Amsab-ISG
Bagattenstraat 174
9000 Ghent
Tel: +32 (0)9 224 00 79
E-mail: info@amsab.be
Opening hours
Accessibility
News
View our latest news below. Want to be the first to know and receive exclusive invitations to our exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and other public events?
- Details
During recent government negotiations, the index once again the center of attention. Once again, there were plans to adjust the index to curb wage and benefit increases. But what exactly is the index ?
- Details
We're wrapping up our 2024 donation campaign solar panels on the roof of one of our depots.
- Details
In 2025, TOON, Dr. Guislain Museum, University College London Arts & Sciences and Amsab-ISH, will deliver the International Winter School 'Cultural Heritage & Wellbeing: Refugees ', from February 3 to February 7 in Ghent.
- Details
On Saturday, November 23rd, the annual Ghent Historical Research Day took place. We shared our insights about "We Have Never Been the Turks ," the intergenerational heritage project celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first self-organized organization in Flanders, the Democratic People's and Culture Association (DHKD).
- Details
Masereelfonds Gent and Amsab-ISG invite you to the book presentation on Monday 16 December of Luk Vandenhoeck: Op de barricades at the VRT .
- Details
We are saddened to learn of the passing of two important archive creators: photographer Lieve Colruyt and Paul Staes, one of the pioneers of the environmental movement in Flanders since the late 1960s.
- Details
Amsab-ISG has received a special historical document from the Ghent City Archives: the register of the Ghent Association for General Suffrage, founded in 1880.
- Details
Experience Museum Night at Amsab-ISG and visit the exhibition " Young and Queer Since the Sixties"! For this special occasion, our doors will remain open until 10 PM. A drink will be waiting for you.
- Details
A few weeks ago, we sent out a satisfaction survey to 350 reading room visitors. We were interested in hearing about their experiences with our reading room services. The online catalog was also a key component of the survey.
- Details
The tenth edition of the Festival of Equality take place on December 12, 13, and 14, 2024. This year, Amsab-ISG will host numerous engaging panels and workshops, following the current exhibition " Young and Queer Since the Sixties ."
- Details
Professor Emeritus Herman De Ley (Berchem, May 23, 1940) passed away on October 11. We have lost a deeply committed figure in academia.
- Details
Discover the new educational collections at The Education Archives, featuring historical audiovisual material, including excerpts from our archives. With an inspiring teaching framework and helpful visual aids, young people can learn how to critically examine historical images.
- Details
Are you a teacher or heritage worker looking to enrich your lessons on citizenship and historical awareness with diverse archival materials? Then don't miss this free webinar on October 16, 2024! Heritage professionals from Amsab-ISG and KADOC will share their experiences.
- Details
From a sustainable past to a sustainable future? Panel discussion and book launch : Man and Nature: A History (ed. Maïka De Keyzer, Tim Soens, and Christophe Verbruggen).
- Details
Amsab-ISG participated in the international iPRES conference with a presentation on the AIDA network in Flanders.
- Details
A new publication in our "Witnesses" tells the story of a union representative at VRT, Luk Vandenhoeck. It's a gripping and militant account from the workplace.
- Details
Amsab-ISG once again participated in the annual meeting of the IALHI network, with a noted presentation on objects of activism .
- Details
On Sunday, September 22nd, the "Kleine Weer open during the car-free Sunday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM! Every visitor will receive a free sticker and badge.
- Details
After a long absence, Amsab-ISG is once again present at ManiFiesta , the annual festival of solidarity.
- Details
Come to the Culture Market on Saturday, September 21st, and enter our contest. You could win a 30 .
- Details
Amsab-ISG cordially invites you to the book presentation "Cycling & Trompen" by Geert Vanmaeckelberghe on October 1st.
- Details
The 2024 edition of the Dutch Historians' Days took place in Maastricht. Amsab-ISG participated in a panel on archives in society.
- Details
Partly in response to the new Labour government in Great Britain, a new book takes stock of Labour's 100 years of government participation . Amsab staff made a modest contribution.
- Details
This year, you can once again enjoy the photo exhibition " Schafttijd" ( Snack Time) during the free summer festival "Boterhammen in het Park" (Botterhams in the Park), from August 26 to 30 in Brussels.
- Details
Start2Preserve meeting will take place in Ghent on September 17th . This day is intended for organizations that want to start making their digital content sustainably accessible. It is organized by a working group including members of AIDA, which also includes Amsab-ISG.
- Details
During the Ghent Festivities 2024, the exhibition "Chilean Popular Resistance with Needle and Thread" will be revived at St. Nicholas' Church. The exhibition is a collaboration between Amnesty International Ghent Region and Amsab-ISG.
- Details
Are you between 16 and 30, queer, and want to make your voice heard? Several volunteers from the Suzan Danielfonds will soon be taking over part of our public space with Queering the Home . This installation revolves around the question: "What is a queer object in your home?" And for that, we need your submission!
- Details
European Labour History Network took place in Uppsala, Sweden, from 11 to 13 June 2024 , in which Amsab-ISG traditionally participated.
- Details
In Belgian trade union history, public sector unions have long been a blind spot. With the study "ACOD: The Struggle for Strong Public Services ," the Flemish wing of the General Federation of Public Services (ACOD) and the Amsab-ISG have filled this gap.
- Details
workshop on the history of people with disabilities took place at Amsab-ISG . This was an initial exploratory phase aimed at establishing a learning network.
- Details
The exhibition "50 Years of Choosing Brussels" runs from April 26 to August 15, 2024, at the AMVB in Brussels. Amsab-ISG loaned numerous pieces for this exhibition.
- Details
Martine Vermandere and Lori Verhoeven wrote an article in the magazine RAUW about the project Schafttijd (Snack Time), with the podcast A Short History of Lunch Time as its final product.
- Details
The annual meeting of the International Association of Labour History Institutions (IALHI) was forced to take place virtually this year. Nevertheless, necessity was turned into a virtue.
- Details
Amsab-ISG wishes you a happy May 1st "De Roos op de Revers" (The Roos on the Revers), about the history of May 1st, for free in Bagattenstraat from May 2nd to 10th
- Details
From December 1, 2023, to September 1, 2024, the "FERRO NON FERRO" , showcasing the world of metalworking at the Industrial Museum . Several pieces in the exhibition are from our collection.
Load more stories
Follow us
