Top 10 Art Museums in Flanders, Flanders

July 21, 2021 Hana Mouser

Discover the best top things to do in Flanders, Belgium including MOdus 8, 3D Museum Brugge, Het Kunstuur, Groeningemuseum, Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Middelheim Museum, Museum Paul Delvaux, Roger Raveel Museum, FeliXart Museum, Permeke Museum.
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1. MOdus 8

Latemstraat 5, Sint-Martens-Latem 9830 Belgium +32 9 395 08 88 http://www.modus8.com
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5.0 based on 5 reviews

MOdus 8

2. 3D Museum Brugge

Mariastraat 10, Bruges 8000 Belgium +32 50 68 45 84 [email protected] http://www.museasculpta.be
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5.0 based on 89 reviews

3D Museum Brugge

Minimum Age 16 years - Explicit Content - Parental Advisory - With just water and gypsum, artists from around the world, create the masterpaintings of Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling and Jheronimus Bosch in relief. 22 tons of gypsum displays 700 sqm of sculptures, transformed in 60 days by 40 artists from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Ukrain, Poland, USA and Australia. Unique in the world, mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records 2020.

Reviewed By M2057XOkateh - Bognor Regis, United Kingdom

A truly original way of looking at art. This museum takes artworks makes them 3D and then explains them via a brilliant audio commentary. Adults only, not suitable for under 12's, totally excellent.

3. Het Kunstuur

Minderbroedersgang 1-3, Mechelen 2800 Belgium +32 468 42 04 45 [email protected] http://www.hetkunstuur.com
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5.0 based on 11 reviews

Het Kunstuur

The Art Hour exhibits 32 masterpieces from the period 1887-1938. It is a truly mesmerizing experience. Every painting includes a narration by a Flemish celebrity (or almost celebrity). This creates - together with the unique lighting and carefully composed music- an hour filled with enchanting art at a historic location; the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, right across from the St. Rumbold’s tower.

4. Groeningemuseum

Dijver 12, Bruges 8000 Belgium +32 50 44 87 11 http://www.visitbruges.be/en/groeningemuseum-groeninge-museum
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4.5 based on 1,641 reviews

Groeningemuseum

The Groeninge Museum provides a varied overview of the history of Belgian visual art, with as highlight the world-renowned Flemish primitives. In this museum you can see, amongst other masterpieces, The Virgin and Child with Canon Van der Paele by Jan van Eyck and the Moreel Triptych by Hans Memling. You will also marvel at the top 18th and 19th-century neoclassical pieces, masterpieces of Flemish Expressionism and post-war modern art.

Reviewed By Aimee_Norfolk - Norwich, United Kingdom

We spent hours in here staring at beautiful medieval Flemish art, and we could have stayed longer. Luckily the museum provides folding stools which you can help yourself to and take with you around the museum, so you can stare at the paintings in full comfort. The audio guide is also a must, and it's included in the ticket price. As well as the famous Flemish primitives such as Memling and Van Eyck (which I found mesmerising), there is artwork from many centuries right up to expressionists and cubists. Large bags and rucksacks have to be left in the cloakroom at the entrance, although lockers are provided for free.

5. Museum Voor Schone Kunsten

F. Scribedreef 1, Ghent 9000 Belgium +32 9 323 67 00 [email protected] http://www.mskgent.be/
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4.5 based on 463 reviews

Museum Voor Schone Kunsten

At the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), you can discover more than 400 masterpieces of European art from the Middle Ages to the present day. In our iconic building, Old Masters such as Bosch and Rubens hang alongside Impressionists, Surrealists and Modernists. With names like Ensor, Magritte and Permeke, Belgian art is well represented. And you can now also witness the live restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece, behind the glass wall of the restoration room. The museum shop and restaurant, a diverse programme with room for contemporary art and our location in the Citadel park all turn the museum into a vibrant place where you can easily pass a few hours surrounded by beauty.

Reviewed By Lepand - Ra'anana, Israel

A great museum with a very large collection of primarily Flemish, together with some French paintings from the Middle Ages till the 20th century. Lots of Rubens. The presentation is very well done. Lots of explanations that are comfortable to read and in English also. This is how a museum should show its works. IN addition, on week days you can see certain panels of Adoration of the Lamb being restored by specialists behind a glass window. There is a display station with all sorts of information on it. I understand that on weekends the panels are displayed. Not every museum can be the Louvre or the Met but there are lots of good paintings here and we enjoyed it very much.

6. Middelheim Museum

Middelheimlaan 61, Antwerp 2020 Belgium +32 3 288 33 60 [email protected] http://www.middelheimmuseum.be/
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4.5 based on 270 reviews

Middelheim Museum

The Middelheim Museum is one of the oldest and most original open-air museums in Europe. The museum offers a fascinating overview of more than one hundred years of visual arts in an exceptional setting. The welcoming arts park attracts more than 500,000 visitors every year. Admission is free of charge.

Reviewed By jeanpierred603

A short distance from the center of Antwerp what was a private estate until the late 1930's has since been a beautiful park. the original castle now a public restaurant and the open air sculpture museum. The latter's collection will fascinate anyone, it is stunning. The gardens in which the pieces are set makes a perfect joyful background. Don't miss this one.

7. Museum Paul Delvaux

Paul Delvauxlaan 42, Koksijde 8670 Belgium +32 58 52 12 29 http://www.delvauxmuseum.com
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4.5 based on 214 reviews

Museum Paul Delvaux

Reviewed By Sixtine96 - London, United Kingdom

We were fortunate to have one of the ladies working for the museum giving us insights on the frescoes Paul Delvaux created for the Périer House. Reproductions are part of a temporary exhibition. Fascinating story about the vision of an art lover, Mr Périer, immortalised with his wife and daughter on the frescoes. The Périer House is still in private hands. The museum gives you a good idea how the house looked after Delvaux finished his master piece. The permanent collection shows the artist’works from his early beginnings until 1989 when he stopped painting following the death of his wife and declining vision. Beautiful love story. Love defying time and old promises. Well laid out museum.

8. Roger Raveel Museum

Gildestraat 2 - 8, Machelen, Zulte 9870 Belgium +32 9 381 60 00 [email protected] http://www.rogerraveelmuseum.be
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4.5 based on 13 reviews

Roger Raveel Museum

9. FeliXart Museum

Kuikenstraat 6, Drogenbos 1620 Belgium +32 2 377 57 22 [email protected] http://www.felixart.org/nl/
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4.5 based on 16 reviews

FeliXart Museum

10. Permeke Museum

Gistelsteenweg 341, Jabbeke 8490 Belgium http://www.muzee.be/nl/permeke
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4.5 based on 34 reviews

Permeke Museum

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