To your health! 22.06.2024‑27.04.2025

An exhibition about our search for a long, healthy and happy life throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

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An exhibition about our search for a long, healthy and happy life throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

Peculiar miracle cures, nutritional tips and sports challenges. Every day, we come across all kinds of advice to take better care of ourselves. What do we need to stay physically and mentally healthy? How have our views on this topic changed? And what role do science, government, media and advertising play in this regard? From the toilet to the kitchen and the bedroom. In this exhibition, you’ll discover what special tools we have used throughout the 20th and 21st centuries to live long, healthy and happy lives.

Practical info

Temporary exhibition from 22.06.2024 – 27.04.2025

  • Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri: 9.00 am-5.00 pm
  • Sat-Sun-holidays: 10.00 am-6.00 pm
  • Closed on Wednesdays
  • Open until 10pm during Thursday Late

Admission: see museum rates

Tickets can be booked online or by phone (T 09 235 38 00), but are not necessary. With this ticket, you can also visit the Museum of Daily Life.

Groups: guided tours or without guide

Where: The House of Alijn (Kraanlei 65, 9000 Ghent)

Press: contact Annelien Noppe

annelien.noppe@stad.gent, 0473 56 13 88

In association with

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Calendar

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Evening opening

Thursday Late

06.02.2025, 06.03.2025, 03.04.2025, 01.05.2025, 05.06.2025

During Thursday Late, the museum and museum café are open until 10pm.
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Exhibition

Museum of daily life

The House of Alijn explores customs, traditions and rituals from the recent and distant past. 
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The sound game

Warm up your vocal cords and muscles because the sound game is a walk in Ghent's historical city centre for active families.  

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