Historium Discovery: A Journey to Medieval Bruges Through Virtual Reality

Step into the medieval city of Bruges like never before with the Historium Discovery. Experience the Middle Ages through virtual reality, film, audio, and special effects. Don’t miss this unforgettable journey!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Historium Brugge - In the Historium Story we take you on a time trip to medieval Bruges. Let yourself be swept up in a wonderful love story while walking through seven historical themed rooms
  • magnificent medieval backdrops, with film, music and special effects. Using an audio guide you will hear everything about the Golden Age of Bruges and…
What's Included
  • Historium Story
  • Audio guide (available in multiple languages)
  • Historium Virtual Reality
  • Historium Exhibition
What's Not Included
  • Historium Tower
  • Food and drinks
  • Parking
Additional Information

Explore the Historium, the most frequented site in Bruges, using this highly sought-after ticket! Immerse yourself in the medieval period as never before! Journey back to the year 1435 and experience the Middle Ages through sight, touch, sound, and scent in an exhibit incorporating film, audio, special effects, and virtual reality. Regardless of the…

Location
Historium Brugge
Markt 1
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Patricknaert
Jun 2, 2026
Very good - Well worth a visit. It is a bit playful but highly recommended. It is a beautiful representation of what Bruges must have looked like in the many earlier years.
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Marcoaguilella
Jun 2, 2026
Clear recommendation! - Makes learning easy through technique, architecture and easy storytelling. Even my small Kids (7+5) loved it. Well spend time and money. Earning a lot of memories.
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Resort16706864940
May 21, 2026
BRILLIANT VR - Excellent experience. The VR was brilliant. Overall great experience 4 flights of steps but doable
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Romyt404
May 10, 2026
A fun experience - A fun activity to start the day with. The VR was nicely set up and the story was fun to see once. Climbing the tower is a must. Once at the top you can see the city well. At the end, you will reach the Duvel cafe. In this café you can enjoy a drink while overlooking the square.
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Helensd9001rv
Apr 11, 2026
Intensive - Interactive. Extremely interesting. Lovely view of market place.
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Imsilva1
Apr 3, 2026
Great way to learn about Brugges - It was a pleasant way to learn about the history of Brugges. Very attractive graphics and the best way to spend a holiday morning
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Isobel
May 27, 2026
Interesting Story - I really liked this museum, we came in to escape the sun. The story helped the history of Brugges come alive. I like how they space the groups out so there was only 8 of us going through each part of the story which meant everyone got to see what was going on. It would be better though if there were more places to sit during the story. We did the VR and tower ticket. The tower is not for the unfit (me) my thighs were burning after climbing to the top. Lovely views of the city at the top, but very narrow to walk around. The VR made me feel a bit queesy, at the end it goes "flying" over the rooftops of Brugges. Overall it was nice, not too busy only ruined by a group of Spanish students too busy looking at their phones in front of exhibits (obviously not the museum's fault).
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Robin
Jun 4, 2026
Aimed at children, as adults we found this disappointingly superficial - Although technically accomplished, we found this superficial and lacking in any in depth exposition of the times or of the art and techniques of Van Eyck . The narrative was simple and naive- again probably suitable for a 10 year old. We felt there should have been a warning that this was unlikely to be suitable for adults.
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415rudolfr
Apr 13, 2026
Can you save yourself - The VR story was all right. The History Tour was a rather mundane thing. Without much real connection to history. With our audio guides, one had a wobble contact on the plug, so you could only hear the sounds on one channel, but not the voices on the other
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Kn0wlz
May 6, 2026
Mixed experience - The historical content was great and the walk-through experience atmospheric. We found the VR extremely disappointing as it was very low quality and just a few minutes long - to charge extra for VR I felt toally ripped off. The VR graphics were so outdated it needs to be significantly improved. I could accept the short duration if the experience was better. At best I feel that should be included at no extra in the standard ticket as it was so basic. You also have to be careful to look straight ahead when putting the headset on or the orientation is off. On the walk-through experience we did have an issue with one audio headset not working, it would only have background music playing so we missed some of the introduction narrative and had to switch it to speaker mode. Not ideal but a fairly minor issue. It would be good if more testing was done. Staff were helpful, friendly and we did not have to wait long. We paid extra to go up the tower which was memorable although is an additional charge which felt excessive. The view is also good from a balcony in the historical area but the tower is even better. Overall I enjoyed the visit and particularly the historical content but it is poor value for money. I bought 2 tickets and received two complimentary 2 VIP tickets from my host. Had I paid for all 4 tickets I would have felt compelled to complain about the VR experience in particular.
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From $30
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).