The French Potato Museum is located in Saaihalle, one of Bruges’ oldest and best preserved buildings, built in 1399. The museum wa …
People often ask: "Where did chocolate come from?", "How did it get to Europe?", "What is the secret to the excellent taste of cho …
The Memling Museum is located opposite the Church of Notre Dame. Once in the building of the museum there was a hospital of St. Jo …
The City Museum of Fine Arts in Bruges is also called the Groninge Museum. The second name of the museum is associated both with …
The Gruuthus Museum is the most unique historical building in Bruges. Even in ancient times, the Gruuthus family had great wealth …
The Salvador Dali Museum Gallery is housed in the Belfort Veche Tower on the Bruges Market Square. The exhibition presents an exte …
The Museum of Fine Arts in Bruges is one of the largest art galleries in Belgium. The museum was opened in 1903 for the centenary …
Bruges is a city where every street and square preserves historical layers, and museums become the gateway to the world of tastes, art and medieval life. Walks along the cobbled streets and canals here easily turn into a rich journey through the expositions, which tell about the city from different sides: culinary, religious, artistic and household.
The focus is on places like the French Potato Museum, located in Saaihalle, one of Bruges’ oldest buildings built in 1399, where the history of the popular dish is intertwined with architecture. The Chocolate Museum, detailing the history of cocoa, the path of chocolate to Europe and the secrets of production; the Memling Museum opposite the Church of Notre Dame, formerly the Sanctuary of St. John, where you can see paintings and objects related to the culture of the late Middle Ages; the Gruuthus Museum, a unique historical building and example of late medieval architecture with interior elements and family heirlooms; the City Museum of Fine Arts in Groninge and the Museum of Fine Arts in Bruges, which presents rich collections of painting and graphics, as well as the Salvathus Museum-Gallery of Dapothus, in the extensive area of the city of Belposifor, in the area of Rhos. In these spaces there are rare exhibits - author's canvases, preserved interior compositions and items related to local crafts and gastronomy, which makes the routes to the museums unusually rich.
Museum life in Bruges is dynamic: temporary exhibitions are regularly changed in museums and imported expositions from Belgian and European collections are held, thematic projects and curatorial expositions appear, which update routes and give an occasion to return. Keep an eye out for museum posters – seasonal projects and temporary retrospectives most often appear in spring-summer and autumn, attracting new collections and collaborations.
Come to Bruges to discover these museums in person: travel through the exhibitions will be brighter with the help of a private guide who will make an individual itinerary, tell little-known stories and help avoid queues. Book a guided tour or itinerary in advance – so you will get a deeper and more memorable acquaintance with the culture of the city and its museum treasures.
