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💡 The Short Version: The Groeningemuseum on Dijver covers six centuries of Belgian art, from Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling and Gerard David to Magritte and Delvaux. An adult ticket is €15. It closes for four years on 11 January 2027, a Monday when it is shut anyway, so Sunday 10 January is the last day to visit. Musea Brugge says the collection’s masterpieces will then be shown at the nearby BRUSK from 12 March 2027. It is closed on Mondays. Buy at Musea Brugge, or fold it into the Musea Brugge Card. Or book a tour: the boat, chocolate and walking tourad (from €39, 4.8 stars from 5,125 reviews) puts the museum’s streets and painters in a guided 2.5 hours; it does not include entry.
⚠️ The last day to visit is Sunday 10 January 2027. Musea Brugge gives 11 January as the date the museum closes for four years, and it is closed on Mondays. Check the date before you plan a late-winter trip around it. The BRUSK presentation of the collection opens on 12 March 2027, so between 11 January and 12 March the collection is not on show.
Tickets and hours
Prices and hours are from Musea Brugge.
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult | €15 |
| Under 26 | €13 |
| Under 18 | €7 |
| Under 13 | Free |
| Period | Hours |
|---|---|
| 3 November to 31 March | 09:30 to 17:00, closed Mondays |
| 1 April to 2 November | 10:00 to 18:00, closed Mondays |
It opens until 16:00 on 24 and 31 December, is open on Easter Monday and Whit Monday, and is closed on 25 December and 1 January. Musea Brugge sells tickets online with a time slot, at the museum pavilion and at the museum shop at Dijver 16. Only the pavilion and the shop take cash; the museum itself takes cards.
Tours worth paying for
The museum needs no guide, and the tickets below cost the same as Musea Brugge’s own. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices.
Groeningemuseum ticket
From €15 · 4.6 stars from 108 reviews · valid 1 day · free cancellation
Bruges: Groeningemuseum Ticketad is the €15 adult price Musea Brugge charges, sold with fast-track entry and free cancellation. Book it only if you want it in the same basket as a tour; the museum itself sells the same ticket at the same price.
Boat, chocolate and walking tour
From €39 · 4.8 stars from 5,125 reviews · 2.5 hours · small group
Bruges: Boat, Chocolate and Guided Walking Tourad is led by a local certified guide, with a canal boat and a chocolate tasting. It ties the painters to the streets outside.
Musea Brugge Card
From €49 · 4.6 stars from 381 reviews · 3 days
Bruges: Musea Brugge Cardad is the 72-hour card that covers the Groeningemuseum, the Belfry, the City Hall and the Church of Our Lady, among others. It costs the same as the €49 card from Musea Brugge.
What to see
The Groeningemuseum is on Dijver, a short walk from the Church of Our Lady. Musea Brugge lists work by Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Hugo van der Goes, Gerard David, Hieronymus Bosch, Ambrosius Benson, Lancelot Blondeel and the Pourbus family in the Flemish primitives section, calling several of the paintings milestones in the history of European art.
The gatehouse entrance at Dijver 12. Photo: Navy8300, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Jan van Eyck. The Madonna with Canon Joris van der Paele (1436) and the portrait of his wife Margareta (1439).
- Gerard David. The Judgement of Cambyses, made for the Bruges town hall.
- Hieronymus Bosch. The Last Judgement triptych.
- Later rooms. The Bruges neo-classicists Joseph-Benoît Suvée, Joseph Odevaere and François Joseph Kinsoen, who trained in Bruges and built international careers; Flemish expressionists such as Permeke, De Smet and Van de Woestyne; and work by Magritte, Delvaux, Raoul De Keyser and Roger Raveel. The museum holds almost all editions of Marcel Broodthaers’ printed work.
Jan van Eyck, Madonna with Canon Joris van der Paele, 1436. Image: Jan van Eyck, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Gerard David, The Judgement of Cambyses. Image: Gerard David, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Children get a free activity booklet at the desk, The Green Feather, for ages six and up. The museum offers free colour-vision glasses for colour-blind visitors, and has a lift, a garden, free toilets and resting points with free folding chairs.
After 11 January: BRUSK
During the renovation, Musea Brugge will present the collection’s most important masterpieces at BRUSK under the title The Groeninge Collection: The Art of Looking, from 12 March 2027 to 30 June 2031. The end date is subject to change (Musea Brugge). BRUSK is an art gallery that opened on 8 May 2026. An adult ticket is €20 (€15 under 26, €10 under 18, free under 13), it is closed on Mondays, and it is open 09:30 to 17:00 in winter and 10:00 to 18:00 from 1 April to 2 November. Until 14 March 2027 its main exhibition is High Tide, on water in fashion and contemporary art. The Musea Brugge Card covers BRUSK.
The Bruges Triennial at BRUSK
BRUSK also hosts an installation during the fifth Bruges Triennial, an international architecture and arts festival under the theme After Birth – Structures of Togetherness, which runs from 24 April to 5 September 2027. Its installations sit in dialogue with other artworks across the historic centre, which gives a second reason to visit the area in 2027. Visit Bruges also lists the Triennial on its what’s on pages.
Getting there and what to pair it with
A canal boat on the Dijver, the canal-side street where the museum stands. Photo: Marc Ryckaert, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The entrance is at Dijver 12; the nearest bus stop is Brugge Dijver, the nearest car park is Pandreitje, and Brugge station is a 20-minute walk. The Gruuthusemuseum is next door at Dijver 17C (€15, closed Wednesdays), and Musea Brugge sells a €19 combined ticket for it and the Church of Our Lady museum. The Church of Our Lady and Sint-Janshospitaal are a few minutes away, and the canal cruise leaves from nearby jetties. For every site and closing day, see Bruges museums.
Common questions
How much are tickets to the Groeningemuseum?
An adult ticket is €15. Under-26s pay €13, under-18s €7, and children under 13 are free.
When does the Groeningemuseum close?
On 11 January 2027, a Monday when it is closed anyway, so Sunday 10 January is the last day to visit. The closure is for a four-year refurbishment. Musea Brugge says the most important masterpieces of the Groeninge collection will be shown at the nearby BRUSK from 12 March 2027 to 30 June 2031, with the end date subject to change.
Which day is the Groeningemuseum closed?
Mondays all year. It is also closed on 25 December and 1 January.
What are the opening hours?
From 3 November to 31 March it opens 09:30 to 17:00. From 1 April to 2 November it opens 10:00 to 18:00.
Is the Groeningemuseum on the Musea Brugge Card?
Yes. The €49 card gives one entry to each open Musea Brugge site over 72 hours, and since 8 May 2026 it also covers BRUSK.
