Musée de Flandre

Lille, Flanders & the Somme


The Museum of Flanders has a worthwhile, well-presented collection of Flemish art, both old and modern, including canvases in the 15th-century Flemish primitive style and two dramatic paintings of the Battle of Cassel (1677). Multimedia guides are free.

There's a play area for kids.


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