Description
A jewel of Flemish Baroque art, the Bergues Mont-de-Piété was built between 1629 and 1633, to the designs of painter, architect, economist and engineer Wenceslas Cobergherclassified as a historical monument in 1907, it houses an important collection of paintings and drawings from the 16th to the 19th centuries, mainly from the Northern schools, as well as a natural history collection. Its centerpiece is the series of old men painted by Georges de La Tour from 1620 onwards, "Le Vielleur au chien" ("The Old Man with a Dog"), as well as an important collection of drawings (1500). The museum is closed from November to the end of April.
