Flemish tapestries

This item appears on page 11 of the November 2008 issue.

The Abbey of St. Peter in Ghent is holding the exhibition “Flemish Tapestries from the Burgundian Dukes” until March 29, 2009. It centers on tapestries that depict the victory over Tunis during a campaign of Charles V and includes many on loan from Spain.

Closed Monday. €8 ($11.50) adult, €6.75 senior/student. Wheelchair accessible. Contact Kunsthal Sint-Pietersabdij (Sint-Pietersplein 9, 9000 Gent, Belgium; phone +32 09 243 97 30, fax 97 34, www.gent.be/spa).