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!
Autumn at Kunsthal Gent: Exhibitions and new bar
30september 2022
-29januari 2023
Kunsthal Gent
Kunsthal Gent, Lange Steenstraat 14, Ghent, East Flanders 9000, Belgium
Description
Kunsthal Gent will be hosting three exhibitions this autumn: Femmy Otten, Pei-Hsuan Wang and Ben Benaouisse will present their new work. You can also discover the brand-new bar, designed by Ghent artists Theo De Meyer and Olivier Goethals.
Dutch artist Femmy Otten slowly transformed a lime wood tree trunk into a female body from November 2021 to September 2022. She specially made the artwork for Kunsthal Gent and named it ‘We Once Were One’.
At the entrance of the former church, Theo De Meyer and Olivier Goethals created a new space centred around a bar named Sheela’s.
This place for meeting and relaxation complements the building’s work and exhibition spaces. De Meyer and Goethals explore the boundaries of architecture, art and design in their work, which results in a natural confluence of two highy personal visual languages.
Many years ago, Pei-Hsuan Wang’s mother moved from Taiwan to the United States. She was later followed by her daughter, who was faced with the insecurities arising from the differences between ‘the East’ and ‘the West’ at a young age.
Wang draws inspiration from her traumas, memories, family history and aspirations for her work. The artist was also inspired by her niece Iris.
In her work, Wang depicts racial and cultural hybrids using archetypes from mythology and nature. The animals represent guardians and portals. In ‘Ghost Eat Mud’, Wang introduces characters spanning three generations through sculptures, installations, illustrations, textile and sounds.
References to her niece, herself and her mother emerge.
‘De Nieuwe Organisatie’, a multipolar project driven by Ben Benaouisse, organises six exhibitions in Kunsthal Gent’s Oud Huis. Jorgé Manilla is the first artist in the line-up. Keep an eye on the website for the full programme.
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!