Nocturnes, I like you!

Autumn is the Nocturnes time in Brussels. Every thursday, at least six museums are open between 17.00 and 22.00 (until 23.59 on the opening and closing nights). More importantly, visiting these museums is only for 2,5 € (1 € if you're under 25 years of age) or even for free in some cases! I admit that I like Nocturnes for giving me the opportunity of not paying much for museums. We you can never know if it's worth it, right?

On the opening night, 23rd September, I visited the Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) with my sister. It's one the most interesting museums I've ever seen! It turns out, this museum is one of the greatest of its kind in the world.

As a recent anthropology graduate, my favorite was the first floor, where instruments from all around the world were displayed. Later on I realized that the people who visit this museum embrace usually one of the floors. I even met a person - he lives in the same kot - whose favorite floor is -1 where the primordial electronic music instruments are displayed!

Yesterday was my second Nocturnes day (or evening in that matter) and I went to visit Porte de Hal right after my French class of the day. I went with Heini, a Finnish girl from the same French course and learned a lot of things. Well, for example, I got a better grip of this Middle Age in Europe thing (beyond what I saw in the movies). I confess, if was the first time I saw an armor! I kept on murmuring "but how did these people move in these?" The live music with that interesting instrument was another thing. And,  thanks to the first floor (Gothic one I presume), I also realized how beautiful Brussels was back then when it had the walls and all...

I admit that I usually don't like museums, since they bore me. Simply staring at stuff which I don't know what they're good for is not my thing. Thanks to Nocturnes, I came to realize that not all museums are necessarily boring.