About the museum
The story of the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
The Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) was founded in 1798 and moved to its building in the Citadelpark in 1902. It is one of Belgium's oldest museums.
It covers Flemish art from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, with Bosch, Rubens, Ensor and Magritte, and it has helped restore panels from the Ghent Altarpiece.
The collection
The MSK's collection runs from the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century, with Flemish masters such as Bosch's Christ Carrying the Cross, Rubens, Jordaens and Van Dyck.
Its later collection includes Belgian artists such as James Ensor, Théo van Rysselberghe and George Minne, and international artists such as Kokoschka and Magritte.
At ArtLogia you can order 46 of its paintings as hand-painted reproductions, by 39 artists led by Gerard Horenbout, Hieronymus Bosch and Théo van Rysselberghe.
- paintings to order
- 46
- artists
- 39
- art movements
- 11
- years covered
- 1476–1915
The building
Charles van Rysselberghe designed the neoclassical museum, opened in 1902 in the Citadelpark. The museum's conservation studio has been central to restoring the panels of the Ghent Altarpiece since 2012.
Masterpieces to see
Planning a visit
The Ghent Altarpiece itself is in St Bavo's Cathedral in the city centre.
