Museums and art sites

Experience the Battle of the Golden Spurs as if you were there yourself! Through breathtaking sound and light shows with animations, immerse yourself in the County of Flanders and stand in the middle of the battlefield of 1302. 
With experience table and the 700-year-old Oxford chest as the absolute highlight.

Open: daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Price: free with reservation

Groups welcome

Accessible: wheelchair, pram, hearing impaired and deaf people

With Abby, Kortrijk will have a new, quirky visual arts exhibition site, with identity as a layered and bold central theme.
Abby will be a hybrid hybrid hybrid of art hall, museum and city living.

Feel free to peep in already during the works.

Open: Abby will open its doors in autumn 2024

Be-Part is a platform for contemporary visual arts in South-West Flanders and an international laboratory for the creation and presentation of contemporary art in all its diversity. The public is introduced to recent developments and debates in the art world through exhibitions, activities and workshops.

Open: check the agenda

Groups welcome

School groups welcome: active guided tours and workshops (kindergarten, primary and secondary education)

Accessible: adapted tours for participants with physical, mental or visual disabilities

TEXTURE Tells the story of the flax and linen industry. A story about strong roots, about craftsmanship and entrepreneurship, about daring innovations and constantly re-inventing oneself. In three rooms, in an authentic flax depot (1912) on the banks of the river Lys, you can learn about the revolutionary development created by the flax industry in this region. The past will surprise you, while the stories of the present, will amaze and inspire you. For centuries, Flanders has been famous for its textiles. A new industry sprung up along the banks of the Lys and went on to conquer the world: flax processing. ‘Courtrai flax’ soon became renowned as the best flax obtainable and still is eagerly sought internationally.

With the new Abby art museum (from autumn 2024), a well-attended visual arts triennial, punchy temporary exhibitions and a dynamic landscape of art galleries and collectives, Kortrijk has become a major player in the visual arts sector. On the map below, you will find all the visual arts exhibition venues in Kortrijk and its region.