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(The beguine museum and the Flemish kitchen)

The Beguine Museum is located in one of the little houses of the Beguinage of Bruges. In the cities of the Low Countries beguinages were monastery-like communities were beguines lived in an almost religious way, without, however, making the vows that real nuns had to make when entering a monastery. The beguinage of Bruges is since 1928 a real monastery with Benedictine sisters. One of the little houses has been transformed into a museum, so that visitors can have an idea of how beguines used to live here from the 13th century onwards.

The house itself was built in the 17th century, when most of the houses of the beguinage were renovated. Very picturesque is the Flemish kitchen with the 'Leuvense Stoof' (= cooker from the city of Louvain, a cooking device that generations of Belgians have used until after the second World War to cook there meals on). The kitchen is completed with other nice furniture and tiles. In the living room are some valuable paintings from the 16th century (by Abraham Bloemaert and Jan Antoon Garemijn) as well as devices to make textile products such as lace (a spinning wheel, a bobbin lace cushion, etc.).Other typical 18th century furniture and decoration material can be seen in the bedroom and the dining room.

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Location
Begijnhof  -  Wijngaardstraat  8000 Brugge

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