Museums in Bruges
Bruges museums: something for everyone!
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What are the best museums in Bruges?
During your weekend in Bruges it would be a complete shame not to visit at least one of the (often famous) museums in Bruges. The nicest feature of the many museums in Bruges is their enormous diversity: from the Flemish Primitives to contemporary art, from classical arts to ancient archaeological findings, from history to culture, from architecture to food culture (fries & chocolate). The museums in Bruges offer something for everyone! Some important museums in Bruges are: the Museum of Fine Arts (Groeninge), the Bruggemuseum (includes the Gruuthusemuseum, the Belfry, the Gezellemuseum, …), the Hospital museum, Choco-Story (the Chocolate Museum), the Diamond Museum and the Fries Museum.
• GROENINGEMUSEUM – Museums in Bruges
• BRUGGEMUSEUM – Museums in Bruges
• HOSPITAL MUSEUM – Museums in Bruges
• CHOCOLATE MUSEUM – Museums in Bruges
• FRIES MUSEUM – Museums in Bruges
• LAMP MUSEUM – Museums in Bruges
Museums in Bruges > Recommendations:
You would like to know more about the different museums in Bruges? What are the museums in Bruges you simply cannot miss? Which museums in Bruges should I go to and what are they about? Well, stay here some more, we will start with some of the most fascinating and famous Bruges museums!
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Museums in Bruges > GROENINGE MUSEUM
• What: Fascinating overview of six centuries of art in the Southern Netherlands, highlighted by world-famous works of Flemish Primitives. From October 5, 2011 until January 15, 2012, exhibition “Collected Regal” in Groeningemuseum. One of the most popular museums in Bruges.
• Where: Dijver 12, 8000 Bruges
• Entrance: adults € 8 /// groups (>15pers.) € 6 /// 60+ and 13-26y € 6 /// children (6-12y) € 1 /// children (<6y) free.
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Museums in Bruges > BRUGGEMUSEUM
• What: Collective name for 12 superb historic locations, buildings, a cluster of museums in Bruges.
• Where: Several locations: Bruggemuseum for Archeology, Belfry, Gentpoort, Gezellemuseum, Gruuthusemuseum, Koeleweimolen, Church of Our Lady, Sint-Janshuismolen, Town Hall,museum of Folklore and the Lantaarntoren.
• Entrance: depends on the location, some of them are for free.
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Museums in Bruges > HOSPITAL MUSEUM
> Sint-Janshospitaal (nu Memling in Sint-Jan – Hospitaalmuseum)
• What: Extensive collection of artifacts, furniture, paintings, sculptures and all kinds of applied arts, in a building of more than 800 (!) years old. A pharmacy with reference books on medicine and herb gardens. The Memling Museum is world famous for its masterpieces of the most famous among the Flemish Primitives: Hans Memling, the absolute favorite of visitors to museums in Bruges.
• Where: Mariastraat 38, 8000 Bruges
• Entrance: adults € 8 /// youth (6-25y) € 1 /// children (<6y) and schools (6-18y) free.
> Hospitaal van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Potterie
• What: Historic hospital complex from the 13th to 17th century, with extensive collection of artifacts, paintings, sculptures and furniture, from Gothic to Baroque. The impressive silver treasure is certainly worth the walk to the “quieter Bruges’ in the north. One of the lesser known museums in Bruges.
• Where: Potterierei 79, 8000 Bruges
• Entrance: adults € 4 /// children (6-25y) € 1
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Museums in Bruges > CHOCOLATE MUSEUM
• What: Choco-Story shows you the story of the transformation of cocoa into chocolate. Of all museums in Bruges, by far the tastiest one!
• Where: Sint-Jansstraat 7b, 8000 Bruges
• Entrance: adults € 7 /// 65+ and students € 6 /// children (6-12y) € 4 /// children (<6y) free /// Bruges City Card: free
• Website: Choco-Story
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Museums in Bruges > FRIES MUSEUM
• What: You discover the history of potato chips, learn how to bake the best fries and taste the real Belgian fries! One of the funniest museums in Bruges!
• Where: Vlamingstraat 33, 8000 Bruges
• Open: Daily from 10am – 5pm.
• Entrance: adults € 6 /// groups (>15pers.) € 5 /// 65+ and students € 5 /// children (6-12y) € 4 /// children (3-6y) € 1.
• Website: Fries Museum Bruges
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Museums in Bruges > LAMP MUSEUM
• What: Lamp Museum with a fascinating history of interior lighting, from torches and oil lamps to bulbs and LED lamps. Largest lamp collection in the world with over 6,000 antiques. One of the most unusual museums in Bruges.
• Where: Wijnzakstraat 2, 8000 Bruges
• Open: Daily from 10am – 5pm. Closed 24, 25, 31 December 2011 and 1 januari 2012
• Entrance: adults € 6 /// groups (>15pers.) € 5 /// 65+ and students € 5 /// children (6-12y) € 4 /// children (3-6y) € 1.
• Website: Lamp Museum Lumina Domestica
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