Groeninge Museum

Lovely museums with very friendly staff and incredible collections. After a busy day enjoying Bruges with its beautiful canals and old buildings, this is such a nice and quiet escape from the crowd. It might not be as big as other big museums in Belgium but I still feel like it’s one of those that is worth to visit.

A museum of the history of Flamish art starting with the primitive artist until today. A must see in Bruges if only for the Jan van Eyck masterpiece! Very well organized, flows chronological from room to room, with good description for the period and the highlilighted pieces.

Must see in place in Bruges. Unique collection of medieval art from Flemish masters like: Bosch, Yan van Eyck.

Very nice art museum with an interesting exhibit about medieval books. Lacked a bit of variety because you can only see so many paintings of Jesus on the cross before it gets boring. The highlight for me the Boschs tryptic. Stunning. Overall for the price it was pretty good.

I had the best time visiting the Groeninge Museum today. Epic masterpieces and so many of the fun creepy depictions of demons from the renaissance art that keep you guessing. The audio guide was helpful and they have a great gift shop with postcards and trinkets from the collection. Would recommend if visiting Bruges!

A very nice museum of fine arts. Sufficient explanation to help a layman like me to get around. Didn’t have time to finish as I was too hungry. Will definitely visit again to finish it.

Thoroughly enjoyed this little gem with beautiful works by influential Flemish painters from early Christianity to Renaissance. The Book of Hours exhibit was fascinating and well executed. The permanent collection contains a wealth of striking works unique to Bruges, including Bruges based masters, works that hung in City Hall, the Courthouse, etc. Some nice online content to go along with some of the works (scan the QR code). Other works had no info except painter and title. Some had a headset icon with a number, like there might have been an audio tour, but i must have missed it. Virtually empty when I went mid-day on a Friday. A couple upholstered benches to rest.

More than 500 years of Flamish painting (incl. old masters like Jan van Eyck] to be seen here. A 3 days ticket for s totaln of 11 museums for € 33 a real good choice ( available also in advance via WWW).

A well laid out and inviting museum that allows you to get up close to some of the best artowrks by the Flemish masters. Van Eyck and Bosch are represented, as well as a smattering of post-modern artists from the 20th century. I enjoyed how each room represented a particular artistic movement chronologically. A nice way to spend 90 minutes or so.

Flemish art overload. Allow 1-3/4 hours. Each room had multi-lingual explanatory cards (a great idea). + padded benches €30 for 2

Covid Fascists. Do not go here if you are not from the EU. They would not let me (American) in because they only accept vaccination cards from the EU. I presented them with my physical proof of vaccination card--they said no because it did not have a QR code on it. So I downloaded the official vaccination verification QR code app for NY state/CDC and presented them with my QR code. They told me that American QR codes do not scan. They would not let me in to see the art. Only after I went through the process of getting my vaccination QR code set up the lady working the desk told me that only EU QR codes scan. I understand trying to be safe with the pandemic but this was ridiculous. I had so much proof that I was vaccinated. They must certainly be selling data from the QR codes because there is no explanation why they did not accept my verified proof of vaccination. I came to see the art (which should be accessible to everyone) and I was excluded from entering.

Really impressive collection of Flemish art. This museum really shows off how great pre-Italian Renaissance art can be. Van Eyck, Gerard David, Bosch, and Van der Weyden have masterpieces here that shouldn't be missed if you're in Brugge.

They sold us tickets 15 minutes before the museum was closing for the day, without warning us. After 5 min of enjoying the art, there was a general announcement that museum is closing in 10 min and we were forced to leave. They refused to refund the tickets.

Most tourists will be drawn here by the Flemish Primitives, which are indeed stunning. In particular, Hieronymus Bosch's "Last Judgement" and the two-part "Judgment of Cambyses" will put you in the terrifying 15-century mindset faster than any history book. The more modern sections are not as strong but still interesting. The museum itself is attractive and easily accessible.

Contains a prolific collection of Flemish primitives (pre-renaissance paintings) as well as a more recent works by Belgians. The collection is lengthy and interesting. Apart from the classics there is a well-made collection for works that have been otherwise unappreciated either due to their large size or the painter's lack of fame. This exhibit showcasing infamous works weaves the city within silver waters and breaks for glimpses of Bruges relevant paintings. This museum is the glory of Bruges, showcasing the talent of local painters throughout the ages.

Excellent intro to Flemish primitivism. A pleasant spot to escape the tourist hustle and bustle that is Bruges. Friendly staff and great exhibits.