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Bruges (/ b r uː ʒ / ⓘ BROOZH, French: ⓘ; Dutch: Brugge ⓘ; West Flemish: Brugge) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is in the northwest of the country, and is the sixth most populous city in the country.
The Exposition des primitifs flamands à Bruges (Exhibition of Flemish Primitives at Bruges) was an art exhibition of paintings by the so-called Flemish Primitives (nowadays usually called Early Netherlandish painters) held in the Provinciaal Hof in Bruges between 15 June and 5 October 1902.
The Flemish Art Collection (Dutch: Vlaamse kunstcollectie) is a partnership between three museums in Flanders, Belgium: the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, the Groeningemuseum in Bruges, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent.
The men from Bruges elected Robert of Cassel, a younger son of Robert III of Flanders and thus the uncle of the Count of Flanders, as their regent of Flanders ("Ruwaard") to lead them in an expedition against Ghent (July 15, 1325) during which they laid siege to the city. The rebels' numbers were strengthened when inhabitants from Ypres and ...
Newly created neo-baroque furniture, old arts and paintings created an "old Flemish" interior that not only fits well into the historic building, but also attracts lovers of art in Bruges. In the café are also headquarters of various associations who meet regularly and favorably affect sales, for example Art Genegen, an association founded in ...
After Philip left Flanders, unrest broke out again in the Flemish city of Bruges in the form of a rebellion against the new French governor, Jacques de Châtillon. On 18 May 1302, rebellious citizens who had fled Bruges returned to the city and murdered every Frenchman they could find, an act known as the "Bruges Matins". [13]
Area of Bruges expanded. [3] Church of Our Lady tower built. [3] 1302 18 May: Bruges Matins (massacre) occurs. French-Flemish Battle of the Golden Spurs fought in Kortrijk; Flemish win. [1] 1303 – Procession of the Holy Blood instituted. 1323–1328 – The Flemish revolt spread to Bruges. 1364 – Les Halles built on the Grote Markt. [4]
Bruges was a developed and cosmopolitan city that drew travellers from many cultures, speaking many languages. [1]: 133 The Hansards mostly spoke the Middle Low German of their hometown, some spoke eastern Middle Dutch, while the people of Bruges spoke the Flemish Middle Dutch. The language barrier in Bruges between locals and Hansards was the ...