BRUSK is the beating heart of a brand new, two-hectare art site featuring the BRON research centre, the renovated Groeningemuseum (reopening in 2030) and a green museum park (2030). A brand new inspiring and artistic hotspot in the heart of the city. The new art site is the capstone of Bruges' Museum Quarter, similar to cities such as Berlin, Amsterdam and Vienna.
BRON Research centre
BRON is the scientific research centre of Musea Brugge. You can think of it as the brain of Musea Brugge: a knowledge hub for collection research where (inter)national scientists, guides, students and museum staff interact, where there is space to brainstorm on projects and where you can retreat with a book or trade magazine. You will find the scientific museum library, and the consultation room for the collection of works on paper, right in the centre of BRON.
The research centre is located next to BRUSK and is connected by a footbridge to the repositories in BRUSK.
Groeningemuseum
You can also find the Groeningemuseum at the BRUSK site. Here you will discover masterpieces by Flemish primitives including Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling and Gerard David, neoclassicism by Joseph Odevaere and Joseph Ducq, Flemish expressionism and 20th-century modern art by René Magritte, Roger Raveel, and Raoul De Keyser. From 2027, the Groeningemuseum will temporarily close its doors for a comprehensive renovation. Planned reopening: 2030.
Museum Park
BRUSK, BRON and the Groeningemuseum are surrounded by a new museum park. The park will be laid starting in 2028. From 2030, the museum park will be a new, green place for interaction. An oasis overlooking the Reie in the tourist heart of the city.
