Museums

The ‘Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde’ with its whitewashed housefronts, tranquil convent garden and beguinage museum was founded in 1245. Today the nuns of the Order of Saint Benedict inhabit the site. The Beguinage entrance gate closes without fail at 6.30 p.m.

Opening hours
Monday-Saturday : 10.00-17.00 h.
Sunday : 14.30-17.00 h.

Prices
The beguinage : free
Beguine's house: 2 euro; youngsters: 1 euro; 65+: 1,50 euro.  Free with Brugge City Card

Address
Begijnhof, Wijngaardstraat, 8000 Brugge
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Built ca. 1440 by Pieter Bladelin, treasurer of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The walls surrounding the charming inner garden show nice stone medallions representing portraits of the former inhabitants.

Opening hours
Inner garden : free entrance
Mo - Sa : 9-12 a.m. & 2 - 5 p.m.
The building : 2 Euro (reservation required : tel. +32 50 33 64 34)

Address
Hof Bladelin, Naaldenstraat 19, 8000 Brugge
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Double chapel.
On ground level : St. Basil's Chapel (1139-1149) in roman style. The first floor chapel, converted into gothic style in the 15th century, contains a.o. the famous Relic of the Holy Blood (worship : every Friday). Church services on Sundays: 8 a.m. & 11 a.m.

The museum displays the reliquary of the Holy Blood, clerical vestments and paintings.

Opening hours
April-14th October : 9.30 a.m.-12.00 a.m. & 2 p.m.-5 p.m
15th October-March : 10 a.m.-12.00 a.m. & 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
Closed:
1st January, 1st November. Winter:Wednesday afternoon

Entrance fee
Chapel: free
Treasure-chamber:
Individual : 1,50 euro, Students : 1,00 euro.  Children < 12 y. : free.
Free with Brugge City Card

Address
Burg 10, 8000 Brugge, website: www.holyblood.org
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A great experience! You are immersed in the ancient Mexican world of the Mayas and the Aztecs for whom chocolate was the drink of the gods and cocoa beans a means of payment.

The chocoholic gets to find out all about the production of chocolate truffles, chocolates, hollow figures and bars of chocolate.

Opening hours: daily between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.  Closed: 1/1-13/1, 10-21/01, 24, 25 and 31/12.

Entrance fee
Individual: 7,00 euro
Students, seniors: 6,00 euro
Children (6-12 y.): 4,00 euro
Children < 6 years: free
Brugge City Card: free

Address
Sint-Jansstraat 7b, 8000 Brugge
www.choco-story.be
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Admire the fantastic collection of world-famous graphic art, sculptures and drawings by the renowned Salvador Dali inside the Belfry.  All works are originals without a fault, authenticated by the Fundació Gala Salvador Dalí.  The collection is presented in a sensational Daliesque decor of mirrors and gold, mother-of-pearl and shocking pink.

Open
Daily : 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.  Closed: 1.1 en 25.12.

Entrance fee
10 euro
65+ and students: 8 euro
children < 12 y. : free
Brugge City Card: free (from January 2010)

Address
Markt 7, 8000 Brugge.
www.dali-interart.be

This museum illustrates you the extraordinary history of Bruges as Europe's oldest diamond centre. Visitors obtain information on the mysterious world of the diamond, one of Belgium's most important export products.

Opening hours
Daily from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.  Closed: 1/1-13/1; 24-25/12.
The daily diamond cutting demonstrations start at 12.15 p.m. and 1.15 p.m. during weekends and daily in May, July and August. On weekdays during the other months only at 12.15 p.m. (Your presence is required 15 minutes in advance.)

 Free with Brugge City Card

Address
Katelijnestraat 43, 8000 Brugge, T. + 32 50 34 20 56, F. + 32 50 33 63 26
www.diamondmuseum.be
info@diamondmuseum.be
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The historic site of the former Hospital of Saint John (Old Saint John’s) hosts a permanent exhibition of more than 120 original works of art by Pablo Picasso.
Admire the engravings and rare illustrations as well as the drawings and ceramics of the world-famous artist. The exhibition outlines the evolution in his work: from his Spanish period to cubism to surrealism.
Works by some of his artist friends such as Matisse Miró, Braque, Rodin, Chagall.

Open
Daily, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. except Tuesdays
Closed: 8th January - 7th February

Price
8 euro
60+ and youngsters between 7 and 18: 6 euro
children under 7: free
combination ticket Expo Picasso/Dali Xpo-Gallery: 15 euro
60+ and youngsters between 7 and 18: 11 euro
Free with Brugge City Card

Address
Site Oud Sint-Jan, Mariastraat 38, 8000 Brugge
www.expo-brugge.be

Former Cistercian abbey (12th century) of which a massive 13th-century gothic barn, part of the older farm with pigeon-house (1651) and a monumental entrance gate (1662) still exist.

Opening Hours
Visit gothic barn (13th century)
10.00 a.m.-7 p.m.

Entrance fee
Free entrance

Public Transport
Bus nr. 791 Brugge-Zeebrugge (leaving from Bruges Railway station)
Train: Bus stop Railway station Lissewege

Address
Abdij Ter Doest, Ter Doeststraat 4, 8380 Lissewege

Typical domed church (1736-1739). T. + 32 50 33 43 35

Opening hours
The Church is open from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. / 4.30 p.m.-5.30 p.m.
Closed each 1st Sunday of the Month (except on Catholic public holidays)

Address
Engels Klooster,Carmersstraat 85, 8000 Brugge. T. + 32 50 50 33 24 24
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The museum is located in the Saaihalle, one of Bruges’ oldest and best preserved historical buildings (1399).

