Honestly, I am a bit mixed about the museum. The building and the courtyard are beautiful, and the museum does portray the absolute dread of having to stay in this significant place, at the birth of psychiatry: this development represented frontier medicine and this exhibition shows the abuse and hefty dose of stigmatisation that still exists. What I do miss however, is more explanation about the various mental illnesses that are defined and removed from clinical books and how they initially manifested in this new frontier of psychiatry and psychology. There is perhaps a slight suggestion made by the museum that it was and is perceived that mental health issues are entangled with certain types of artistic expressions. This is currently shown with the outsider art exhibition and the artistic expressions shown, all made by people who are mentally disturbed in one way or another

It was my second time to go visit this museum. I expected more about the story of the psychiatric institute, but they only put one section about it and the other part was about art. It is not worth it what you have to pay. The first time I visited this museum, you saw a lot more! More materials, pictures, etc...

(Translated by Google) Super !, Versatile parking for cars and can be reached by tram 4 B. The building is preserved in very good condition, and even today the heaters were turned on. The museum presents the view and the way of dealing with people who were hospitalized at that time. Reports, studies, photos and work done by patients and the assurance of doctors. (See photos) Note: Steel beds, lobotomy mannequins, or electroshock chairs should not be expected. The visit can be booked Online at a selected time. Internet payment. Sightseeing takes about 1 hour. I recommend! (Original) Super!, Wszechstronny parking dla aut i można dojechać tramwajem 4 B. Budynek zachowany w bardzo dobrym stanie, a nawet dzisiaj grzejniki były włączone. W muzeum jest przedstawiony pogląd i sposób postępowania z osobami które znalazły się w ten czas w szpitalu. Relacje, badania, zdjęcia i prace wykonane przez pacjentów i zapewnienie lekarzy. (Patrz zdjęcia) Uwaga : Nie należy oczekiwać stalowych łóżek, manekinów po lobotomii lub krzeseł do elektrowstrząsów. Wizytę można zarezerwować Online na wybraną godzinę. Płatność internetowa. Zwiedzanie zajmuje około 1h. Polecam!

(Translated by Google) Exhibition on the wrong side is a nice mixture of history and art. Collage Art in isolation is a collaboration between artists and psychiatric institutions. Cozy courtyard where you can also linger. Don't expect a science-based exhibition where everything from needle to thread is explained. Be open to the confrontation between psychiatry and art. The impulse to philosophize ... what is art? What is insanity? What was considered madness and how was it dealt with? It is special to read Dr Guislain's vision shortly after the lockdown: architecture must contribute to healing. Patients should feel free and enjoy nature ... It is a pity that the psychiatric patients are not regarded as full-fledged artists, their contribution is kept anonymous. Wouldn't recognition of their work please them? (Original) Tentoonstelling op losse schroeven is een mooie mengeling van geschiedenis en kunst. Collage Kunst in afzondering is een samenwerking tss kunstenaars en psychiatrische inrichtingen. Gezellig binnenplein waar je ook even kan vertoeven. Verwacht geen wetenschappelijk onderbouwde tentoonstelling waar alles van naald tot draad wordt uitgelegd. Sta open voor de confrontatie tussen psychiatrie en kunst. De aanzet tot filosoferen... wat is kunst? Wat is waanzin? Wat aanzag men als waanzin en hoe ging men daar mee om? Bijzonder om kort na de lockdown de visie van Dr Guislain te lezen: de architectuur moet bijdragen aan genezing. Patiënten moeten zich vrij voelen en van de natuur kunnen genieten... Jammer dat de psychiatrische patiënten niet aanzien worden als volwaardig kunstenaar, hun bijdrage wordt anoniem gehouden. Zou erkenning van hun werk hen niet verblijden?

Been 3 times for the past 10 years, showing around to people around me because it was a unique atmosphere inside the museum. But the museum became a contemporary gallery. Normally, you can walk around a museum explaining the history of this old christian building, more and more you're walking around the rooms, more you know the history about this place, the debut of psychiatry, how the patients were treated at different centuries, the discoveries, photos, objects, evolutions of all this things. In front of the museum, you had a "messy" gallery with all the arts from patients and randoms : paintings, drawings, sculptures, it was incredible to see. I was disappointed by this change not because I liked the old one, more because for a listed building like this one, the history of the place was gone.

