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Design Museum Gent vs STAM Ghent City Museum
Both are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, STAM Ghent City Museum scores significantly higher than Design Museum Gent. STAM Ghent City Museum comes in at 86 with praise from 3 publications such as Afar Magazine, Lonely Planet and Michelin Guide.
Design Museum Gent
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Afar Magazine
Frommer's
Jan Breydelstraat 5, Ghent BE-9000, Belgium
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Collection specialises in furnishings from baroque through art nouveau and 1970s psychedelic to 1990s furniture-as-art. "
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Travel + Leisure
"A building in two parts: the old wing, an 18th-century mansion that showcases re-creations of domestic life in that era."
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Afar Magazine
"Here you will find decorative arts such as furnishings, appliances and dishware from Belgium's design history. "
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Frommer's
"This decorative arts museum showcases the very best in world design...temporary exhibitions take on controversial subjects such as the use of plastic and pollution."
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STAM Ghent City Museum
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
Michelin Guide
Fodor's
Frommer's
Godshuizenlaan 2, Bijlokesite, Ghent 9000 , Belgium
From $0 /night
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Shoehorned into a 17th-century former nunnery-hospital complex, this satisfying 21st-century museum does a very thorough job of explaining Ghent's evolution over 70,000 years of history."
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City treaties and treasures are interspersed with choose-your-own film clips and a chance to peer into the future.
Afar Magazine
"The new and high-tech city museum of Ghent is well worth a visit."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The museum is housed in the former Bijloke Cistercian abbey, founded in the 14C."
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Fodor's
"Explore the history of Gent through nine rooms, documenting significant moments in its past. Each room addresses a different era...tour winds its way through a 14th-century abbey."
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Frommer's
"STAM offers the perfect introduction to Ghent, as it details the development of the city from its medieval beginnings to the cultured city we meet today"
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