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We See London, We See France, We See The Belgian Underpants Museum

There's a new museum in Belgium with a name that sounds much sexier in French than English: it's the Musee du Slip or … Underpants Museum (see what we mean?).

This museum just opened up in Brussels and features a large collection of framed underwear, which has been worn at least once by a celebrity and even comes with a certificate of authenticity. Many of the celebrities are Belgian ones who may not be quite so well known to the rest of us—see the blue and white striped boxer shorts the Belgian finance minister donated to the museum —but there are plans to internationalize things a bit.

For example, the artist in charge, Jan Bucquoy, is trying to get the underwear of supermodel and French First Lady Carla Bruni. And the meaning of a museum full of underwear? Apparently they're fulfilling our "utopian longing for an equal society". Right, we feel things are much more equal now.

Related Stories:
· Celebrity Underpants Exposed at Museum [The Age]
· Brussels Travel Guide [Jaunted]

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