed my visit.

Visited this museum (not entirely) as part of a tour. Living in Antwerp I had no idea this museum housed a history of music. Interesting visit! Especially with a guide.

The security guy is very knowledgeable. Had a lot of fun seeing their collection.

Marvelous combination of the Vleesmuseum visit and the cathedral tower visit. The guide was both hilarious with words and very informative on the subject. I learned a lot from her. Sure worth a visit.

An interesting tour through time of the musical history of Antwerp. Fascinating to see the bell production from the early days, how precise they were able to make things with really crude tools

(Translated by Google) Well built museum with sufficient explanation. Large section with musical instruments. (Original) Goed opgebouwd museum met voldoende uitleg. Grote afdeling met muziekinstrumenten.

Vleeshuis was on the top of my list and was a great experience. The building is fantastic and the music instruments collection is absolutely marvellous. Unfortunately explanations are all in Dutch but the staff is so friendly and kind that one of ladies overseeing the rooms showed me how I could listen to some of the instruments on the Museum's website. Please don't miss this.

(Translated by Google) Most beautiful city in Flanders with a resonance of diversity and multiculturalism of Antwerp conductors where show fluctuations between pure and noise, fortunately never out of tune ... (Original) Mooiste stad van Vlaanderen met een weerklank van diversiteit en multiculturaliteit van Antwerpse dirigenten wiers tonen fluctueren tussen zuiver en ruis, gelukkig nooit vals...

(Translated by Google) Rather small collection (although part was closed for renovation, so there is possibly much more), but still some surprising pieces. Nice for a visit for which you have an hour. (Original) Eerder kleine collectie (al was een deel gesloten wegens verbouwing, dus mogelijk is er veel meer), maar toch enkele verrassende stukken. Leuk voor een bezoek waarvoor je een uurtje de tijd hebt.

(Translated by Google) This Gothic-style building was the headquarters of the butchers' guild, from which its name comes. Today it is a very interesting museum of musical instruments with many unique and curious pieces. (Original) Este edificio de estilo gótico era la sede del gremio de los carniceros, de donde proviene su nombre. Hoy es un interesantísimo museo de instrumentos musicales con muchas piezas únicas y curiosas.

(Translated by Google) More information about the instruments. (Original) Meer uileg gewest bij de instrumenten.

(Translated by Google) No lift for the elderly, but friendly for staff (Original) Geen lift voor voor ouderen wel voor personeel wel vriendelijk

(Translated by Google) Nice museum a little quick to do but really very interesting! It traces the history of musical instruments and the pianos on display are absolutely splendid !! (Original) Chouette musée un peu rapide a faire mais vraiment très intéressant! Il retrace l'histoire des instruments de musiques et les pianos qui y sont exposés sont absolument splendide !!

(Translated by Google) Interesting collection of musical instruments! (Original) Interessante collectie muziekinstrumenten!

(Translated by Google) Fairly limited traditional exhibition. Mostly harpsichords and brass. Be sure to visit the cellar for the clocks and the studio and the first floor for the spatial impression. Reservation is recommended, but the two of us were able to enter last minute. (Original) Redelijk beperkte traditionele tentoonstelling. Veelal clavecimbels en koperblazers. Bezoek zeker ook de kelder voor de klokken en het atelier en het eerste verdiep voor de ruimtelijke indruk. Reserveren is aangeraden maar wij zijn met twee nog last minute kunnen binnengaan.

(Translated by Google) The effort, beautiful works. (Original) De moeite ,prachtige werken.

(Translated by Google) Dear Freya, Especially did not want to hurt, but I was a bit hungry. Maybe I expected too much. Maybe offer a little more tools to experience something? (Original) Beste Freya, Wilde vooral zeker niet kwetsen, maar ik bleef een beetje op mijn honger zitten. Misschien had ik te veel verwacht. Misschien tochiets meer handvaten bieden om iets te beleven?

(Translated by Google) Beautiful building with a fascinating overview of all kinds of instruments inside. The ground floor in particular is surprisingly beautifully decorated. (Original) Mooi gebouw met binnenin een boeiend overzicht van allerhande instrumenten. Vooral de benedenverdieping is verrassend mooi ingekleed.

The museum itself is in a very nice building. The collection seems nice. The most interesting part is the bells and the casting process in the basement. During the spring and summer months, it is possible to book a guided visit to the Antwerp cathedral tower. The visit to Vleeshuis museum is part of this guided visit where they explain some of the history of the bells. The visit to the tower is by far the most interesing part of the guided tour. Inside the tower you get some extra explanation on every new floor. The view from the top is wonderful!

One the oldest AND coolest looking buildings in old town Antwerp

A very beautiful and surprisingly large collection of musical instruments

So many instruments preserved. Almost all are there. Nice one.

Small museum of music in former meat market. It has few instruments and not super top quality but it conveys the context for music making and dancing quite nicely. Sheet music, brass instrument workshop, few musicians contracts and notes from the city archive enrich the displays. The guided tour and music fragments are available through online app.

What a fascinating variety of instruments from the past!

Nice museum. Worth to go, you can admire the history of the instruments, the instruments themselves and also the building, which is quite old and beautiful.

Love it!!! Who is a fan of music, and ancient musical instrument, this is your place!!! You must go here! All kind of instruments, and downstair there is a workplace where show you how they design and produce a Bell; also a pub, etc.... Go and discover haha. Have fun!

Beautiful museum in an old restorated church. You have to book an appointment online during these infectious times and it is really easy. I have an A-card and it is even free with that, just enter your card number. The exhibitions at this moment were missing some information to be honest, I am more of a reader in museums and there was not so much story behind it, just a showroom exhibition in this case. But the museum is gorgeous and you should definitely visit it once!