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Well I could only admire the building from outside and enjoy the pretty market square all around, because the museum itself was closed, as I was unaware it was a monday :-(
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Date of experience: July 2020
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Response from Isa F, secrétaire de Direction at Musée Départemental de Flandre
Responded 28 Jul 2020
“We are very sorry for you but the musée de Flandre is always closed on Monday. This information is written on our website. We will happy to welcome you a next time perhaps for a next temporary exhibition…Sincerely yours
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Such a well kept museum depicting the history of Flanders when the region was part of the Spanish empire. Lovely gardens to see views of Flanders if sunny. We experienced a architecture exposition of art when we visited which was wonderfully put
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Date of experience: February 2020
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We first went to see the French Flandres part of the Gaspar de Crayer exposition in Cassel the second half of 2018, after which we went to see the twin exposition in his city in Gent, Belgium, which together gave us a very good overview of his works. This time we went to see an exposition - which took up all the space the museum had - commemorating Pieter Breughel the Elder’s passing 450 years ago in 1569, showing lots of paintings and high quality copper prints showing Flemish village weddings, feasts (“kermesse”), later also feasts of the nobles, most done by his sons and his contemporaries. Both expositions were very well done, am truly impressed bu how a to most unknown not too large museum is able to make this possible. Warmly recommended!…
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Date of experience: July 2019
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Jennifer A wrote a review Nov 2018
Boston, Massachusetts, United States26 contributions16 helpful votes
Who knew a tiny town in Northern France would hold such art treasures. Do not miss a stop here when you are in or near this charming town.
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Date of experience: November 2018
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A lovely museum, not so much about the war which is what we were hoping for, quite hard to find our way and not much in the way of instruction.
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Date of experience: December 2017
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Response from Isa F, other at Musée Départemental de Flandre
Responded 30 Jan 2018
Thank you for your opinion As its name suggests, the musee de Flandre is devoted to flemish art. I really hope that you liked our collection. Sincerely yours. Isabelle HENNON
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