Not much of a museum about physiatry or history. It does have some interesting displays showcasing some old books and tools. But not much more than a headline about mental illness. I wish it would have dug deeper into explanations of the world and study of these illnesses and treatments. Otherwise it just has a series of photographer and drawings (mostly without any details) and 2 rooms of fashion and unrelated art.

This was one of the most disappointing museums I've ever been to. If you are expecting any sort of history on psychiatry or the facility itself, it is nowhere to be found. The building and courtyard is beautiful, but there is little to offer inside with regard to its past. It is a few small rooms with temporary art exhibits with no context or information provided. There is so much lost potential in this museum- why not utilize this space as an opportunity to document the harsh treatment of the mentally ill in the past and also recognize the progress modern society has made as well?

Unfortunately I cannot recommend this museum unless you absolutely have done everything else in Ghent. The building of the museum is very beautiful. However, that's about the only positive I can say about my experience. For a museum dedicated to a psychiatrist, you'd expect more information and exhibition about mental health issues. Unfortunately, the vast majority of what was on display was some random paintings and abstract art. Such a missed opportunity.

A very interesting museum on mental health. They have very nice exhibitions. At the time of our visit there was the very interesting exhibition on the influence of mental illness on art by way of dance. It had some nice art pieces and lots of footage. There was also an exhibition of photos and video work on addiction which was very high quality. The permanent collection on mental health and on the facility itself is also good, but lacks context and information. The permanent art collection of “non professional” artists or artists who have turned away from the art world, is curious, but less interesting than the other collections. The buildings are the former mental asylum, which gives extra value to the visit. We experienced the staff as a negative point: they were clearly bored and gave the impression of being inconvenienced by the visitors. Some were downright rude, which was a shame.

This museum used to house a fantastic history of psychiatry, with rooms full of tools, machines, learning props, etc. Sadly this has been replaced by a very mediocre ‘art’ exhibit, containing a very limited number of interesting exhibits and a lot of photo’s and paintings related to mental health. Granted, there is some nice stuff included, but a lot of it is available in other museums, in better settings. The old museum had a unique quality and atmosphere, but sadly there’s no trace of it left.

Super fascinating and we'll thought out museum on the history of psychology, specifically to mental health and intellectual/development disabilities in both Belgium and the world at large. As a professional in the field myself I found it super interesting and most importantly very respectful to the the former residents of the institution (when it came to exhibits about them specifically). There is a whole separate part of the museum dedicated to "outsider art" or folk art. Make sure you do both!!

Really fascinating museum. The building itself is really beautiful on the outside. I found the permanent exhibit (history of psychiatry) both interesting and disturbing. There was a special exhibit on anxiety that I enjoyed. Loved the mix of objects, photos, videos, and words.

Ungepflegtes, schmutziges Museum. Insgesamt enttäuschend. 17 Euro kaum zu rechtfertigen (2 Pers). Man bekommt KEINE Ahnung von dem Leid der Menschen, die um die Jahrhunderwende und in den ersten 40 Jahren des 20.Jahrhundert in riesigen Bettensälen einquartiert wurden, zum Nichtstun verdammt. Psychiatrie: damals das Stiefkind unserer Gesellschaft.

This place is a must when in the area.the exhibitions are split into different areas and so engaging and informative. Site is beautiful and calm. A must is to visit the insider art section for some of the most interesting and dynamic art work Plenty of Parking at the Museum. Allow time for your visit We spent 4 hours here.very good value for money. Cafe on site excellent value 3 Euro's for coffee and 2 Pancakes!!!