The Frietmuseum is unique in the world. It is the first museum that shows the entire history, from the origin of the potato to the first fries. Visitors will be able to see an interesting collection of machines used for the cultivation, harvesting, peeling, sorting and frying of potatoes. The museum, however, also focuses on Belgian fries in art, in music and on film.

After the museum tour, the visitors will be able to taste the real Belgian fries, with delicious sauces and all sorts of meat preparations, in the mediaeval basement. The Frietmuseum will open at the beginning of May 2008, the year of the potato. A nice confluence of events.

Opening hours
Daily between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Closed: 10-21/01.

Entrance fee
Individual: 6,00 euro
Groups, students, seniors : 5,00 euro
Children (6-12 y.) : 4,00 euro
Brugge City Card: free

Address
Vlamingstraat 33, 8000 Brugge.
www.frietmuseum.be
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The Historium catapults you back to Bruges’ Golden Age.

Special effects, moving pictures and pieces of scenery breathe life into the year 1435. A thrilling love story awaits you: take a walk around the port of medieval Bruges, take a look in the studio of the great painter Jan Van Eyck and inhale the atmosphere of the city’s streets.

Would you like to recover from all these exciting impressions? Then enjoy a beer at the Historiumcafé with its breathtaking panorama of the Markt.

Open
Opening autumn 2012

Address
Markt 1, 8000 Brugge,
www.historium.be
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The Lace Centre is housed in 15th-century almshouses commissioned by the Adornes family, who also built the Jerusalem Chapel. Lace demonstrations are regularly given.The shop sells all kinds of lace paraphernalia.

Opening times
Monday-Saturday: 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Closed on 25th December, 1 January, Sundays and public holidays.

Prices
Admission :
€ 3,00
65+, students and children 7-12: € 2,00, children under 7: free.
Brugge City Card: free

Address
Peperstraat 3a,
www.kantcentrum.eu
visits@kantcentrum.com
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The Museum of Lighting lets you experience the entire history of artificial lighting. This long story begins with the torch and the oil lamp and evolves over more than 400.000 years to the electric bulb and the LED. The visitor has access to the world's largest collection of lamps. It comprises more than 6,000 items.

Opening times
Mon-Sun: 10.00 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed: 10-21/01 & 24, 25 & 31/12

Entrance fee
Individuals : 6 euro
65+ & students : 5 euro
Children (6 - 12 j.): 4 euro
Children < 6 years : free
Brugge City Card: free

Address
Wijnzakstraat 2 | City centre
8000 Brugge
tel. & fax 050/61 22 37
www.luminadomestica.be
info@luminadomestica.be
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The crossbow archers of St. George's preserve valuable archives as well as a unique collection of crossbows.

Opening hours
Daily on request T. + 32 50 33 54 08

Entrance fee
Individual: 2,00 euro
Groups (+ 15 pers.): special rates

Address
Sint-Joris Gilde, Stijn Streuvelsstraat 59, 8000 Brugge. Tel. 050/33.54.08
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Bruges' oldest parish church (12th-15th century). Worth seeing are the gobelins, mausoleums in the choir, rood-loft with organ (1619-1717), choir stalls and numerous fine paintings. 

Cathedral ’s treasury: Paintings by, among others, Dirk Bouts, Hugo van der Goes, manuscripts, copper memorial plaques and silver and gold artefacts.

Opening hours
Cathedral:
Monday-Friday : 9-12 a.m. & 2-5.30 p.m.
Saturday : 9-12 a.m. & 2-3.30 p.m.
Sunday: 9-10 a.m. & 2-5 p.m.

Treasury: Sunday - Friday : 2 - 5 p.m.
Closed : January

Entrance price
Cathedral and Treasury: free

Address
Steenstraat
www.sintsalvator.be
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The members of this ancient and honourable long-bow archers' guild treasure valuable paintings, important archives and reminders of the membership of Belgian and British monarchs.

Opening hours
Summer: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 10.00 a.m.-12.00 noon
Saturday: 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

Winter : Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday: 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

Address
Sint-Sebastiaangilde, Carmersstraat 174, 8000 Brugge
T. + 32 50 33 16 26
www.sebastiaansgilde.be
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The sun, stars and planets can be observed at the Publlic Observatory. You will be initiated into the secrets of the fascinating night sky with the modern Zeiss planetarium, an interactive exhibition and a well-equipped observatory.

Opening hours
Nature centre
April-Novembre: Monday-Friday: 2 p.m.-5 p.m. & Sunday: 2 p.m.-6 p.m.
March: Sunday: 2 p.m.-6 p.m.

Planetarium
Wednesday: 3 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.
Friday: 8.30 p.m.
Sunday: 3 p.m. and 16.30 p.m.

Entrance fee
children: 3 euro
adults: 4 euro

Address
Stedelijk Domein Beisbroek, Zeeweg 96, 8200 Sint-Andries. T. + 32 50 39 05 66, info@beisbroek.be
www.beisbroek.be