The early registration congress fee for CODART members is 395 euros. Please complete your registration on or before Monday 2 February 2026 to qualify for the early registration rate. Registration after this date will cost 445 euros. The fee includes admission to all museums and institutions visited during the congress, the opening reception, lunch on Monday, the congress dinner, and coffee breaks. Lunch on Tuesday is at your own expense. As of this year, Associate Members will no longer be placed on a waiting list.

The fee for the optional excursion to Castle Loppem and Bruges is 75 euros. You can find more information about what is included in the fee for this excursion on this page.

The congress fee for Patrons and Business Sponsors of CODART is 525 euros. Please note that only a limited number of Patrons and Business Sponsors can participate. Participation will be determined by drawing lots. The deadline for application is 8 December 2025.

The fee for the optional full-day excursion to Castle Loppem and Bruges is 105 euros. You can find more information about what is included in the fee for this excursion on the excursion page.

The CODART congresses are international gatherings at which knowledge and expertise are exchanged at various levels, both formally and informally. CODART’s strength resides in the spontaneity of this interaction. Our members give generously of their expertise because they know that the information they share will be treated confidentially. We therefore rely on our Patrons’ discretion and ask them to agree with the terms set out in our Code of Conduct before registration. Download the Code of Conduct (PDF file opens in new tab).

For the CODART 27 congress, we will make use of two congress hotels in Ghent’s city center: B&B Hotel Gent Centrum and Monasterium PoortAckere.

In the registration form, you can indicate if you wish to book a room and, if so, which hotel you prefer. Your automatic confirmation email, received after registration, will include a booking link for your preferred hotel and further instructions. Please note that booking through these links guarantees the special rates and conditions listed below; these cannot be guaranteed if you use alternative booking methods.

B&B Hotel Gent Centrum

Booking via our link guarantees a 10% discount on the current daily rate for all room types and extra options. As of today, room rates for a single use room including breakfast are around €100 per person per night. This discount is applied before the city tax of €3.5 per person per night. Please refer to the specific cancellation policy provided with the booking.

B&B Hotel Gent Centrum
Voldersstraat 17
9000 Ghent, Belgium

Monasterium PoortAckere

Rooms at Monasterium PoortAckere have fixed rates, which include breakfast, taxes and Wi-Fi, but exclude the city tax of €3,5 per person per night. Individual bookings may be cancelled free of charge up to two weeks before the date of arrival.

Ghent is easily accessible by international train. Frequent Eurostar high-speed services run to Brussels-Midi/Zuid, from cities like Amsterdam, Paris and Cologne. From Brussels-Midi, numerous intercity trains take you directly to Ghent-Sint-Pieters in 30 to 40 minutes. Timetables, prices and more information can be found on the website of Eurostar and the NMBS (Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen).

Brussels Airport (BRU) and Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) are the two airports closest to Ghent. Trains run directly from Brussels Airport to Ghent-Sint-Pieters.

For those travelling to Ghent by car, please note that the entire city center is a permanent Low Emission Zone. Foreign vehicles must register beforehand, even if compliant, to avoid fines. Detailed information and registration links are available here.

See all congress locations on this Google Map.

Both congress hotels are located approximately a thirty-minute walk from the MSK (our main location on Monday) and a twenty-minute walk from the STAM (our Tuesday location). Both locations can also be reached by public transport. Ghent’s public transport network is operated by De Lijn. Consult the website or app for detailed timetables, diverse ticket options, and prices.

To use public transport in Ghent, simply hold your contactless means of payment (debit or credit card or smartphone) in front of the white terminal. Transfer is possible within 60 minutes by holding the same means of payment in front of the terminal again.

Further travel information will also be provided in the congress folder handed out during the opening reception.