All local museums to visit in Bruges

Discover the unique history and culture of Bruges at local museums. These 4 museums offer insights into the community's past, traditions, and notable events.

Are you interested in learning more about the local history of Bruges? These are the must-visit local museums:

  1. Liberty of Bruges1

    Liberty of Bruges

     Bruges
    The Liberty of Bruges is a country house from 1726 to 1795 where the seat of the government of the ‘Brugse Vrije’ was. It was built on the place where the second residence of the Count was situated. Since the late 18th century to 1984, the court was housed here. Now the City Archives have found a ho
  2. Museum of Folk Life Bruges2

    Museum of Folk Life Bruges

     Bruges
    In the Volkskundemuseum (Museum of Folk Life) you learn about ordinary daily life in Bruges in the 19th and early 20th centuries. You enter an old classroom, an old pharmacy, a tailor’s workshop, a confectionery store, or grocery store. Time seems to have stood still in these restored labourer's dwe
  3. Sint-Janshuis Mill3

    Sint-Janshuis Mill

     Bruges
    Sint-Janshuismolen (Sint-Janshuis Mill) is the only one of the four windmills on the city ramparts where grain is still actually ground. The millers are only too happy to welcome you with secrets about this age-old craft. If the wind is favourable, you can even see the mechanism in operation. Moreov
  4. Historium Brugge4

    Historium Brugge

     Bruges
    Travel back in time in Bruges. Experience in various ways how lively Bruges was during the Golden Age. Start your visit with an impressive virtual flight along the medieval architecture in the Historium Virtual Reality. Continue your time travel in the Historium Story. Follow the fascinating story o