Garderobe MannekenPis: a Brussel museum to display costumes for the city’s most famous boy
Updated 10:40, 28-Jun-2018
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One of the world’s famous boys, Manneken Pis, now has his own museum in Brussels, Belgium to display his costumes.(CFP Photo)

One of the world’s famous boys, Manneken Pis, now has his own museum in Brussels, Belgium to display his costumes.(CFP Photo)

Garderobe MannekenPis, a museum showcasing over 100 outfits for the 61cm bronze statue, is set to open on Saturday in Brussels. (CFP Photo)

Garderobe MannekenPis, a museum showcasing over 100 outfits for the 61cm bronze statue, is set to open on Saturday in Brussels. (CFP Photo)

Although the bronze boy often wears nothing while urinating into a fountain, he has received about 20 new costumes a year. His closet includes hundreds of costumes, including Mickey Mouse, Santa Claus, Dracula, and Buckingham Palace Guard. (CFP Photo)

Although the bronze boy often wears nothing while urinating into a fountain, he has received about 20 new costumes a year. His closet includes hundreds of costumes, including Mickey Mouse, Santa Claus, Dracula, and Buckingham Palace Guard. (CFP Photo)

To mark this year’s Spring Festival, the city's iconic Manneken Pis sculpture was also dressed in traditional Chinese clothes. (Xinhua Photo)

To mark this year’s Spring Festival, the city's iconic Manneken Pis sculpture was also dressed in traditional Chinese clothes. (Xinhua Photo)

Manneken Pis will be dressed for about 130 days a year with strict rules on what to wear, such as no clothing for commercial, religious, or political implications. (CFP Photo)

Manneken Pis will be dressed for about 130 days a year with strict rules on what to wear, such as no clothing for commercial, religious, or political implications. (CFP Photo)

The new museum, called Garderobe MannekenPis, after the French word for “wardrobe”, is located near to the site of the statue. (CFP Photo)

The new museum, called Garderobe MannekenPis, after the French word for “wardrobe”, is located near to the site of the statue. (CFP Photo)