Concertgebouw, Concert hall and theater in Bruges, Belgium

The Concertgebouw is a cultural centre at 't Zand in Bruges, designed by Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem and completed in 2002. Its red-brick and red-panel volumes include a tall Lantaarntoren clad largely in glass, a concert hall seating 1,290 on three levels, and a chamber music hall for 320. The facades are covered with 68,000 red terracotta tiles fired in Saint-Omer, northern France.

Plans for a cultural complex in Bruges dated from the 1990s, promoted by the province of West Flanders. The Concertgebouw was built for Bruges 2002, the year the city was European Capital of Culture, to designs by Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem. In 2022 the Lantern Tower was renamed Lantaarntoren Patrick Moenaert, after the mayor who helped initiate the building.

The Concertgebouw is a regular venue for the MAfestival Brugge early music festival, and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen perform here; Anima Eterna Brugge is based in the building. A beer called Terracotta, named after the facade tiles, was brewed for its opening.

The Concertgebouw stands at 't Zand, just outside the historic centre. The Lantaarntoren has an exhibition space for contemporary art on its seventh floor, with a view over the city. The main hall seats 1,290 on three levels and the chamber music hall 320, so check which hall a performance is in.

The facades are clad in 68,000 red terracotta tiles fired in Saint-Omer, northern France. The building rests on 4,696 springs, which give the halls their acoustics. For the 2002 opening a beer called Terracotta was brewed, named after the tiles.