Museums

Huis van Alijn (Museum of Folklore)

The title 'Museum of Folklore' may sound stuffy but the photo of the building in a Ghent guide looks highly attractive, enough to get you there. I t is indeed a most interesting  building , first  almshouses for women and later used as a children's hospital.

The contents of the museum are far from stuffy, however. To give but two examples, there is a device for the baptism of unborn infants and a lovely black wedding dress, noting to do with mourning, with masses of beads of all sorts of bright colours laboriously sewn on. have a look at the website below and more..

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address:	Kraanlei 65
tel:	09- 223.13.36
url:	www.trabel.com

Museum of Contemporary Art S.M.A.K.

S.M.A.K.

Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst

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address:	Citadelpark
tel:	09-221.17.03

Lapidary Museum (Ruins of St. Bavo's Abbey)

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address:	Gandastraat 7
tel:	09-225.11.06

Dr. Guislain Museum

Spontaneous image brought to the paper while wasn't even in the mind
photo by: J.R. Alcazar Self-Taught Artiste

A museum linked to the psychiatric clinic, with exhibitions about the representation of different themes.

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address:	Jozef Guislainstraat 43
tel:	09-226.12.91

Museum for Industrial Archeology and Textile

Dedicated to Ghent industrial heritage. It's great if you're interested in 19th century textile machines. Also, the 1968 girlsroom is fantastic.

The temporary collections seem to be oriented towards kids. The building itself and the view from the top are by themselve reason enough to visit the museum.

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address:	Minnemeers 9
tel:	09-223.59.69
url:	www.miat.be

Museum Hof van Ryhove

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address:	Onderstraat 22
tel:	09-223.99.22

Museum on the history of Medecine

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address:	Het Pand, Onderbergen 1 - 9000 Gent
tel:	09-223.08.32

Museum of Fine Art

Archeological Museum of the Bijloke

Museum of Decorative Arts and Design

A museum dedicated to decorative styles through the ages, from the 1500's till today.  Baroque, Louis XVI, Empire and Art Nouveau styles, but also modern forms like the Alessi design.

Schoolmuseum Michel Thiery

Saint Peter's Abbey - Centre of Art and Culture

Museum A. Vander Haeghen

Museum of Court Paraphemalia (Castle of the Counts)

Museum for the history of Sciences

History of Education Collection

Museum of the Greater Beguinage

Meerhem Museum

Historical Archive and Documentation Centre