Either they weren't looking, or non-flash pictures were allowed in the Kortrijk museum. lrb
-----Original Message----- >From: Roberta S Donnelly <bobbil...@juno.com> >Sent: Oct 27, 2010 7:11 PM >To: lynrbai...@desupernet.net >Cc: lace@arachne.com >Subject: Re: [lace] Visit to Brussels > > When I went there in 2000, although the museum was lovely, we were not >allowed >to take any photos. Now this is not a problem if the museum has available >photos of >the lace collection but there were none to be had. We were told that >there would be >a catalog available soon and even paid the 5 Euros that they were going >to charge, >but never got a copy of said publication. >So be prepared. >We took public transport, so it is possible to get there without a car. >bobbi > >On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:02:21 -0400 (GMT-04:00) lynrbai...@desupernet.net >writes: >> When I was in Bruges in 2009, we took a side trip to Kortrijk, or >> Courtrai, about 10 miles south of Bruges. There is a fantastic >> museum about flax, linen and lace, from soup to nuts. It is a >> large, comprehensive museum. My son, grown up, but not a lace >> maker, found it fascinating, as did I. It is well, well worth the >> trip. The lace exhibit alone is well worth the trip, as it shows >> examples of many kinds of lace by group, so you get an excellent >> understanding of the different kinds/styles. We went by car, and it >> is out in the countryside in an old flax farm, not in the town, so I >> have no idea about transportation, but it is a large, excellent >> museum. We spent the whole afternoon there. >> Vlas Kant en Linnenmuseum >> Etienne Sabbelaan 4, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium +32 56 21 01 38 ? >____________________________________________________________ >Refinance Now 3.4% FIXED >$160,000 Mortgage: $547/mo. No Hidden Fees. No SSN Req. Get 4 Quotes! >http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cc8b1cc6013e98106m04vuc - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
