National Museum of the Resistance
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| Established | June 6, 1972 |
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| Location | Rue Van Lint / Van Lintstraat 14B, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°50′22″N 4°19′41″E / 50.83944°N 4.32806°E |
| Type | Military museum |
| Public transit access | 2 6 Clemenceau |
| Website | www |
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. It was founded in 1972 by former members of the Independent Front (FI/OF), a faction in the Belgian Resistance.
The museum is located at 14b, rue Van Lint/Van Lintstraat in the Cureghem/Kuregem district of Anderlecht, next to the Municipal Hall, in the building where the photographs for the Faux Soir newspaper was produced during the occupation. 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).