50 years of migration to Ghent

50 years of migration to Ghent

Faruk en Mehmet met hun collega’s in UCO de Hemptinne, 1966 – collectie Faruk Köse

On this historic walk your guide leads you through the most important chapters in Ghent’s migration history. From the first guest workers to the most recent arrivals, in half a century much has changed. About how migration to Ghent began much longer than fifty years ago, and in what circumstances the newcomers stayed here over the past century.
 

  • per guide: € 80/max. 20 pers.
  • on foot, start and finish: Van Eyck Swimming Pool (Veermanplein 1)
  • available in various languages
  • reservations via boekjebezoek [at] gent [dot] be +32(0)9 269 87 50
  • lasts: 90 minutes

 

suitable for secondary education