Broel Museum

Broel Museum

Established	1981
Location	6 Broelkaai 8500, Kortrijk, Belgium
Director	Isabelle De Jaegere
Website	Official website

The Broel Museum (Broelmuseum) was an art museum, focusing on classical and applied arts of the 18th - 19th century. It's located on the Buda Island in Courtray, Belgium. The building is a converted 18th-century neoclassical mansion, located at 6 Broelkaai. Since the end of 2014 the museum has closed its doors. Under the name of 'Broelkaai 6', the location is turned into a platform for visual arts.

Exhibits

The main focus of the museum is artists from the area, or who are currently living in Kortijk, including; Roelant Savery, Karel van Mander, Kerstiaen De Keuninck, Louis Pierre Verwee, Evariste Carpentier, Louis Robbe, Edward Woutermaertens, Joos Vincent de Vos with a prominence of art from the 16th and 19th centuries.^[1]

Gallery of works

Triptych of Virgin Mary with Elisabeth of Hungary (1470)
Fowl and vegetables by Adriaen van Utrecht (1620-1652)
Entering the harbour by Egide Linnig (mid-19th century)
The Fox (1860s) by Joos Vincent de Vos
An Intimate Conversation (c. 1892) by Evariste Carpentier

References

↑ "Broelmuseum | Stad Kortrijk". Kortrijk.be. Retrieved 2011-03-04.

Coordinates: 50°49′51″N 3°15′58″E / 50.8307°N 3.2662°E / 50.8307; 3.2662

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