(Translated by Google) Exhibition "On the loose" was a serious disappointment. We expected a description of psychiatry in the 19th and 20th centuries, but were shown a lot of scribbles and sketches made by psychiatric patients. Too bad, missed opportunity and a pity about our 2 x 10 euros (Original) Tentoonstelling "Op losse schroeven" was een zware tegenvaller. We hadden een beschrijving verwacht van de psychiatrie in de 19de en 20ste eeuw, maar kregen een hoop krabbels en schetsen te zien die door psychiatrische patiënten gemaakt zijn. Jammer, gemiste kans en jammer van onze 2 x 10 euro

(Translated by Google) Setback. Learned little about the history of psychiatria. With this goal I eventually came to visit this museum. Unfortunately ... (Original) Tegenvaller. Weinig bijgeleerd over de geschiedenis van de psychiatria. Met dit doel kwam ik uiteindelijk dit museum bezoeken. Jammer ...

(Translated by Google) Beautiful buildings, peaceful atmosphere. Museum section is based more on an artistic perspective than a clinical one. I remained hungry, would have liked to have learned more about how psychatrics worked in the past. (Original) Mooie gebouwen, rustige sfeer. Museumgedeelte gaat meer uit van een kunstig perspectief dan een klinisch. Ik bleef wat op m'n honger zitten, had graag nog meer te weten gekomen hoe psychatrie vroeger werkte.

Very nice museum! I enjoyed the different exhibits especially Unhinged.

(Translated by Google) Don't bother. No history about the building and methods of treating former patients. No explanation for the objects on display. Covid period: 1 visiting hour and pay full price. mhmhm (Original) Niet de moeite. Geen geschiedenis over het gebouw en methoden behandeling vroegere patiënten. Geen uitleg bij de tentoongestelde objecten. Periode Covid: 1 bezoekuur en de volle prijs betalen. mhmhm

(Translated by Google) Ghent (Original) Gent

Very disappointing museum. The exhibitions had almost no explanation. We expected to learn more about psychiatry or the cool building, but there isn't much info about that.

Once I got my head around how to use the reference book I found this place fascinating, some really interesting history. Wasn't keen on the art work part but that's just me. Well worth a visit if you're interested in the history of psychiatry.... and art

I have stayed in Gent many times and always looked forward to visiting the Dr Guislain Museum. This museum is one of the highlights of my visit, but this time it was very disappointing. I come for their fabulous exhibition of ‘Outsider Art’ which is exciting and stimulating and discovered that the collection had been put into storage to make way for a temporary exhibition due to open the next day 26th June. ‘Outsider Art’ is what Dr Guislain is about, it relates to the environment of a psychiatric hospital where it is housed. It does not make sense to me to remove the crown jewels of a gallery at any time. It would be like the Louvre putting the Mona Lisa into storage and still expecting people to visit and not mind. There were minimal examples relating to the development of psychiatry which was interesting but the work currently on show is uninspiring, and did not seem to relate to anything. Dr Guislain seems to be caught in a dilemma: is it a gallery or is a museum? In my view it holds a historical resource which demonstrates the healing power of creativity through mental and emotional strife and the core of it should be retained as that at all times.

(Translated by Google) Today we visited the permanent exhibition. Interesting. However, it would have been more interesting if we had been made aware of the available museum help. In general, I found the whole of the site to be depressing. The reception could also be better, not only because of that booklet. But still I thought my visit was worthwhile. (Original) Vandaag bezochten we de permanente tentoonstelling. Interessant. Zou echter boeiender geweest zijn, mocht men ons attent gemaakt hebben op het ter beschikking zijnde museumhulpje. In het algemeen vond ik het geheel van de site deprimerend. Het onthaal kon ook beter, niet alleen omwille van dat boekje. Maar toch vond ik mijn bezoek de moeite waard.

(Translated by Google) It did not meet my expectation. Little to see what actually has to do with psychiatry in the past. Especially a lot of art and no explanation about the displayed objects. Too bad it seemed so interesting. (Original) Het voldeed niet aan mijn verwachting. Weinig te zien wat daadwerkelijk met psychiatrie in het verleden te maken heeft. Vooral veel kunst en geen uitleg bij de uitgestalde voorwerpen. Jammer, het leek zo interessant.

