Every first Thursday of the month, various Ghent museums open their doors to the general public. You can enjoy the exhibitions and collections of our museums until 10 pm. Are you 25 years old or younger? Then you only pay 2 euros. Children and young people up to the age of 18 can even visit the Ghent museums completely free of charge.
Exhibition Buitenmensen
The Buitenmensen exhibition runs until April 14, 2024 in St. Peter's Abbey in Ghent: the colourful report of a journey of two thousand wonderfully slow kilometers through the countryside. With an old tractor plus animal cart as a photostudio, photojournalist Jelle Vermeersch watched and listened to the residents of the countryside. A diverse stream of people passes by. People whose small story is inextricably linked to the big history of the countryside.
Dive into the heads of scientists in the GUM, the new 'Forum for Science, Doubt & Art', and discover how these scientists search for knowledge by trial and error. You walk along themes such as 'Doubt', 'Chaos' and 'Imagination' and discover unique objects and stories from the collections of Ghent University. During Thursday Late you can also visit the Botanical Garden and its special greenhouses for free. Who knows, you might even hear the flute frogs whistling. They are mainly active in the evening and at night.
Hear the beans grinding in a coffee grinder. Do your opening dance again in the wedding room. Flip through photo albums or read out an old New Year's letter. In the museum of daily life, reminisce together! During an interactive visit, you will discover many recognisable objects, photos, sounds and videos from the 20th and 21st centuries. After your visit, you can have a drink in the museum café or on the courtyard terrace, an oasis of calm in the centre of Ghent.
Get to know the permanent exhibitions 'About People and Machinery', 'Three centuries of graphic industry' and '100% Textiles', as well as the temporary exhibitions of the moment.
(Re)discover the forty rooms of the MSK full of new stories and dozens of never-before-exhibited works of art, and get to know new thematic rooms that shed light on man and the world of the past and the present.
On the first Thursday of every month, S.M.A.K. will remain exceptionally open until 10pm. Enjoy the ongoing exhibitions and activities such as live performances or guided tours.
Visit STAM and discover 'The story of Ghent', the permanent exhibition. Walk across the gigantic aerial photograph, see and feel the city grow and change shape, discover unique objects, immerse yourself in digital animations and get lost in wall-to-wall maps.
© Karin Borghouts
© Martin Corlazzoli
