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Gruuthuse Museum

Dijver 17, Bruges 8000, Belgium
44-87-11
Ranked #27 of 38 attractions in Bruges
3.5 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
Type: Speciality Museums, Historic Sites, Art Museums, History Museums
Description: Restored 15th-century palace containing a large collection of Brugge tapestries and furnishings from the 13th-19th centuries.
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Seaford, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

Lots of interesting and unusual stuff to see here - many comparisons and differences to similar places in UK. More

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San Francisco, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 March 2012

i will start with the bad - not consistent with language offerings...some things have translations in many languages some things just Dutch. Most things NOT in English (which is fine but...) Items on display are more about dutch history and less about the house and its time period very few items on display would like more access to other parts... More

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England
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2012

Very interesting house with very grand rooms, ceilings and other features. We used the Brugge City Card to get in as many places in 48hours and saved over 50% on entry fees. More

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Bedford, England
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91 reviews 91 reviews
Reviews in 37 cities Reviews in 37 cities
230 helpful votes 230 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2012
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We thought this would show what the house was like when it was lived in - a nobleman's house. Instead there were a lot of boring displays with a lot of reading to understand what they were. Have to agree with other comments - not worth it, stay outside, much nicer and more interesting! More

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Kaiserslautern, Germany
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 November 2011

I was expecting more of a fine medieval mansion and was disappointed to find a bare minimum of references and artifacts reflecting it's use as a home. The connecting chapel into the Church of Our Lady was not lighted enough to see and did not have any photos of what it looks like form the inside of the church. More

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London
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50 reviews 50 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 September 2011

The building is really lovely, and the main collection has some interesting embroideries and sculptures. When we were there in July 2011, the entire top floor had an exhibition of the history of the founding of Bruges, which started with the Romans and continued to the 17th c when Bruges actually came into being. The exhibition mostly consisted of repetitive... More

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The Hague, The Netherlands
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89 reviews 89 reviews
Reviews in 42 cities Reviews in 42 cities
64 helpful votes 64 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2011

I did not find the collection to be worth a visit. It's just quite basic, any National Trust for Scotland or National Trust property would have by far bigger and valuable collection... More

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Manchester, UK
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2009
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I have been previously to the Gruuthuse Museum and left a positive review on TripAdvisor, albeit with reservations. I recently went again because of my interest in an exhibition there about Louis Delacenserie, the 19th-century city architect of Bruges who had a great influence on the city through his rebuilding of parts of it and picturesque neo-Gothic additions. We got... More

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152 reviews 152 reviews
Reviews in 61 cities Reviews in 61 cities
35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012
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Papendrecht, The Netherlands
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012
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