4.0Historium Brugge(3.784 reviews)from $10.71 - A great interactive museum to visit Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
Travel back in time to the Middle Ages! The Historium – Bruges’ most visited attraction – lets you step back in time. You can see how lively Bruges was during the Golden Age in various ways. In the Historium Story you follow the love story of Jacob, Jan van Eyck’s apprentice, as you wander through this spectacular attraction with film, backdrops and special effects. In the Historium Exhibition you will find additional information about Medieval Bruges or you can get started on the Family Trail. Go back to the year 1435 in the Historium Virtual Reality and sail virtually into the port of Bruges! You will see how the Waterhalle and Belfort tower were in the past and can fly from the Market Square to the former St. Donatian’s Cathedral. NEW: you can now climb the Historium Tower for an impressive 360° view of the Market Square and the Belfry. The activities are available in 10 different languages. Open daily from 10h am – 6h pm (tickets until 5h pm).See more..
3.5Choco-Story - The Chocolate Museum(3.687 reviews)from $13.92 - Enjoyed it Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
Discover the history of chocolate ... The tour begins with the discovery of the Mayas and Aztecs, for whom cocoa played an important part in their way of life. For example, they used cocoa during their rituals where it was mingled with their mystical beliefs. ... and how it is made The tour goes on to show you how the processes for the transformation of cocoa gradually evolved over the years and led to the invention of solid chocolate in the 19th century.See more..
4.5MAS - Museum aan de Stroom(3.540 reviews) - Museum and viewpoint Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
We visited this place on June 23th. This museum does not have a dedicated parking. You have to park your car on one of the surrounding streets (very expensive). You have three options: the viewpoint is free, the museum and the temporay exhibition. You can also ask for a combined ticket for the museum and the temporay exhibition. Most people will use the escalator to see the differant parts of the musuem. The elevator can only be operated by a staff member. Every floor has a different theme; Colourful rituals, About cities and food, About the port, people and cargo, Of Gods and mankind, .. You will get a bracelet, so you can re enter when you want to take a bite or drink.See more..
4.5Rubens House (Rubenshuis)(2.413 reviews) - Excellent visit! Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
We had a few hours spare and went along to the Rubens House Museum; we were lucky it wasn't that busy and we purchased tickets and an audio system. Be warned you have to lock your handbag/bags in a locker as they are not allowed inside! However the experience was good and well worth the entrance fee, you could walk at your own pace and listen to the commentary on marked numbered exhibits! The paintings were impressive and learning something about the life and times of Rubens and his contemporaries was very interesting. The gardens were also lovely to wander in, alongside the architecture!See more..
At the Bruges Beer Experience you discover the most fascinating aspects of beer in a fun and innovative way. The 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. You can taste, smell and feel every beer ingredient. Which of their properties are beneficial to our health? You interactively learn what role women played in the world of beer, how to combine a gastronomic dish with the right beer and what the history of beer is in your country. After the museum visit you get to taste the different beer types and styles. The price of admission includes a tasting of 15cl of three beers of your choice.See more..
4.5Torture Museum Oude Steen(1.478 reviews) - Well worth visiting Tuesday: 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM Speciality Museums • History Museums
Torture Museum the "Old Stone" is one of the oldest prisons in Europe restored into a museum offering the visitor an impressive collection of artifacts and dramatic, life realistic wax figures which will give the visitor an unforgettable impression on a controversial system of torture where the end, Justice, justified the means.See more..
4.5Museum Plantin-Moretus(1.376 reviews) - As a letterpress printer I am biased, but... Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Art Museums • History Museums
Walk into the printing press and the Plantin-Moretus family home as though you were a family friend paying a visit 400 years ago. Explore the house, the garden and the press in the only museum in the world on the UNESCO World Heritage list. - the two oldest printing presses in the world and more than 20.000 lead letters - 30.000 old books, illustrated manuscripts and other treasures of European printing - a beautiful baroque garden hidden within the walls of the museumSee more..
