About our 59 masterpieces
On loan - The opening exhibition ‘Bigger picture’ at BRUSK explores how medieval Bruges, as a global city, connected with international networks of trade, culture, and politics, made tangible by the exceptional loan of the masterpiece Liber Floridus from the Boekentoren.
The most famous masterpiece in the collection is the Liber Floridus.
Seven manuscripts of the Boekentoren have recently been recognized as Flemish masterpieces. These precious, illuminated manuscripts are invaluable to the Flemish cultural heritage. With this new recognition, the Book Tower now has a total of 59 recognized masterpieces.
Virginie Loveling was 78 when World War I broke out. From day one, she kept a diary as a curious, opinionated witness. After her death, the manuscript, along with other ego documents, was deposited in the Ghent University Library. The war diary was recognised as a Flemish Masterpiece and is one of the 52 masterpieces in our heritage collection.
Tom Waes, together with historians, archeologists and other experts takes us back to our past in the documentary 'Het verhaal van Vlaanderen'. Episode three focuses on the dark Middle Ages and brings one of the masterpieces of our collection into the spotlight.