(Translated by Google) The forecourt and entrance of the museum appear slightly "dingy". Clearly more should be invested in maintenance and renovation here. The staff was friendly. The toilets are clean. We were nevertheless disappointed that not so much attention is paid to the history of psychiatry. The emphasis is on art. The museum is wheelchair accessible. (Original) Het voorplein en de inkom van het museum komen licht "groezelig" over. Hier moet duidelijk meer in onderhoud en renovatie geïnvesteerd worden. Het personeel was vriendelijk. De toiletten zijn proper. We waren toch we ontgoocheld dat er niet zo veel aandacht naar geschiedenis van psychiatrie gaat. De nadruk ligt op kunst. Het museum is toegankelijk voor rolstoelgebruikers.

Disappointed 😔 Lots of paintings, drawings from patients, some tools they used to use to operate. Some pictures as well. Sorry but not worth it, the building is very beautiful from the outside though.

Visited on museum night, interesting museum.

I am familiar with mental illness and I always like to learn more about it. It's interesting to see how psychiatry and the care for psychiatric patients have evolved over the years. It has gotten much better but there is still much to do, scientifically as well as psychologically as pharmacological. I enjoyed the artwork made by many psychiatric patients.

Really interesting look at mental health care through the ages. Wish there was a bit more explanation of how the practice evolved and some of the displayed documents, but overall an interesting experience.

(Translated by Google) Former closed institution for patients with mental problems. Museum with a permanent collection on psychiatry. Also temporary exhibitions such as art on mental disorders. (Original) Gewezen gesloten instelling voor patiënten met mentale problemen. Museum met vaste collectie over de psychiatrie. Ook tijdelijke tentoonstellingen zoals kunst rond mentale stoornissen.

(Translated by Google) Little infrastructure preserved, too many photos without further explanation. Too many patient drawings .... (Original) Weinig behouden infrastructuur, te veel foto's zonder verdere uitleg. Te veel tekeningen van patiënten....

Not my kind of art 🤭

(Translated by Google) I didn't think the museum was worth it. I have not learned anything. 3 halls. 1 permanent collection and exhibitions. Big disappointment. (Original) Ik vond het museum niet de moeite waard. Ik heb niets bijgeleerd. 3 zalen. 1 vaste collectie en exposities. Grote teleurstelling.

(Translated by Google) Both the exhibition and the workshop 'Collage' were the man! (Original) Zowel de tentoonstelling als de workshop 'Collage" was de man!

(Translated by Google) Nice photographic place. Nice exhibition. (Original) Leuke fotografische plek. Mooie tentoonstelling.

(Translated by Google) Not terrible (Original) Pas terrible

(Translated by Google) Impressive permanent collection / exhibition. The building itself has a beautiful, open interior space that is calming. (Original) Indrukwekkende vaste collectie/expo. Het gebouw zelf heeft een mooie, open binnenruimte dat rustgevend is.

(Translated by Google) Truly a disappointment! Provides almost no insight into the history of psychiatry. What remains are some drawings and "art" in an exhibition that can be called confusing to say the least. Unfortunately, this museum did not live up to expectations. (Original) Werkelijk een teleurstelling! Geeft bijna geen inzicht in de geschiedenis van de psychiatrie. Wat rest zijn wat tekeningen en “kunst” in een expositie die op zijn minst verwarrend kan genoemd worden. Dit museum voldeed helaas niet aan de verwachtingen.

(Translated by Google) Experience-oriented art experiment. With and by young artists. Fascinating how creativity can work in the isolation of the quarantine. The permanent collection is fascinating: it sprang from the psyche of the artists. (Original) Ervaring gerichte kunstexperiment. Met en door jonge kunstenaars. Fascinerend hoe creativiteit kan werken in het isolement vd quarantaine. De vaste collectie is wel boeiend: voortgesproten uit de psyche vd kunstenaars.

(Translated by Google) The museum has two permanent exhibitions. On the one hand, a history of psychiatry that also shows the darker sides. On the other hand there is a cabinet where works by (former) patients are shown. So Art Brut. Some very intense and impressive works. There are also special exhibitions in separate rooms. In the garden a kiosk where you can get coffee or cold drinks, unfortunately no cake. Overall: Recommended. (Original) Das Museum bietet zwei Dauerausstellungen. Zum einen eine Geschichte der Psychiatrie die auch die düsteren Seiten zeigt. Zum anderen ein Kabinett wo Werke von (ehemaligen) Patienten gezeigt werden. Also Art Brut. Zum Teil sehr intensive und beeindruckende Werke. Es gibt auch Sonderaustellungen in separaten Räumen. Im Garten ein Kiosk wo man Kaffee oder Kaltgetränke bekommt, leider keinen Kuchen.. Insgesamt: Empfehlenswert.

