Devon, If that rumour is true (perhaps our Belgian spiders could try to find out?), maybe we should find an email address for the Mayor and all email our dismay to him about there being no lace in Brugge...We did that once before for Nottingham, although I'm not sure it's had any effect so far?
Helene, the froggy from Melbourne >If anyone is traveling to Belgium and the Netherlands as I have just >done, I will provide the following up to date info. >In Brugge, Arendshuis which is actually the same museum as the Brandgwyn has no lace in it any more although there are still catalogs being sold that have lace pictured in them. Likewise the Gruuthuse Museum which sells a huge and enticing catalogue of lace does not display any. The other major museum the Groeninge doesn't have any either. Apparently all the lace is Brugge is in storage and an administrative person I spoke to does not know when or it will be shown again. (I heard a rumor that the mayor of Brugge does not value the lace heritage and this explains the disappearance of lace from the major museums.) There was a small exhibit at the Kantcentrum on War Lace..... Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
