Gent Unveils New Design House After Seven-Year Renovation

A new home for design has opened in Ghent, in the Flemish region of Belgium, following seven years of construction work. The venue houses 24,000 objects, and its reopening is described as a curtain rising again. The project is located in Ghent, in Flanders. The source material does not specify the name of the institution, the opening date, or the architects involved. The scale of the collection — 24,000 objects — and the length of the renovation — seven years — are the central facts reported. The news was published by ARTE.it, an online journalism outlet registered with the Press Register at the Court of Rome under number 292/2012, with Luca Muscarà as responsible director. The report is dated 2026 and carries the copyright of ARTE.it. The reopening signals a renewed institutional presence for design in Flanders, a region with a strong design and applied arts tradition. No further details on programming, leadership, or funding were provided in the source material.