(Translated by Google) Great exhibition Between Us (Original) Knappe tentoonstelling Tussen Ons

(Translated by Google) Had expected so much from this, during my MW education they talked about this museum as it of it. But what a disappointment it was to me: o 10 euros paid for and my hunger for history and material of the former psychiatry is still there. I am so sorry and next time I will look at the reviews. Because whoever has decided this is probably afraid that people will find out the reality. Also the extra exhibition what was that ??? (Original) Had hier zo veel van verwacht, tijdens mijn opleiding MW spraken ze over dit museum als het van het. Maar wat een tegenvaller was me dat :o 10 euro voor betaald en mijn honger naar geschiedenis en materiaal van de vroegere psychiatrie is er nog steeds. Vind het zo spijtig en volgende keer bekijk ik de reviews. Want wie dit heeft beslist is waarschijnlijk bang dat mensen de realiteit te weten komt. Ook de extra tentoonstelling wat was dat???

(Translated by Google) Lots to visit, but few signs with an explanation of what you see. (Original) Veel te bezichtigen doch weinig borden met duiding over wat je ziet.

Great place! Worth a visit.

Some interesting expositions. One was in dutch. Others had info in English. Check it out if you're interested in psychology!

Nice art expo and staffs are very frindly. Must visit. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thrilling experience in some places. It's a museum that one will not forget after the visit.

Museum D'r. Guislain is a former psychiatric hospital. To get there you can either take the tram or walk. From the center of Ghent it's about a 30 minute walk. The permanent exhibition shows some amazing work of paintings and sculptures. I went for a photography exhibition and stayed longer to view the permanent exhibition.

Amazing place especially for people who in professions of mental health.

Horrible, Super demonizing towards mentally ill people. The whole time i was there i felt attacked. Horrible museum with bad art, bad structure and bad explenations. Way too expensive Don’t go here

Poorly laid out. Must be trying to have patrons have issues. Place is beautiful but museum not great. Check out site not museum

The concept is great but sadly the actual experience is a lot less than it could be. I would suggest that they should expand the 'art' section considerably. Also there needs to be better indexing of the exhibits to the guidebook; it can be difficult to get information on what you are looking at. The gardens are pleasant, and the coffee shop excellent!

An interesting museum, but I was expecting to see more details about practices performed there. Some temporary exhibitions didn’t make any sense.

Very unassuming museum on the outside but a fascinating collection, and respectful treatment of the subject matter, in a beautiful (and historically relevant) building. Temporary exhibition (on fashion) was more interesting than the permanent collection, which could do more to contextualise the items. Guide was a bit unintuitive to use.

Very unexpected find, this museum in an unusual and very beautiful building. The exhibition was well organized and most interesting. Well worth a visit.

A must see for anyone interested by the subjects close or somehow related to mental health, located in a beautiful setting full of so many memories. The temporary exhibitions are always worth the visit and contain a mix of items relating to the theme. Went to see "Windstoot" today and as far as I'm concerned it's again another masterpiece. Looking forward to the return of the semi-permanent exhibition of Outsider Art, can't get enough of it. An afternoon should allow to visit all collections.

(Translated by Google) Uncluttered, little info, absolutely nothing to visit with children. (Original) Onoverzichtelijk, weinig info, absoluut niets om met kinderen te bezoeken.

Nice

(Translated by Google) Very disapointed. We expected something else. Very few traces of psychiatry, its history and the history of the place. Just an exhibition of photos, engravings etc with a tedious explanation in an ill-explained brochure. (Original) Très déçue. Nous nous attendions à autre chose. Très peu de traces de la psychiatrie, de son histoire et de l'historique du lieu. Juste une exposition de photos , gravures etc avec une explication fastidieuse dans une brochure malexplicite.

