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Design Museum Gent

Jan Breydelstraat 5, Ghent BE-9000, Belgium
32 9 267 99 99
Ranked #16 of 96 attractions in Ghent
4.0 of 5 stars 34 Reviews
Type: Art Museums
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Chicago, Illinois
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

Wow... what a place. You will be amazed at all the design you will see here. Especially the furniture. Simply superb. More

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Antwerp
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78 reviews 78 reviews
Reviews in 48 cities Reviews in 48 cities
46 helpful votes 46 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012
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This museum has an old and a new wing. in the old wing you can visit some style rooms, in the newer wing there is a permanent exhibition of art nouveau, art deco and more modern items, and theme exhibitions are also held here. More

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Canterbury, United Kingdom
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012
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Liked the temporary furniture exhibition although it did seem a bit like an extended advert for the designer, commentary (in English) was a bit gushing. Permanent exhibition well set out and interesting More

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The Hague, The Netherlands
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57 reviews 57 reviews
Reviews in 30 cities Reviews in 30 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

When we were there, the museum had a very interesting temporary exhibition on a belgian designer. The permanent exhibition is mainly 1920s stuff, interesting but could be displayed and explained more spectacular. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

The Dirk Wynant temporary exhibit was definitely a highlight, it was great to go to a museum where you can play with the exhibits for once. The rest of the museum was an interesting lesson in design. Also 1 Euro for those of us under 26! More

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London
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

Beautifully curated exhibitions in a beautiful building in the heart of historic ghent. We enjoyed the Wynants temporary exhibition and the permanent collections. More

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Billericay
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012

It was great to wander round and try everything out. All hands on More

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Gent
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

We just went there, we really enjoyed ourselves! We took our two young children along who really enjoyed themselves, it was very child friendly, its a pity they had no elevator for the buggy but I guess thats expected since its an old building. Strongly reccommend it! More

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Cumbria UK
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53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

A lovely place to visit if you like Art Nouveau, fantastic glass works on display. More

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Brussels, Belgium
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012

Several nice facts, objects, pictures, videos, and music about 125 years Coca-Cola. The rest of the museum was not particularly my cup of tea. More

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