National Museum of the Resistance
{{Short description|Military museum in Brussels, Belgium}}
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1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
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The National Museum of the Resistance ({{langx|fr|Musée national de la Résistance}}; {{langx|nl|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.
The museum is located at 14b, {{lang|fr|rue Van Lint|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Van Lintstraat|italic=no}} 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 {{lang|fr|Conseil|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Raad|italic=no}} (on line 81).{{Cite web |title=Ligne 81 vers MARIUS RENARD - stib.be |url=https://www.stib-mivb.be/horaires-dienstregeling2.html?l=fr&_line=81&_directioncode=V |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=www.stib-mivb.be}}
Museum
The museum seeks to raise awareness of the role of the Belgian Resistance during both world wars and preserves documents and artefacts relating to the period.{{cite web|title=Nationaal Museum van de Weerstand|url=http://nl.tracesofwar.com/artikel/22/Nationaal-Museum-van-de-Weerstand.htm|website=nl.tracesofwar.com|accessdate=14 February 2013}} It especially touches on the German occupation during World War II, the Holocaust in Belgium and deportations of prisoners of war during that conflict.{{cite web|title=National Museum of the Resistance|url=http://www.opt.be/informations/tourist_attractions_anderlecht__national_museum_of_the_resistance/en/V/15809.html|publisher=opt.be|accessdate=14 February 2013}}
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 as 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 newspaper was produced during the German occupation and is supported by the Front de l'Indépendance association.
Gallery
File:Galerie de Traitres - Hergé.JPG|Section from the book Galerie de Traitres. The page open deals with Georges Remy [sic] (actually Georges Remi, aka Hergé), condemned as a collaborator.
File:SNCB resistance armband.JPG|Armbands worn by resistance members within the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) during World War II
File:Uniform of a Belgian political prisoner in Dachau.jpg|Uniform of a Belgian political prisoner in Dachau concentration camp
See also
{{Portal|Belgium}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|National Museum of the Resistance (Anderlecht)}}
- [http://www.museumresistance.be/en/ Official website]
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