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Exhibition:

Open every weekend from 11:00 — 18:00

Next event:

26.08.2026 For Allies & Volunteers: Bus trip to Kunstenfestival Watou

Lange Steenstraat 14

9000 Gent

Weekends: 11:00–18:00

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Agenda: Soon ?

→ Schatten van Vlieg
→ Kinderen
→ 11:00

11.07 — 30.08.26

Schatten van Vlieg:

Cheeky Balls

→ Schatten van Vlieg
→ Kinderen
→ 11:00

15.07 — 30.08.26

Kunsthal Gent in Watou

→ 09:00

Wednesday 26.08.26

For Allies & Volunteers: Bus trip to Kunstenfestival Watou

→ Democrazy
→ concert
→ 19:30

Thursday 29.10.26

Democrazy:

Concert: Elijah Fox

→ Democrazy
→ concert
→ 19:30

→ Democrazy
→ concert
→ 19:30

Thursday 12.11.26

Democrazy:

Concert: Tanya Donelly & Chris Brokaw

→ Democrazy
→ concert
→ 19:30

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→ Capacete Rio de Janeiro
→ performance
→ 19:00

Thursday 10.12.26

Artist Fund:

Performative Lecture Lieven De Boeck (fundraiser)

→ Capacete Rio de Janeiro
→ performance
→ 19:00

Photo 01 Studio LDB Queering Activation Ostend photo Antoine Doetsch

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Agenda: Archive

→ Exhibition
→ 11:00

17 — 26.07.26

Gentse Feesten: Asad Raza & Endless Exhibition (open every day)

→ Exhibition
→ 11:00

→ Het Natuurkabinet
→ Walks
→ 14:30

Sunday 26.07.26

Het Natuurkabinet:

Walk: Prinsenhof & Cura’s Garden

→ Het Natuurkabinet
→ Walks
→ 14:30

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Sluiten

→ Exhibition
→ 11:00

15 — 17.08.25

Patersholfeesten: open everyday!

During the Patersholfeesten (August 15 to 17), Kunsthal Gent is open every day. From Friday to Sunday, you can see the continuous performance Drama by Micha Goldberg and Rosie Sommers. In addition to the group exhibition Zomersalon: Buy Local, you can also visit the Endless Exhibition and the ongoing exhibitions. Children are very welcome to decorate their own ceramic mug. On Sunday, we’ll get up a little earlier for the flea market, where the work of Nástio Mosquito, reduced to materials, will be sold.

Entrance: Pay What You Can
Opening hours: 11:00 - 18:00

→ Exhibition
→ 11:00

Entrance: Pay What You Can
Opening hours: 11:00 - 18:00

Lars Duchateau Kunsthal Gent Buy Local Opening 91

Fri 15.08 — Children's workshop: make your own cup

During the Patersholfeesten, Kunsthal Gent also opens its doors to its youngest visitors! Children are warmly invited to participate in a creative workshop where they can decorate their own ceramic mug. Not just any mug, but one specially made for Zomersalon, with the message “support your local artists” at the bottom — and otherwise completely white, ready for your unique design.

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Fri 15.08 - Sun 17.08 — Zomersalon: Buy Local 4

Zomersalon: Buy Local 4 is a radical exhibition where every visual artist from Ghent can display and sell a work. From 4 July to 31 August, Kunsthal Gent will present a wide variety of works, providing a broad view of the current visual arts in our city. This year, no less then 800 artists are participating.

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Fri 15.08 - Sun 17.08 — Micha Goldberg & Rosie Sommers — Drama

What if we could experience theatre the way we walk through an exhibition? Theater makers Micha Goldberg and Rosie Sommers are in residence at Kunsthal Gent to work on their new project‘Drama in the Museum’. During the Patersholfeesten, they will explore the grey zone between black box and white cube with a continuous performance in Kunsthal Gent.

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Sun 17.08 — Nástio Mosquito: flea market

A flea market, an artist on the run, or perhaps both? Mosquito Flees brings works from Nástio Mosquito’s earlier exhibition King of Klowns (M HKA) to Kunsthal Gent, exploring the complex relationship between material value and artistic meaning. During the Patersholfeesten, he offers the materials from which his works were made as goods at the flea market.

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15.08-17.08 — Exhibitions

Throughout the building, our permanent exhibition ‘Endless Exhibition’ features works by artists such as Ben Thorp Brown, Isabelle Andriessen, Eva Fabregas, Martin Belou, Rudy Guedj, Charlotte Stuby, Prem Krishnamurthy, Jesse Jones, Theo De Meyer, and Olivier Goethals. In the hall church, you can see ‘Mosquito Flees’ by Nástio Mosquito and ‘We Turn Towards an Ending and Pay Attention’ by Fiona Hallinan. In the Old House of Kunsthal Gent, there is the exhibition by Curatorial Studies, ‘For Some Time I’ve Been Standing’.

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Practical

During the Patersholfeesten (August 15 – 17), Kunsthal Gent will be open daily:

Friday: 11:00 — 22:00
Saturday: 11:00 — 18:00
Sunday: 08:00 — 18:00

Zomersalon | Buy Local

Zomersalon: Buy Local is a radical exhibition where every visual artist from Ghent can show and sell their work. From July 4th to August 31st, Kunsthal Gent will present a wide variety of works, creating a broad view of the current visual arts scene in our city. A remarkable 800 artists are participating in this edition of Zomersalon: Buy Local.

Through a diverse public program this year, we are specifically focusing on supporting the Ghent art scene, from symposia, artist talks, and speed dates to guided tours, performances, and film screenings. We aim to share knowledge, increase artists’ visibility, stimulate the sale of artworks, and draw attention to the needs of the sector.

The concept of the Zomersalon originated during the pandemic to financially support artists in difficult times. The first editions took place in 2020 and 2021, in collaboration with the Ghent Arts Council. It certainly had an impact. Each edition attracted 6,000 visitors, and in 2023, that number even reached 9,000. Between 600 and 700 artists participated each time. Approximately half of the exhibited works found buyers, generating revenues of €105,000 to €125,000 per edition. This was enormous support for the artists. Buyers also contribute to a sustainable art climate in Ghent.