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Ghent’s museum of fine arts (closed for renovation until late 2006) is a bit of a mixed bag, but has a handful of outstanding pieces; just a stone’s throw from SMAK, it forms part of a rewarding double act (see Museum voor Schone Kunsten and SMAK).
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See life as it was lived by the ordinary folk of Bruges in the often threadbare 19th and early 20th centuries. Fascinating collections of household items, as well as some complete workshops, bring home the extraordinary changes of the last century and a half (see Museum voor Volkskunde).
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Paul Delvaux’s contribution to putting art in the metro.
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This acclaimed gallery of contemporary art not only mounts cutting-edge temporary exhibitions, but also has a remarkable permanent collection. Guaranteed to provoke a reaction from aficionados and the unconverted alike (see Museum voor Schone Kunsten and SMAK).
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Jan and Hubrecht van Eyck’s masterpiece (see The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb).
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Rubens’ heartrending triptych contrasts Christ’s death with the Nativity (see The Descent from the Cross).
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In the Stadhuis of Bruges (see Stadhuis), 12 superb Neo-Medievalist murals by Albert and Julien De Vriendt.
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A selection of the 650 costumes created for the little statue.
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Wonderful triptych by Pieter Paul Rubens (see The Descent from the Cross).
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A copy of Rodin’s statue on a tomb in Laeken Cemetery, Brussels.
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