Chansonnier Jacques Brel (1929–78) made his debut in 1952 at a cabaret in his native Belgium and shot to fame in Paris, where he was a contemporary of Édith Piaf and Co., though his songs continued to hark back to the bleak "flat land" of his native country. The museum got a recent overhaul, and the audio walking tour is a must-do if you are a fan.
This dedicated archive center, set up by his daughter, contains more than 100 hours of footage and another 100 of audio recordings, plus thousands of photographs and articles.