4.5Red Star Line Museum(1.191 reviews) - A wonderful and informative museum Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
A very cool museum to visit, especially coming in as Americans whose great-grandparents all emigrated from Europe either as children or young adults in the early 1900’s. While none of mine came through here (that I know of), more than 3 million did come through these buildings. Just being inside and thinking about the sheer number of people through here leaving the old country for the US is a little chilling. How many dreams of a fresh start in a new place stood right where we stood? The museum walks you through the process that all these emigrants would have gone through just to be able to get on the ships to take them across the Atlantic. Some amazing artifacts and stories. Absolutely worth a couple of hours for us to come here.See more..
4.5Hooge Crater Museum(777 reviews) - Excellent WW1 Museum and Restaurant Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Military Museums • Speciality Museums • History Museums
Full scale reconstructions of war scenes, an extended collection of weapons, war equipment and photos make this museum to a true must-see!The chapel, in which the museum is located, dates back from the early twenties. This chapel was built directly across the Hooge Crater cemetery in memory of the many fallen soldiers on the battle fields of ‘Hooge’ over a period of 4 years. Rare military clothing of the troops, that where fighting in the ‘Ypres Salient’ (Ieperboog) are exposed in glass displays. Also you can see some full scale scenes of the Great War battle fields, very authentically reproduced. The theme of the scenes is very divers: German bunkers, British trenches and full scale horses with cavalry troops on their backs.See more..
4.5Museum De Reede(719 reviews) - Great exhibition! Tuesday: Spent 1-2 hours Art Galleries • Speciality Museums • Art Museums
A very magnetic exposition! I particularly liked the litographies of Goya, Munch and Rops in sequence. You can appreciate the three different styles by immersing yourself in each artist’s technique. I also liked the first room with german expressionists grouped by author again. The museum provides a paper guide that can accompany you in the interpretation of some background on the artists as well as very good pictures of the lithographies. I would highly recommend it if you want to spend a nice hour and discover some of the caprichos of these famous artists!See more..
4.5Gallo-Romeins Museum(633 reviews) - A must see in Tongeren : very interesting permanent collection and temporary exhibitions! Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
Permanent exhibition: 'From neanderthal to Gallo-Roman'. Discover the fascinating story of mankind in our region, from prehistoric times to the end of the Roman age. Neanderthals, the first farmers, Celts, Gallo-Romans and Germanic tribes: they all left their mark. Travel through timeSee more..
4.5Chocolate Nation(609 reviews) - You probably won’t learn anything but the chocolate is good! Tuesday: 10:15 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
Discover the largest Belgian Chocolate museum in the world in the center of Antwerp. In fourteen thematized spaces visitors are taken through a 60 to 90 minute chocolate journey. Starting in the cocoa plantations at the equator and following the cocoa bean to the world’s largest storage port of cocoa in Antwerp. A giant fantasy machine demonstrates how chocolate is made and how the velvety taste is created. Visitors discover why Belgian chocolate is world famous.See more..
4.5STAM Ghent City Museum(552 reviews) - Amazing museum with lots of modern technology Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
STAM is the Ghent city museum. It presents the story of the city of Ghent. A permanent circuit leads visitors along a chronological trail of objects and multimedia which trace the development and growth of Ghent. Temporary exhibitions explore the concept of 'urbanity' from different angles. STAM's real showpiece, its raison d'être, is the city itself. A visit to the city museum is not complete without a visit to Ghent. STAM is ten years old this year... time for a make-over for the permanent exhibition. From December 7th you will mingle with parchment abbots, enterprising women, amorous rebels and self-seeking benefactors from the Middle Ages to the present day as you make your way through the new-look 'Story of Ghent’. You will see and feel the city grow and change shape. You will discover some of the city’s secrets and of course there will also be a fresh version of our (still gigantic) aerial photograph.See more..
Mayer van den Bergh was an avid art collector in the 19th century, and the best of his collection is displayed in this small museum.See more..
