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Ghent's Lands

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?

STAMsquare: 'The square kilometre' Rabot

STAMsquare is a separate part of the museum with a changing programme of events and activities. It can be visited separately from the rest of the museum and free of charge.

STAMsquare: ‘The square kilometre' Neuseplein & Brugse Poort

Come along to STAMsquare and discover the results of the first two instalments of the heritage project ‘The square kilometre’: Neuseplein and Brugse Poort.

'the story of ghent' update

To tie in with its tenth birthday, at the end of 2020 STAM is planning to update its permanent exhibition ‘The Story of Ghent’.

ondergronds in de stad

Hoe de stad er boven de grond uitziet, ervaren we elke dag. Maar wat zit er ónder de gebouwen en straten allemaal verborgen? In 'Ondergronds in de stad' legt het STAM de wereld onder je voeten bloot.

18 in 18. isabel pousset

In the series of portraits entitled ‘18 in 18’, photographer Isabel Pousset directs the lens of her Hasselblad camera at young people born in Ghent in the year 2000. She photographs them at a watershed in their lives, on the threshold of adulthood, with the city as the backdrop.

tracking the ring

City ramparts have been replaced by a ring road that is used by thousands of vehicles every day. The occupants of those vehicles are oblivious to the fact that there is life alongside the R40. Photographer Tom Verbruggen presses the pause button. His series of images is supplemented by reporter Tim F. Van der Mensbrugghe’s observations.

city of tomorrow: a glimpse of where we're going

Cities face a series of challenges. A city is never a finished product, and Ghent is growing.

sanne de wilde

STAM is one of ten locations in the 2015 Ghent Photo Festival 80 Days of Summer - Stories of Identity. Here, too, heritage and photography converge this summer in three series of photographs by Sanne De Wilde on display in the old Bijloke abbey.

sticking around

STAM brings the colourful history of migration to life – not in the museum but in the city itself. Audio-trails and guided walks reveal exciting and surprising personal stories. Follow the trails on foot or by bike, on your own or in a group.

30 jaar gentsche sosseteit

edmond sacré, portrait of a city

In this project the relationship between images of the city and change is examined by means of Sacré's photographs.

enlightened city

Life in the city is conditioned by light and darkness. The new STAM takes this usually underexposed theme as the starting-point for the first in a fascinating series of temporary exhibitions about urbanity.