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Het Pand - former Dominican monastery

Het Pand - former Dominican monastery

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Het Pand - former Dominican monastery

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Location: Ghent, Gent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

March 29, 2022

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Het Pand used to be a Dominican monastery and now houses several museum collections and exhibition spaces. The imposing facades impress the spiritual person. In the Middle Ages, this building was a source of knowledge and wisdom. Unfortunately, the old library was largely destroyed during the iconoclasm in the 16th century.
Now you can relax here in the monastery garden.

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Katrien

December 18, 2022

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This former Dominican convent has been beautifully restored and is now owned by Ghent University. It mainly functions as a conference centre, but it also houses a number of remarkable collections from various departments.

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Stephan N

April 27, 2026

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Between the Leie and Onderbergen lies the Pand, a former Dominican monastery. It is an impressive complex around a forecourt and the old cemetery.
The former hospital (1201) came into …

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