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Opened in 1978 by Jean Pierre Van Roy, the Brussels Gueuze Museum ('''French:''' ''Musée bruxellois de la Gueuze'', '''Dutch:''' ''Brussels Museum van de Geuze'') is housed within [[Brasserie_Cantillon|Cantillon]]. This 'living museum' allows visitors to tour the brewery, viewing current and vintage brewing equipment, historical documents, and traditional lambic beers. The tour is self guided, with guide books available in French, Dutch, or English. If you wish to have a guided or group tour, reservations can be made in advance.

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==History==

With the decline in lambic popularity in the [[A_Brief_History_of_Lambic_in_Belgium#Postwar_Lambic|post World War II era]] and the rise of [[Sweetened_Lambic|sweetened lambics]], many smaller breweries were under financial pressure and were either bought out by larger breweries or simply closed. In order to help the brewery side, Brasserie Cantillon, under Jean-Pierre Van Roy established a living museum in 1978. Van Roy credits the museum as a main reason that Cantillon was able to stay open and independent throughout the years before a resurgence in popularity. Today, as in the past, the museum is fully integrated into the brewery and serves as a way to inform visitors of both the history of Cantillon as well as the production process.