National Museum of the Resistance
Military museum in Brussels, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Museum of the Resistance (French: Musée national de la Résistance; Dutch: Nationaal Museum van de Weerstand) 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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| Location | Rue Van Lint / Van Lintstraat 14B, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
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| Coordinates | 50°50′22″N 4°19′41″E |
| Type | Military museum |
| Public transit access | Metro: Clemenceau (lines 2 and 6) |
| Website | Official website |
The museum is located at 14b, rue Van Lint/Van Lintstraat in the Cureghem/Kuregem district of Anderlecht, next to the Municipal Hall. This site is served by Clemenceau metro station on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels Metro, as well as the tram stop Conseil/Raad (on line 81).[1]
The museum seeks to raise awareness[2] of the role of the Belgian Resistance during both World Wars and preserves documents and artifacts relating to the period.[3] It especially touches on the German occupation during World War II, the Holocaust in Belgium and deportations of prisoners of war during that conflict.[2]
In addition to Belgian war history, a room in the museum is also reserved for testimonies of wars suffered by other European countries, such as the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), the interwar period (1918–1939), as well the former Soviet Union in World War II (1941–1945). The museum is not only a place for historical heritage about war, but also serves as a place to commemorate wars and to spread a message of peace.
The museum is housed in the building in which the Faux Soir was produced during the German occupation and is supported by the Front de l'Indépendance association.
Section from the book Galerie de Traitres. The page open deals with Georges Remy [sic] (actually Georges Remi, aka Hergé), condemned as a collaborator.
Armbands worn by resistance members within the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) during World War II
Uniform of a Belgian political prisoner in Dachau concentration camp
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