Experts' Choice Award STAM Ghent City Museum
What the experts agree on
STAM traces Ghent's 70,000-year evolution through nine immersive rooms housed in a stunning 14th-century Cistercian abbey. High-tech exhibits make this the city's essential introduction, blending medieval architecture with modern storytelling
“The new and high-tech city museum of Ghent is well worth a visit.”
– Afar Magazine
Lonely Planet "Shoehorned into a 17th-century former nunnery-hospital complex, this satisfying 21st-century museum does a very thorough job of explaining Ghent's evolution over 70,000 years of history." Full review
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City treaties and treasures are interspersed with choose-your-own film clips and a chance to peer into the future.
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The museum is housed in the former Bijloke Cistercian abbey, founded in the 14C." Full review
Fodor's "Explore the history of Gent through nine rooms, documenting significant moments in its past. Each room addresses a different era...tour winds its way through a 14th-century abbey." Full review
Frommer's "STAM offers the perfect introduction to Ghent, as it details the development of the city from its medieval beginnings to the cultured city we meet today" Full review
The Guardian "A riverside walk, past houseboats and barges took us to Stam, the city museum set across 14th, 17th and 21st-century spaces. Displays and recordings chart the city’s ebb and flow from..."
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