Photos: After: Jan van Eyck After: Hubert van Eyck, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Hieronymus Bosch, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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Photos: After: Jan van Eyck After: Hubert van Eyck, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Hieronymus Bosch, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Design Museum Gent, old house new galleries
Your local guide
Ine Verstraete
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Highlights
- An eighteenth-century mansion, extended
- Old facade, modern galleries behind
- Where two centuries of design meet
- Ghent's design history, from outside in
- One building, two architectural stories
About this tour
This session covers the Design Museum Gent, built from an eighteenth-century mansion with a modern extension behind it. You see the original facade from the street, then look into the courtyard where the old and new sections meet. It is a short, focused look at one building doing two jobs at once.
We start with a sound check outside the mansion, since the street can carry some traffic noise. I move to the courtyard for the second stop and take your questions about the building or its collection as we go. A short reading list follows by message afterwards.
It suits anyone with an interest in design or architecture. It also works well before or after visiting the museum's collection yourself.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Ghent before heading out.
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Design Museum facade 15 min
The camera takes in the eighteenth-century mansion facade, and I explain how a modern extension was added behind it without changing the street view.
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Design Museum courtyard 15 min
We look into the courtyard between old and new, and I point out where the two styles of architecture meet.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Ghent: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Belgian waffles and Patershol, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Brussels time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 7 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Ghent, showing you Design Museum facade and Design Museum courtyard live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Ghent live with my phone.
Times shown in Brussels time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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