Abby is a newly established museum that builds on the collection of the Broel Museum, the former Museum of Fine Arts, Archaeology and Decorative Arts of the city of Kortrijk, which closed its doors in 2015. Abby is nestled in a new location, beneath and adjacent to the rooms of the Groeninge Abbey in the Beguinage Park.

The new museum was realised by the design team of Barozzi Veiga and Tab. Although a significant part of the project is located under the abbey and the courtyard, the design is characterised by a new volume in the Beguinage Park.