I was in Bruges last October, and can confirm what Achim says. The Kantcentrum and its museum have indeed moved, because the owners of the property, in which it used to be, wanted to sell the building. The new centre is modern, light and friendly, and the museum is excellent. There is modern and old lace on show, interactive displays, a film of the history of lace, displays of pillows and other equipment. We were a group of twenty, and most, if not all, visited the museum and I think all agreed that it was excellent, and that the displays interested both lace makers and tourists alike. Our tutor was Anne-Marie Verbeke, who was very interested to know what we thought of the new museum, if we visited it. We were able to reassure her that it was really good! Also, it is still possible to visit the classes In the centre, and watch lace being made, if you are there at the right time. The shop in Baalstraat, (opposite the Kantcentrum,) which is called t'Apostielente, is full of genuine hand made lace for sale, both modern and antique, at, as Achim says, reasonable prices. It also has a full range of lacemaking supplies. There are one or two shops in the centre of Bruges which sell genuine hand made lace, with certificates of authenticity. I can't remember their names at the moment, but maybe someone else can.
Kathleen In Berkshire, UK Sent from my iPad > On 7 Jul 2015, at 08:04, deeporne beardsley <deepor...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I was in Brugge 15 yrs ago and really enjoyed the lace museum. I visited > the city again last month and was disappointed to find that the museum was > no longer there. Furthermore, stores were selling most lace pieces for > really cheap, too cheap to have been made by hand, in my opinion. However, > there were few pieces that appeared to be handmade from the look of pin > holes. > > Can anyone shed some light on the state of lace in Brugge? What is thebest > city in the world these days to visit a lace museum or purchase lace? Thank > you. > Dee > From sunny AZ but currently a PCV in Moldova > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
