Late Thursday . Shahd Awawda Trio

On the first Thursday of May, S.M.A.K. and De Centrale join forces for ‘Late Thursday’. The museum remains open until 10 pm, featuring a free concert in the entrance hall at 8:30 pm. On Thursday 7 May, the evening will be dedicated to Eye on Palestine. Discover the full programme below.

Guided visit

A guide will take you through the current exhibitions at S.M.A.K.
Start at 7:00 pm at the reception desk.
Duration: 1.5 hours.
Spaces are limited, please register via reservation@smak.be (max. 4 registrations per person)
Price: entrance ticket + € 6.50 per person (including children & Ghent residents).

Talk in collaboration with Eye on Palestine

How can art contribute to recognition, mourning, and resistance? And what does the constant stream of violent images do to us: does it lead to apathy, or can art create a new sense of engagement?

In collaboration with Eye on Palestine, sociologist Pascal Gielen, Middle East expert Brigitte Herremans, Palestinian artist Hamza Abu Ayyash (digitally), and writer and poet Yousra Benfquih join moderator Nicky Aerts to discuss art as a means of processing injustice, mourning, and resistance. We conclude with an artistic intervention by Yousra Benfquih.

• Start at 7:00 pm in the auditorium
• In Dutch
• Free entry
• Register via reservation@smak.be

Concert Shahd Awawda Trio

Three musicians from diverse backgrounds join forces in a unique line-up of qanun, double bass, and guitar. Palestinian qanun player Shahd Awawda, together with guitarist Bertrand Maïlar and double bassist Basile Rahola, forges an unforgettable mix of original compositions with jazz influences and carefully selected Eastern musical pieces.
Together, they create a musical narrative that is rich in meaning and steeped in emotion.

A concert organised by De Centrale and S.M.A.K.

• Start at 20:30 in entrance hall of S.M.A.K.
• Free concert