Groeningemuseum

Geschiedenis

The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum in Bruges, Belgium, built on the site of the medieval Eekhout Abbey.It houses a comprehensive survey of six centuries of Flemish and Belgian painting, from Jan van Eyck to Marcel Broodthaers. The museum's many highlights include its collection of Flemish Primitive art, works by a wide range of Renaissance and Baroque masters, as well as a selection of paintings from the 18th and 19th century neo-classical and realist periods, milestones of Belgian symbolism and modernism, masterpieces of Flemish expressionism and many items from the city's collection of post-war modern art.

"Zes eeuwen Belgische beeldende kunst op één locatie, met werk van Vlaamse primitieven als Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling en Gerard David, neoclassicisme van Joseph Odevaere en Joseph Ducq, Vlaams expressionisme en 20e-eeuwse moderne kunst van René Magritte, Roger Raveel, Raoul De Keyser"