Belgian museum tries to rehabilitate the reputation of the rat in new exhibition

A new exhibition at a museum in Belgium is hoping to rehabilitate one of the most widely loathed pests in the world - rats.

Aware of its reputation, the Brussels Sewer Museum decided to open a new exhibition to present this creature in an open and unbiased way and explain how it has adapted to our environment and our consumption patterns.

“We thought we’d choose an animal that is not really liked, take an interest in it and make all its different aspects better known,” said museum curator Aude Hendrick.