(Translated by Google) Interesting location (Original) Interessante locatie

(Translated by Google) A little disappointed as I expected more details on the patients who stayed there. After, some interesting exhibitions (Original) Un peu déçu car je m'attendais à plus de détails sur sur les patients qui y ont séjourné. Après, quelques expos intéressantes

Not too much to see.

(Translated by Google) Magnificent. (Original) Prachtig.

(Translated by Google) Recommended (Original) Aanrader

(Translated by Google) Interesting (Original) Interessant

(Translated by Google) Crazy Museum (Original) Muzeum wariatkowa

(Translated by Google) Great team 😉 (Original) Geweldig team 😉

The art exhibitions are interesting and so is the current one on phycology/madness but the booklet guide is awful. Very difficult to find the information regarding pieces on display as you would have to find the piece that has everything sorted alphabetically rather than the order they are displayed. Would of also been good if there was more information on the asylum itself. I would definitely go back though if I was in Gent again.

(Translated by Google) A nice museum and very nice old buildings and a nice courtyard with cafeteria (Original) Een mooi museum en zeer mooie oude gebouwen en mooie binnentuin met cafetaria

(Translated by Google) Interesting place with really cool photos and artistic works but sometimes lacks substance and explanation. Not many "real traces" of the old hospital facilities. (Original) Lieu intéressant avec des photos et des œuvres artistiques vraiment chouettes mais manque parfois un peu de substance et d'explication. Pas beaucoup de "vraies traces" des anciennes installations de l hôpital.

Best museum of Museum Nacht. Apart of showing the unfortunate psychiatric treatments used on past years through photos/videos/paintings, I'd highly recommend seeing the exhibition Project Z.

I enjoyed the exhibitions, not all the art was to my taste but overall I enjoyed it

Dr. Guslains Museum of psychiatry is worth a visit. There is one exhibition on the history of psychiatry and, when we visited the museum, there were 4 art exhibitions, as well. The history of psychiatry exhibition was OK and what made us visit this museum. However, it could use a better story to get the visitors to know Dr. Guislain and the history of the items better. For instance, one did not really get to know this Dr early enough to understand the story. Also, the items seemed a bit random, even though they were following a time line. The art exhibitions were also OK and the building are really nice. You get a bit uneasy walking around there but as the entrance fee was quite cheap, this museum is worth a visit.

One of the best museums in Gent ! Regular exhibitions focussing both on history, development and influence of psychiatry on society and on showcasing"outsider " art. Always very well researched contextualized. And pretty critical. As a bonus you'll be in the first psychiatric asylum ever build in Belgium, about mid 19th century, typical archtecture. I highly recommend this place !

3/4 of a museum is a modern art exhibition. The rest is an exhibition on psychiatry history. Take a bootleg, otherwise you wont understand what showpieces about!

Dr. Guislain museum of psychiatry is an impressive museum inside al previous mental asylum. It holds the history of psychiatry as well as some temporary exhibitions. The building the museum is hosted in itself is already worthwhile the visit, but the exhibitions are the things that impress the most. The atmosphere really adds to the full experience and it gets you thinking about how it must have been to live there many years ago. I would definitely recommend visiting the museum. 1-2 hours should be enough to take everything in without rushing.

Heard about this place by chance on a repeat of a BBC Radio 4 show. As we were going to Ghent and I have an interest in psychiatry we had to go. Well worth a trip. Such a lovely spot and a fantastic and moving journey through the history of psychiatry

A very different, but interesting museum and art gallery. The permanent exhibition, regarding the history of psychiatric treatment through the ages was fascinating; all exhibits have detailed information written in 3 languages, including English. The modern art exhibitions were good, but as with all art, will appeal to different people in different ways. The small cafe that they have on site serves light refreshments and it was lovely to sit in the courtyard with a nice coffee. We would have liked to have seen more use of the available building - which in itself is beautiful - perhaps being able to see some rooms set up as they would have been for patients or some of the treatment rooms etc. this would be a great addition for the future. Overall, the visit is excellent value for money and well worth the short trip from Ghent city centre.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful and Covid Safe! (Original) Mooi en Covid veilig!

