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The Brangwyn Museum - Bruges
The Arents House or Brangwyn Museum is a fine, late-18th-century
townhouse located opposite the coach-house at the entrance to a
picturesque garden.
The coach-house contains old carriages and sledges. The ground floor of
the Arents House is home to the Lace Museum, with its extensive and
varied collection of old needlepoint, bobbin and mixed lace.
Most of the exhibits were produced at Flemish lace-making centres like
Bruges, Mechelen (Malines) and Brussels, but foreign lace from places
like France and Venice also features in the collection.
A series of fascinating paintings illustrates the use of lace as a
costume decoration over the years.
The first floor of the building is given over to the work of Frank
Brangwyn (1867-1956), a versatile artist of British nationality, but
born in Bruges. His Art Nouveau and Art Deco carpets, pottery and
furniture are grouped thematically, as are his engravings, watercolours,
drawings and paintings.
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16 - 8000 Brugge |
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