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BORDERS

To collide, to balance, and to move between yourself, the other, and the world

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Museum visit - GUM

  • Closed on Wednesdays

Forget what you expect from a science museum. At GUM, you discover how scientists think and work. What challenges do they face? Is...
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Visit Botanical Garden

  • Free entrance

Discover the outdoor garden and greenhouses of this special green science gem in the middle of the city
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BORDERS

To collide, to balance, and to move between yourself, the other, and the world

On display until 11 April 2027.

In the new exhibition BORDERS, artists and scientists explore what borders are, what they mean, and how they are changing. Come an...
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Guided tour of the BORDERS exhibition

On request

Discover the BORDERS exhibition with a guide! Immerse yourself in this exhibition about clashing, balancing and moving between you...
Tours
16. 08. 2026
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Harvest Performance Robbert & Frank, Frank & Robbert

30.08.2026 - 15:30 - 17:00

Harvest Festival, Performance

Frank & Robbert and Robbert & Frank are bringing the GUM & Botanical Garden’s BORDERS exhibition to life for the third...
Performance
30. 08. 2026
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Guided tour of the BORDERS exhibition

On request

Discover the BORDERS exhibition with a guide! Immerse yourself in this exhibition about clashing, balancing and moving between you...
Tours
20. 09. 2026
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Guided tour of the BORDERS exhibition

On request

Discover the BORDERS exhibition with a guide! Immerse yourself in this exhibition about clashing, balancing and moving between you...
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01. 10. 2026
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Guided tour of the BORDERS exhibition

On request

Discover the BORDERS exhibition with a guide! Immerse yourself in this exhibition about clashing, balancing and moving between you...
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18. 10. 2026
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Guided tour of the BORDERS exhibition

On request

Discover the BORDERS exhibition with a guide! Immerse yourself in this exhibition about clashing, balancing and moving between you...
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05. 11. 2026
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Swiping Right | Sophie Anna Veelenturf & BERLIN | With NTGent

12.11.2026

  • Lecture performance

  • 12 november 2026

  • 20u

In the lecture performance Swiping Right, Sophie Anna Veelenturf examines what happens when political opposites meet in intimate s...
Performance
12. 11. 2026
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Guided tour of the BORDERS exhibition

On request

Discover the BORDERS exhibition with a guide! Immerse yourself in this exhibition about clashing, balancing and moving between you...
Tours
15. 11. 2026
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