(Translated by Google) Very interesting, also place for the ordinary artist (Original) Zeer interessant, ook plaats voor de gewone kunstenaar

(Translated by Google) Broadly oriented museum in an authentic setting (Original) Breed gericht museum in een authentiek kader

(Translated by Google) Nice museum, much history about the building is not mentioned. But currently there are 3 exhibitions running. In the upper room on the left, it is about psychiatry, how people used to deal with it in the past. Also interesting was the piece about Geel, about psychiatric care at home. On the other side of this exhibition, you have discovered the exhibition 'Danser brut', again here again new things. Such as references that certain actors used to play their roles, eg Charlie Chaplin. The big eye-catcher for us was: 'Living with an addiction', gripping stories. (Original) Mooi museum, veel geschiedenis over het gebouw wordt er niet vermeld. Maar momenteel lopen er 3 tentoonstellingen. In de bovenste zaal links, gaat het over de psychiatrie, hoe men ermee omging vroeger. Ook interessant, was het stuk over Geel, over de psychiatrische zorg aan huis. Aan de overkant van deze tentoonstelling, heb je de tentoonstelling 'Danser brut', ook hier terug weer nieuwe dingen ontdekt. Zoals verwijzingen die bepaalde acteurs gebruikten om hun rol te spelen, bv. Charlie Chaplin. De grote blikvanger was voor ons: 'Leven met een verslaving', aangrijpende verhalen.

(Translated by Google) Just ... SUPER !!! (Original) Gewoon...SUPER !!!

(Translated by Google) Impresses (Original) Maakt indruk

Interesting exhibition about the history of psychiatric care. You really need the provided information booklet for background information otherwise the exhibition provides not enough information. When I visited there where two nice temporary exhibits that where worth my time. Also take some time to look at the buildings and grounds.

(Translated by Google) Nice museum (Original) Leuk museum

(Translated by Google) Nice place ..... Nice, interesting exhibitions from time to time .... (Original) Mooie plek..... Mooie, interessante expo's van tijd tot tijd....

(Translated by Google) Lots of photos, few explanations ... I would also have liked to learn more about the history of the building and perhaps the history of some residents. (Original) Beaucoup de photos, peu d'explications... j'aurais aimé apprendre plus de choses aussi sur l'histoire du bâtiments et peut-être l'histoire de certains résidents.

(Translated by Google) Don't understand why people visit this. (Original) Snap niet waarom mensen dit bezoeken.

(Translated by Google) Very disappointing because the attic floor is closed. This was the nicest part of the museum in my opinion (Original) Zeer teleurstellend omdat de zolderverdieping gesloten is. Dit was naar mijn mening het mooiste deel van het museum

(Translated by Google) Too little about psychology and too much art (Original) Te wijnig over de psychologie en veel te veel kunst

(Translated by Google) Definitely worth a visit, very interesting but it doesn't make you happy. (Original) Zeker de moeite waard om te bezoeken, heel interessant maar blij wordt je er niet van.

(Translated by Google) Super informative museum! (Original) Super informatief museum!

(Translated by Google) Magnificent. Old and new unite (Original) Prachtig. Oud en nieuw verenigt

(Translated by Google) The exhibition was quite sumptuous with the emphasis on being stuck in an institution and the insane. Beautiful building. The very small exhibition by Annemie Struyf was beautiful in its design, but too few themes were highlighted. (Original) De tentoonstelling was vrij sumier met de klemtoon op het vastzitten in een instelling en het waanzinnige. Wel prachtig gebouw. De erg kleine bijtentoonstellkng van Annemie Struyf was mooi in zijn opzet maar er werden te weinig thema's belicht.

It was a very interesting museum. We did really like it, but it could stand to see a few improvements. There were a few items that we couldn't find tags for, the direction to view the museum was confusing when considering the art installations and bag drop. I do appreciate the free bag drop. If you're interested in mental health history, the legacy of Dr. Guislain and his predecessors is incredible and was important for the world. I would strongly recommend visiting as it's very easy to get to from the wonderful tram system in Gent.

Interesting art exhibition

Nice vintage architectural buildings. Nice cafeteria for a coffee in the sun.

Nice, a lot of history and art about the psychological mental health, nice staff for students under 25 or 26 in some days 1€ only.