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All ethnology museums to visit in Ghent

Explore the cultural diversity and heritage at 3 ethnology museums in Ghent. These museums offer insights into the traditions, customs, and ways of life of various communities.

Are you interested in learning about different cultures and their histories? Here are the ethnology museums to visit in Ghent:

  1. House of Alijn1

    House of Alijn

     Ghent
    The House of Alijn is located in the Children Alijn Hospital, a former place of worship. The museum is dedicated to the popular culture in the 20th century. The basis of the collection is formed from the collection of the Museum of Folklore. The collection includes thousands of objects, documents, p
     3.6
    History & Anthropology History
  3. Etnografische verzamelingen van de Universiteit Gent2

    Etnografische verzamelingen van de Universiteit Gent

     Ghent
    The Ethnographic Collections of UGent (EVUG) is the oldest ethnographic collection in Flanders. The first objects came from Java (Indonesia) and were acquired in 1825. The permanent display includes some 350 objects from Africa, Oceania, Indonesia and the Americas.
     3.9
    History & Anthropology History
  4. 3

    Ghent university museum

     Ghent
    The gent university museum (GUM) opened on 23 oktober 2020 and collections of multiple smaller museums that existed before. It has collections related to all university activities including zoology, morphology, science, history, medicine, history and ethnographicism. It is located next to the "botan
     4.5
    Science & Technology Science