Amsab-ISG
Bagattenstraat 174
9000 Ghent
Tel: +32 (0)9 224 00 79
E-mail: info@amsab.be
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Discover our exhibitions, tours, book presentations, lectures, workshops and other public activities here.
An appeal for human rights
July 19 - August 29, 2025
Open daily from 10am to 4pm
St. Nicholas Church - Ghent
Discover the poignant embroidery of Lucie Kamuswekera, who brings Congo's turbulent past and present to life on jute sacks.
An exhibition by Amnesty International, Amsab-ISG and Conflict and Research Group UGent.
June 23 - November 21, 2025,
Amsab-ISG - Ghent Studio Stone exhibition the work of Cami and Sasha Stone : a photographic duo who emerged as one of the most innovative voices in European photography during the interwar period. After a successful exhibition at the Musée de la Photographie in Charleroi, their groundbreaking work is now on display in our public space in Ghent. Admission is free.
April 27 - May 16, 2025
Amsab-ISG - Ghent
Back to Start? takes you playfully through a hundred years of leisure history. To mark Heritage Day —themed " Game on! "— we delved into our collection to find historical images and authentic games that demonstrate how leisure time—and the way we think about it—has changed over the years.
Saturday, June 21, 2025 - 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Amsab-ISG - Ghent
During the First World War, 1.5 million Belgians fled the violence of war. According to the In Flanders Fields Museum, every Belgian today has a story of refuge in their family history and community.
Are you also curious about this underexposed Belgian migration history? How can we uncover the human story behind the numbers? Want to explore the journey of your family or community? Then this workshop is for you!
Wednesday May 28, 2025 - 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Amsab-ISG - Ghent
"Brigadistas from Belgium" will be presented in the public area of Amsab-ISG . This website contains biographical information on more than two thousand volunteers who served in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. The database was compiled by researchers Rudi Van Doorslaer and François Van Pelt using unique information from Spanish and Russian collections, among others.
This workshop is full – registration is no longer possible.
February 1 - May 18, 2025
Musée de la Photographie - Charleroi
Studio Stone exhibition —a project by the Musée de la Photographie and Amsab-ISG—returns attention to the forgotten interwar photographers Cami and Sasha Stone and their multifaceted oeuvre. Featuring 80 iconic works from our collection, the exhibition offers a fresh perspective on their work, which ranges from architectural and industrial photography to nude and portrait photography.
Saturday, April 27, 2025 - 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Winter Circus - Ghent During Heritage Day on Sunday, April 27, Voem vzw and Amsab-ISG proudly present Digidaar : a brand-new virtual archive and museum space that brings Voem's heritage to life. Discover the rich history of this socio-cultural organization through a digital lens, in an interactive environment where past and future intersect.
November 18, 2024 – March 28, 2025
Amsab-ISG - Ghent What was it like to be queer as a young person in the 1960s? And what about the decades that followed? In the exhibition " Young and Queer Since the Sixties, various aspects of the evolution of the lives and activism of LGBTQ+ young people, and how their struggles helped pave the way for the generations that followed.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
The Expedition - Ghent
Historian Neslihan Doğan and photographer Çiğdem Yüksel conversed at De Expeditie during El Ghorba Talk . They discussed their passion and mission: making the first generation of Turkish women in Belgium and the Netherlands visible in migration history. They also emphasized the importance of archiving these stories.
June 17, 2024 – October 4, 2024,
Amsab-ISG - Ghent. In the exhibition "Small Resistance: Cycling in the Amsab-ISG Collection ," we highlight the cycling heritage in our collection in all its facets. From a toy of the elite, to a tool for emancipation, to the struggle with and for the bicycle.
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Amsab-ISG - Ghent
On Heritage Day 2024, visitors could visit the exhibition Chilean Popular Resistance with Needle and Thread at Amsab-ISG for the last time.
December 11, 2023 – April 21, 2024
Amsab-ISG - Ghent
The exhibition Chilean Popular Resistance with Needle and Thread showcased the work of women of missing prisoners under the Pinochet regime, who depicted their lives and traumas by embroidering colorful arpilleras .
May 8, 2023 – October 27, 2023
Amsab-ISG - Ghent
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Democratic People's and Culture Association (DHKD), one of the first self-organized organizations in Flanders, the association's story was presented in the exhibition " We Have Never Been the Turks. DHKD: 40 Years on the Barricades for Minorities," in collaboration with STAM and Amsab-ISG.
July 15 - 23, 2023
St. Nicholas Church - Ghent
"A Story of Rights in Embroidery" was on display at St. Nicholas' Church , featuring embroidered stories of Syrian women living in the Shatila refugee camp. This exhibition was the result of a collaboration between Amnesty International Ghent region, the School of Arts/HOGENT, the Human Rights Research Network, Justice Visions, and Amsab-ISG.
Lunchboxes speak volumes. What we eat for lunch says a lot about who we are and where we come from. Listen to our podcast " A Brief History of Lunchtime" —a mix of remarkable testimonials and clever scientists.
November 18, 2022 – March 31, 2023
Amsab-ISG - Ghent
The exhibition Embroidered Past, Imagined Future in Congo at Amsab-ISG offered an impressive overview of the work of Congolese artist Lucie Kamuswekera, who depicts Congo's turbulent history with her embroidery.
April 2 - August 28, 2022
Amsab-ISG - Ghent On January 3, 1972, woodcarver and printmaker Frans Masereel passed away. To mark the 50th anniversary of his death, Amsab-ISG and the MSK are delving into their collections for a warm tribute to Masereel and the friendships he fostered during his rich career.
November 19, 2021 – February 28, 2022
Amsab-ISG - Ghent This exhibition and accompanying publication takes you through the 50-year history of Oxfam World Shops through images.
August 22 - October 22, 2021
Amsab-ISG - Ghent
A look back at the history of the legendary daily newspaper for the labor movement, from heartwarming stories and improbable successes to gripping dramas and inglorious lows.
July 19 - October 14, 2019
Amsab-ISG - Ghent
The events of May 1968 in Paris sent shockwaves through Western Europe. But in July 1968, everything seemed to remain the same in Ghent: the traditional Ghent Festivities continued as usual. Amsab-ISG is presenting an exhibition to commemorate the Festivities.
November 30, 2018 - February 16, 2019
VANDENHOVE – Center for Architecture and Art UGent
Amsab-ISG, VANDENHOVE - Centre for Architecture and Art and Ghent University present the exhibition ' Variétés (1928-1930) and photography from the Amsab-ISG collection.
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