At STAMplein square, a separate part of the museum with changing programmes, you
can visit the heritage project “The square kilometre”. Here you can learn all
about the Dampoort neighbourhood.
Historian in residence Tina de Gendt and researcher Thirza Vandenabeele delve
deep into the history of the area around the Gent-Dampoort railway station.
Contrary to Ledeberg, Rabot and Brugse Poort, which were the central topic of
the project “The square kilometre”, the Dampoort area is not what you could call
a “neighbourhood”. It is composed of parts of the districts Ham, Macharius,
Dendermondsesteenweg and Antwerpsesteenweg.
Prefer not to wait in line at the ticket booth? Want to be sure you can discover
the STAM when you want to? Then book your tickets online in advance and enjoy
your visit to the fullest.
Are you driving to Ghent? First check whether you may enter the city centre with
your vehicle. Clean vehicles may enter the city centre free of charge, polluting
vehicles have to pay. Is your vehicle allowed to enter, but do you not have a
Belgian or Dutch number plate? You will ALWAYS have to register!
Curatorial Lectures: Yves Makongo
02mei
19:00 - 21:00
Jan Hoetplein 1, 9000 Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Description
Every academic year, S.M.A.K, Ghent University, and the Curatorial Studies program at KASK & School of Arts collaborate to organize the Curatorial Lectures series. This year's lecture series, featuring Aline Hernández as the third speaker, centers on the theme 'Working with Communities'.
Curators connect communities with cultural institutions. They engage with communities, ensure accessibility, address social issues, and build trust between different stakeholders. This year’s series ‘Working with Communities’ invites practitioners to discuss the role of curating in shaping communities and relationships. How can curatorial work reveal power dynamics and offer alternative social imaginaries?
Biography
Yves Makongo, born in 1984 in Douala, Cameroon, currently serves as the Artistic Assistant and Project Manager at the contemporary art center doual'art. He holds a degree in human geography from the University of Douala, where he completed his Master's in Environment in 2009. Yves is highly versatile, effortlessly transitioning from hands-on tasks like woodworking to intellectually demanding work involving new technologies.
Since joining doual'art in January 2011, Yves has gained extensive experience working alongside Didier Schaub (1952-2014). His responsibilities include assisting with scenography and exhibition setups, creating neighborhood monographs, conducting questionnaire surveys, managing supplies, and overseeing various projects. Yves has been instrumental in the success of two editions of the public art festival SUD, organized by doual'art: SUD2013, Douala Métamorphoses, and SUD2017, The Place of Human Dimension.
Yves Makongo is an alumnus of Asiko Addis Ababa 2016 and Asiko Accra 2017, where he honed his curatorial skills. He is also an alumnus of The Museumslab in 2022. Yves is passionate about various causes, including human rights, art and culture, migration and boundaries, health and the environment, all intertwined with issues of identity.
Past speakers in the Curatorial Lectures series have included Cosmin Costinas, Cédric Fauq, Yolande Zola Zoli van der Heide, Simon Njami, Zoé Whitley, Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, Karen Archey, Cecilia Alemani, Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, Luca Lo Pinto, Joanna Mytkowska, Sofia Hernández Chong Cuy, Penelope Curtis, Mathieu Copeland, Anthony Huberman, Jean-Hubert Martin, Chus Martínez, Gabi Ngcobo, Marie Hélène Pereira, Susanne Pfeffer, Kasia Redzisz, Nicolaus Schafhausen and Adam Szymczyk.