Gent, Belgium
Jozef Guislainstraat 43
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A very interesting museum on mental health. They have very nice exhibitions. At the time of our visit there was the very interesting exhibition on the influence of mental illness on art by way of dance. It had some nice art pieces and lots of footage. There was also an exhibition of photos and video work on addiction which was very high quality. The permanent collection on mental health and on the facility itself is also good, but lacks context and information. The permanent art collection of “non professional” artists or artists who have turned away from the art world, is curious, but less interesting than the other collections. The buildings are the former mental asylum, which gives extra value to the visit. We experienced the staff as a negative point: they were clearly bored and gave the impression of being inconvenienced by the visitors. Some were downright rude, which was a shame.
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The art exhibitions are interesting and so is the current one on phycology/madness but the booklet guide is awful. Very difficult to find the information regarding pieces on display as you would have to find the piece that has everything sorted alphabetically rather than the order they are displayed. Would of also been good if there was more information on the asylum itself. I would definitely go back though if I was in Gent again.
Super fascinating and we'll thought out museum on the history of psychology, specifically to mental health and intellectual/development disabilities in both Belgium and the world at large. As a professional in the field myself I found it super interesting and most importantly very respectful to the the former residents of the institution (when it came to exhibits about them specifically). There is a whole separate part of the museum dedicated to \outsider art\ or folk art. Make sure you do both!!
Really fascinating museum. The building itself is really beautiful on the outside. I found the permanent exhibit (history of psychiatry) both interesting and disturbing. There was a special exhibit on anxiety that I enjoyed. Loved the mix of objects, photos, videos, and words.
Nice, a lot of history and art about the psychological mental health, nice staff for students under 25 or 26 in some days 1 only.
This place is a must when in the area.the exhibitions are split into different areas and so engaging and informative. Site is beautiful and calm. A must is to visit the insider art section for some of the most interesting and dynamic art work Plenty of Parking at the Museum. Allow time for your visit We spent 4 hours here.very good value for money. Cafe on site excellent value 3 Euro's for coffee and 2 Pancakes!!!
Nice vintage architectural buildings. Nice cafeteria for a coffee in the sun.
This museum used to house a fantastic history of psychiatry, with rooms full of tools, machines, learning props, etc. Sadly this has been replaced by a very mediocre ‘art’ exhibit, containing a very limited number of interesting exhibits and a lot of photo’s and paintings related to mental health. Granted, there is some nice stuff included, but a lot of it is available in other museums, in better settings. The old museum had a unique quality and atmosphere, but sadly there’s no trace of it left.
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