Buyer beware! I bought a two-museum ticket that covered the Choco-story and the Diamond museum. There was mention of a diamond polishing demonstration timed at 12.15pm. This was also referenced in other tourist literature. When we arrived at the museum at the appropriate time we were shocked to find that the ticket did not include the demonstration. A further €3... more

The Diamondmuseum in Bruges is a fascinating private museum with a quite extraordinary presentation of the diamond world in general, and in particular the role of Bruges / Flanders. Surprisingly, diamond polishing was invented in Bruges in the 14the century, neither in Amsterdam or in Antwerp, as we had thought. We went for the daily 30 minute diamond polishing demonstration... more

It is a museum about diamonds rather than a museum of diamonds. We had 30 minutes to spare before our tour of the nearby brewery so we paid up and went round the exhibition. It was quite interesting but it lacked sparkle, which is not good for a diamond museum. more

I have no idea why the Diamantmuseum is listed in the top 30 attractions of things to do in Brugge, or even why it is called a Diamond Museum. a more accurate description would be the cubic zirconium museum. On approaching the museum entrance you are greeted with the buzz of an electronic door lock opening - I was feeling... more