Newspaper Vooruit 1884-1978

The book, a whopper of 200 pages in a large format, explores the history of the  Vooruit newspaper and covers nearly 100 years of political, social, and cultural news. It is richly illustrated with newspaper pages, photos, and documents, and interspersed with anecdotes.

Besides the newspaper itself, much attention is also paid to the turbulent history of the socialist movement in Ghent. And not to forget the role of famous former employees such as the writer Louis Paul Boon , the poet Richard Minne , and painter-drawer Frits Van den Berghe .

The publication was compiled on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at Amsab-ISG (22 August - 22 October 2021).

Some initial reactions: "A beautiful historical document," "What a colossal work," "A gem, congratulations!"

Daily newspaper Vooruit 1884-1978
Bob Van de Voorde, Jan Van Doorslaer, Herman Balthazar

Amsab-ISG, Ghent, 2021, 200 p.

25 €