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Brussels’ Manneken Pis gets his own museum

Manneken Pis is dressed in a prison uniform as a protest during a demonstration in Brussels in 2006. The famous statue of a naked boy relieving himself has an array of costumes, ranging from Santa Claus to scuba diver, that delight hordes of tourists. | BLOOMBERG

Manneken Pis is dressed in a prison uniform as a protest during a demonstration in Brussels in 2006. The famous statue of a naked boy relieving himself has an array of costumes, ranging from Santa Claus to scuba diver, that delight hordes of tourists. | BLOOMBERG

Mar 6, 2017

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ベルギーで最も有名な観光名所である「小便小僧」の近くに2月４日、彼が長年使った数多くの衣装を展示する新しい博物館がオープンした。噴水に小便をする高さ61センチの裸の少年の銅像は、ベルギーの首都ブリュッセルに最も多くの訪問者を引きつける観光の目玉の一つとなっている。年間15から20着の衣装が提供され、約130日間はそうした服を着ている。衣装には厳しいルールがあり、政治的、宗教的なものや、商業目的のものは不可。博物館では965点のコレクションから133点が展示され、消防士、炭鉱労働者、養蜂家、サンタクロースの衣装が含まれている。 (Feb. 5)

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