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| Dissolved | 2024 |
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| Location | Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°51′48″N 4°20′50″E / 50.86333°N 4.34722°E |
The Pixel Museum (French: Le refuge des pixels et des jeux vidéo) is a video game museum located in Brussels, Belgium, on the site of the Tour & Taxis neighborhood, open from October 2020 to December 2024.
History
[edit]The Pixel Museum is directed by Jérôme Hatton and is the product of the Ludus Institut association, which also runs the Ludus Academy, a serious game development school. Preparations for the Pixel Museum's opening lasted five years. The museum was inaugurated on February 25, 2017. Approximately three months later, it had welcomed 10,000 visitors, and 26,000 after one year.[1][2]
In October 2020, the museum reopened in Brussels.[3]
In December 2024, the museum closed again, this time permanently. Its founder announced his intention to sell his collection.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Le premier musée du jeu vidéo fête ses 10.000 visiteurs". Gameblog. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 2026-08-20..
- ↑ France 3 Alsace / ML (2018-02-24). "Pixel Museum, le musée du jeu vidéo fête sa première année et a trouvé un public". francetvinfo.fr. France 3 Grand Est. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link). - ↑ "Le musée du jeu vidéo Pixel Museum débarque à Tour et Taxis". BX1. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2026-08-20..
- ↑ Ladeveze, Mathieu (2025-03-17). "Dernière chance pour visiter le Pixel museum et le musée du jouet à Tour&Taxis, ils ferment leurs portes le 29 décembre : "on nous a laissés mourir"". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-20.