During Thursday Late, the museum and museum café are open until 10pm.
During Thursday Late, the museum and museum café are open until 10pm.
At the House of Alijn, discover how we live, party, love and relax. Together with your family and friends, reminisce and exchange stories about the past and present.
During an interactive visit, you will discover many recognisable objects, photos, sounds and videos from the 20th and 21st centuries. Rummage through photo albums, read out a New Year's letter, redo your opening dance or challenge each other to a game of Pac-Man.
With your museum ticket, you can also visit the temporary exhibition ‘Fairground wonders'.
Nowadays the fair is all about big, fast rides. But that wasn't always the case. More than 100 years ago, it was completely different. Those who went to the fair discovered magic shows, new scientific inventions, exotic animals and 'miracle' workers. Would you like to know what things were like at the fair in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? This exhibition will reveal all. For families with children, there is a family trail through the exhibition.
Curious about the ‘tricks up their sleeve’? Discover rare wonders and experience the funfair of the late 19th century. Never seen before!
Untill 26.04.2026
Stop by for a drink in our authentic museum café or during the summer months in the courtyard garden, an oasis in Ghent.
