Please note! We will be closed on Tuesday 17.Feb.2026 due to infrastructure works.
From Friday 27.Feb. at 6 a.m. until Saturday 28.Feb.26 at 6 p.m., it will not be possible to park in front of S.M.A.K. due to the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad cycling race.
However, you can park in the car park under Sint-Pietersplein or at Sint-Pieters station.
Preferably order your tickets online:
Opening hours
10 am – 6 pm - closed on Mondays
9:30 am – 5:30 pm - closed on Mondays
closed
9:30 am – 5:30 pm
9:30 am – 5:30 pm
9:30 am – 5:30 pm | open every first Thursday/month until 10pm for Late Thursday
9:30 am – 5:30 pm
S.M.A.K. is closed:
- 25 & 26 December 2024 and 1 & 2 January 2025
- on 24 & 31 December 2024 we will stay open until 16:00
- Public holidays falling on a Monday : S.M.A.K. closed
- Public holidays falling on weekdays : weekend arrangement applicable, S.M.A.K. open from 10am-6pm
Admission prices
Individually
- Groups
- Lerarenkaart (Teachers with pass)
- Sodigent
- Inhabitant of Ghent
- UiTPAS Ghent Region
- School groups >18 years
- 19-25 years
- UiTPAS at social rate
- Steunpunt Vakantieparticipatie
- 0-18 years
- Residents of Ghent on Late Thursday & 1st Sunday of the month (upon presentation of an identity card)
- Press - ICOM
- MuseumPassMusées
- Gent Citycard 48u./72u.
- Friends of S.M.A.K.
- Persons accompanying disabled persons (with European Disability Card). Persons with disabilities pay admission.
- Visit all exhibitions for free.
- Help us to invest in a new museum building.
- Support the expansion of our collection.
€ 30, Friend (1 pers).
€ 80, active member (1 pers).
€ 120, active member (2 pers). - More information
- 64,95 euro - visit all participating museums.
- Buy your museumpass here.
- It gives you access to all major monuments, museums and top attractions in Ghent.
- It also gives you access to a boat trip.
- It is valid on the bus or tram.
- CityCard Gent - 48h: 42 euro
- CityCard Gent - 72h: 48 euro
- More info, also for sale in S.M.A.K.
S.M.A.K. is part of Applaus! by Enchanté.
- Treat someone to a deferred museum visit: you can buy a deferred ticket for 6.60 euros at the museum desk. Anyone who needs it can use that ticket to visit the museum for free at a later date and enjoy a small refreshment in the Wilde Weide museum café.
- Take advantage of a free ticket via Applaus!: Register at the museum desk and ask for an Applaus! ticket. Want to be sure that a ticket is still available? You can always call the desk in advance: 09 323 60 01.
- From time to time, we organise activities that you can join via Applaus! We always reserve a few free places for these events. Keep an eye on the Applaus! brochure for all the information.
Getting there
S.M.A.K. is easy to get to, both from the city centre and from the station.
- 10-minute walk from station Gent Sint-Pieters
- 25-minute walk from the Korenmarkt in the city centre.
- Come by train and plan your route via NMBS
- Come by bus via De Lijn.
- You can plan your entire route using Google Maps.
- map out your ideal cycling route via fietsrouteplanner.gentfietst.be
- rent a Blue-bike at the Sint-Pietersstation
- Leave the E17 motorway at the turn-off for ‘Gent Centrum’ and follow ‘Alle Richtingen’. Turn left towards the Citadellaan and continue until you reach Jan Hoetplein. The S.M.A.K. is opposite the Museum of Fine Arts.
- There is plenty of parking space in front of the museum. The museum is located outside the ring road, so there is no need to take into account LEZ (Low Emission Zone) or the circulation plan.
- Keep in mind the parking rates, the S.M.A.K. is located in the Yellow Zone.
- You can also park in the underground car park of St Peter's Square, 10 minutes' walk away, find the rates here.
- here is a list of taxi companies in Ghent
- There is a taxi-rank just next to the main entrance to Sint-Pietersstation, Gent Dampoort station and Korenmarkt.
Terms and conditions for purchasing tickets and booking a guide
Visitor guidelines
Civil liability of the security department
The in-house security service of AGB - Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Kunsten en Design (Autonomous Municipal Company for Arts and Heritage), Botermarkt 1, 9000 Ghent (KBO 0537 520 055) is insured against physical or material damage arising from the performance of its private security activities. The injured parties may apply directly to Ethias, Kortrijksesteenweg 1052A, 9051 Ghent. The policy number is 45.312.218.
Contact within AGB Arts & Heritage: Dominique Temmerman, dominique.temmerman@stad.gent, +32 9 323 64 94