Study Trip: AH 213 to Brussels, Bruges and Ghent

The early Flemish Renaissance comes alive through a visit to The Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels, and then the Flemish cities of Ghent and Bruges, ruled at that time by the Duke of Burgundy.

Fifteenth-century Ghent was a flourishing commercial and artistic center. Visit the Cathedral of Saint Bavo which still houses Van Eyck’s masterpiece The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. Later, see a striking Hieronymus Bosch at the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts.

In Bruges, discover impressive collections of Flemish art in the Groeninge Museum (featuring works by Van Eyck,
Memling, and many others), as well as in the
Memling Museum, housed in the historic 12th century Hospital of Saint Jean. Visits include the Church of Our Lady, with its unique sculpture by Michelangelo, and the Franc de Bruges, with its spectacular 1529 chimneypiece. A boat ride along the city’s canals takes you through the heart of the old city, where you can marvel at churches and medieval houses reflected in the water.