Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
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| Established | 1798 |
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| Location | Fernand Scribedreef 1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 51°02′18″N 3°43′26″E / 51.0383°N 3.7238°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Website | www |
The Museum of Fine Arts (Dutch: Museum voor Schone Kunsten, MSK) an art museum in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark (near the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst).
The museum's collection consists of some 9000 artworks, dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Over 600 works can be found on display permanently, with the collection largely focusing on Flemish Art (Southern Netherlands). 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.
The building was designed by city architect Charles van Rysselberghe around 1900.
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, the Groeninge Museum in Bruges and the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts. The museums’ collections have all been developed in a similar way to complement each other. Together, they offer a representative overview of Flemish art from the 15th to the 20th century. The museum exchanges its expertise with other members in efforts of increased international awareness of their collections, including works that are part of the world patrimony.
In 2025, the museum and the city of Ghent rejected a claim for restitution from the heirs of Samuel Hartveld for a painting by Gaspar de Craye, Portrait of Bishop Triest, (ca. 1627–30).
Until May 31 2026, the museum hosted a ground-breaking exhibition restoring and showcasing over 150 works exclusively by female artists, of which there were over 40. Figures such as Clara Peeters, Rachel Ruysch and Judith Leyster emerged as commercially successful and critically admired in their time.
