The best museums in Bruges
Like every tourist city Bruges has some amazing, high quality museums. This list proves that museums don't have to be boring. Just check out this varied list of museums and make your trip to Bruges even more interesting. Click on the links or scoll down for more info.
Beer Museum
Go the the Beer museum for a real "Beer Experience". An iPad Mini takes you deep into the rich world of beer... You learn about the history of beer, from its beginnings until the present day, beer in Bruges, Trappist beers, beer types and brewing processes.
Price: 9 euro per person Address: Breidelstraat 3, 8000 Brugge Website: www.brugesbeermuseum.com |
Frietmuseum
The Frietmuseum in Bruges is the first fry museum in the world. Where does the potato come from? Was the fry invented in Belgium and how do you make these delicious Belgian fries, the Frietmuseum will answer all these questions.
Price: 7 euro per person Address: Vlamingstraat 33, 8000 Brugge Website: www.frietmuseum.be |
Het Groeningemuseum
The Groeninge Museum offers a varied overview of the history of Belgian plastic arts. The Flemish Primitives are a high point in the museum but you will also see 18th and 19th-century neoclassical pieces, masterpieces from Flemish expressionism and post-war modern art.
Price: 8 euro per person Address: Dijver 12, 8000 Brugge |
Torture Museum
The oldest prison in Europe, de Oude Steen (or Old Castle) has been renovated and transformed into a torture museum. The museaum has a lugubrious collection of artifacts and wax sculptures that shed a light on the controversial use of torture in Europe.
Price: 8 euro per person Address: Wollestraat 29, 8000 Brugge |