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BRUGES MUSEUMS

Musea Brugge is the umbrella organization for 16 museums with diverse collections. The locations are subdivided into three groups: the GROENINGE Museum (Artistic Works), the HOSPITAALMUSEUM (historical hospitals with among others the Memling collection) and the BRUGGEMUSEUM (historical museums). Every year, almost 800,000 local and foreign guests visit one or more museums of the City of Bruges.

This museum focuses on aspects of life from prehistory, the Roman period and the Middle Ages (both Early and Late) with elements of 21st-century living. Under the motto of 'feel the past under your feet,' visitors will discover the history of the city through a series of 'do' and 'search' tasks. Archaeological finds, replicas and reconstructions are all to be discovered in an educational yet entertaining way.

For more inforamtion and enquiries please contact Bruggemuseum Dijver 12, B-8000 Brugge, Tel: +32 (0)50 44 87 11, E-mail: musea@brugge.be

The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum of Bruges. It houses a comprehensive survey of six centuries of Flemish and Belgian painting, from Jan van Eyck to Marcel Broodthaers. The museum's many highlights include its collection of "Flemish Primitive" art, works by a wide range of Renaissance and Baroque masters, as well as a selection of paintings from the 18th and 19th century neo-classical and realist periods, milestones of Belgian symbolism and modernism, masterpieces of Flemish expressionism and many items from the city's collection of post-war modern art. For more inforamtion and enquiries please contact Bruggemuseum Dijver 12, B-8000 Brugge, Tel: +32 (0)50 44 87 11, E-mail: musea@brugge.be

The Madonna with Canon van der Paele is one of the masterpieces of the museum.