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Historium Discovery: A Journey to Medieval Bruges Through Virtual Reality
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321 Ratings
Bruges
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 imagine yourself back in the time of Jan van Eyck. The Historium is located on the Market Square, where the Waterhalle used to be. This was the central warehouse for the shipping industry in the thriving trading city. The location has been reconstructed in the attraction and gives your visit an extra dimension.
Anyone who wants to try virtual reality will have a wonderful adventure with the Historium VR Experience. It allows you to complement your visit with a virtual trip to Bruges in its Golden Age. Before or after your main visit, the Historium Virtual Reality takes you on an unforgettable virtual tour of medieval Bruges. From the comfort of a virtual reality booth, you travel back in time to the historical city and get to explore it interactively for eight whole minutes. You even get to see and use your hands! An intense experience.
- The Markt - Overlook the Market Square from the Historium’s panoramic terrace.
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 weather, enter the climate-controlled, thematic rooms and prepare yourself for a virtual reality adventure you won’t easily forget. Following the approximately 90-minute tour, you can indulge in a classic Belgian beer at the Duvelorium Grand Beer Café located on the first level.
- In the interests of safety and hygiene, pets are not allowed in the Historium.
- Minimum age for this ticket is 6 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- One wheelchair is available for use at the Historium Ticket Office, free of charge
- Not recommended for people who suffer from claustrophobia or who are afraid of heights. If you still want to visit, it is recommended that you speak to the person in charge at the Historium Ticket Office first
Location
Historium Brugge
Markt 1
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
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Tgettermann
Sep 19, 2024
A trip to medieval Bruges - Immerse yourself in both the VR-experience (at some points quite exhilarating!) and the subsequent tour of the many rooms, following the story of two lovers in medieval Bruges. We just loved it!
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Caroline
Sep 5, 2024
Great visit! - A visit that allows to know the history of Bruges in an intelligent, educational and visually very successful way. We learn without realizing it. The discovery at the beginning with the headset in virtual reality is incredible, we believe we are in Bruges in the Middle Ages. The rest of the tour is instructive. Everything invites to grow!
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Domi6211
Sep 3, 2024
Magical excursion in time - A dive into medieval Bruges, nice story, scenery, smells... We follow our young Trainee in his research by addressing several themes of daily life at the time. Very well done and super nice!! As for 3D glasses, we really believe it!! I stayed in this atmosphere for a long time after the visit!! Must see!
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Janverbeke2024
Sep 3, 2024
Surprisingly beautiful - Fantastic how an image can be given of the history of the city and this framed in a romantic story that captivates until the end and that everyone feels good about.
Technically refined, professionally brought, innovative.
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Explorer03159849602
Aug 30, 2024
Recommended , especially with teenagers - Very nice experience , must have been magical time back in the day , not the huge exaggerated luxury of today , but real life , everyone should see that
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Johan
Sep 3, 2024
The teletime machine exists - Nice view of the Bruges of 1500. Pretty realistic representation me modern technology. Captivates young and old.
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Charis
Aug 6, 2024
A interesting way to learn about Bruges’ golden era. - A different way to learn about Bruges’ history through the use of technology. You follow a story of the character through different rooms after the VR experience. I have to admit that I expected more of historical facts rather than a story of a character. My opinion was that the city story was at the background. An interesting activity for kids and a bit expensive. The terrance had an excellent view of the Market square.
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Sunnynamikaze
Oct 4, 2024
restricted - I went there with my boyfriend and we found it in itself a great experience.
The VR was very instructive but a bit on the slow side for us. It was nice to see what the building used to look like. The experience itself was also nice. the audio guide worked excellent and the rooms were magnifique decorated. However, we were sorry that it relied solely on the story and would have liked to know even more about the old Bruges. But it is definitely something to see once in a lifetime and the experience we are certainly not going to forget.
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Morandanny
Oct 5, 2024
Too much story, not enough Bruges - We were hoping to learn a lot about the life in Bruges during this time period, the daily life, markets, different levels of society, etc. Instead, this attraction focused on a bit of a silly story about a boy searching for a girl and a bird.
That being said, adding the VR for 5 euros is worth it. While it is short, it is informative about Bruges in this time period. Also, the exhibit at the end is good and provides more historical background. There is also a nice view of the Market Sqare from balcony of Historium exhibit.
I have seen the responses to other reviews saying that this is meant to be accessible to young and old at the same time, but I think that this is possible to do in a much better and more informative way. Instead of being defensive about what the Historium is now, perhaps accept these constructive observations as a way to improve it.
I think that the Historium could be great, but now it misses the mark and is not worth the price.
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Wadahh2023
Jul 30, 2024
Scam... Bruges deserves much better - Scam, it's clear... And super expensive for what it is. No historical interest... You are told a love story that is not even thrilling but what about the history of the city? And of the interest to bring to the many historical curiosities of Bruges.
Historium is a tourist catch that finds its interest only in the computer performance of virtual glasses in particular.
Very, very disappointing... Hyper disappointing and very expensive.
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