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Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent

Coordinates:51°02′18″N3°43′26″E/ 51.0383°N 3.7238°E/51.0383; 3.7238
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Museum of Fine Arts
Museum voor Schone Kunsten
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Front view of the museum
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LocationGhent,Belgium
Coordinates51°02′18″N3°43′26″E/ 51.0383°N 3.7238°E/51.0383; 3.7238
TypeArt museum
Websitewww.mskgent.be/en/

TheMuseum of Fine Arts(Dutch:Museum voor Schone Kunsten,MSK) anart museuminGhent,Belgium, is situated at the East side of theCitadelpark(near theStedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst).

The museum's collection consists of some 9000 artworks, dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.[1]Over 600 works can be found on display permanently, with the collection largely focusing on Flemish Art (Southern Netherlands).[2]It also houses several European—especially French—paintings, in addition to a large amount of sculptures.

Next to its permanent collection the museum organises temporary exhibitions. Between March 2011 and January 2021, the museum conducted 41 exhibitions.[3]

The building was designed by city architectCharles van Rysselberghearound 1900.[4]

In 2007 the museum reopened after four years of restoration.

The museum is a member of The Flemish Art Collection. This is a structural partnership joining the three main museums of fine arts in Flanders:Royal Museum of Fine Arts,theGroeninge Museum in Brugesand the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts. The museums’ collections have all been developed in a similar way and complement each other perfectly. Together, they offer a unique, representative overview of Flemish art from the 15th to the 20th century. As partners sharing the same responsibility in Belgian cultural heritage, the three museums exchange their expertise, they strive for a more sustainable, high quality management and international awareness of their collections, including works that are part of the world patrimony.

Paintings[edit]

Christ Carrying the CrossbyHieronymus Bosch,part of the permanent collection at the MSK
Landscape at Dusk in Tyrol byHeinrich Funk
Portrait of a KleptomaniacbyThéodore Géricault
Man of SorrowsbyMaarten van Heemskerck
St Katherine Monastery in Sinai by Adolf von Meckel
Allegory of the five senses byTheodoor Rombouts
Self-portrait -Emma De Vigne

Source:MSK

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References[edit]

  1. ^"Een greep uit de collectie | MSK Gent".
  2. ^"Een greep uit de collectie | MSK Gent".
  3. ^"| MSK Gent".
  4. ^"Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent".

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