Holidays at the museum

House of Alijn

The sound game - walking tour for families

Can you hear it too? The city is full of sounds! Hendrik and Poes, the museum’s ghosts, take you on a tour of Ghent. During an active tour, you will guess, make, look for and draw sounds from daily life. Warm up your voice, loosen your muscles and complete all the challenges. Can you crack the code? At the end of the walking tour, you will receive a surprise!

S.M.A.K.

• Ready for an artistic adventure? During our creative summer camps in July or August, kids get to dive into the wonderful world of contemporary art for four whole days! Every single day starts in our galleries with one super cool, thought-provoking question. Together with our awesome camp leaders Omar, Jelle, Toon, and Joris, we will explore the museum to hunt for answers. After that, it’s studio time! We’ll be building, painting, drawing, collecting, and letting our imaginations run wild. Don't wait too long—grab your spot today!
• But wait, there's more summer fun! You can also join a thrilling discovery tour by 'Schatten van Vlieg': come and zigzag between Carole Vanderlinden’s colorful little houses in her solo show Keep a promise.
• Got some time left? Go explore our other amazing exhibitions: look back at Chambres d'Amis turns 40, listen to the talking bones of Francisca Garcia & Mario Navarro in Unearthed Conversation, marvel at Narcisse Tordoir's captivating Fake Barok installation, or Aziz Hazara’s poetic video art Bow Echo. 
• Best of all? Admission is completely free for everyone under 18!

GUM & Botanical Garden

Fancy a surprising day out in Ghent? You’re in the right place at GUM and Botanical Garden. From tropical greenhouses and shady paths to surprising insights and art with a twist. Here, your head heats up with ideas, while your body cools down amidst the greenery. 

• Museum visit - GUM
• Visit the Botanical Garden
• Family games at GUM: Professor DOUBT & the reSEARCHtour

Historical Houses Ghent

• Castle of the Counts:
  • Comedy audioguide | from 8 years onwards | Discover the Gravensteen with a fun audio guide by comedian Wouter Deprez
  • Little Guide | 3 to 8 years | Where has that jester gone?
    
  • Big Five | Go on a speed date through the castle's past!
• Belfry: Little Guide | 3 to 8 years
• Hotel d'Hane Steenhuyse: Little Guide | 3 to 8 years

STAM

Children's trail through 'The story of Ghent'

Feel free to touch! A fun children's trail that leads through every room in the museum. Children become merchants, craftspeople, architects or city trippers and participate in city life. They sell cloth, make coats of arms, face façades and work out routes.

Museum of Industry

• Museum Game | permanent | With a toolbox full of fun tasks and materials, you’ll set off together. For families with children aged 6 to 12.
• Tinker away in the Tinker Studio
• Make your own Minizine at the printing department
• Weave along, card some wool or twine a thread at the textile department

Museum Dr. Guislain

EXPO roger ballen.! drawing meets photography

Birds, rats, bodies, rooms, scratches, masks; real or not real?

This is the world of Roger Ballen. The Ballenesque theatre performs and the audience joins in on demand. The scenes are confusing, relatable, tangible, absurd, appealing, impossible - yet real.

Museum of Fine Arts (MSK)

Audio Guide for Children

Discover the museum’s collection in a fun and surprising way with the free audio guide! The children’s listening tour (from age 6) is full of fascinating facts and invites you to experience the artworks up close and at your own pace.