CONNECT in Ghent invites visitors to make, touch, and experiment together, adding hands-on activity to looking and reading.
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In a museum, visitors usually keep their hands to themselves. Looking is allowed; touching calls for caution. CONNECT, a participatory design exhibition in Ghent, loosens that convention. Its invitation is to touch, make, and play together, adding hands-on activity to the experience of understanding design.
CONNECT approaches design as a shared practice. Making, collaborating, and experimenting become ways to exchange ideas. Alongside finished results, the exhibition makes room for visitors to try things themselves.
Its participant list includes numerous designers and studios, rather than following the complete world of a single artist. The introduction emphasizes participation and collaboration over famous objects. Visitors are invited to take a more active role.
That does not mean every exhibit can be handled without restrictions. What visitors may do depends on the instructions for each work and program. The organizers' description alone cannot establish how much collaboration visitors experience or what effect it has on them.
The exhibition is listed as free, running from October 3, 2026, to January 10, 2027. Within the activities on offer, visitors can make things and compare their choices with other people's, rather than simply trying to identify a correct answer.
Sources and editorial notes
Design Museum Gent · CONNECT official details, participants, dates, and free admission
Design Museum Brussels · Le Labo 1.0 by BAGUETTE STUDIO · Photo Ronald Smits · Image source
Editorial note: Facts were checked against the sources above; interpretations reflect MUADAILY’s editorial perspective. Image: Design Museum Brussels · Le Labo 1.0 by BAGUETTE STUDIO · Photo Ronald Smits.
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