Contact & Visit

Planning a visit to Amsab-ISG? Here you'll find all the practical information about our opening hours, accessibility, and how to contact us with any questions.

Opening hours

Welcome

Monday - Friday 9.00am to 17.00pm

Reading room

The reading room is only accessible by appointment after reservation via the catalog.
Would you like to know how to make a reservation? Read it here. 

Exhibitions 

Amsab-ISG regularly organizes exhibitions. These are open to the public free of charge from Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and on some weekends. 

watch here whether there is currently an exhibition on display and what special opening days there are. 

Closed 2026

  • New Year: Thursday, January 1 
  • Easter: Sunday April 5 and Monday April 6 
  • Labor Day: Friday, May 1 
  • Ascension Day: Thursday May 14 and Friday May 15
  • Pentecost: Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25  
  • Feast of the Flemish Community: Saturday, July 11 
  • National Holiday: Monday, July 20 and Tuesday, July 21 
  • Assumption of Our Lady: Saturday, August 15 
  • Allerheiligen: Sunday November 1 
  • Armistice: Wednesday, November 11  
  • Christmas break: from Friday, December 25, 2026 to Friday, January 1, 2027

Location & Contact

Amsab Institute for Social History
Address: Bagattenstraat 174, 9000 Ghent
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Phone: + 32 (0) 9 224 00 79
VAT number: BE 0421 285 549

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Directions

By train

  • Direct train connections from Brussels Central and Antwerp Central to Ghent Sint-Pieters.
  • From Gent-Sint-Pieters station: take shuttle bus P4, get off at the Savaanstraat stop. Return a few meters to Bagattenstraat.

By car

  • Follow the R40 city ring road and the P-route for underground parking. The nearest parking lots are Gent Zuid Parking (P3) and Sint-Pietersplein Parking (P10).
  • Please note: Ghent city centre is a low-emission zone. Check here whether your car meets the admission requirements.  

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Accessibility 

The reception and public area with free exhibition are located on the ground floor and are accessible without barriers.

The reading room on the first floor is accessible by elevator.

Public toilets on the ground floor, suitable for wheelchair users.

A sign language interpreter can be provided upon simple request.

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