BRUSK

About the museum

BRUSK is the art hall of Musea Brugge, a contemporary building in the medieval city centre next to the Groeninge Museum. Each year Musea Brugge programmes exhibitions and cultural events of international appeal there. The programme often starts from the museum’s own collection, supplemented with highlights and loans from other museums, and connects old and contemporary art with current themes. Other art forms such as dance, theatre and music also have a place there.

The ground floor is an open space that you can enter free of charge. You enter the Scala, the central staircase hall with the monumental fresco The Whispering Walls Rêve (2026) by Laure Prouvost. On one side is the Forum with reception, the museum shop and children’s studios; on the other side is the Aula for lectures and events. On the first floor are two monumental exhibition rooms, 13.5 metres high, lit by north light like an artist’s studio.

Behind the public spaces lies a wing that is not open to visitors: restoration studios, research rooms and storage for the paintings and works on paper of Musea Brugge. The building is sustainably constructed, with solar panels on the roofs and a ground heat exchange field for heating and cooling. During the renovation of the Groeninge Museum, the collection’s masterpieces will temporarily find a place in BRUSK.

Highlights

• Two monumental exhibition rooms, 13.5 metres high
• Scala with the fresco The Whispering Walls Rêve by Laure Prouvost (2026)
• Ground floor freely accessible, with the Forum, museum shop and Bar BRUSK
• Public programme with guided tours, lectures, concerts and children’s activities
• From March 2027, the masterpieces of the Groeninge Museum at BRUSK

Permanent exhibitions

• The Whispering Walls Rêve – Monumental four-part fresco by Laure Prouvost (2026) in the Scala, the central staircase hall of BRUSK; freely accessible, also on Mondays.
• Groeningecollectie in BRUSK – During the renovation of the Groeninge Museum, the collection’s masterpieces move to an exhibition room in BRUSK. The end date is subject to change.

Operated by

Musea Brugge (Stad Brugge)

Admission & discounts

The ground floor of BRUSK (Scala, Forum, Bar BRUSK) is freely accessible, even without an exhibition ticket. Residents of Bruges and of the districts of Koolkerke, Sint-Andries, Sint-Michiels, Assebroek, Sint-Kruis, Dudzele, Lissewege and Zeebrugge, and Friends of Musea Brugge, visit BRUSK free. Admission is also free with ICOM, the Museumpas, the Merito Club, Riebedebie (passport campaign), the SELECT Card and the Brugse Stadsgids with FTG card. Reserve a free ticket online and have it activated at the till. On a small budget, you can buy a museum pass with a social rate through Iedereen Verdient Vakantie for €12.95 (with UiTPAS social rate, Paspartoe, A-kaart or Article 27 tickets). An online ticket cannot be changed, exchanged or cancelled.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

BRUSK is fully wheelchair-accessible: the paths on the site and the art hall are wheelchair-accessible, and a spacious lift with voice assistance takes you to the exhibition rooms on the first floor. The adapted toilet is wheelchair-accessible. You can borrow light folding chairs for free (for the exhibition rooms) or a wheelchair (in the Forum); there are several rest points. A slightly recessed guide channel outside and on the ground floor leads visitors with a visual impairment to the entrance and ticket area. The Aula has a Sennheiser system for amplified sound via smartphone, earbuds or hearing aid. You enter via Dijver 12 or Eekhoutpoort 7; at Dijver 12 there is a kiss-and-ride zone. Registered assistance dogs are allowed (bring the proof of registration); other pets are not.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities

Children under 13 enter free. In the Forum there are children’s studios, and you can borrow a toddler buggy free of charge; there is a parent-and-child toilet, children’s toilets, a changing table and a baby feeding corner. Some exhibitions have a BRUSK Family Day with tickets for children.

Getting there & parking

There is a kiss-and-ride zone at Dijver 12. Bicycles can be parked at the bicycle parking at the main entrance, in Eekhoutstraat, on Garenmarkt, on the Markt or at ’t Zand. Wheelchairs can be taken on all De Lijn buses and the city centre shuttle.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Lockers
• Wi-Fi

Bar BRUSK (Studio Woester) serves coffee, breakfast, lunch, aperitifs and dinner, Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–19:00. Museum shop and free lockers in the Forum; bicycle parking at the main entrance. Free Wi-Fi.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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