4.0Het Huis van Alijn - The House of Alijn(403 reviews) - Great contemporary expositions Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
Museum of daily life: Daily events and special occasions define the rhythm of our lives. Days turn into weeks, months into years. In the exhibition, every museum room is linked to a date in the calendar, which tells a story about the theme of the room. This might be a well-known day, such as 1 January, New Year's Day. But it might be the birth of a baby in February or a couple getting married in September. These events, big and small, show that the every day is not at all ordinary. Throughout the exhibition, you will find numerous objects, photos and audio-visual images from the 20th and 21st centuries which promote a conversation about the past and present. The interactive design offers something for everyone. Touch a coffee grinder and hear it grind the beans. Smell the washing detergent of the past, dance in the wedding room, sign your own charm or read an old New Year's letter aloud.See more..
Nice to learn how Jenever is made. Very friendly staff. At the time we went there (july 2021) there were a lot of pinballmachines in the museum, as a temporary exhibition. With the entrance ticket you get a free tasting at the end of the tour!See more..
4.0M - Museum Leuven(342 reviews) - What A Great Museum Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Speciality Museums
Sometimes I think when people visit Belgium, they hit Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, and Brussels, but Leuven gets ignored. This museum was really great. It was one of my favorite museums I visited in Belgium (and I visited many). There was a lot of variety in the types of art represented and there were some really interesting exhibits. The museum is very kid-friendly, too. I don't have kids, but I like how accessible the museum tries to make art for the younger generation. One piece of art I saw at this museum was a sculpture of The Prodigal Son. It moved me to tears. The audio guide they provide is also great, and mine was programmed in English. It really supplemented my experience. It took me about two hours to get through everything. Well worth it.See more..
4.0Museum Dr. Guislain(319 reviews) - Startlingly beautiful Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
We were in Ghent for only a night and visited this as we were leaving. An asylum that houses outsider art. Breathtakingly inventive and tragic at the same time. The asylum is still being used by patients. It is a little out of the way but a tram (No.1) goes right outside the front entrance. Recommended. One of the best museum shows I have seen. Current show is called Unhinged. Reminds you to be aware of mental health, in a good way. So much talent here.See more..
This smallish museum is an absolute jewel of art in the form of paintings, furniture and some jewellery of the period 1450 to 1650. Not to be missed. The staff is extremely friendly and manages in English and French. Only one toilet, so take your presentations.See more..
4.5Mining Museum Beringen(258 reviews) - Interesting experience Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums
Het Mijnmuseum tells the story of the mines and mining in Limburg. The new museum opened in april 2012 and is highly interactive, with testimonials, a huge touchscreen and lots of audio and moviefragments. There is also the possibility to visit the underground simulation with an enthousiastic guide (ex-miner) to experience how the mineworkers had to work. There are programs for families, groups and schools.See more..
4.5Industriemuseum(172 reviews) - Also good for social history in Flanders Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
To be honest I’m not interested in printing or weaving per se; I came here to find out about the growth of industry in Flanders, and its impact on people’s lives, and I wasn’t disappointed. Really interesting to learn about the poverty/wealth of different strata in society, how industry displaced agriculture, and how people moved within and between countries for work, right up to the late 20th century. Some excellent audiovisual case studies, with subtitles in French and English. During the pandemic you are asked to buy tickets in advance for a particular time slot.See more..
Great small museum about cycling with many high quality and interactive exhibits especially given the size. We had to whole place to ourselves that day. The cafe wasn't anything special but the store had lots of interesting cycling stuff. Worth a visit.See more..
5.0Teseum(92 reviews) - Must visit and see Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
Treasures of the Teseum - Archaeological site: Buried treasures. Go down to see hidden treasures under the ground. Three meters below surface, age-old stones tell the story of the city, its inhabitants and the church. This story began 2000 years ago with the Roman rulers and is still being written today. - Treasury: Magnificant art treasures. Discover all the splendours of the Tongeren church treasure. One of the richest ecclesiastical treasures of the Low Countries. Unique, with items among the finest that Flanders has to offer.See more..
4.0GlazenHuis(79 reviews) - Excellent Family Afternoon Outing Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums
We visited here last week whilst at Center Parcs De Vossemeren. Easy to get to and plenty of parking as it is in the centre of town near all the restaurants. The children loved watching the glass making and the people using the studio very kindly explained the process to the children (and us) and also let them do a bit of glass blowing themselves at the end. Fantastic!!See more..
