Entitled 'The Story of Ghent’, the permanent circuit follows a clear chronological trail leading through six rooms of the museum, each of which encapsulates a period in the city’s history. More than 300 awesome collection pieces illustrate this story, while multimedia applications provide more in-depth information.
There are also two themed ‘bypaths’ in the form of large-format photographs by Magnum photographer Carl De Keyzer which act as a bridge to the modern-day city, there are listening benches which tell us what all sorts of famous people think about Ghent, and there is an ever-changing gallery of the future.
STAM turned ten last year... time for a make-over for the permanent exhibition! Since the end of 2020 you can stroll through the new 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.
There was a time when Ghent owned 5,000 hectares of agricultural land. Today that figure is 1,800 hectares, mostly outside the city boundaries. The city in the countryside. What is the story behind that land? Where does its future lie?
