Memling Museum
Mariastraat 21, Brugge, Belgium
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The Memling Museum is located opposite the Church of Notre Dame. Once in the building of the museum there was a hospital of St. John, which was founded by Augustinian monks in the XII century. This hospital was a shelter for a large number of people, anyone in need could get food and shelter here.
The museum building is considered one of the oldest buildings in Europe. In it you can see a medieval pharmacy, an infirmary, as well as many sculptures and paintings that were collected by monks for the entire existence of the hospital.
Undoubtedly, the most important value of the museum are 6 authentic masterpieces of the famous Dutch artist Hans Memling. According to legend, Hans was seriously wounded and accidentally found himself in the city of Bruges, being a soldier of Duke Charles the Bold. Barely breathing, he managed to get to the gates of the hospital, the nun sisters came out, in gratitude Memling gave the hospital some of his works.