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A nostalgic glance at daily life in Bruges in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Old-school is cool again. The Folk Museum reveals what daily life in Bruges was like in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Visit an old classroom, pharmacy, tailor's workshop, sweet shop or grocer’s store. Time seems to stand still in these restored 17th-century workman's houses. The rooms are full of rare objects from days gone by: tobacco products, children's games, biscuit and chocolate moulds. Ideal for a few hours of discovery and enjoyment with your children.
End your visit with a drink at the ‘The Black Cat' museum inn. If you are lucky, Aristide, the museum's four-legged mascot, will greet you with a quick nuzzle!
The Volkskundemuseum is one of the most family-friendly museums in Bruges. Scattered throughout the museum are seven game stations. Here, the youngest visitors can practice their beautiful handwriting, weigh coffee with an old scale, try on hats, or play tailor. Additionally, each room has text panels with explanations tailored for children.
The museum also has folk games and a suitcase with all kinds of children's games (pavement chalk to draw hopscotch, jacks, stretchers, skipping rope, marbles and spinning tops) available, these are always put outside in good weather (even in winter). The case contains explanation sheets for each game.
Are you a sweet tooth? Every first and third Thursday afternoon of the month, the sweet maker bakes artisanal sweets in the authentic sweet shop.
On the upper floor of the museum, you will find the interactive installation 'Children of the Past'. It is currently undergoing a makeover and will reopen in early February 2025. In three experiential corners, (grand)parents can share the childhood of the 1950s-1960s with their (grand)children and tell stories to each other.
