Contact & Visit

Are you planning a visit to Amsab-ISG? Here you will find all practical information about our opening hours, accessibility and how to contact us with questions.

Opening hours

Welcome

Monday - Friday 9.00am - 17.00pm

Reading room

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

Exhibitions

Amsab-ISG regularly organises exhibitions. These can be viewed free of charge from Monday to Friday from 9.00:17.00 to XNUMX:XNUMX, and on some days during the weekend.

watch here whether there is currently an exhibition running and which special opening days there are.

Closed 2025

New Year: Wednesday January 1st
Easter: Sunday April 20 and Monday April 21
Labor Day: Thursday May 1 and Friday May 2
Ascension Day: Thursday May 29 and Friday May 30
Pentecost: Sunday June 8 and Monday June 9
Feast of the Flemish Community: Friday July 11th
National Holiday: Monday July 21
Ascension Day of Our Lady: Friday August 15th
Allerheiligen: Saturday November 1th
Armistice: Monday November 10 and Tuesday November 11
Christmas break: from Thursday 25 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026

Location & Contact

Amsab Institute of Social History
Address: Bagattenstraat 174, 9000 Ghent
Email: info@amsab.be
Phone: + 32 (0) 9 224 00 79
VAT number: BE 0421 285 549

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Transport

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

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