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Bruges Town Hall, built between 1376 and 1420 is one of the oldest in
the Low Countries. A ceremonial staircase leads from the entrance hall
to the first floor, where visitors can view the Gothic Chamber.
This former council chamber continues to play an important part in the
life of the city. The wooden, polychrome ceiling is decorated with a
profusion of late-mediaeval carving. The murals illustrating Bruges'
glorious past were added during the chamber's restoration in the late
19th century.
The adjoining 'historical chamber' contains several objects, documents
and works of art with a bearing on the city's past.
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BRUGES MUSEUMS |
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Archeological Museum
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These houses contain
a wide variety of material witnesses to Bruges’
past discovered during excavations. They include
pottery, glass, leather, metal, wood and stone
items, and a series of murals.
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Brangwyn Museum
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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.
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Groeninge Museum
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The Groeninge Museum
is also called 'The city museum of Fine Arts'.
The collection was already started in the
beginning of the 18th century, but the building
itself is recent and dates from 1929-1930.
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Gruuthuse Museum |
This most diverse of
all the Bruges Museums is situated in the 'House
of Gruuthuse' which belonged in the late Middle-Ages
to the family Van Brugghe-van der Aa, a.k.a the
lords of 'Gruuthuse'. This family owned the
monopoly of 'Gruut' selling.
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Memling Museum
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This museum is part
of the St.John's Hospital complex. Inside, the
old hospital infirmary can be visited as well as
the old pharmacy. In the former chapel of the
Hospital six paintings by Hans Memling are
exposed.
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Town Hall Gothic Chamber
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Bruges Town Hall,
built between 1376 and 1420 is one of the oldest
in the Low Countries. A ceremonial staircase
leads from the entrance hall to the first floor,
where visitors can view the Gothic Chamber.
This former council chamber continues to play an
important part in the life of the city. The
wooden, polychrome ceiling is decorated with a
profusion of late-mediaeval carving.
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