S.M.A.K.

S.M.A.K. is Ghent's municipal museum of contemporary art, opened in 1999 in the renovated former casino building in the Citadelpark, opposite the Museum of Fine Arts. Its collection covers international art after 1945, from Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol to Panamarenko, and Jan Fabre's sculpture The Man Who Measures the Clouds stands on the roof.

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Tue09:30–17:30

Wed09:30–17:30

Thu09:30–17:30

Fri09:30–17:30

Sat10:00–18:00

Sun10:00–18:00

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Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

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STAM Ghent City Museum

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