Dream to Travel from NCM

Bruges—Michelangelo and lace,

November 29th, 2023

Beautiful confessionals in the Church of Our Lady.

**The Transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor**. Gerard David, 1505 — Bruges. Oil on panel

**Madonna of Bruges with Baby Jesus by Michelangelo** (1501-1504):
The Madonna of Bruges is the only sculpture by Michelangelo to leave Italy during his lifetime.
It was purchased in 1506 by a rich textiles merchant from Bruges and later bequeathed to that city.

Carousel, on our way to the Lace Centre.

Kantcentrum (Lace Centre)

The Lace Centre has been housed in the renovated old lace school of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. The story of Bruges lace is told in the Lace Museum on the ground floor. Multimedia installations and testimonies from international lace experts help to explain the various different types of lace and their geographical origin, and focus on the lace industry and lace education in Bruges. Demonstrations and various courses are organized in the lace workshops on the second floor.