I wasn't too sure what to expect with this museum but it sounded interesting and I was surprised by the amount of information and items in the fairly small museum. Its fascinating and also a little bit terrifying seeing all the different torture implements. The information panels were good for historical info as well as anecdotes about certain uses of the items. Certainly an eye opener and maybe not for the very squeamish as some of the displays don't hold back

Im a 17 year old girl and went on my own, not expecting much to be honest after reading the reviews. I was pleasantly surprised - I managed to be in there for about an hour and it was a small, but well informed little museum. Yes, it is not like other larger museums with huge amounts of in depth info , but for what it is, I thought it was entertaining and informative (translations included + a timeline of torture through the ages..) I thought it would only show the basic , well known torture devices but there were many that I had not heard of , which was interesting. I would say 7 euros is quite expensive for a student but what can you do? It isn't a must here in Brugge but if you run out of things to do , definitely have a visit here

Not everyone’s into the dark side of history, but compared to Granada, this is tame. If you’ve seen a 1638 witch’s scale then you’ve gotten a taste of the Spanish Inquisition. Let’s not forget Deutsch Strasbourg (1349). These “instruments” travelled far & wide with the Portuguese, who made friends with Japan or Indian Mughals, and on to New France (America & Quebec)—not limited after the 1400s to Oude Steen/ “Old Stone.” They were used till almost the mid-1800s in Mexico before enslaved peoples achieved liberation—hence, Emancipation Day’s a big deal (almost 2 centuries in Canada)—where Martin Luther King dropped in for yearly celebrations; then decades later, Emancipation & desegregation happens in the U.S. Next up, capital punishment: the guillotine & electric chair. Get ready!