Primary school

Museum of daily life

MAIN EXHIBITION, PERMANENT

Guided tour

Explore the museum of daily life through the annual calendar. You will be introduced to important life stages and rituals from the daily lives of as many as four generations. How much has changed! What did your parents and (great) grandparents used to play with? When did the first television arrive? How do you get up in the morning today and what was it like before? Why did they wear a black wedding dress? What did a class used to look like and what toys did you get from Sinterklaas?

• For whom: 1st year to the 6th year primary school
  
  
• Duration: 1h30
  
  
• Price:
   
  • 95,00 € per guide
    
    
  • Admission to the museum is free for students (under 18) and accompanying adults.
    
    
• Max. 20 participants per guide (including accompanying adults). Is your group larger? If so, split the group and book more than one guide. A maximum of 3 groups can start at the same time.
  
  
• Booking
  • Book at least 10 working days in advance
    
    
  • Request your tour online. Do you have questions? Call Museum Bookings Ghent T 09 210 10 75, every weekday from 9am to 5pm.

VISIT WITHOUT GUIDE

Discover the rhythm of the annual calendar and how we lived before and now. How did we get up in the morning? What was a classroom like in days gone by, and what toys did we get from St Nicholas?

• For whom: 1st year to the 6th year primary school
  
  
• Duration: 1h - 1h30
  
  
• Price: Admission to the museum is free for students (under 18) and accompanying adults.
  
  
• Max. 20 participants (including accompanying adults). Is your group larger? A maximum of 3 groups can start at the same time.
  
  
• Booking
  • Book at least 10 working days in advance
    
    
  • Request your tour online. Do you have questions? Call Museum Bookings Ghent T 09 210 10 75, every weekday from 9am to 5pm.

Expo 'Fairground wonders'

20.06.2025 - 26.04.2026

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!

• For whom : primary schools. The visit is adapted to the age of the group.
  
  
• Duration : 1h30
  
  
• Price : € 95 per guide, free admision
  
  
• Number : 2 groups (1 group = max. 20 people including teachers) can start at the same time.
  
  
• Booking
  • Book at least 10 working days in advance
    
    
  • Request your tour online. Do you have questions? Call Museum Bookings Ghent T 09 210 10 75, every weekday from 9am to 5pm.