Museum
Travel back in time and find out what life was like for the ordinary citizen of Bruges 100 years ago. All kinds of objects in authentic scenes illustrate the trades, religious traditions, and folk customs at the end of the 19th/start of the 20th centuries. Weather permitting, old folk games are revived on the terrace. In the winter there is time for more nostalgia and an authentic (Christmas) atmosphere. A visit to the museum is always enjoyable, especially the indoor garden.

History
When the West-Flemish Folklore Association and Bruges-born Guillaume Michiels donated their enormous collections to the City, the idea of a Folklore Museum was born. Eight 17th century almshouses of the former 'schoenmakersrente' (shoemaker’s guild) on Balstraat, an inn, and a number of houses on Rolweg provided the perfect setting.

Collection
The collection consists of objects that were part of daily life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. For example, the museum owns a large selection of tobacco products, with artistically carved pipe bowls and earthenware tobacco pots that form part of our past.
The Volkskundemuseum is housed in eight 17th century almshouses, with a modern extension. Here you can see a classroom, cobblers, milliners, and cooper’s workshops, a tailor’s, a pharmacy, a patisserie, an inn, a Flemish living room, and traditional textiles. Each room contains a wealth of antique objects and authentic decors. Next to the museum’s tavern ‘De Zwarte Kat’ (The Black Cat), puppets, items of decor, props, posters, programmes and photographs are all used to tell the story of the time-honoured Bruges puppet show ‘Den Uyl’. With some luck you will meet Aristide, the living black cat and mascot of the museum.

Local

Eat and Drink

• 't Hof van Beroep - Brugge (0.2 miles) - ‘t Hof van Beroep is a traditional pub, situated in the city centre of Bruges. It literally means ...
• Bistro pro Deo - Brugge (0.2 miles) - A small quirky candlelit bistro , on the outskirts of town, run by husband and wife team, serving yo...
• Blackbird (Bruges) - Brugge (0.4 miles) - Hi There - Be Welcome First of all 'Thanks' for checking out our page! Blackbird is situated a...
• Bistro De Schaar - Brugge (0.4 miles) - We are a grillrestaurant, we serve fish and meat on woodfiregrill.
• Parkrestaurant - Brugge (0.4 miles) - Old Fashioned Wining and Dining since 1989. Traditional classic Franco Belgian cuisine. Situated in 1...

See and Do

• Volkskundemuseum Brugge (0.0 miles) - Museum Travel back in time and find out what life was like for the ordinary citizen of Bruges 100 yea...
• Airpo Taxi Service Brugge (0.3 miles) - Airpo Taxi Service is a young and dynamic company located in the city center of Bruges (Belgium), wh...
• Choco - Story Brugge (0.4 miles) - Hello all ! Ruben here from the chocolate museum. Down here you can find some information about our c...
• Groeningemuseum Brugge (0.6 miles) - The Groeningemuseum offers a varied overview of the history of Belgian plastic arts. Although the Fl...
• Sint-Janshospitaal Brugge (0.7 miles) - Sint-Janshospitaal is one of the oldest preserved hospital buildings in Europe. In the museum, you c...

Shopping

• Chocolatier Van Oost - Bruges (0.5 miles) - More than 34 years specialized in making hand made chocolates, you will find a wide range of both cl...
• Chocolaterie Sukerbuyc - Brugge (0.8 miles) - Artisan chocolate maker established in 1977 in the heart of the historic town Centre of Bruges, curr...
• Moor&Moor - Gent Area, Belgium (23.7 miles) - Moor&Moor is the new grocery, lots of vegetarian & vegan stuff, you can have breakfast, lunch and ap...
• Great Butchers' Hall - Gent (23.8 miles) - The Great Butchers' Hall is a unique medieval building, situated in the heart of Ghent. Experien...
• Het Groot Vleeshuis - Gent (23.8 miles) - The Butchers' Hall is the center for the promotion of East Flemish regional products. There is a...