Ghent is boosting its biopharma hub with cutting-edge infrastructure, world-class research, and a thriving life sciences ...

Near the square is St. Michael’s Bridge, which provides Ghent’s best 360-degree panorama. The waterway underfoot — now plied ...

An eight-year-long, $2.4 million restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece went viral last year as the 12-paneled painting’s central figure, a sweet lamb symbolizing Jesus himself, was made to look like the ...

The museum of fine art, Ghent has announced that the first phase of restoration of The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, better known as the Ghent Altarpiece, has been completed, revealing an unexpected ...

During the Christmas holidays and in January students in Ghent who like to study in company can once again book a spot at 50 ...

Editor's Note, July 31, 2020: A new study published in the journal Science Advances confirms that a viral—and widely mocked—restoration of Jan and Hubert van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece adheres to the ...

With its remarkably realistic depictions and dramatic history, the Ghent Altarpiece (1432) is widely thought to be one of the most famous panel paintings in the world. Stolen several times (most ...

Why can't we do this in North America? When it comes to protecting the lives of people who walk or bike, nothing much ever happens in North America. When it comes to improving transit, New York got a ...

A recent shift in the way we see the world means conscious travellers are more likely than ever to pass up capitals and even second cities – for all their allure – in favour of less tourist-trodden ...

The restoration of a prized 15th Century painting has revealed the "human-like face of a lamb", surprising art critics and spurring debate. The Ghent Altarpiece, completed by Hubert and Jan Van Eyck ...